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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Vulcan on May 15, 2001, 02:33:00 PM
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heh I dunno how many times I've done this in AH, interesting to see it was a problem in R/L too (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
"The cause turned out to be a manefestation... [of]...compressibility. Aircraft react to its effect in various ways, according to the shape of their wings. On the Typhoon, the effect was to force its nose down beyond the vertical. This a pilot could not rectify until he had reduced speed. The conclusion was that the pilots had simultaneously throttled right back and brought the nose up by using the trimming gear; thus, when speed dropped enough for the controls to act normally, the nose, under full trim, rose so violently that it imposed a breaking strain on the tail unit. It was also found that at high speeds elevator flutter often made the tail section break at the rear fuselage transport joint."
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Where'd you get that vulcan? Interesting stuff.
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I posted that quote in that locked thread - it's from 'Hawker Typhoon - The Combat History'. A great book if you can get your hands on it - goes into detail about the Typhoon development.
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That's why most pilot notes say not to use elevator trim to aid the pull out of a high speed dive. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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FYI, it is also in the Pilot's Handbook for the Typhoon!
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thanx dowding...