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Double Zero · 16th March 2008, 01:56

I wouldn't want to see the '111 used for spin testing !!!

Usuallualy deliberate spin tests are carried out with a cartridge fired 'anti-spin' parachute fired from the tail of the aircraft - this includes such modern stuff as the F-22; just in case the normal recovery moves don't work out.

This has a 'sling-shot' effect of dragging the aircraft out of the spin rather like a sea-anchor on a boat - over to any Test Pilots reading for a better description please !

In the case of the Hawk, a special 'spin panel' set of instruments was fitted at its' birthplace, Dunsfold, to the company demonstrator / test-bed G-HAWK - ZA101 to aid the pilot.

Obviously a major consideration was ensuring the fuel pumps/feed were able to cope with a spin, including inverted.

16th March 2008, 01:56	#4 (permalink)
Double Zero Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Sussex Posts: 1,340	Spin Tests I wouldn't want to see the '111 used for spin testing !!! Usuallualy deliberate spin tests are carried out with a cartridge fired 'anti-spin' parachute fired from the tail of the aircraft - this includes such modern stuff as the F-22; just in case the normal recovery moves don't work out. This has a 'sling-shot' effect of dragging the aircraft out of the spin rather like a sea-anchor on a boat - over to any Test Pilots reading for a better description please ! In the case of the Hawk, a special 'spin panel' set of instruments was fitted at its' birthplace, Dunsfold, to the company demonstrator / test-bed G-HAWK - ZA101 to aid the pilot. Obviously a major consideration was ensuring the fuel pumps/feed were able to cope with a spin, including inverted.