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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2017, 07:08
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Having thought long and hard about the matter, I...

Having thought long and hard about the matter, I have decided not to respond - for the very reasons Arfur makes.

My comments concerned the totally normal use of 23° flap when manoeuvring the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2017, 21:36
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

I received a PM from 'PPRune Towers' which...

I received a PM from 'PPRune Towers' which relayed a 'need' from a DC of Sussex Police to speak about comments I made on PPRuNe concerning aspects of Hunter flying which I made shortly after Andy...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2016, 19:14
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Will you two please get a room....!! ...

Will you two please get a room....!!

:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2016, 08:18
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Tourist wrote: Is that an attitude you...

Tourist wrote:

Is that an attitude you maintain when flying?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2016, 07:08
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Heliport, you are of course correct regarding the...

Heliport, you are of course correct regarding the Company's aims.

However, I was rather surprised at the tone of the joint Company/BADA Press Release.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2016, 21:29
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

As recounted by a German TP (and one time...

As recounted by a German TP (and one time 'Космонавт'):

"We sell an aeroplane to Germany, Britain and France, with all its paperwork. Each country decides that it wants to do something special...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2016, 18:54
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Lomcovák wrote: Indeed. Whereas 20 years...

Lomcovák wrote:


Indeed. Whereas 20 years ago the sight and sound of low flying military aircraft was commonplace to many motorists, nowadays it's a rarity.

Back in Summer 1991, I was driving...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2016, 13:35
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Just after mid-day UTC in August there'd by a...

Just after mid-day UTC in August there'd by a very bright sun in the pilot's face on that pull-up heading, would there not?
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2016, 08:23
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Retired BA/BY wrote: Well quite. Absolutely...

Retired BA/BY wrote:

Well quite. Absolutely fine if the pitch attitude at entry is correct and the manoeuvre is flown at a safe height.

Whereas many 'victory rolls' simply weren't - with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2016, 06:42
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Whether or not it's germane to this particular...

Whether or not it's germane to this particular incident, this is what I wrote some 5 years ago when discussing why 'aileron rolls', sometimes termed 'victory rolls' are so dangerous:



Andy was...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2015, 10:50
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

I get the impression that some of the more recent...

I get the impression that some of the more recent contributors must have been tricoteuses in a former life.....:uhoh:

Thanks for the gen. regarding the Firefly accident, moggie.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2015, 07:01
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Was the inquiry into the loss of the RNHF's...

Was the inquiry into the loss of the RNHF's Firefly WB271, at a Duxford air show in 2003 ever released?

There's nothing in the AAIB archives.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2015, 18:36
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Careful with moving the throttle to max thrust...

Careful with moving the throttle to max thrust from a 100-ser Avon if close to the buffet nibble though!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2015, 16:43
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Unload, spot roll out to nearest horizon, pitch...

Unload, spot roll out to nearest horizon, pitch on buffet nibble to level flight.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2015, 15:13
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

wiggy, he has a bee in his bonnet about his...

wiggy, he has a bee in his bonnet about his preference for doing HASELL checks before academic steep turns. Over on the instructor forum he has been told by many others that he's wrong, but then...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2015, 13:18
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

The Hunter T8B had an AoA system, but I cannot...

The Hunter T8B had an AoA system, but I cannot recall whether the T7A did. Photos of WV372 (a T7) shows it not to be so equipped.

Hopefully the cockpit imagery recovered from the aircraft will...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2015, 07:09
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

salad-dodger wrote: This is a load of hoop...

salad-dodger wrote:

This is a load of hoop which first emerged after the fatal accident to ZE982. In that event, the pilot hadn't flown low level overland for 2 months and was manoeuvring a...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2015, 17:16
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Thanks for the gen., Mrmungus! I knew that the...

Thanks for the gen., Mrmungus! I knew that the F6 and FGA9 didn't have the HPPIS, but I didn't know that gundip wasn't required for 200-ser Avon-engine Hunters.

Never too old to learn something...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2015, 09:19
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Leon and Onceapilot, '770 had very probably been...

Leon and Onceapilot, '770 had very probably been overstressed beforehand by Rolls Royce (and perhaps RAF pilots) during repeated aerobatics, such as were frequently seen over Hucknall after RR engine...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2015, 07:28
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Unless you go in for extreme aeros, I'm not...

Unless you go in for extreme aeros, I'm not convinced that being some racing snake or other serial jockstrapper has much relevance.

My first experience of 'g' was as a 15 year old cadet in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2015, 18:59
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Sounds like a teenage lad's debrief after a...

Sounds like a teenage lad's debrief after a furtive fumble at the back of the Odeon with his rather-more-knowledgeable girlfriend...:uhoh:

That 'flame out' is bolleaux - it's a seagull flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2015, 15:24
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

ΔH, Avon-powered Hunters were prone to engine...

ΔH, Avon-powered Hunters were prone to engine surge when the guns were fired, due to ingestion of muzzle gases. The only solution was to 'dip' the fuel supplied to the engine whilst the guns were...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2015, 14:24
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Above The Clouds, after the loss of 216's T7...

Above The Clouds, after the loss of 216's T7 XL597, the RAF deleted all gundip components from Hunter T7 aircraft.

That was 1980; WV372 served with the RAF until being transferred to the RN in...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2015, 09:51
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

Mr Hatcher stated: As one who has only...

Mr Hatcher stated:

As one who has only flown aeros for personal enjoyment at 'HASELL height' and above*, rather than in displays, I'm not qualified to comment on Mr. Hatcher's comments regarding...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2015, 07:45
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

This is an interesting article: Shoreham...

This is an interesting article:

Shoreham Airshow disaster: Hawker Hunter's final take-off 'unusual' expert says (From The Argus)...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 18:42
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

The Hunter's hyd pump wasn't capable of...

The Hunter's hyd pump wasn't capable of maintaining pressure to the hydroboosters if other services were operated at the same time at low throttle angles. So idle thrust, airbrake in and landing...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 13:00
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

jindabyne wrote: An admirable concise...

jindabyne wrote:



An admirable concise post from a very experienced Hunter pilot and QFI :ok:

If I recall correctly, use of 23 flap in ACM caused an initial nose-down trim change, which in...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2015, 08:07
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

The Hunter 7 has a gaseous anti-g system; if that...

The Hunter 7 has a gaseous anti-g system; if that fails unexpectedly you might well grey out. But it's a pretty reliable system and the +g available in the accident manoeuvre would seem to have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 20:52
Replies: 1,757
Views: 987,482
Posted By BEagle

GeeRam wrote: Use of 23° flap in the...

GeeRam wrote:

Use of 23° flap in the Hunter whilst manoeuvring was quite common when I was taught ACM at Brawdy - just don't leave any flap down above M0.9 or you won't recover. Not relevant...
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