F-14 approach AoA, is it really 15 degrees?

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:26:00 -0700, "W. D. Allen"
wrote:

For what it's worth. Approach "units" were used as early as the mid 1950s in
the North American FJ-3.

Made it easier to trap between the sails on the original Constitution.

WDA

Glad I didn't have to face that challenge, particularly taxing through
all those rigging lines. Didn't miss the lash, but could have enjoyed
the grog. We land types were still confused about how to get the
airplane back on that launching track on the N. Carolina beach.

All this discussion had reminded me of one of those "bucket of
propwash" questions we used to ask UPT students--"where do you find
the Gunits gauge?"

It was clearly marked on the instrument panel: "G units"



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com

On 2006-06-28, Ed Rasimus wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:26:00 -0700, "W. D. Allen"
wrote:

For what it's worth. Approach "units" were used as early as the mid 1950s in
the North American FJ-3.

Made it easier to trap between the sails on the original Constitution.

WDA

Glad I didn't have to face that challenge, particularly taxing through
all those rigging lines. Didn't miss the lash, but could have enjoyed
the grog. We land types were still confused about how to get the
airplane back on that launching track on the N. Carolina beach.

All this discussion had reminded me of one of those "bucket of
propwash" questions we used to ask UPT students--"where do you find
the Gunits gauge?"

It was clearly marked on the instrument panel: "G units"

Right up there with "go get me 40 feet of flight line"....

Curt
--
Curt Fennell, A-6 Driver