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From: denmark
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Hello out there!
I am just now reading Martin Amis book Yellow Dog and there are a couple of expressions that I do not understand. Here goes:
"Up and dirty"
under BUG
nose lift
AUN
sideways lurch
to stall at maximum
Please - anyone
Brgds Mill Hog
I am just now reading Martin Amis book Yellow Dog and there are a couple of expressions that I do not understand. Here goes:
"Up and dirty"
under BUG
nose lift
AUN
sideways lurch
to stall at maximum
Please - anyone
Brgds Mill Hog
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From: lots of different places....
On the most part it would depend on the context that these phrases were mentioned. I suspect that some are used as they sound like they would be said and may not even be considered actual phrases.
I've not read the book but guesses from me would be:
"Up and Dirty" - That the guy is airborne but his gear is still down and/or his flaps are still extended. The term clean is used for flaps retracted and gear up, sometimes clean can also mean without stores/weapons and pylons as well.
"Under Bug" - Bug is normally a set speed on the air speed indicator, for example landing speed is normally 1.3 times the stall speed, so you would set a bug at 1.3 times the stall speed so you have a visual reference on your air speed indicator to let you know that you're flying at the correct speed. So under bug would be flying slower than his set speed.
"Nose lift" - Never heard of it as a phrase before but if he's talking about a takeoff phase I would assume it means rotate. Otherwise !?!.
"AUN" - No idea, sometimes books like this have a glossary in the front or back that explain all abbreviations used
"Sideways lurch" - sounds like the aircraft jolted sideways probably would feel the same as driving your car and being hit from the side.
"to stall at maximum" - Could mean one of three things that spring to my mind.
1, to stall at maximum all up weight, as the wieght of the aircraft increases so does the speed at which it will stall.
2 to stall at maximum load factor (g force) or a g induced stall (accelerated stall) as the amount of g increases on the aircraft the stall speed raises so an aircraft that stalls at 80 knots could quite easily stall at 160 knots if the load factor is high enough.
3. stall near maximum height and speed, some aircraft have a "coffin corner" where they are near their maximum height, due to the aerodynamics involved the aircraft cannot fly any faster due to overspeed limitations (flying too fast) and if it slows down it will stall due to the thinning of the atmosphere at altitude.
I hope these make sense, though they may be incorrect.
Is the book any good?
I've not read the book but guesses from me would be:
"Up and Dirty" - That the guy is airborne but his gear is still down and/or his flaps are still extended. The term clean is used for flaps retracted and gear up, sometimes clean can also mean without stores/weapons and pylons as well.
"Under Bug" - Bug is normally a set speed on the air speed indicator, for example landing speed is normally 1.3 times the stall speed, so you would set a bug at 1.3 times the stall speed so you have a visual reference on your air speed indicator to let you know that you're flying at the correct speed. So under bug would be flying slower than his set speed.
"Nose lift" - Never heard of it as a phrase before but if he's talking about a takeoff phase I would assume it means rotate. Otherwise !?!.
"AUN" - No idea, sometimes books like this have a glossary in the front or back that explain all abbreviations used
"Sideways lurch" - sounds like the aircraft jolted sideways probably would feel the same as driving your car and being hit from the side.
"to stall at maximum" - Could mean one of three things that spring to my mind.
1, to stall at maximum all up weight, as the wieght of the aircraft increases so does the speed at which it will stall.
2 to stall at maximum load factor (g force) or a g induced stall (accelerated stall) as the amount of g increases on the aircraft the stall speed raises so an aircraft that stalls at 80 knots could quite easily stall at 160 knots if the load factor is high enough.
3. stall near maximum height and speed, some aircraft have a "coffin corner" where they are near their maximum height, due to the aerodynamics involved the aircraft cannot fly any faster due to overspeed limitations (flying too fast) and if it slows down it will stall due to the thinning of the atmosphere at altitude.
I hope these make sense, though they may be incorrect.
Is the book any good?
