tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post8305025598396031902..comments2024-03-05T09:28:47.377-06:00Comments on Tails Through Time: Credible Sport, the Super STOL HerculesJP Santiagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02743418658732808826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-18580616505488829502015-08-21T13:57:58.381-05:002015-08-21T13:57:58.381-05:00coolcoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685907526691141099.post-51632219161670912142015-01-09T17:50:28.975-06:002015-01-09T17:50:28.975-06:00The firing sequence for landing was planned to be ...The firing sequence for landing was planned to be control automatically by the on board Mission Computer. The optimum firing points (radar altitude height above ground) for both the vertical and retro rockets had to be determined through flight testing. This was accomplished and the points determined were to be seventeen (17) feet for the vertical set and five (5) for the retro set. The lag in retro rockets full thrust output would occured at touchdown. The automatic system therefore was validated and ready for use. When the demo was be performed for the asst. secretary of defense a management decision (for no good reason) was made to override the automatic system and accomplished the sequencing manually. <br /><br />It should be noted that the configured aircraft is unstable at 85 knots. Left out of this article was the detail that an electronic augmentation system was designed, installed, and tested to stabilize the aircraft at the lower speed. <br /><br />My conclusion is that the automatic system would have worked if used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com