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New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 13:25
by nigelb
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 15:37
by FlyTexas
Interesting.

Thanks for the link Nigel.
Brian
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 17:06
by basys
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 17:08
by HawkerHart
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 22:28
by GHD
Just think of a dead-stick landing

Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 22:33
by Garry Russell
"Will those on the left please blow through the drop down tube on my command"

Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 23:14
by emfrat
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 08 Oct 2010, 23:49
by jonesey2k
Presumably they would have some sort of emergency backup, that maybe even uses some sort of hypergolic fuel to power the jets until you can land/pick a spot to crash.
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 09 Oct 2010, 07:36
by Garry Russell
Maybe an APU
I dous seem risky putting all the eggs in one basket

but redundancy will be built in and it's no more risky than fly by wire which also has a potential to lose everything at once.
Seem though this would be more for unmanned craft initially.
Re: New test plane flies without control surfaces
Posted: 09 Oct 2010, 07:42
by Filonian
Garry Russell wrote:"Will those on the left please blow through the drop down tube on my command"

Ryanair? 'n how much per blow?
Graham