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Landing speeds for naval aircraft?
The RA-5C max trap was 50,000 pounds, at 139KIAS on-speed.
Maybe the numb-nutz has gone kinder/gentler since then. Frank wrote in message oups.com... fudog50 wrote: Since the original question was about landing speeds, I assume you mean traps? Here is a topic for discussion..... The E/F "Rhino" comes in fast and heavy. The gear on Nimitz class is taking a heavy toll and is wearing out faster than the design was intended. The "Growler" will come in heavier and faster. Can the current configuration of the arresting gear handle it and not have catastrophic fatigue failure without major modification? I have landed onboard Nimitz as well as other CVs same class in the Phantom, which I think was 'faster and heavier' than the 'Bug' series of A/C'...same for the RA-5 and Whale(altho I don't know if it was faster coming aboard than the F-4)..why would the Growler and Super bugs start to wear things out now? On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:53:26 -0800, "W. D. Allen" wrote: The closer to the fuselage the greater the bending load on the wings due to lift forces. But at the fuselage is where the "swing" hinges are typically located, which makes for a complicated, and unnecessary, structural design problem. WDA end "DDAY" wrote in message nk.net... ---------- In article , "W. D. Allen" wrote: Those swing wing aircraft disappeared for probably the same reason swept wings are disappearing and ICBM rocket motor exhaust cone skirts are no longer used. The performance increase was not worth the mechanization complexity or maintenance. Yep, that's the theory that I'm working toward--a change in the definition of acceptable. I recently saw an ad for an Indian airpower expo and it featured a sleek concept model aircraft with swing wings. At first I was shocked and wondered if this means that the Indians are actually considering building such an aircraft. However, I soon noticed that the model appears to have three engine inlets--two on either side (like an F-18) and a large ventral one. That makes no sense and I think the model is notional. Other than that, I haven't seen any serious consideration of swing wings in many years. D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 917 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! |
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Landing speeds for naval aircraft?
Its a changed world. The Forrestals are now called "small decks" by those grizzled salts that operated from them, and Rhinos are "huge". Of course the gents who flew A-3s on the 27 charlies may have a different perspective... Frank Minich wrote: The RA-5C max trap was 50,000 pounds, at 139KIAS on-speed. Maybe the numb-nutz has gone kinder/gentler since then. Frank wrote in message oups.com... fudog50 wrote: Since the original question was about landing speeds, I assume you mean traps? Here is a topic for discussion..... The E/F "Rhino" comes in fast and heavy. The gear on Nimitz class is taking a heavy toll and is wearing out faster than the design was intended. The "Growler" will come in heavier and faster. Can the current configuration of the arresting gear handle it and not have catastrophic fatigue failure without major modification? I have landed onboard Nimitz as well as other CVs same class in the Phantom, which I think was 'faster and heavier' than the 'Bug' series of A/C'...same for the RA-5 and Whale(altho I don't know if it was faster coming aboard than the F-4)..why would the Growler and Super bugs start to wear things out now? On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:53:26 -0800, "W. D. Allen" wrote: The closer to the fuselage the greater the bending load on the wings due to lift forces. But at the fuselage is where the "swing" hinges are typically located, which makes for a complicated, and unnecessary, structural design problem. WDA end "DDAY" wrote in message nk.net... ---------- In article , "W. D. Allen" wrote: Those swing wing aircraft disappeared for probably the same reason swept wings are disappearing and ICBM rocket motor exhaust cone skirts are no longer used. The performance increase was not worth the mechanization complexity or maintenance. Yep, that's the theory that I'm working toward--a change in the definition of acceptable. I recently saw an ad for an Indian airpower expo and it featured a sleek concept model aircraft with swing wings. At first I was shocked and wondered if this means that the Indians are actually considering building such an aircraft. However, I soon noticed that the model appears to have three engine inlets--two on either side (like an F-18) and a large ventral one. That makes no sense and I think the model is notional. Other than that, I haven't seen any serious consideration of swing wings in many years. D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 917 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! |
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Landing speeds for naval aircraft?
"Frank Minich" wrote in message ... The RA-5C max trap was 50,000 pounds, at 139KIAS on-speed. Maybe the numb-nutz has gone kinder/gentler since then. Frank I thought is was a bit faster, mid-140's. Thanks for the info. R / John |
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