“to fly is heavenly but to hover is divine”
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“to fly is heavenly but to hover is divine”
Harrier’s Secret of Success Event Date/Time: 20 January 2014 22:00 to 21:00
Event Type: Technical Lecture | Industry Sector: Aerospace
Event Address The Runway Visitor Park
Ringway Restaurant
Sunbank Lane
Altrincham
Manchester
WA15 8XQ
United Kingdom
Speaker Details: Dr Thurai Rahulan, Salford University
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This event is organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society - Manchester Branch.
Harriers Secret of Success A lecture by Dr Thurai Rahulan of University of Salford. 20 January 2013 7pm for 8pm at Ringways Restaurant, Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport. Arrive in the Runways Visitors Park (previously called the Aviation Viewing Park) AFTER 7pm to avoid the usual parking charge and state RAeS visitor on the door. RAeS Manchester Branch annual joint meeting with the Aviation Society.
There is a saying “to fly is heavenly but to hover is divine”. The ability to rise and descend vertically negates the need for runways, but may involve design restrictions that compromise high speed transit and agile manoeuvre requirements. About forty, vertical take-off, fixed wing aircraft have been flight demonstrated; of these, only one has succeeded in establishing an impressive service record spanning four decades - the Harrier. Using simple theory without equations, this talk will explain the reasons why the Harrier has proved to be remarkably successful since it entered service in 1969. The limitations of various other configurations will be addressed and the presentation will be concluded by discussing the pros and cons of the replacement for the Harrier, the F-35B.
Contact Details: Rebecca Donald-Lopez
Telephone: 07876 568664
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Address: BAE Systems, S420A, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Balderstone,, Blackburn, BB2 7LF, United Kingdom.
Harrier?s Secret of Success
Event Type: Technical Lecture | Industry Sector: Aerospace
Event Address The Runway Visitor Park
Ringway Restaurant
Sunbank Lane
Altrincham
Manchester
WA15 8XQ
United Kingdom
Speaker Details: Dr Thurai Rahulan, Salford University
Description
This event is organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society - Manchester Branch.
Harriers Secret of Success A lecture by Dr Thurai Rahulan of University of Salford. 20 January 2013 7pm for 8pm at Ringways Restaurant, Runway Visitor Park, Manchester Airport. Arrive in the Runways Visitors Park (previously called the Aviation Viewing Park) AFTER 7pm to avoid the usual parking charge and state RAeS visitor on the door. RAeS Manchester Branch annual joint meeting with the Aviation Society.
There is a saying “to fly is heavenly but to hover is divine”. The ability to rise and descend vertically negates the need for runways, but may involve design restrictions that compromise high speed transit and agile manoeuvre requirements. About forty, vertical take-off, fixed wing aircraft have been flight demonstrated; of these, only one has succeeded in establishing an impressive service record spanning four decades - the Harrier. Using simple theory without equations, this talk will explain the reasons why the Harrier has proved to be remarkably successful since it entered service in 1969. The limitations of various other configurations will be addressed and the presentation will be concluded by discussing the pros and cons of the replacement for the Harrier, the F-35B.
Contact Details: Rebecca Donald-Lopez
Telephone: 07876 568664
Email: Send a message
Address: BAE Systems, S420A, Samlesbury Aerodrome, Balderstone,, Blackburn, BB2 7LF, United Kingdom.
Harrier?s Secret of Success
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Don't tell everyone please, I want to be able to get in. Seriously Dr Rahulan is a fantastic speaker who delivers a presentation which is brilliantly informative but the lay member can understand.
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So what are we going to replace our GR4s with? Typhoon I guess. So, how many Dave Bs will we need?
Granted, a number of GR4-unique capabilities such as Storm Shadow will migrate to Typhoon initially however, the aspiration and plan to fit it externally to F-35 is there.
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Note the wings & tails have been removed from the fuselages.
That's because the USMC's AV-8B+ have a different fuselage from the GR.7/9s, but the wings & tails (and engines) are the virtually same, and can/will be used (with refurbishment) to keep the USMC's Harrier IIs operating until the currently-planned 2030 OSD.
I know I've posted this before, but it never hurts.
The 1990 radar "upgrade" to the AV-8B:
That's because the USMC's AV-8B+ have a different fuselage from the GR.7/9s, but the wings & tails (and engines) are the virtually same, and can/will be used (with refurbishment) to keep the USMC's Harrier IIs operating until the currently-planned 2030 OSD.
I know I've posted this before, but it never hurts.
The 1990 radar "upgrade" to the AV-8B:
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Could be wings?
Sorry crossed post thx for answer.
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