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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
Could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically with two unused Sea
Eagles attached in hot weather condition? |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
"KDR" wrote in message oups.com... Could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically with two unused Sea Eagles attached in hot weather condition? Your question evokes the immediate response ... insufficient data. Read the ODM ... (Operating Data Manuals) The manual consisted of lots of charts and a 'data point' can be extracted by 'entering' one chart with a condition (say weight) against 'day' (ISA + n deg) then perhaps taking that datapoint onto another chart reading off height (above mean sea level) which might give you an answer to your question. Of hand; - two minutes after take-off from Nairobi in mid-summer... ? whereas after a two hour sortie from the Falklands in mid-winter ... ? Context, as they say, is everything. -- Brian |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
Sea Eagles? Probably not.
Sea Harriers are known for having power difficulties in warm weather and Sea Eagles are heavy. There were a number of situations in Iraq where Sea Harriers were unable to participate because of the weather which is why they are being retired and replaced by RAF GR.xs. |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
Airyx wrote:
Sea Eagles? Probably not. Sea Harriers are known for having power difficulties in warm weather and Sea Eagles are heavy. There were a number of situations in Iraq where Sea Harriers were unable to participate because of the weather which is why they are being retired and replaced by RAF GR.xs. Yes Sea Harrier FA2 does have that problem but what I want to know about is FRS1. |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
Brian Sharrock wrote: "KDR" wrote in message oups.com... Could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically with two unused Sea Eagles attached in hot weather condition? Your question evokes the immediate response ... insufficient data. Read the ODM ... (Operating Data Manuals) The manual consisted of lots of charts and a 'data point' can be extracted by 'entering' one chart with a condition (say weight) against 'day' (ISA + n deg) then perhaps taking that datapoint onto another chart reading off height (above mean sea level) which might give you an answer to your question. Of hand; - two minutes after take-off from Nairobi in mid-summer... ? whereas after a two hour sortie from the Falklands in mid-winter ... ? Context, as they say, is everything. -- Brian OK, could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically on the Invincible class carrier in the South China Sea in mid-summer with two unused Sea Eagles after a two-hour mission? Was there any case the FRS1 had to jettison unused Sea Eagles before landing on the carrier? |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
"KDR" wrote in message oups.com... Brian Sharrock wrote: "KDR" wrote in message oups.com... Could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically with two unused Sea Eagles attached in hot weather condition? Your question evokes the immediate response ... insufficient data. Read the ODM ... (Operating Data Manuals) The manual consisted of lots of charts and a 'data point' can be extracted by 'entering' one chart with a condition (say weight) against 'day' (ISA + n deg) then perhaps taking that datapoint onto another chart reading off height (above mean sea level) which might give you an answer to your question. Of hand; - two minutes after take-off from Nairobi in mid-summer... ? whereas after a two hour sortie from the Falklands in mid-winter ... ? Context, as they say, is everything. -- Brian OK, could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically on the Invincible class carrier in the South China Sea in mid-summer with two unused Sea Eagles after a two-hour mission? Was there any case the FRS1 had to jettison unused Sea Eagles before landing on the carrier? Sorry, but you would have to read the ODM. If you don't have access to the data you probably aren't authorised to have it. [its tough, but it's life] ..If you have a legitimate need-to-know; try posing the question to the manufacturer's marketing department. -- Brian |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
KDR wrote: Brian Sharrock wrote: "KDR" wrote in message oups.com... Could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically with two unused Sea Eagles attached in hot weather condition? Your question evokes the immediate response ... insufficient data. Read the ODM ... (Operating Data Manuals) The manual consisted of lots of charts and a 'data point' can be extracted by 'entering' one chart with a condition (say weight) against 'day' (ISA + n deg) then perhaps taking that datapoint onto another chart reading off height (above mean sea level) which might give you an answer to your question. Of hand; - two minutes after take-off from Nairobi in mid-summer... ? whereas after a two hour sortie from the Falklands in mid-winter ... ? Context, as they say, is everything. -- Brian OK, could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically on the Invincible class carrier in the South China Sea in mid-summer with two unused Sea Eagles after a two-hour mission? Was there any case the FRS1 had to jettison unused Sea Eagles before landing on the carrier? I would imagine that after 2 hours the fuel load would be so reduced that the weight of the missiles wouldn't come into the equation. Dumping missiles would get one on jankers quicksmart |
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Sea Harrier vertically landing with unused missiles
In rec.aviation.military KDR wrote:
snip OK, could Sea Harrier FRS1 safely land vertically on the Invincible class carrier in the South China Sea in mid-summer with two unused Sea Eagles after a two-hour mission? Was there any case the FRS1 had to jettison unused Sea Eagles before landing on the carrier? The trivial way would be to look up the weight of a Sea Eagle. 600Kg per. So, 1200Kg. The first site I found gave 2295Kg of fuel for a model of the harrier. So, if it can land fully fueled, but without the eagles, then it can land with about half and them. Assuming no COG/... issues. |
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