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A6 Intruder----Question?
Hi,
- I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the material is, and how is it produced? A stamping process is a guess. Material---titanium? - Thanks. - Kurt {:{ |
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I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder.
It must have been WAY back- no A-6E Intruders are flying anymore since VA-196 sent the last to the desert in the mid 90's. What you saw was likely an EA-6B Prowler, easily recognizable by the two canopy (four seat) configuration. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, The exhaust ducts hang suspended away from the heat shield in the rear of the engine cavity to facilitate movement of cooling air around the engine. These "turkey feathers" (the official nickname by the way) you saw, make up the rear barrier of this ventilated area. They are some high-temp alloy, but I'm not sure if it titanium or not. When I worked QA in the Prowler community, a detailed inspection of this area was required during every engine change or drop. The "turkey feathers" also help keep the tailpipe centered, which is essential for safe flight. Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) Disabled Combat Veteran USN Retired 20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror and getting further away every day ;-) "Kurt {:{" wrote in message ... Hi, - I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the material is, and how is it produced? A stamping process is a guess. Material---titanium? - Thanks. - Kurt {:{ |
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Larry wrote:
I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. It must have been WAY back- no A-6E Intruders are flying anymore since VA-196 sent the last to the desert in the mid 90's. What you saw was likely an EA-6B Prowler, easily recognizable by the two canopy (four seat) configuration. Unless he went to the airshow they had in Eugene, OR a few months back. The Oregon Air and Space Museum towed their A-6 out of the hanger and had it on display for the weekend. ALV |
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Unless he went to the airshow they had in Eugene, OR a few months back.
The Oregon Air and Space Museum towed their A-6 out of the hanger and had it on display for the weekend. Cool. I didn't know they had one down there. The motors are basically the same configuration as the Prowler (just a little less thrust). Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) Disabled Combat Veteran USN Retired 20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror and getting further away every day ;-) "Andrew Venor" wrote in message ink.net... Larry wrote: I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. It must have been WAY back- no A-6E Intruders are flying anymore since VA-196 sent the last to the desert in the mid 90's. What you saw was likely an EA-6B Prowler, easily recognizable by the two canopy (four seat) configuration. Unless he went to the airshow they had in Eugene, OR a few months back. The Oregon Air and Space Museum towed their A-6 out of the hanger and had it on display for the weekend. ALV |
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Hi guys,
- Thanks for the response. - Yeah, I'm former Navy myself---SEABEES, Builder Rate. - "Awhile back" for me was about 1991 to a commercial airport, just south of Scranton, PA , them doing a military air show, also with the Blue Angels F-18's. I think the facility was called Aviation Park, just off Rt.81. - It was a two seater A6 Intruder with a refuelling arm out the front of it and one Navy pilot in a flight suit was tending to it, he looked kinda' bored. I should have asked him my question then, but I didn't. I was looking in the tail end of the engine. These "turkey feathers" were right there at the rear end of the exhaust, a circular ID laying and overlapping and interconnecting other "turkey feathers," they were laying on top of the ID of the external metal of the outer combustion chamber. Sorry about the lousy description, I'm not familiar with the jargon of such stuff. - I frequent rec.crafts.metalworking and I 1st posted these questions there. One guy wrote me privately to try your site here as to a more detailed explanation. And the best explanation so far, if indeed it is true, from a Brit off the metalworking site. I thought former Navy aviators would have given a more detailed, aerodynamic engineering explanation. - But thanks anyway, - Kurt {:{ +++++++++ ======== His reply: ======== A6 Intruder----Question? ~~~~~~~ Group: rec.crafts.metalworking Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2003, 10:14pm (EST+5) ~~~~~~~ "Don't know how they're made but the tail feathers are used to form the variable geometry exhaust nozzle. They close down or open up to control the jet exhaust and hence thrust. I suspect that they are titanium." -+- ============== My original query: ============== - - A6 Intruder----Question? - On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:50:31 -0500 (EST), (Kurt {:{) wrote: - Hi, - I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the material is, and how is it produced? A stamping process is a guess. Material---titanium? - No, I'm not into the inner workings of such. - Thanks. - Kurt {:{ |
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Larry wrote:
