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[F-14] Speed and Angels documentary


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NASA flight testing asymmetric flight, one wing locked at 20 degree sweep and the other was able to be moved with the manual control during flight.

 

they tested landing with it up to 50 degree sweep, even to carrier landing, but recconed there was not enough residual control authority at 68 sweep coupled with too high a landing speed to be carrier landed

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Clan Cameron

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The book says that they had to stop the test pilot, Sewell, from attempting it as he reckoned he could do it :pilotfly: :joystick:

Landing speed at 68 degree sweep was 195knots, it was outside the limits as to what the carrier could handle, at up to 50 degree sweep then the landing speed was greatly reduced as they could still use slats and flaps, still the landing speed was high at just over 150knots.

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I think that 150 knots was about as much the cables could take, but maybe the barrier would help? Although it would still total the plane :(

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