Alicatt Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 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 Sons of Dogs, Come Eat Flesh Clan Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 The NATOPS F-14D manual makes specific mention of attempting a carrier landing with an asymmetrical wing sweep condition. It says don't do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicatt Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 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. Sons of Dogs, Come Eat Flesh Clan Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_dalan Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 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 :( Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicatt Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Not only that, it was about the safety of the personnel, equipment and ship because the pilot did not have full control over his aircraft with such an asymmetric set up. Sons of Dogs, Come Eat Flesh Clan Cameron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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