Tornado F3 Over Lincolnshire
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Tornado F3 Over Lincolnshire
Just happened to outside the office at the windy Lincolnshire cabbage patch today when a Tornado F3 in what looked like 25 Sqn markings flew over. I thought they were all gone! Somebody at Boscombe Down still operating one? Can't find anything on the web about it.
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Damn, thats a pretty looking jet,
apart from being in the wrong sqn colours.....
why don't they re-engine one wiv a pair of EJ200's to see what it would do.
apart from being in the wrong sqn colours.....
why don't they re-engine one wiv a pair of EJ200's to see what it would do.
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ISTR that EJ200 was sized to be able to do this but the SPS gearbox interface is quite different. QQ may have offered to do a quick and dirty conversion to trial the fit but without a bigger wing, there probably wouldn't be that much benefit.
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Yep, Operation Skyburner Mach 2.5 @47,000ft with an unmodified aircraft.
Plus 1,606.342 mph with water injection, think that's Mach 2.6 but would need air data to convert properly.
Plus 1,606.342 mph with water injection, think that's Mach 2.6 but would need air data to convert properly.
Definately fastest at low level - chased down F-111s and B-1Bs trying to do their best as well! Don't forget that her design spec was to shoot down BEARs and BLACKJACKs low level over the North Sea, so speed was a large part of the key user requirements (or whatever they were in the 70s).
The picture in Wales above ^^^^ shows her clean winged as well. I remember when they arrived from Warton like that and M2.1 to 2.2 was quite easy at ~40-45kft.
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The picture in Wales above ^^^^ shows her clean winged as well. I remember when they arrived from Warton like that and M2.1 to 2.2 was quite easy at ~40-45kft.
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If they're flying the Mach Loop then you need to be in 25wing to get the manoeuvrability - it can be done in 45 wing but you need to allow for a bit extra. If you want to fly at high IAS then you sweep the wings to 45 wing and if you want to go for it then get them back to 67 wing! In 67 you get no manouevre flaps or slats and in 45 you get a partial amount - only in 25 do you get the full amount of flaps/slats and that is why you use it for the best manoeuvrability.
All the best
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If they're flying the Mach Loop then you need to be in 25wing to get the manoeuvrability - it can be done in 45 wing but you need to allow for a bit extra. If you want to fly at high IAS then you sweep the wings to 45 wing and if you want to go for it then get them back to 67 wing! In 67 you get no manouevre flaps or slats and in 45 you get a partial amount - only in 25 do you get the full amount of flaps/slats and that is why you use it for the best manoeuvrability.
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If they're flying the Mach Loop then you need to be in 25wing to get the manoeuvrability - it can be done in 45 wing but you need to allow for a bit extra. If you want to fly at high IAS then you sweep the wings to 45 wing and if you want to go for it then get them back to 67 wing! In 67 you get no manouevre flaps or slats and in 45 you get a partial amount - only in 25 do you get the full amount of flaps/slats and that is why you use it for the best manoeuvrability.
have even seen GR4's at 67
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