Here is an interesting tidbit about a 24 minute flight.
"24 September 2011 Three STOs And Three VLs On One Fuel Load
Three short takeoff/vertical landing circuits on one fuel load were accomplished for the first time. BAE test pilot Peter Wilson flew the 0.4-hour mission in BF-3 for field carrier landing practice, or FCLP, with USS Wasp (LHD-1) personnel at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, to prepare for ship suitability testing. It was Flight 141 in BF-3."
Keep in mind that the last two STOs and VLs were done on the bringback fuel from the first VL (about 5000lbs max).
I am currently uploading to Youtube the latest LM vid that accompanied their Nov 4th program update press release.
ReplyDeleteBtw, they announced in that PR that AF-01 hit Mach 1.6 on Oct 25th. :)
I will post a link when it's done.
Here is the vid on Youtube.
ReplyDeleteMelting decks...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopdD9Cu-So
Hail, hail, the myth is dead!
Which old myth? That wicked myth!
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Ferran
Here is an interesting tidbit about a 24 minute flight.
ReplyDelete"24 September 2011
Three STOs And Three VLs On One Fuel Load
Three short takeoff/vertical landing circuits on one fuel load were accomplished for the first time. BAE test pilot Peter Wilson flew the 0.4-hour mission in BF-3 for field carrier landing practice, or FCLP, with USS Wasp (LHD-1) personnel at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, to prepare for ship suitability testing. It was Flight 141 in BF-3."
Keep in mind that the last two STOs and VLs were done on the bringback fuel from the first VL (about 5000lbs max).
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