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F-14 approach AoA, is it really 15 degrees?
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 end "sttp" wrote in message ... Elsewhere I've read that the Tomcat flies "units" of AoA, not degrees, with its AoA range of -10 to +40 degrees being converted to units in the 0 to +30 range. That would mean the formula for converting units to degrees in that plane is [UnitsAoA = .6 * DegreesAoA + 6]. I've also read that approach AoA for the F-14 is 15 units, which would be... 15 degrees! Holy crap. Is that correct? That seems awfully high (too far nose up) to me, especially given the Hornet's ideal 8.1degrees. Can anyone confirm or correct these values? Or is there something weird going on with wing angle of incidence (or something else) that throws a spoke in my assumption that 15 degrees AoA means 12 degrees nose up on approach. (15, minus 3 for the glideslope.) Any help appreciated. Thanks! Scott |
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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 |
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F-14 approach AoA, is it really 15 degrees?
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 |
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F-14 approach AoA, is it really 15 degrees?
" wrote in message oups.com... Hey Scott, For the F-14 approach alpha, true degrees is 10.8 which is published in various sources. Julian. That would make my 20 year old memory (11 degrees) pretty good. R / John |
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F-14 approach AoA, is it really 15 degrees?
John Carrier wrote: " wrote in message oups.com... Hey Scott, For the F-14 approach alpha, true degrees is 10.8 which is published in various sources. Julian. That would make my 20 year old memory (11 degrees) pretty good. R / John Yes it does John! Julian |
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