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Old 23rd Apr 2008, 00:28
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szpalko
 
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take a look...

There is a lot of bull in the early threads, those who flew/fly the Hawk know what I am talking about. However, a very interesting thing to notice that gets missed by most: Take a look at the AoA indicator on the left. After the strike it just freezes at a very low unit (what it was pre-strike). Guess what the AoA probe is? A chunk of metal. Guess where it is? That's right, directly in front of the left hand intake! Why does the AoA indicator freeze and indicate very low units even when speed is very close to the stall AND the engine fails? You guys can figure that out. The bird might have been digestable, chunk of metal, not so yummi.
Attempted one relight ("bring it around the horn", Tutor guys....), had no chance. They pitched back on instinct, plus they were just about to do a closed right anyway.
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