VMax Cancelled!!

[Rods]

Just had a mail that the runway will be needed for Air Force one on Vmax day!!

Craig is trying to arrange another date,should know later today.

[randlemarcus]

Rods said:

Just had a mail that the runway will be needed for Air Force one on Vmax day!!

Craig is trying to arrange another date,should know later today.

Perhaps after 12 noon?

[markbe]

Rods said:

Just had a mail that the runway will be needed for Air Force one on Vmax day!!

Craig is trying to arrange another date,should know later today.

Yes,. Obama Banana has heard about the Quality 'Chuck Wagon'
and wants to check it out.

Mark.

[CraigW]

ha

[trackdemon]

I'll have a tenner you're car is quicker through the traps than AF1

[crisisjez]

trackdemon said:

I'll have a tenner you're car is quicker through the traps than AF1

I`ll take that bet.

[crisisjez]

crisisjez said:

trackdemon said:

I'll have a tenner you're car is quicker through the traps than AF1

I`ll take that bet.

You`d have lost, was doing an empty positioner t`other day and used full chat (we dont usually for revenue flights).

Managed 195mph halfway down Heathrows runway. Would have been quicker by the end but was limited due to a flap speed


Oh! that was in a twin engine Electric Death Jet (Airbus) (OK so not the same as AF1 but I still recon it`d be close)

Edited by crisisjez on Friday 17th April 21:29

[randlemarcus]

^^^^
I PH

[StuB]

crisisjez said:

crisisjez said:

trackdemon said:

I'll have a tenner you're car is quicker through the traps than AF1

I`ll take that bet.

You`d have lost, was doing an empty positioner t`other day and used full chat (we dont usually for revenue flights).

Managed 195mph halfway down Heathrows runway. Would have been quicker by the end but was limited due to a flap speed


Oh! that was in a twin engine Electric Death Jet (Airbus) (OK so not the same as AF1 but I still recon it`d be close)

195? Was that ground speed or IAS?

[crisisjez]

StuB said:

crisisjez said:

crisisjez said:

trackdemon said:

I'll have a tenner you're car is quicker through the traps than AF1

I`ll take that bet.

You`d have lost, was doing an empty positioner t`other day and used full chat (we dont usually for revenue flights).

Managed 195mph halfway down Heathrows runway. Would have been quicker by the end but was limited due to a flap speed


Oh! that was in a twin engine Electric Death Jet (Airbus) (OK so not the same as AF1 but I still recon it`d be close)

195? Was that ground speed or IAS?

Ground speed.

In the old days before Optic ( aviations answer to a tachograph) I`d probably have been able to better that by a good 50-60 Knots.

Even on revenue flights when we are a good 20-40 tonnes heavier and will reduce thrust by up to 20% to reduce engine wear, you can still feel a quite positive push in the back and we`ll still be over 150 kts half distance.
(Remember we have to be able to take off with just one engine so we are grossly overpowered on two.)

[kiwifraser]

randlemarcus said:

^^^^
I PH

WHS ^

Where else would you find out something like that!... Tested and proven