For this exercise, let's consider oversweep folding.
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Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)
- Thread starter Top_Gun_1_0_1
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For this exercise, let's consider oversweep folding.
Discounting the C-130 and P-2V I assume?
You could fold the A-4 wing....inadvertantly.....with great force......once...... :icon_smil
I know a C-130 trapped once but I didn't know that Neptunes deployed with CV airwings.
MasterBates
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T-45s don't fold, and I don't think T-2s did either.
That being said, they are/were trainers.
That being said, they are/were trainers.
Did the Vigi have folding wings?
Yes, and a vert stab.
Top_Gun_1_0_1
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just curious about "Take off trim"; as soon as the hornet gets airborne, do pilots reset the takeoff trim switch? or the Rudder, flaps, & aileron automatically snaps back to neutral?
As soon as you bring the flaps up to auto, the FCS takes over with pitch trim. Aileron/rudder trim can still be required. If one wants to zero out trim in flight, you just press the t/o trim button. All T/O trim does is set the stabs at 12 deg nose up (for field t/o, different setting with the L-bar down on the boat) and toes in the rudders for takeoff. The rest of the surfaces are controlled by setting the flaps, ie zero bias on ailerons. There are no trim tabs, so you get trim by resetting the neutral point of the various control surfaces.
The CV based P-2 was the first attempt to get the Navy into the portable sun delivery business. They would embark with the plan to launch using JATO and drop and divert to a shore base so my reply was a bit tongue in cheek. The only one I can think of without an (intentionally) folding wing is the aforementioned A-4
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
Not a "Navy aircraft" per se, but the Harrier's wings don't fold.
I know, I'm being picky, but the C-130 didn't actually TRAP. IIRC, it was equipped with a new anti-skid braking system and did not employ a tailhook.
I know, I'm being picky, but the C-130 didn't actually TRAP. IIRC, it was equipped with a new anti-skid braking system and did not employ a tailhook.
IIRC, they landed with engines already in full reverse before the wheels hit the deck.