Many thanks R4H ... great pics again
Sorry I didn't reply earlier ... took Mrs Coff to Wimbledon yesterday (clear chit for another twelve months)
Am I right in thinking that the MOD Bombing Range at Pembrey has been active since 1964, but it wasn't until around 2004/2005 that the final "spikes" in the sand, preventing aircraft landing, were removed thus allowing C-130 K & J sand trials ?
If it's OK with everyone ... it might be interesting to hear a little about how the trials were conducted ... was it simply recording V's at various loads/flap settings etc and plotting take-off distance ? Or did you have a few 'specialists' working out sand/gravel drag coefficients, pavement hardness and other such fun stuff ? Seems a lot of variables to play with ...
Best ...
Coff.