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I know I rip the pee out of them....... However first time I've seen this and it's pretty impressive flying.
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Great video, watched this display at several airshows, looked amazing from the ground, as did the the Mirage F.1 pairs display too. If anything the F.1 display was even more impressive!
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Thanks for posting this NutLoose, excellent flying, and good quality video. Just happened on it while listening to Layla on the headphones, very complementary!
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Crikey some of that line astern stuff from 2:00 on was a bit good. well done Le Frogs. Although looking at the Jag reheat I think I've seen more power in a couple of Zippo fag lighters.
Good posting Nutty.
Good posting Nutty.
Great quality, excellent close trail formation flying.
Other than that it is amazing how much fuel in reheat there is converted mainly to noise for some turning and rolling within 13 minutes flying time. And the wide landing pattern would suite a bomber too.
Other than that it is amazing how much fuel in reheat there is converted mainly to noise for some turning and rolling within 13 minutes flying time. And the wide landing pattern would suite a bomber too.
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One thing I'm curious about is the ejection seat. I know the RAF Jags had the mk9 Martin Baker but the french one in the clip clearly has a face blind handle. MB's website doesn't shed any light.
Didn't these guys end up having a fatal air to air?
One thing I'm curious about is the ejection seat. I know the RAF Jags had the mk9 Martin Baker but the french one in the clip clearly has a face blind handle. MB's website doesn't shed any light.
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You're perhaps thinking of the fatal accident involving the 'Voltige Victor' Mirage F1 duo in Mar 2003?
The Jaguar duo were the 'Raffin Mike' team; I don't think that they ever had an accident.
Didn't these guys end up having a fatal air to air?
The Jaguar duo were the 'Raffin Mike' team; I don't think that they ever had an accident.
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Re the point about the use of burner, the Jag had partial throttle reheat. Useful in close formation due to the slow acceleration (spool-up) of the Ardour engine.
It doesn't explain why they seemed to get airborne with 80% set
Great flying, fun to watch. Thank you.
It doesn't explain why they seemed to get airborne with 80% set
Great flying, fun to watch. Thank you.
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The PTR on the Jag was a funny old thing. When selected, reheat would light at 86% NH but would stay lit until something like 80% on the way down.
As for the acceleration of the Adour, from memory of post installation EGR's I think you were allowed up to 10 seconds for a slam from idle to max reheat although I think about 6 seconds was typical. I went from the Adour to the Pegasus which accelerated so fast, it was difficult to capture an accurate figure on the stopwatch.
As for the acceleration of the Adour, from memory of post installation EGR's I think you were allowed up to 10 seconds for a slam from idle to max reheat although I think about 6 seconds was typical. I went from the Adour to the Pegasus which accelerated so fast, it was difficult to capture an accurate figure on the stopwatch.
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An outstanding display from both a punter and a fellow operator's point of view. Given how underpowered the Fr jet was, it's impressive to watch the climb after take off even given a low fuel weight and clean fit. Great guys too (Marchie) and a sad loss to the circuit, never mind wider defence.
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If you can find it, the Blue Angels F4 vid is reminiscent of this, especially viewed from the slot man - mostly a pair of large pink burners hovering just above the canopy bow; any dudes out there got a link?
The PTR was devised to bridge the gap between full dry and min burner (presumably the French versions also had it). The Fr jet was less powerful but also considerably lighter so performance was reasonable.
Nevertheless, having seen the pair a number of times, it was pretty impressive both in terms of close formation and performance with the whole display not being much larger than the brit singleton display.
Nevertheless, having seen the pair a number of times, it was pretty impressive both in terms of close formation and performance with the whole display not being much larger than the brit singleton display.
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The PTR was devised to bridge the gap between full dry and min burner (presumably the French versions also had it). The Fr jet was less powerful but also considerably lighter so performance was reasonable.