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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2020, 11:49
Replies: 27
Views: 8,415
Posted By deagles

Yes. EAP 8 Aug '86. The rest of the EAP tp's were...

Yes. EAP 8 Aug '86. The rest of the EAP tp's were crabs so the sticker didn't last long! At one time at Warton we had 2 pilots who were ex Navy, Paul Millett and myself, and one ex RN Observer who in...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2020, 15:01
Replies: 27
Views: 8,415
Posted By deagles

Angel FLY NAVY

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x814/0f1a6317_0c29_4905_a73c_a616807e34ce_1_105_c_ae1476c35425a2a84dcd9d12e1128364d9017991.jpeg
August 8 1986
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2020, 17:29
Replies: 140
Views: 97,966
Posted By deagles

Hey, it's great to see someone else sweating as...

Hey, it's great to see someone else sweating as he lays out the Tornado cockpit!! I headed the committee on the original MRCA cockpit at Warton in the early 1970s! My only pictures are of the early...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2020, 17:12
Replies: 15
Views: 2,593
Posted By deagles

Carolyn & Marcus Cordran. I'm Dave Eagles and was...

Carolyn & Marcus Cordran. I'm Dave Eagles and was involved in hands-off launch trials before and after the loss of 979. I, too, ejected from an over trimmed launch, from a Boscombe Down trial in...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2015, 16:53
Replies: 52
Views: 35,071
Posted By deagles

Tornado max IAS

My knowledge of Tornado max IAS low level was gained some 41 years ago but I doubt much has changed (except perhaps the bravado of the drivers!)
The requirement was to show 800 IAS at Sea level and...
Forum: Flight Testing
19th Oct 2011, 16:50
Replies: 3
Views: 1,844
Posted By deagles

The T.R. locking system should generate an...

The T.R. locking system should generate an unlocked/unsafe warning if it's appropriate, i.e. if the locks are not safely in when Reverse is not selected.
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Oct 2011, 14:17
Replies: 20
Views: 14,928
Posted By deagles

The Company spun (span?) the Tornado to gather...

The Company spun (span?) the Tornado to gather data used for development of the SPILS (Spin Prevention, Incidence Limiting System).
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Oct 2011, 13:58
Replies: 4
Views: 2,966
Posted By deagles

If you looked at the ASI's of each of the Red...

If you looked at the ASI's of each of the Red Arrows in close formation you would see no discernable difference between any of them, but certainly noticeable throttle jockeying. The increased fuel...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Oct 2011, 13:44
Replies: 3
Views: 1,844
Posted By deagles

Thrust reverser problem

which airplane?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2011, 09:46
Replies: 28
Views: 17,771
Posted By deagles

Identities first picture.

Brain slowly waking. Young guy second from left, Lt Knobby Clark.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2011, 09:42
Replies: 28
Views: 17,771
Posted By deagles

Identities, first picture.

After much brain-churning, man on the left was Commander "Polly" Parrot, Commander (Air), RNAS Yeovilton. Give me a couple of months and i'll remember the young guy too!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Sep 2011, 09:30
Replies: 28
Views: 17,771
Posted By deagles

Re the signed picture of the Fred's Five Aerobatic Team

All the individuals are identified by signature. This was the RN's Farnboro' Air Show team, 1962, led by C.O 766 Squadron, LtCdr Pete Reynolds and his looker Trevor Wilce. I was No. 2, (Dave Eagles),...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2011, 09:00
Replies: 10
Views: 6,144
Posted By deagles

Angry Bee's Minicab.

i was on the Warton test Pilot team when Bee used to commute from Samlesbury to Warton in the minicab. In the early Tornado days we ran a frequent service to Munich and/or Turin with the HS125. Often...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Apr 2010, 22:08
Replies: 9
Views: 5,302
Posted By deagles

Agree with Vertico. I was at the dinner and the...

Agree with Vertico. I was at the dinner and the briefing and couldn't believe that tp's were to be restricted to 1 type!! I remember clocking 14 in one month at Bosconbe in the 60's. I thought that...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Apr 2010, 21:56
Replies: 50
Views: 21,907
Posted By deagles

Lots of good stuff here! I believe 1.3 was...

Lots of good stuff here!
I believe 1.3 was probably the average situation when a large number of aircraft recommended approach speeds was looked at. In practical terms, the manufacturer will...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Apr 2010, 21:02
Replies: 3,110
Views: 1,591,752
Posted By deagles

Volcanic dust.

