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I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know
and if they do why? *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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"B.C. Mallam" wrote:
I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know and if they do why? IIRR, it's so that they always have a slight back pressure on the stick, making tight formation flight easier. Guy |
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On Mon, 08 May 2006 13:09:35 GMT, Guy Alcala
wrote: "B.C. Mallam" wrote: I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know and if they do why? IIRR, it's so that they always have a slight back pressure on the stick, making tight formation flight easier. Guy Correct. Loading the stick to be a bit nose-heavy means you're always flying with a bit of back pressure rather than a neutral stick. It eliminates the "slush" or neutral area in making pitch corrections. Modern flight control systems and stab-aug have reduced this practice considerably. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. "B.C. Mallam" wrote: I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know and if they do why? IIRR, it's so that they always have a slight back pressure on the stick, making tight formation flight easier. True. With the F-18, a spring bungie (sp?) is used to overcome auto-trim which isn't great for the tight work they do. R / John |
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John Carrier wrote:
"Guy Alcala" wrote in message . .. "B.C. Mallam" wrote: I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know and if they do why? IIRR, it's so that they always have a slight back pressure on the stick, making tight formation flight easier. True. With the F-18, a spring bungie (sp?) is used to overcome auto-trim which isn't great for the tight work they do. Presumably the T-Birds don't use trim, because the F-16 stick barely moves at all. Guy |
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"...eliminates the "slush" or neutral area in making pitch corrections...."
Similar to trimming a tiny bit of rudder left and right wing down for cross controlling to ease maintaining attitude and heading on those long boring "enroute" flights. WDA end "Ed Rasimus" wrote in message news On Mon, 08 May 2006 13:09:35 GMT, Guy Alcala wrote: "B.C. Mallam" wrote: I was told that the Blues fly with down trim during their shows, anyone know and if they do why? IIRR, it's so that they always have a slight back pressure on the stick, making tight formation flight easier. Guy Correct. Loading the stick to be a bit nose-heavy means you're always flying with a bit of back pressure rather than a neutral stick. It eliminates the "slush" or neutral area in making pitch corrections. Modern flight control systems and stab-aug have reduced this practice considerably. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org www.thundertales.blogspot.com |
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Similar to trimming a tiny bit of rudder left and right wing down for cross
controlling to ease maintaining attitude and heading on those long boring "enroute" flights. How is this beneficial during straight and level flight? Is it a technique primarily used in tactical aircraft such as the F-4 or F-18? Or is it something used by pilots of patrol or transport aircraft like the P-3 or C-2? |
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