The B-36 was flying all over my area of Texas; nothing sounds like 6 turning and 4 burning.
Then the B-47 was made by Boeing and I remember thinking what a weird but beautiful airplane. Next came the BUFF or the B-52.
I went to flight engineer school with the son of a Boeing test pilot who rolled the 707 during a super bowl game.. The pilot nearly lost his job because the engineers were afraid in a roll you could sling an engine off the wing of the 707...That is what the son told me... I found that hard to believe and have never been able to confirm the story. I knew Tex the Chief pilot for Boeing had rolled the aircraft over a speed boat race which helped sell the 707.
Given the right altitude and deck angle I always figured I could roll any aircraft as a bird does not care if it is right side up or dirty side up as long as there is a positive amount of "G" loading on the wing. . I did airshows at some of our local fly-ins with a Super Swift and never crashed , "Ta Da" however the first time I tried to do a low level roll in the Boeing 727 with no flaps I nearly crashed; without major rudder input I would have hit the simulated dirt.. Roll rate clean ( no flaps) was terrible at 250 knots in clean configuration.. The roll was attempted in one of our full motion simulators at the airline. I continued to mess around with doing what I considered fun weird stuff with the 727 but that bitch did not like it; otherwise the 727 (Iron maiden) would save your butt if you knew what to do in a given situation. 280 knots with 25 degrees nose up was the best speed to roll the 727 clean unless you were using some flaps which would enabled the actual ailerons on the wings to become operative. Flaps 2 you get the leading edge devices 2,3, 6 and 7 slats plus partial ailerons but you are speed restricted.
A lot of stuff happens when the flaps are extended but you never get full Aileron control until flaps 5 and beyond. It is designed that way to prevent wing bending/twisting at high speed aileron use. Lessons learned from the B-47 and B-52.
OK a brief history on how we got jets and how a company bet the farm on an Idea.
Then the B-47 was made by Boeing and I remember thinking what a weird but beautiful airplane. Next came the BUFF or the B-52.
I went to flight engineer school with the son of a Boeing test pilot who rolled the 707 during a super bowl game.. The pilot nearly lost his job because the engineers were afraid in a roll you could sling an engine off the wing of the 707...That is what the son told me... I found that hard to believe and have never been able to confirm the story. I knew Tex the Chief pilot for Boeing had rolled the aircraft over a speed boat race which helped sell the 707.
Given the right altitude and deck angle I always figured I could roll any aircraft as a bird does not care if it is right side up or dirty side up as long as there is a positive amount of "G" loading on the wing. . I did airshows at some of our local fly-ins with a Super Swift and never crashed , "Ta Da" however the first time I tried to do a low level roll in the Boeing 727 with no flaps I nearly crashed; without major rudder input I would have hit the simulated dirt.. Roll rate clean ( no flaps) was terrible at 250 knots in clean configuration.. The roll was attempted in one of our full motion simulators at the airline. I continued to mess around with doing what I considered fun weird stuff with the 727 but that bitch did not like it; otherwise the 727 (Iron maiden) would save your butt if you knew what to do in a given situation. 280 knots with 25 degrees nose up was the best speed to roll the 727 clean unless you were using some flaps which would enabled the actual ailerons on the wings to become operative. Flaps 2 you get the leading edge devices 2,3, 6 and 7 slats plus partial ailerons but you are speed restricted.
A lot of stuff happens when the flaps are extended but you never get full Aileron control until flaps 5 and beyond. It is designed that way to prevent wing bending/twisting at high speed aileron use. Lessons learned from the B-47 and B-52.
OK a brief history on how we got jets and how a company bet the farm on an Idea.
Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
Silence those who disagree and you will never realize you are wrong.
No one rules if no one obeys
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire
Silence those who disagree and you will never realize you are wrong.
No one rules if no one obeys
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire