*MUST SEE* Ultralight landing in the bad turbulence 

Thanks a lot !!

Nailed it.!! But expected you to just watching the way you fly.. without fighting her but still always flying her. Good stuff. !!

Is it not a terrfying feeling? How safe are these trikes?

good move....an airsick wife would be no fun. What are the take off, stall, cruising and landing speeds of the big bird?

Generally we took off at max gross weight of 488,000 lbs. At that weight we rotated at 160KIAS. Landings were always done at about 25,000lbs fuel and no weapons, so roughly 205,000 lbs, with target touchdown speeds of 120KIAS . Full stalls were not allowed as they will cause minor airframe damage (not sure what would have been damaged) but the approach to stall (buffet) with flaps up at close to gross weight was over 200KIAS. Cruising was always done at 0.77Mach. On an actual mission (thank god we never flew an actual mission) altitude would we slowly increased (up to roughly 55,000 feet) to stay at best range airspeed Low level (no longer done) was done at 280KIAS average. Vne (maximum allowed airspeed) was 390KIAS or .88mach (depending on which you reached first). Generally we had enough power to exceed Vne or Vmo (limiting airspeed or mach number) in level flight.

thank you for the interesting info and for your service...I was one of those kept safe during the cold war. I seem to recall a lot of dark smoke during takeoff....was that just the nature of those engines or maybe just a bad memory?

lw216316 The J57 used on all but the last version of the B-52 (the H model used the TF-33, a turbofan update of the J-57 turbojet) had the capability to use water injection on takeoff for extra thrust. Water injection was not always used for takeoff (it depended on takeoff weight, temperature and runway length) but when water injection was used the engines made a bunch of black smoke. The engines were fairly low smoke under most other conditions, though not as low smoke as a modern turbine engine. As a side note. There was a horrible B-52 crash at Mather AFB in the early 80s where a pair of B-52s were doing a MITO (minimum interval take off). The first aircraft was not using water injection (might have been an H model) and the second aircraft was using water injection. Because of the extra thrust the number two aircraft began to overtake number one. Instead of turning to stop the overtake the number two aircraft pulled power to slow down. The water injection was supposed to shut off when power was pulled but the system did not work properly and all eight engines flooded out (too much water, not enough fuel). The pilots tried to restart the engines but they were too close to the ground and ended up crashing just past the runway. The really sad thing was that 6 of the 9 people in that plane that day were within ejection parameters and likely would have survived if they had ejected. Besides the pilots being overloaded at the time, they were likely concerned that ordering the crew to eject would have meant certain death for the 3 extra crew members who were not in ejection seats that day (only the primary crew members have ejection seats, the instructors, instructor pilot, instructor navigator, and defence instructor positions are not on an ejection seat since they are not normally on board during combat). The MITO rules were changed after that to require all aircraft in the takeoff string to be using water injection, or all to not be using water injection (though it is possible to do a mixed water no water takeoff safely). Today there are only H models flying so this is a non-issue (no water injection).

I remember seeing a RU-vid video a couple of years ago of a B52 - I think it was an airshow, he did a really tight low altitude turn and stalled.

You are absolutely right !!!

***** Do you have a BRS on your trike?

gliders have no option when you run out of air.With a motor you can come around again.

Trikes are fun to fly in early in the morning or late evening, when winds are calm. I flew more than 1,300 hours in 4 trikes, but I never got used to bumps. Now I sold all trikes and got a gyro. So much more fun and I can fly whole day without feeling bumps.

Seriously huh?

Thanks, Dan !

Henry TrikeLife

Yes, I forgot to mention the fine editing.

There is one thing and one thing only that you can always rely on. You're ALWAYS going to get down. The only variable is...in how many pieces?

@@tampazeke4587 If the forecast is for gusts in excess of 30 knots STAY GROUND BOUND AND LIVE!

Wow, that is quite a experience. My trike approach speed is about 55 to 60 mph and stalls 40mph. So very strong winds needed to fly it backward 😂

Hang Gliding Hawaii well, It is still better than Hawaii.

Thanks 🙏

I can't blame you, lol

I gave up flying trike about 2 years ago. I fly a gyroplane now. Much easier to fly in turbulence. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WUfXW89UIB8.html

@@HenryGyroLife What a coincidence... just got back a few days ago from a gyro fly-in to a private farm strip in Oz. yes, they can really throw those machines around compared to fixed wing. For "seat of the pants" flying they would be great.

Craig Pennington I don’t take off if crosswind component is higher than 10mph. This video was taken at the destination airport of the cross country flight.

Very understandable.

Guillermo Garraton I never heard of it.

My hang bolt is 1/2", a little better than yours.

***** Now that's more like it.

how many hang bolts have ever failed (in the world) ?

@Vladimir Putin Yeah, that's pretty much always the case with ultralights and microlights of all types, they have a disproportionate number of accidents, but it's seldom due to actual mechanical failure. The type of people who get into this sport typically have a higher than normal appetite for risk, coupled with the very low training requirements and restrictions in most countries and, well, there ya go!

Thanks Liam

Bass Player Thanks, Bass. You are one of few people understands how serious the situation was.

***** From 1:25 forward was particularly worrisome because it's right around that point if something went terribly wrong, I don't think the ballistic parachute could've saved you.

+Henry TrikeLife good think to know the maximum G you can take in trike in air is +-2G and it can be demonstrated your trike take +6-4G so as long has you have air below have fun! I have been taken in a rotor in north of Roses Spain heading to Capcalera de l'Orlina, my trike was home made 21.5 square meter; single sided with 2l VW motor . max speed 60kmh min 37kmh I started with the wind in my back and climb this trike was climbing very fast: suddenly I start to see my left wing hardly push up, it was just the beginning! I was a strong guy 1.85 98kg but taking the bar full on the left I could not put my plane flat I have register positions at 90 degrees !!! Of course the attitude of the plane was totally hieratic it last for 10 minutes I was exhausted and finally the calm I was at 2500 meters and only then I start to feel the cold. No GPS at that time by looking closely down I start to understand that I was heading to NNW and moving SE !!! LOLOLOL this situation was very uncomfortable since I was already on top of the sea . I had to go down immediately I decide to down the throttle and to sleep on the side to go down fast, again the feeling to be a ball in rugby match I could see my big wings taking strange form this time it take only 5 minutes to cross the rotor. Explanation in spain at below 700m the wind was heading south at 20kmh but on top it was the Tramontane heading NEat 80kmh and maybe more. Since I did make this plane I knew that it was strong but I can testify how strong it is, (your plane is much stronger and the wing is smaller) So unless you did not check the safety and the loop of your cable you are safe no matter what till you have air bellow. Your plane will never break!!! Your landing is the correct landing, I always use it since I have been victim of a wind burst and it was because I was high speed that i did not end on the floor It become trendy to make approach 5 degrees , this is BS we are light plane not Boeing, safe at high speed high altitude, unsafe low speed low altitude. To land obviously we must be low altitude no need to be low speed on top of it LOLOLOL

Excellent point!

You landed like a boss👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Michael Gilbert this was the distinction of the cross country flight. So, we decided to land there. Otherwise, I won’t take off from the airport on that day.

It was 25mph gusting 33

I was lucky 😅

Jerry DeSilva the last 200 feet over the ground during landings or taking off is very critical. Pilot should have 100% control and not let wing fly. Otherwise, you will crash very easy.

long time ago 😅