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Old 15th Mar 2008, 23:56
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Double Zero
 
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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.
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