Interesting Video about using Flaps to Improve Turn Rate

[DarrenW]

The timing couldn't be more perfect for this video, only days after some rather lengthy discussion on the topic: Corsair and Hellcat in Europe

I like this guy's videos a lot, but I'm curious what others have to say concerning the information presented in this video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL8ZdBs56EA

 

[BiffF15]

The timing couldn't be more perfect for this video, only days after some rather lengthy discussion on the topic: Corsair and Hellcat in Europe

I like this guy's videos a lot, but I'm curious what others have to say concerning the information presented in this video:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL8ZdBs56EA

DW,

Please post the name of the video, as I'm unable to get the link to work.

Cheers,
Biff

 

[DarrenW]

DW,

Please post the name of the video, as I'm unable to get the link to work.

Cheers,
Biff

Sorry about that, the links have been fixed....but if you are still having problems the video name is "Using Flaps in a Dogfight with the F4U Corsair and others".

 

[BiffF15]

Sorry about that, the links have been fixed....

Thanks for doing that and I just finished watching the video. It's informative especially in regards to "combat flaps, types and usage", and accurate in my opine but not how it's explained today. In the Eagle we were not supposed to use flaps in a fight but know that it did occur. Very limited window of usefulness, which means you just needed to know when and how to use them. And the Eagle has two flap settings like the Spit, up or down and when everything is working the plane won't let you over speed them.

Cheers,
Biff

 

[MIflyer]

The Report: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20090016589: Study of Turning Performance of a Fighter-Type Airplane Particularly as Affected by Flaps and Increased Supercharging, Special Report : NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

 

[MIflyer]

Well, that was very interesting and well done. But I assume that turn analysis was based on neither gaining nor losing altitude in the turn. Losing altitude would decrease the G load required. And of course gaining altitude would enable a yo-yo maneuver, which I do not think was done in WWII.,

As for stall warning, the A-7D had a problem that if it stalled and did not enter a spin but instead something called a "post stall gyration" and the pilot applied normal spin recovery technuqies, he would never come out of it. The answer they came up with was to add a flap that was automatically deployed when a little black box (light green actually) detected the appropriate combination of static and ram air pressures. We were considering a version of that box to replace the original supersonic fuel transfer switch on the F-106A. I don't know if they added a flap to the A-7D or used the original flaps. In any case, we had so much trouble with the TF-41 engine that everyone was relieved to get the A-10.