Hunter Crash at Shoreham,..

[Stanwell]

Really don't know about a 'G' limit for the flaps, chevvron. Perhaps someone else might.

Re air combat manoeuvring (ACM), my understanding is that the flap setting for that is 23deg. Sound right to you?
The limit for that setting is mach 0.9. Beyond that, an uncontrollable pitch-down will occur.

[Bill Macgillivray]

Stanwell,

Spot on with 23* flap up to M0.9. However, not always necessary, although it was generally used in display flying many (!) years ago and at times in combat. You just had to remember it was set, no super "computer" reminders in thoose days!

[PAXboy]

So, are we going to continue to get every possible veteran aircraft in the sky - until we have worked through them all? I know they are lovely to watch but I have never contributed to any of the appeals to keep them flying because I think it better to see the originals in museums than 'scale reproductions'.

[LynxDriver]

I guess some of us are more enthusiastic about the old classics than you are then.

[PAXboy]

I guess I'm keen to have the aircraft to show future generations, even if it's just on the ground with high quality 3D film of the machine when it was in its prime.

Further, after this most awful prang, you can see why supplying companies want to withdraw maintenance support from XH558. The ethical, legal and emotional problems of unpicking what happened on the A27 are going to be huge and take a very long time. Other support companies must be starting to think very carefully about these activities.