Unless he went to the airshow they had in Eugene, OR a few months back. The Oregon Air and Space Museum towed their A-6 out of the hanger and had it on display for the weekend. Cool. I didn't know they had one down there. The motors are basically the same configuration as the Prowler (just a little less thrust). Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) Disabled Combat Veteran USN Retired 20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror and getting further away every day ;-) It's a small museum on the back side of the airport, but it has a couple of nice aircraft in the collection. http://www.oasm.org/ ALV "Andrew Venor" wrote in message ink.net... Larry wrote: I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. It must have been WAY back- no A-6E Intruders are flying anymore since VA-196 sent the last to the desert in the mid 90's. What you saw was likely an EA-6B Prowler, easily recognizable by the two canopy (four seat) configuration. Unless he went to the airshow they had in Eugene, OR a few months back. The Oregon Air and Space Museum towed their A-6 out of the hanger and had it on display for the weekend. ALV |
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Some guy thought he knew what he was talking about when he spouted:
"Don't know how they're made but the tail feathers are used to form the variable geometry exhaust nozzle. They close down or open up to control the jet exhaust and hence thrust. LMAO! Nope- not even close. Prowlers and Intruders (all flavors of the A-6 family) just got a little bend in the exhaust- nothing more. Thanks for the chuckle! :-) -- Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) Disabled Combat Veteran USN Retired 20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror (way too much time spent on broken Intruders) "Kurt {:{" wrote in message ... Hi guys, - Thanks for the response. - Yeah, I'm former Navy myself---SEABEES, Builder Rate. - "Awhile back" for me was about 1991 to a commercial airport, just south of Scranton, PA , them doing a military air show, also with the Blue Angels F-18's. I think the facility was called Aviation Park, just off Rt.81. - It was a two seater A6 Intruder with a refuelling arm out the front of it and one Navy pilot in a flight suit was tending to it, he looked kinda' bored. I should have asked him my question then, but I didn't. I was looking in the tail end of the engine. These "turkey feathers" were right there at the rear end of the exhaust, a circular ID laying and overlapping and interconnecting other "turkey feathers," they were laying on top of the ID of the external metal of the outer combustion chamber. Sorry about the lousy description, I'm not familiar with the jargon of such stuff. - I frequent rec.crafts.metalworking and I 1st posted these questions there. One guy wrote me privately to try your site here as to a more detailed explanation. And the best explanation so far, if indeed it is true, from a Brit off the metalworking site. I thought former Navy aviators would have given a more detailed, aerodynamic engineering explanation. - But thanks anyway, - Kurt {:{ +++++++++ ======== His reply: ======== A6 Intruder----Question? ~~~~~~~ Group: rec.crafts.metalworking Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2003, 10:14pm (EST+5) ~~~~~~~ "Don't know how they're made but the tail feathers are used to form the variable geometry exhaust nozzle. They close down or open up to control the jet exhaust and hence thrust. I suspect that they are titanium." -+- ============== My original query: ============== - - A6 Intruder----Question? - On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:50:31 -0500 (EST), (Kurt {:{) wrote: - Hi, - I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the material is, and how is it produced? A stamping process is a guess. Material---titanium? - No, I'm not into the inner workings of such. - Thanks. - Kurt {:{ |
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Prowler Motors are mostly J52-408Bravo's now. Same thrust as the
408A's (10,400 - 11,200 lbs per motor) but modified to try and eliminate the "chugs", (didn't work, the compressor still stalls under the right conditions), also have new 3 1/2 bearings and a reinforced or beefed up compressor casing. On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 07:27:07 -0500 (EST), (Kurt {:{) wrote: Hi, - I was to an air show awhile back. I was inspecting a Navy A6 Intruder. I caught the exhaust end of the tail pipe and noticed a circumference of mesh "feathers" on the inner ID, that honestly looked like dragonfly wings, gossamer in texture. I wonder what the function of this is, what the material is, and how is it produced? A stamping process is a guess. Material---titanium? - Thanks. - Kurt {:{ |
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Maybe he is talking about the "turkey feathers" on a F110-GE-400 or
the TF-30's on the Tomcat? Either way his message don't make sense! On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:00:31 -0800, "Larry" wrote: Some guy thought he knew what he was talking about when he spouted: "Don't know how they're made but the tail feathers are used to form the variable geometry exhaust nozzle. They close down or open up to control the jet exhaust and hence thrust. LMAO! Nope- not even close. Prowlers and Intruders (all flavors of the A-6 family) just got a little bend in the exhaust- nothing more. Thanks for the chuckle! :-) |
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