Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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mko9 said:
Steve_D said:
MartG said:
Su-24
Steve
Ps aviation fuel is an excellent degreaser, probably even better than mek.
The mighty Nimrod used to leak oils and fuel faster than you could put it in (slight exaggeration but you get my point), both were constantly filthy until they visited the wash pan.
A whole series of them taken at the Mach Loop recently.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5889099/US...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5889099/US...
In those days they used to do 'Practice Assymmetric' (ie flying with an engine shut down) as opposed to 'simulated assymmetric (ie flying with an engine throttled back).
Owing to the small fin/rudder on the Meteor, coupled with the engines being so far outboard, there was a major problem with controlability at low speed. Indeed the 'coffin region' between take off speed and single engine safety speed was in excess of 20kts.
Couple that with the lack of a Bang Seat and it's not surprising so many were killed on the 'Meatbox'.
The early jet period was second only in danger to the early biplane period (and possibly worse).
Owing to the small fin/rudder on the Meteor, coupled with the engines being so far outboard, there was a major problem with controlability at low speed. Indeed the 'coffin region' between take off speed and single engine safety speed was in excess of 20kts.
Couple that with the lack of a Bang Seat and it's not surprising so many were killed on the 'Meatbox'.
The early jet period was second only in danger to the early biplane period (and possibly worse).
Edited by Ginetta G15 Girl on Sunday 1st July 20:01
Ginetta G15 Girl said:
In those days they used to do 'Practice Assymmetric' (ie flying with an engine shut down) as opposed to 'simulated assymmetric (ie flying with an engine throttled back).
Owing to the small fin/rudder on the Meteor, coupled with the engines being so far outboard, there was a major problem with controlability at low speed. Indeed the 'coffin region' between take off speed and single engine safety speed was in excess of 20kts.
Couple that with the lack of a Bang Seat and it's not surprising so many were killed on the 'Meatbox'.
The early jet period was second only in danger to the early biplane period (and possibly worse).
According to several accounts in 'Meteor Boys' they eventually realised that practising asymmetric landings with a shut down engine was killing far more pilots than real engine-out landings were Owing to the small fin/rudder on the Meteor, coupled with the engines being so far outboard, there was a major problem with controlability at low speed. Indeed the 'coffin region' between take off speed and single engine safety speed was in excess of 20kts.
Couple that with the lack of a Bang Seat and it's not surprising so many were killed on the 'Meatbox'.
The early jet period was second only in danger to the early biplane period (and possibly worse).
Edited by Ginetta G15 Girl on Sunday 1st July 20:01
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