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Old 22nd Nov 2010, 17:47
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petitb
 
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Thumbs up Trident Autothrottle

Many years ago, both the VC10 and Trident had "noisy" autothrottles. At Wisley Flight Test on the VC10 we considerably improved matters by moving the pitot heads further out from the fuselage and out of the boundary layer. As a result of friendly relations between a couple of individuals, we (the VC10 lot) gave the idea for the mod to Hatfield Flight Test free (well, let's say a pint or two) and gratis. Just thought you might like to know this.
Also, you might like to discuss engaging reverse thrust on the Trident before touchdown.
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