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Old 22nd Feb 2023, 09:08
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fdr
 
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There doesn't seem to be any movement on training V-22B drivers to be able to achieve maximum performance from their machine through using the vertical. Seems a pity, as 4 guys otherwise died without a simple learning point being taken to heart. by the USMC. They are not alone in this area however, we have seen firebomber aircraft smoke in when an escape manoeuvre was available until close to the final curtain. We used to teach this in low flying in high terrain, and we still teach the same in rotary wing low level ops/ag flying. The V-22 has a best of both worlds thing going on, that it can pull some g supported by the wings, and gain high thrust at low speeds to minimise energy loss at apogee of an out of plane turn back. not exactly a torque turn or a pedal turn, but somewhere between a high powered prop and a rotorcraft.
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