JP5's up for sale Nine of them!
Tiger mate, Thank you for the heads up, will just have to ask very nicely and see if we can get some of the sprogs in a Jag.
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Still fly / instruct on JP 3/4/5.
3: yes - light on thrust but the nicest handling of them all. And aeros low down is not just more capable, you don't have to move your left hand
4: 3 with Mk 5 engine, in lighter airframe / no pressurisation. Good off the blocks, but the bulbous nose slows it down at higher speeds
5: Gentleman's cruising machine. Handles like a barge compared to the 3/4, but is quiet, quick with electric windows
4 v 5: Formation takeoff sees the Mk 4 needing slightly reduced thrust, but over ~200K, the Mk 5 needs less power.
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3: yes - light on thrust but the nicest handling of them all. And aeros low down is not just more capable, you don't have to move your left hand
4: 3 with Mk 5 engine, in lighter airframe / no pressurisation. Good off the blocks, but the bulbous nose slows it down at higher speeds
5: Gentleman's cruising machine. Handles like a barge compared to the 3/4, but is quiet, quick with electric windows
4 v 5: Formation takeoff sees the Mk 4 needing slightly reduced thrust, but over ~200K, the Mk 5 needs less power.
NoD
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Tiger mate, Thank you for the heads up, will just have to ask very nicely and see if we can get some of the sprogs in a Jag.
Thanks - I didn't remember correctly. I only flew the Mk3 a few times while going through CFS - I was a product of Cranditz. Can't say I noticed that extra 100lbs!
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No probs, Dan; it reminded me of the Harrier mate on our CFS JP course, on his first dual trip in the mighty JP3 - he wound up to full chat, released the brakes - and promptly slammed the throttle shut again. The QFI asked him what the %$£*&% he did that for - Harrier mate responded that as nothing happened on brake release, there must have been an engine snag!
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All taxi aircraft are Jaguar nowadays
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Probably why the RAF had the embarrassment of having to buy a Jag back to make up the numbers for taxiable jets
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