Heads Up for XH558 Flights of the Day

[Ducati Boy]

No promises, but, whenever I can I will try and post a plan for the day. This will be last minute info. So today Sunday 28th:
Crew in: Anytime now.
Take Off: Brize 1430.
Route:Winchester, Dunsfold, Biggin(display), rtn Brize.
Enjoy

[Mayfly]

thanks Pat hope you don't get bollocked told off like I did last year

[RLN]

Thanks for the info DB.

[Ducati Boy]

thanks Pat hope you don't get bollocked told off like I did last year

Can't see whats wrong letting people know whats public knowledge? Anyway, what can scare me more than a life threatening disease?? Bring it on

Your welcome RLN.

[Wedgy]

3pm I will be in Westerham (1mile from Biggin) so will be looking to the skies

[Mayfly]

thanks Pat hope you don't get bollocked told off like I did last year

Can't see whats wrong letting people know whats public knowledge? Anyway, what can scare me more than a life threatening disease?? Bring it on

Your welcome RLN.

neither did I but but not everyone agreed

[Dan4th]

Pat:

Have you gotten to take a ride in her yet?

If not, WHY not?

Dan4th

[Saracenman]

nice move DB - and i agree, WE paid for her, so WE should know what, when, where etc!

any info on here would be MUCH appreciated mate

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[Ducati Boy]

Pat:

Have you gotten to take a ride in her yet?

If not, WHY not?

Dan4th

I am a mere oily rag in the scheme of things D4th old mate and am unlikely to get that honour.

[Mayfly]

dark, smelly, claustrophobic, & no view, whats the fuss? & you need a rubber fetish

[Dangerousdave]

dark, smelly, claustrophobic, & no view, whats the fuss? & you need a rubber fetish

And what is wrong with a rubber fetish?

[Prometheus]

I see on Twitter that she's gone tech
Hope it's nothing too serious and can be fixed soon.

[Pujgnie]

dark, smelly, claustrophobic, & no view, whats the fuss? & you need a rubber fetish

Agree there Pam.

I spent about an hour in the cockpit of XH537 a few weeks back, trying to get my head round all the knobs/switches and dials. How a full crew could operate for hours on end in that environment - is quite astonishing - given the cramped conditions they are all couped up in.

It really brought home what a feat it was to fly non-stop to the Falklands !!!

The amount of cabling - all neatly tied is mind blowing. The fuse boards alone are vast. It was definately warm in there to say the least (thats with the crew access door open) .

I have utter respect for the crews past and present for (to name a few) :

(a) Understanding all the knobs/buttons and switches in the first place.
(b) Steering the darn thing (very limited view ahead)
(c) Not being Claustraphobic
(d) Trying to plot a route foward when you are facing backwards to foward motion
(e) Probably working from an overhead light due to lack of natural light from windows
(f) Cramped conditions... It's not as if they could have a walk to stretch the legs.

[Mayfly]

dark, smelly, claustrophobic, & no view, whats the fuss? & you need a rubber fetish

And what is wrong with a rubber fetish?

perv

[Pujgnie]

I see on Twitter that she's gone tech
Hope it's nothing too serious and can be fixed soon.

Q feel system failure... whatever that is ?

[Mayfly]

I see on Twitter that she's gone tech
Hope it's nothing too serious and can be fixed soon.

latest on the fora is shes scubbed todays display

Q feel, is artificial feel

[Pujgnie]

ok.. Numpty time Q comming up......

Artificial Feel - anyone care to elaborate what that exactly means - in english (I'm guesing flying controls here)

[Wedgy]

I see on Twitter that she's gone tech
Hope it's nothing too serious and can be fixed soon.

latest on the fora is shes scubbed todays display

Q feel, is artificial feel

Iconicaircraft twitter feed is your friend

[Mayfly]

ok.. Numpty time Q comming up......

Artificial Feel - anyone care to elaborate what that exactly means - in english (I'm guesing flying controls here)

yeah its to prevent over stressing the airframe - as the name indicates it gives you a 'feel' - a resistance if you will. [thats my interpretation anyway] assuming thats what the problem is

[Pujgnie]

Thanks Pam

[Poynders]

ok.. Numpty time Q comming up......

Artificial Feel - anyone care to elaborate what that exactly means - in english (I'm guesing flying controls here)

yeah its to prevent over stressing the airframe - as the name indicates it gives you a 'feel' - a resistance if you will. [thats my interpretation anyway] assuming thats what the problem is

I didn't know you are a techie would you like the circuit diagram?

[Coastergirl]

My understanding of the AFU is that it makes the power controls like the elevators seem stiffer and more resistant to the pilot, as the aircraft's speed increases (obviously the air flow does this naturally for the the normal controls). If there is no AFU, or it is broken, then the pilot has no way of knowing how much the airframe is being stressed.

Out of interest, the bloke who designed this particular gismo is Bill Stableford, one of the designers at A V Roe, sadly he passed away earlier this year

I wonder what has broken? It might be something like a control wire which connects the AFU to the control surface, or it might be the spring device itself

Hopefully someone who is a tad more knowledgable will be along soon to let us all know!

[Vulcan Bomber]

The artificial feel system does indeed stop the airframe being over stressed, it limits the amount of movement on the control surfaces while still allowing the joystic to be moved over its full range of movement, the aircraft needs less control surface movment at higher speeds to make it pitch and roll at full control deflection at lower speeds.

Regards, David.

[Ducati Boy]

Off topic folks, maybe someone should start an engineering thread??

[Saracenman]

Confucius he say "someone could easily be Ducati Boy!"

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