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20:04

Jet Noise, The Sound Of…

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2021/05/08

The noise of flying machines can be a source of joy or annoyance. Let's have a look at what makes that noise and how much progress has been made over the years! The F-84F Thunderbirds team The XF-84H 'Thunderscreech'! The Boeing Dash 80, prototype of the B707 Noise creating vortices coming from an airliner's flaps The Bypass section of a RR Trent A possible Airbus blended body design An APU exhaust The Gyrodyne Rotorcycle Images are displayed under Creative Commons

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19:45

The S to Z of Aviation

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2021/04/29

The final few letters of a look at aviation through the alphabet. A model of the original Flettner 282 Helicopter Flettner helicopters have the unfortunate potential to decapitate the unwary! A cutaway of the Spitfire with it's remarkable Rolls Royce Merlin V12 engine. The Allison V-1710 V12 engine The Daimler-Benz DB600 V12. The X Planes The Napkin ring Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Raobe001, Ball wallpaper, the National Archives UK, the

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19:59

The K to R of Aviation

Plane Tales ·

2021/04/19

After last week’s tale, here are a few more letters of the Alphabet to ponder on! The Martin Baker Mk7A seat with adjustable rocket pack! The US Army working under flares Aircraft registrations Working on the RR Merlin engine The aircraft convenience! Varig Flight 820 The Queen's Flight Rolls Royce Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Martin Baker, US Army, Richard Stone, David, Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris and the MOD.

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20:05

The A to J of Aviation

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2021/04/12

The language of aviation is treasured by those of us who use it, especially since it separates us from those poor earth bound souls who don’t spend their lives with their eyes cast skyward. In the spirit of fairness, particularly to spouses who stand impatiently, eyes rolling as we converse with our avgeek friends about how pretty that Wedgetail is, here are a few pointers to help you join in the conversation. The axes of an aircraft Flight Bag Drag! An Empennage Flaps A

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18:20

RAF Form 414, Vol 10

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2021/04/04

I apologise to you all but it’s time for my tatty old RAF log book to come out of the cupboard again. It was a sad, sad situation but for the recently promoted Flight Lieutenant Anderson, his departure from flying the Phantom on 43 Squadron was a reality that he had to face up to. Central Flying School is an august establishment that will proudly inform anyone with an interest (or not) that it is the world’s longest existing flying training school. It was to this anachronistic institution that I was

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20:36

Aprelya Odin

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2021/04/01

The subject of UFOs became a very popular theme in the press, on the television and in film, something that Intelligence services quietly encouraged. There were many, very secret projects that the US Government was investing enormous resources in, and any alternative explanation was preferable than the truth. One such project was the Silver Bug, a US Black version of the Canadian Avrocar. However, the Silver Bug's true capabilities were about to be discovered! But beware... not everything may be as

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19:29

Terminal Velocity

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2021/03/25

It takes about 12 seconds for the human body to reach terminal velocity. At that speed they will see the earth’s surface approach them at 177 feet or 54 meters every second. These are the stories of a few survivors who have fallen from an aircraft, without opening a parachute... and survived! The remarkable Juliane Koepcke Nicholas Alkemade RAF Lancasters The Ju88 nightfighter The Il-4 B17 Flying Fortress bombers on a mission over Europe The B17 ball

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18:57

The Kupang Kid

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2021/03/19

The landing gear, or undercarriage, of a big airliner is a massive and powerful system. In modern times stowaways, have frequently attempted to hide within the undercarriage wheel-wells of airliners. The chances of surviving such an ordeal are remote in the extreme as the hazards are many. If someone attempting such a dangerous journey isn’t crushed by the movement of the gear as it stows or fall to their death when the undercarriage doors open to raise or lower the gear, then the environment will

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20:01

The Hover Cushion Glide Air Vehicle Thing

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2021/03/12

The Hovercraft is something of a rare beast. This story examines the many engineers and scientists who contributed to the development of a vehicle that is lifted on a cushion of air and is capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, tarmac, sand and many other flattish surfaces. The Swedish scientist Emanuel Swedenborg is known to have sketched the first hovercraft design in 1714. Dagobert Müller von Thomamühl's Luftkissengleitboot, a surface effect boat. How a hovercraft

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19:28

The Horsehead Gang

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2021/03/04

Out of the gloom of thick cloud, through their windscreens, the pilots suddenly saw the tops of pine trees but it was too late to pull up. They ploughed through them as the branches smashed into the left wing shattering the navigation light. One of the passengers onboard was the President of the airline, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker... this is his story. An Eastern Airlines DC3 Atlanta had poor weather and it was close to midnight when the aircraft crashed Eddie Rickenbacker The findings

