yellow sr-71
10-08-2007, 07:34 AM
#3
RE: yellow sr-71
It's 4.5 inches aft of the intakes. You've only got half an inch on either side of that mark to keep it in a flyable range, so be sure to check it during various configurations.... gear up and down, full / empty of fuel, etc.
Lance
Lance
10-09-2007, 08:30 AM
#7
RE: yellow sr-71
Dave,
Sure, if you want, pass them along, as you can never have too many pictures to pick from. Thanks
pbusa1400
Glad to help. The biggest thing is, turbine or ducted fan, the engines have got to be 100% perfect. If this is ducted fan, I mean using new plugs every flight, and holding the plane on knife edge on the ground to ensure you have solid engines. If you do have an engine failure, you've got about 3-5 seconds to get the other engine throttled back to idle before you'll find yourself peeling over into a spin.
Secondly, don't try to flair it on landing much at all... just fly it down to the deck. When it stalls, it will pitch straight up... I mean pure vertical. You could imagine how this works into a landing routine
Good luck on it. It's a fun bird when it's up on step.
Lance
Sure, if you want, pass them along, as you can never have too many pictures to pick from. Thanks
pbusa1400
Glad to help. The biggest thing is, turbine or ducted fan, the engines have got to be 100% perfect. If this is ducted fan, I mean using new plugs every flight, and holding the plane on knife edge on the ground to ensure you have solid engines. If you do have an engine failure, you've got about 3-5 seconds to get the other engine throttled back to idle before you'll find yourself peeling over into a spin.
Secondly, don't try to flair it on landing much at all... just fly it down to the deck. When it stalls, it will pitch straight up... I mean pure vertical. You could imagine how this works into a landing routine
Good luck on it. It's a fun bird when it's up on step.
Lance
