Tight turning Tornado
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Tight turning Tornado
On the Tuesday the 23rd Dec I was awakend from my office routine by the piercing howl of a jet, I dropped what I was doing to rush outside just in time to see a Grey Tornado at about 800ft with wings back going into a very tight turn, just at this point the noise increased and I saw that the afterburners were lit, but the speed didnt increase , or it seemed so to my eye, then after about 6 seconds the A/Bs were turned off, the A/c rocketed away to do a circuit round Samlesbury, then lucky me he returned to do exactly the same turn around the fields just NE of where I live, this time with wings out yet again he lit up the rear end for about 5 or 6 seconds, quiet spectacular and I would like to see that at least once a week, however could some one in the know answer the simple question ,
Would he lite up the A/Bs to keep his momentum up in a tight turn and therby prevent sinkage, or is there some other reason?
Peter R-B VFR
Would he lite up the A/Bs to keep his momentum up in a tight turn and therby prevent sinkage, or is there some other reason?
Peter R-B VFR
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The greater the sweep angle the greater the induced drag when pulling g. So burners are needed to keep up the speed. Not exactly to control 'sinkage' - that depends more on a tad of back stick.
