Endurance Records..
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Endurance Records..
G'day,
Anybody know whether there is an organisation or the like that keeps track of aviation records?
I'm curious as to what the P-3 endurance record is?
Regards,
PLE..
Anybody know whether there is an organisation or the like that keeps track of aviation records?
I'm curious as to what the P-3 endurance record is?
Regards,
PLE..
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I believe a RCAF Argus did 32 hours plus during a trial in the late 60's on 1 fill-up
I completed a 10hr 35min LROFE in a Mk1 Nimrod 25 Apr 1975 with an 84k fuel load - technically planned for 8 hours - viz
Startup and taxi - 2k
First 4 hours @ 9k per hr
2nd 4 hrs @ 7.5k per hr
Unusable - 1k
Approach and overshoot to land - 6k
Diversion holding fuel - (EGQL) 6.8k
Fortunuately, the weather was good
You can sleep int' shoe-box and't ole in road - but tell that to the youngsters of today, and they'le never believe you
Love Many, Trust a few, Always paddle your own canoe.
I completed a 10hr 35min LROFE in a Mk1 Nimrod 25 Apr 1975 with an 84k fuel load - technically planned for 8 hours - viz
Startup and taxi - 2k
First 4 hours @ 9k per hr
2nd 4 hrs @ 7.5k per hr
Unusable - 1k
Approach and overshoot to land - 6k
Diversion holding fuel - (EGQL) 6.8k
Fortunuately, the weather was good
You can sleep int' shoe-box and't ole in road - but tell that to the youngsters of today, and they'le never believe you
Love Many, Trust a few, Always paddle your own canoe.
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Off thread a little but during WWII QANTAS operated Catalinas from Perth to a British flying boat base on Koggala Lake in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka.
Against the winds, the non-stop flights on that leg typically took about 28 hours. One lasted just over 32 hours. Passengers experienced two sunrises on that leg and after each flight they were presented with what became a much-sought-after certificate known as The Rare and Secret Order of The Double Sunrise.
From June 1943 until the flights ended in July 1945, the five planes made 271 crossings to Ceylon and carried 648 passengers, according to Qantas. Not one plane was lost or had to ditch. With a max of three passengers per trip not one you would want to pay for out of ones own pocket. Crew of five.
Against the winds, the non-stop flights on that leg typically took about 28 hours. One lasted just over 32 hours. Passengers experienced two sunrises on that leg and after each flight they were presented with what became a much-sought-after certificate known as The Rare and Secret Order of The Double Sunrise.
From June 1943 until the flights ended in July 1945, the five planes made 271 crossings to Ceylon and carried 648 passengers, according to Qantas. Not one plane was lost or had to ditch. With a max of three passengers per trip not one you would want to pay for out of ones own pocket. Crew of five.
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Thanks, lots of good stuff at the FAI web site:
http://http://www.fai.org/records/
Can't see a P-3/Aurora Endurance record so that makes it easy?
Regards,
PLE..
http://http://www.fai.org/records/
Can't see a P-3/Aurora Endurance record so that makes it easy?
Regards,
PLE..
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Dude
Too bloody long nearly ran out of food once.
Thank god the P7 died, they even painted in ****ty brown and put a probe on it, what were they thinking
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Charlie sends
Too bloody long nearly ran out of food once.
Thank god the P7 died, they even painted in ****ty brown and put a probe on it, what were they thinking
.Charlie sends
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