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20:32

Flying the Red Flag, Part III

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2021/02/20

This is the final part of the Red Flag tales which carries on directly from Part II where we heard some exploits from participants of Exercise Red Flag. If you haven't listened to the previous taleson this subject, it would be worth going back them. My thanks to Jaguar Pilot Nij, Tornado pilot Gasher, Tomcat RIO Scott and RAAF F111 Nav Abs. The E-3 Sentry AWACS. Break Right Chuck, there's one in your 6 o'clock! A Smokey SAM. Live weapons being dropped during

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19:10

Flying the Red Flag, Part II

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2021/02/13

In the first part of the Red Flag tales we talked about the reasons for the formation of the USAF Fighter Weapons School and the subsequent creation of Exercise Red Flag. Now we get a chance to hear from some of the participants. Firstly there is Nij who took time off from his Nuclear QRA duties to fly his RAF Jaguar in Flag exercises. Then we have a Tornado GR1 pilot, Gasher, who also participated on behalf of the RAF. Jack was an F15 pilot who took part as a wingman, formation leader and also

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18:30

Flying the Red Flag

Plane Tales ·

2021/02/06

The Korean War had been a successful period for the US Air Force but a decade later in the Vietnam war their success rate had gone from 10:1 down to 1:1. Something had to be be done. This is the story of the creation of the USAF Fighter Weapons School and Exercise Red Flag! The F86 in Korea The F4 Phantom II Wreckage of a B52 in Hanoi The Weapons School graduate patch and an example of dissimilar combat between an F16 and Mig21 A Soviet Surface to Air missile system A captured

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20:08

RAF Form 414, Vol. 9

Plane Tales ·

2021/01/31

It is the beginning of 1981 but for me it was the conclusion of my first front line tour of duty. When my posting came I was devastated. I had been sent to instruct at No 4 Flying Training School, RAF Valley on the island of Anglesey in North Wales. A remote corner in the middle of nowhere doing a job I didn’t want. An F4 Phantom FG1 of No43(F) Sqn. The Hawker Harrier GR1. Survival Scramble. The A10 Warthog. The BLC Malfunction emergency checklist. Greek Gunboats! My

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19:32

The Deutschendorfs

Plane Tales ·

2021/01/23

The Sound Barrier was first broken in 1947... by 1949 Convair had submitted its initial bid for the USAF's first supersonic bomber. So much had to be learned in that time… the aerodynamics of supersonic flight, the construction materials that would be required and the engines that could power it were only part of the technological challenges that would be faced. It was truly a remarkable effort. The pilots that were chosen to fly this tricky Mach 2, 70,000 ft capable aircraft that could climb at

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19:42

Whether the Weather

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2021/01/11

Whether the weather be cold, Or whether the weather be hot, We'll weather the weather, Whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not! Nowadays, however, we are blessed with more ways to get the weather than one can shake proverbial sticks at and, certainly in the world of aviation, it's all remarkably accurate even if it’s presented in a rather archaic code. Of course even that is pretty advanced when compared with the early days! Hippocrates Galileo's thermometer Early weather

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20:48

101 Seconds

Plane Tales ·

2021/01/09

The pride of the Air India fleet, their first Boeing 747 was named after the Emperor Ashoka. The first of the Maharaja-themed aircraft it epitomised luxury and was, “Your palace in the sky.” On this New Year's day, however, its flight would last only a few seconds. The Emperor Ashoka Boeing 747 The cockpit The Engineer's station. The interior of a Maharaja-themed Air India aircraft The famous Jharokha styled windows Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to Air India

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6:32

A Christmas Story

Plane Tales ·

2020/12/26

'Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... All images produced by Nick Anderson Photographic

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19:31

RAF Form 414 Volume 8

Plane Tales ·

2020/12/19

It’s starting to look its age, it’s frayed at the edges, wrinkled and has bits that might fall off. No, not me, my first venerable old Royal Air Force logbook. So before it comes apart completely, I think it might be time to punish you again with a few more stories from its pages. The Westinghouse AWG 11/12 radar. 43 Sqn F4 Phantom FG1 on QRA. Engaging a USAF EC130. Engaging a USAF EC130. My treasured Blue Peter badge. The Boy Pilot, John, Ballex and Budgie... heroes of

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22:09

Legend

Plane Tales ·

2020/12/12

Many of my aviation heroes are complicated people of nuance and contradiction but not this man. As I reflect on his life, so recently ended, I remind myself of his uncompromising, direct manner but also of his enormous courage and skill that brought Charles Edward Yeager to the world’s attention. Yeager grew up helping his father out on gas drilling rigs. Yeager joined the Air Force as a Private and became a mechanic but he soon made his way into pilot training. He was initially given a P39

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