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[Abacist]

Puddled along at 30k ft at circa 350 kts but when near the bottom of the loop for the 2nd time increased speed to over 500 kts and height went up to just over 40k ft then turned sharp right, slowed back down and dropped to 27k ft and turned back to Newquay. I reckon it was a release!

 

[BobJayne]

Malfunction apparently.
Failed the second burn.
Presumably ditched...

Summary​

1. The first UK rocket taking satellites into space has suffered an anomaly - Virgin Orbit says it is evaluating the information
2. The mission saw a repurposed 747 jumbo jet release the LauncherOne rocket over the Atlantic to take nine satellites high above the Earth

 

[Lisa]

Such a shame

 

[TDub49]

"Suffered an anomaly" - a case of not burning and crashing . . . .

 

[seasideBill]

Such a shame

Yes, a great shame and it really caught the imagination of many, particularly the good folks of Cornwall who don’t normally get that much excitement. I was heartened to see how a modern imagine of engineering was promoted by the project, particularly the role of so many young female engineers. I hope local school kids are inspired and tempted away from theatre & media studies!

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[Kingalbi]

Should have put cream on first the proper Devon way

 

[Ejaydee]

Should have put cream on first the proper Devon way

Some people just do not learn..........Jam first!!

 

[Kingalbi]

Hahaha you must be a blow in

 

[Janine]

An emergency or someone having a larf?

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Just came across this wonderful video. Some very unique aircraft on show

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[Larrynwin]

Just came across this wonderful video. Some very unique aircraft on show

Brilliant

 

[Larrynwin]

Where’s he headed ?

 

[Larrynwin]

Another wobbly , phew

 

[Raul]

Where’s he headed ?

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Snake Island and back, it will keep the Russians wondering

 

[Oldrat]

Boeing Poseidon, anti sub and naval reconnaissance.

(Ain’t Google great!)

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[Larrynwin]

Makes me wonder how far over the Black Sea is safe

 

[Raul]

Makes me wonder how far over the Black Sea is safe

Up to Snake Island as I said, that’s the end of maritime border Ro-UA. Up to there is nato space. In post 1512 is a glitch, it’s way over that maritime limit.

 

[monzer]

Not a fan of Vlad....

 

[monzer]

They're still at it... I wonder what it is. Calibrated altitude has always shown 0 ft but it doesn't seem to be following any roads on the ground.

 

[monzer]

I saw somebody mention that an ID it was originally transmitting suggested it's a Baraktar Drone. This does tie in with the 75 kts ground speed so could be a bit of truth to it.

Pretty funny what ever it is.

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[Diabalo]

Euro fighter over Black sea with Rivet joint at the mo

 

[rod_vw]

Euro fighter over Black sea with Rivet joint at the mo

There one minute gone the next!

 

[Spriddler]

As there seem to be aviation enthusiasts on this thread..........

Whilst watching the prog of life aboard the QE2 I wondered why..........

do the F35's take off along the deck runway with a skylight type hatch open as that must add unwanted drag.

and

Since they land by stopping before descending onto the deck why don't they take off in the same way, thus not needing the long flight deck (and the hazard) to get up to take-off speed?

I thank you.

 

[MichaelT]

As there seem to be aviation enthusiasts on this thread..........

Whilst watching the prog of life aboard the QE2 I wondered why..........

do the F35's take off along the deck runway with a skylight type hatch open as that must add unwanted drag.

and

Since they land by stopping before descending onto the deck why don't they take off in the same way, thus not needing the long run (and hazard) to get up to take-off speed?

I thank you.

I think its to let the air in/out for the hover and when taking off it gives extra lift until it gets up to speed. Note* I am not an expert

 

[jockaneezer]

Yup, it's the air intake to provide extra volume of air to a huge fan for the vtol phase. The Harrier had auxiliary air inlets around the engine nacelle to draw in extra air for hovering and also carried 500 litres of water to help cool the engine and provide more power during the hover.

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[AndyPK]

I always thought the Harrier was ahead of its time….much the same as Concorde was…….

 

[Spriddler]

Yup, it's the air intake to provide extra volume of air to a huge fan for the vtol phase.

Yebbut, the hatch is open on take-off so does that mean the VTOL function is employed when accelerating along the flight deck runway?
And why doesn't it take off in VTOL mode instead of accelerating along the runway?

 

[jockaneezer]

Spriddler , yup, the hatch allows extra throughput of air and that shortens the take off.
But as you say, angling the flap like that is counter intuitive to aerodynamics and makes you wonder why they didn't do a longitudinal split clam shell type arrangement, like traditional bomb bay doors, but on the roof ?

 

[monzer]

Regarding the short take off but vertical landing, this is because taking off from a ship is relatively easy. Especially considering they're more likely to be at their heaviest with full fuel and ammunition when taking off. Maybe take too much energy to always take off vertically?

Landing on a ship is considered more tricky and definitely more dangerous so they use the vertical landing method.

 

[monzer]

It's a good series right enough. I was surprised just how many assets the Chinese dispatched to keep an eye on the carrier.

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