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A 1940s era night and foul-weather fighter, rapidly overtaken by better designs. These Javs were still being used as instructional airframes when I was in trade training, 1976.
Were it not for the 1957 Defence White Paper which cut most manned aircraft development in the UK we would probably have had the thin wing Javelin which would have hopefully improved its high speed performance. A few Javelin instructors were my father's dental patients in the late 1950s near RAF Leeming. They had mixed feelings about the aircrafts capabilities.
The prototype Javelin "lost both its tailfins" What? It has one fin. (Tailfin is a tautology.) Do you mean it lost the horizontal stabilizer? No, that is wrong too. It lost both elevators, but the rest of the stab stayed intact and the pilot used stab trim to control the plane.
Notorious for suffering a double flame out when you lit the afterburner at altitude because the intakes were too small to provide sufficient air flow. Also had a reputation for rubbish brakes.
Wow this video didn’t hold up lol. In only 5 mos. There are more people flying GA than ever and it’s growing at almost an unsustainable pace. Seemingly, these are people going onto careers. But as the price of airplanes continues to stay grossly elevated, the demand for GA has never been higher. Makes it tough for us to do it as a hobby. But as soon as the hiring shortage turns into layoffs, which we are already seeing some of that, the interest will wane.
You missed that it was with the arrival of the Lightning it was moved to low level interception role where its high transonic drag which limited its performance so much at altitude was less of an issue, although the Royal Navy took great pride in humiliating them in this role with the Buccaneer S1 as unlike the Sea Vixen it lacked the speed at any altitude to get near the Buccaneer. This however led to an issue with significantly increased compressor blade fatigue in the Sapphire engine and Armstrong Siddley were working on this and had developed new blades. However fatigue issues were found in the tail and so with the heavy defence cuts of the mid 60s the decision was made to accelerate the retirement of Javelin.
For several years it was the fastest all weather interceptor in the world..until the US completely redesigned the F-102 with the help of German engineers.
Its obviously a great trainer but is it the best 2-seater? I am a large guy (6' 6", 300 lbs)--am I allowed to fly? So I got a Aeronca Champ because I can get in and out okay, and the performance is about like many other small planes. I wish I were a smaller man but I am happy to get airborne under any circumstance
There needs to be most cost-effective planes. 30-50k is what people who make a mid level wage can afford. Majority cannot afford a 100k or 200k plus the fuel, maintenance, and hanger costs.
Why is it that British aircraft always look so strange? They look like they were shaped with an ugly stick. There are a few planes that looked good. The Dpitfire and seafire from WWIi are the best example of this. Most of them look like someone started out with a limp of clay, and with all the bumps and protrusions must give them more aerodynamic drag. Meanwhile, US and zfrench planes looked like they were fast sitting still.
When you get to 12:05 into the video and see the spread of photos, you'll notice the Gannet on the top left has the letter 'V' on the tail (HMS Victorious) and the number 3 on the forward fuselage. I have a photo of that same aircraft taxiing after landing at RAF Luqa in Malta in 1966. I got into a lot of trouble because I was sixteen years old and had gone to work with my father, who was on duty in the control tower. He had allowed me to accompany the fellow driving the 'Follow Me' Land Rover but hadn't counted on me jumping out in the middle of the airfield taking photos. The Gannet pilot saw me and did a 'folding wings' demonstration for me as he taxied past. Met him later in the control tower. I remember him being soaked in sweat. Must be hot in those things.
@@Dwaynesaviation You're showing your age! From somewhere between the last ice age and the invention of the internet, there were people who needed plumbers or mechanics or even a restaurant. The Yellow Pages had all of that and was distributed free to telephone users.
Someone below says it well. As a teenager I was interested in flying for the airlines, but the thought of working for 1500 hours doing flight instruction was completely discouraging. I did learn to fly, I even owned airplanes including one homebuilt, but for those wanting to fly for a living, the path to airline flying in the US is discouraging.
The 'tabs' on the wing are known as Vortex Generators. The idea is to improve laminar airflow of the wing making stalls less likely. The downside is when it does then stall its usually far more viscious Amazed Gloster stuck 'em on a transonic 'plane though Oh, and that High Speed Stall with the wing banking out the T Tail tail fin ... Caused at least on Buccaneer a lot of grief too
When I started watching this presentation I wondered why the designers did not contact the Northrup corporation and design a tailless flying wing on the delta wing platform. The sheer size of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers demonstrate their ineffectiveness as well as adding hundreds of pounds of structure to an already overweight airframe. The Brits should be glad these planes never encountered any of the Russian MIG designs. Those planes gave America's fighters a run for the money over Hanoi
Amusingly the migs gave the American fighters a run for their money because American fighters couldn`t turn for shit..the US obsession with speed resulted in overweight designs that couldn`t win a turning fight at around 400 knots..amusingly enough the Javelin was exceptional at turning with a superior power to weight ratio and lower wing loading than the Mig-17 or Mig 21. One day i`ll talk with an educated American..today is not that day it seems.
I grew in Melbourne/Palm Bay Florida from 1972 to 1978. At Patrick AFB in Satellite Beach Florida. They had a wing that included USAF OV10 and O2 aircraft. Those birds flew around the local area, until the early 80's. So the USAF didnt mothball/retire right away after Vietnam.
I've actually always loved how these looked, and I'm not even British. There's just something unique and purely function-over-form about then that makes them look good to me.
To pay this much money only to be told you have to be recorded the whole time and have to throw the plane away after 30 years. Absolutely NO thanks. It's unfortunate, the plane has so much potential. The company's administration handles customers like Ferrari does. You never really own what you purchased. Sick way to be as a company.