10 or 20 years ago, when we still had a "met" flight at Farnboro, there would have been a rush to; a/ map the cloud and
b/ leap into the dust to check effects and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Sep 2009, 18:44
Replies: 12
Views: 1,272
Posted By deagles

Fleet Air Arm ones certainly went brown at night

Fleet Air Arm ones certainly went brown at night
Forum: Tech Log
12th Aug 2009, 15:31
Replies: 32
Views: 4,316
Posted By deagles

I seem to remember that the HS125 had a rotary...

I seem to remember that the HS125 had a rotary selector for cabin descent rate. if you descended fast you might have to delay opening the door before shutting off the engines.
Forum: Tech Log
12th Aug 2009, 15:13
Replies: 46
Views: 9,892
Posted By deagles

NASA do it all the time but the technology is...

NASA do it all the time but the technology is expensive.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2009, 15:00
Replies: 24
Views: 4,446
Posted By deagles

More reverse thrust

Yes, it was indeed a design requirement. in 1968/9 landing distance was defined as being no greater than clean take off distance, wet or dry.

I had a great mate in the Navy, the late Chris Comins...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2009, 14:48
Replies: 24
Views: 4,446
Posted By deagles

But is pre-armed reverse allowed at any touch...

But is pre-armed reverse allowed at any touch down speed? i.e even slow, 14-15 ADD?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2009, 15:35
Replies: 24
Views: 4,446
Posted By deagles

History of the Tornado Thrust reverser.

During early development, the TR system could be pre-armed in the air and power slammed to max at (or, if you were clever, just before) touch down. The resulting decel was impressive, (even for an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Dec 2008, 11:45
Replies: 237
Views: 100,492
Posted By deagles

Re Mike Hawkins

I was just reading the fascinating thread on Farnboro' RAE history (only 4 years late) when i saw a call for any memories of Mike Hawkins, tp, who was killed some 30 years ago, in Canada.
I have...
Forum: Flight Testing
5th Mar 2008, 11:48
Replies: 16
Views: 2,388
Posted By deagles

pilot g-limits

This depends on the pilot and on the amount of time he spends at the max g. You could probably reach 7 and stay compos mentis for one or two seconds.
Forum: Flight Testing
5th Mar 2008, 11:45
Replies: 9
Views: 2,718
Posted By deagles

Inertia & sideslip.

I remember that Tornado was to be able to land drift free in 30 knots cross wind. The only way it could be achieved was using the dynamic overswing; i.e. kick off drift with full rudder and hit the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2007, 17:04
Replies: 66
Views: 13,470
Posted By deagles

TSR2 Chute

The TSR2 had a reefed chute. Efficiency of the chute as a slowing device is obviously related to V squared. If you pop a big one out at high landing speeds, it would need to be of v strong stuff. So...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2006, 12:12
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,200
Posted By deagles

And the other point in favour of the carrier over...

And the other point in favour of the carrier over the "more C17's and Tankers" argument is that we can't guarantee that there will be an airfield willing to accept our C17's and deploying fighters....
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Oct 2006, 12:02
Replies: 43
Views: 10,048
Posted By deagles

We used ADD (Airstream Direction Detector) to...

We used ADD (Airstream Direction Detector) to land Sea Vixen and Buccaneer aboard ships. ADD removed the need to adjust approach airspeed to cater for different landing weights. It was always...
Forum: Flight Testing
26th Oct 2006, 11:05
Replies: 47
Views: 46,829
Posted By deagles

tp phot.

I too would like to see the phot. Is it in the Aeroplane mag? In the UK the tp/fte list is slowly but steadily reducing....
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd May 2006, 20:26
Replies: 17
Views: 6,620
Posted By deagles

RR tp's

Yes, QFI's are seldom wrong. Being exceedingly old, i was Warton ctp 2 before Dereck. The ctp at RR at that time was a superb man name of Cliff Rogers. He owned the Vulcan test bed with the RB199 in...
Forum: Flight Testing
24th Apr 2006, 21:04
Replies: 12
Views: 7,192
Posted By deagles

Sea Vixen

Double Zero, i bet Taylor wouldn't like to have heard you criticise the Vixen in those terms! A tank indeed. Not exactly a Hunter in feel but a surprisingly enjoyable aircraft. I spent many happy...
Forum: Flight Testing
24th Apr 2006, 20:46
Replies: 17
Views: 6,620
Posted By deagles

RR Test Pilots

RR used to insist that their pilots join the aircraft development team, e.g. we had a RR tp come to Warton to do Adour development on the Jaguar. I believe they sought support from MOD to persuade...
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