A SEPECAT Jaguar fast jet crew take on the challenge of putting the HUD to the test through a series of low level way point passes with a speed of 400kts at 250ft.
Funnily enough last night I watched an aircrew interview video with John Grogan who flew Jaguars along with other RAF jets of the time well worth a watch 👍
Reaching down for the INS at low level “not desirable” 😂 understatement of the century as that’s what put a number of Jag pilots in the ground when they inadvertently pushed the stick forward!
Pilot :"And looking down there is Not very good news . . . . ." Instructor: "So are you happy to go solo with that?" Pilot: "Shit yeah !" . . . .shrugging shoulders. Urban dictionary: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shit%20Yeah
Keep the chaps exactly as are, change uniforms and planes, and add the following : - How many hours on the Spitfire Simon? -4 and a half Sir. -Lets make them 5 before Gerry eats you for breakfast.
He's got the Mustache! Let's see if he's got the balls! 😊 R.A.F. pilots regularly fly at under 100 feet around Wales. You could hit some of them if you threw a rock in the air! Seriously those crazy Fukkas are at about 60-70 feet up! You gotta be there to believe it! 😊 Kudos!
So this is a jaguar.... So the guy has never flown one and is expected to fly it at 250 ft on first flight 😳maybe the plane won't fly above 250 ft because of the weight of the pilot's balls 😂
I believe the original HUD was a single combiner glass that was motorised to allow greater vertical movement in VV mode. The one show here has a fixed dual combiner which increases the vertical FOV.
Noticed also the 16mm camera that shoots film looking through the HUD for Nav and weapon aiming record-keeping. No Jaguar that is preserved in any museum or collection seems to have retained that item, I reckon all have received far too many updates for that!
Everyone in New Zealand knows the Australians can't fly low & fast: every time they would visit in the F111's they would park one into a hill while trying to follow the RNZAF Skyhawks.
When taxiing it gets hot. You are in a glasshouse with a bunch of electrical and electronic systems, and you are wearing a fireproof nomex coverall with life preserver and G-suit. So you want to stay cool. Of course they close the canopy after taxi before takeoff
