Most difficult formation aerobatic manoeuvre?
A bit of thread drift.
Being a local I often see the RAFAT practising at Scampton. I understand that a constant wind is going to effect everyone in the same way but what about gusting, I have seen them up at 30 Kts mean but gusting 45. Does this effect individual members more than others?
Being a local I often see the RAFAT practising at Scampton. I understand that a constant wind is going to effect everyone in the same way but what about gusting, I have seen them up at 30 Kts mean but gusting 45. Does this effect individual members more than others?
Formating with different aircraft types has its own issues as they each react differently due to their size/shape/aerodynamics as well as to their flying control dynamics.
Sitting behind an AAR tanker whilst sat in a Tonka when there's turbulence often meant the tanker and the basket bouncing around but the Tonka sat there, dead still with its gust alleviation doing its job.
Did a season formating on a Canberra in a Hunter and that had its own issues with different acceleration and deceleration rates. Didn't try any exotic manoeuvres that early in our careers though.
Sitting behind an AAR tanker whilst sat in a Tonka when there's turbulence often meant the tanker and the basket bouncing around but the Tonka sat there, dead still with its gust alleviation doing its job.
Did a season formating on a Canberra in a Hunter and that had its own issues with different acceleration and deceleration rates. Didn't try any exotic manoeuvres that early in our careers though.
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Getting into close formation in a helicopter:
When the crewman says "that's close enough" - 2 rotor spans
When the crewman says "that's REALLY close enough" - 1.5 rotor spans
When the crewman's getting the fire axe out - 1 rotor span!
Worked every time!
When the crewman says "that's close enough" - 2 rotor spans
When the crewman says "that's REALLY close enough" - 1.5 rotor spans
When the crewman's getting the fire axe out - 1 rotor span!
Worked every time!
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Formating with different aircraft types has its own issues as they each react differently due to their size/shape/aerodynamics as well as to their flying control dynamics.
