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I have loaded three passengers, along with myself, into the V-Tail to go to open house shooting sessions, both at Jeff Yarchin's place and a Screaming Cockatoo's. It took a careful analysis, balancing fuel, people, and "stuff." I had the heaviest guy sit in front, and we moved range bags, ammunition, etc., from the luggage compartment to the passenger area, under people's feet, with the weight as far forward as possible. I know some folks who have installed 25 pound lead weights on the keel, in the engine compartment, to get the CG further forward. I never did that, but much of my flying time in the V-Tail was solo, commuting to various work locations, so there really was no significant weight in the rear seats, and not much in the luggage area. הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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The F-106 could land themselves without a pilot, and fly again. Sometimes... "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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We had some F9Fs in our squadron that could land without a pilot.  הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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https://www.f-106deltadart.com...7cornfieldbomber.htm | |||
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I loved the 106. Got to work on them for 3 years before getting assigned to 'Nam. At Kinchloe we had one land with a pilot, takeoff without the pilot and then try to land a quarter mile past the end of the runway. It succeeded in landing but was no longer flyable. God's mercy: NOT getting what we deserve! God's grace: Getting what we DON'T deserve! "If the enemy is in range, so are you." - Infantry Journal Bob P239 40 S&W Endowment NRA Viet Nam '69-'70 | |||
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The hardest part of learning to fly is paying for it.
The DC10, like a number of other large airplanes, is easy to drop on the tail, especially if weight is removed elsewhere that leads to an aft center of gravity. Engine removal, etc, can lead to an airplane that easily tips over. Spoiler deployment actually leads to a nose-up pitching moment, but spoilers aren't left deployed because they're hydraulically actuated and depend on system pressure (with loss of pressure they stow), and because leaving the actuators extended and the spoiler panels extended during storage is hard on the equipment. Tail stands are generally the solution, and no, in most all cases, large transport category aircraft are not tied down. When I was a kid I was in a flying club when a guy came in the front door and collapsed on the stairs. His clothing was bloody and he was cut and scraped up. He'd just hand-propped his experimental airplane. It fired up, but wasn't secured or tied down, and he'd left the throttle half open. It took off, ran him over and under power hit a fuel truck. | |||
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Nah. More like STOVL in this case.  Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. | |||
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went to Put in Bay every time I went to Camp Perry, easy trip now, they have Jet boat service from Port Clinton, neat place, the Oliver Hazard Perry monument is nice as well as the winery (sweet stuff) and the walk in geode https://chandlersfirearms.com/chesterfield-armament/ | |||
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Been around planes a bit since my dad had some and never heard it discussed why you never leave mags on and depart the cabin. I’ll assume engine run ups are almost always with someone at the stick, even if tied down and chocked. Also didn’t know about situations that can cause tipping. | |||
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