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Title: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: Widewing on September 07, 2015, 11:46:08 AM
Very unusual flight view, with something to learn.

Tom Dozier video for Planes of Fame.

Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: FLS on September 07, 2015, 12:00:50 PM
Flaps to maneuver setting at 4:25. Interesting how they go in before extending further for landing. Nice vid.  :aok
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: Randy1 on September 07, 2015, 12:42:07 PM
Quote from: FLS on September 07, 2015, 12:00:50 PM
Flaps to maneuver setting at 4:25. Interesting how they go in before extending further for landing. Nice vid.  :aok

Probably missed the detent if he used the detent.  It is hard to see if the first flap setting was 8 degrees.  Could be.

Great video.
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: FLS on September 07, 2015, 12:56:28 PM
Quote from: Randy1 on September 07, 2015, 12:42:07 PM
Probably missed the detent if he used the detent.

Yes, let's help Steve Hinton with the P-38 flying.

(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9d6f/7jbiu5fa3dbr09s4g.jpg) (http://www.mediafire.com/view/7jbiu5fa3dbr09s/cat.jpg)
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: warpuppy on September 07, 2015, 03:41:21 PM
That was a cool video, thanks for posting. Seeing a P-38 fly in real life is on my bucket list.
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: FLS on September 07, 2015, 10:15:48 PM
Randy if you look at Zeno's P-38 video the landing procedure has the flaps out 50% initially before going to full flaps. I still think 50% is more than 8 degrees deflection. Somebody must know.   :D
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: Rich46yo on September 07, 2015, 11:02:27 PM
Gawd what a beautiful flying machine.
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: Hetzer7 on September 08, 2015, 12:04:56 PM
Randy1 :)
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: dirtdart on September 26, 2015, 06:43:07 AM
Steve Hinton is such a gentlemen. I went down to planes of fame and he was pulling dip sticks on that 38. Walked up talked a bit and got a nice pic. I had always wanted to meet him ever since I saw my first pictures of the RB-51.
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: fuzeman on September 26, 2015, 10:31:00 AM
Very nice video, thanks for sharing. Doing my part and passing it along.

fuzeman
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: Scca on September 28, 2015, 03:16:49 PM
Quote from: warpuppy on September 07, 2015, 03:41:21 PM
That was a cool video, thanks for posting. Seeing a P-38 fly in real life is on my bucket list.
They're quiet compared to the others I saw taking off for the arsenal of democracy fly over. 
Title: Re: P-38: Unusual view shows how quick flaps deploy
Post by: fuzeman on September 28, 2015, 04:35:00 PM
Watched it and a few others 1/2 a dozen times, all   :grin:

In this one I assume she had flown earlier as it was started up and just pulled away.
Not much action but the radiator doors were a detail too.