Lyneham Lad
23rd Jan 2013, 16:41
An interesting comment from one of two Israeli Air Force TP's who have spent time in 2011 and 2012 flying them in the US.
From Flight Global (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israeli-pilots-give-detailed-assessment-of-v-22-tiltrotor-380989/?cmpid=NLC%7cFGFG%7cFGFDN-2013-2301-GLOB%7cnews&sfid=70120000000taAm):-
"The plane is naturally energetic. The accelerations are literally breathtaking and the mid-stage in which the plane transitions from a vertical standpoint to a horizontal one is problematic as well," he says.
"The pilot uses a control stick and a system that is similar to a throttle. In one standpoint, the control stick serves to determine altitude while the 'throttle' serves to determine speed. In the other standpoint, each of them serves the opposite role. In the mid-stage you feel like you're losing control of the plane. I imagined that the fly-by-wire system would function more smoothly, but discovered that in some cases we needed to intervene." (my italics).
Another case for the PlayStation generation... ?
From Flight Global (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israeli-pilots-give-detailed-assessment-of-v-22-tiltrotor-380989/?cmpid=NLC%7cFGFG%7cFGFDN-2013-2301-GLOB%7cnews&sfid=70120000000taAm):-
"The plane is naturally energetic. The accelerations are literally breathtaking and the mid-stage in which the plane transitions from a vertical standpoint to a horizontal one is problematic as well," he says.
"The pilot uses a control stick and a system that is similar to a throttle. In one standpoint, the control stick serves to determine altitude while the 'throttle' serves to determine speed. In the other standpoint, each of them serves the opposite role. In the mid-stage you feel like you're losing control of the plane. I imagined that the fly-by-wire system would function more smoothly, but discovered that in some cases we needed to intervene." (my italics).
Another case for the PlayStation generation... ?