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Post by Chris on Aug 30, 2004 3:02:10 GMT 9
Hi,
I'm working on an F-106 flight model for a computer sim, and I have a question I was hoping an F-106 expert could help me out with.
What was the sustainable G and airspeed, at sea level, with full afterburner engaged?
For example, if a Six pilot was at sea level and was going 600 knots with full afterburner lit, and he went into a level turn and pulled all the way back on the stick, what SPEED and G would you estimate the Six would eventually bleed down to and be able to hold? Would the Six bleed below 300 knots?
Thanks,
Chris PS: I have heard the F-106 had a corner speed of 330-350 knots at 7 G's. Is this about accurate?
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Post by Jim on Aug 30, 2004 4:49:12 GMT 9
BELIEVE A LEVEL TURN IS CALLED A "YAW" AND IS AN UNCOORDINATED AND HIGHLY UNDESIRED MANUVER..... RADIUS OF SUCH A "TURN?" WOULD PROBABLY BE IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES, THUS USELES FOR MUCH MORE THAN CONVERSATION......BEST ANSWER IS PROBABLY GOING TO COME FROM THE PILOT WHO FLAMES OUT IN HIS PARKING SPOT-COL ROSS
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M Ross Shulmister LtCol
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Post by M Ross Shulmister LtCol on Aug 30, 2004 9:40:53 GMT 9
Don't know the answer to that one.
I'm sure, though, that he means level turn in the sense of it being a coordinated turn neither gaining nor losing altitude.
Max L/D occurred approximately 300-350 kts IAS, so I assume that the max sustained G's would be available at that airspeed range - but that's something you'd have to check the charts to find out, and they may not even tell you. I do know that if you dropped below 300 kts IAS, you were flying on the back side of the power curve. Seems to me the bottom of the curve was between 300 and 350. Get behind the power curve, and the airspeed can bleed down lower than you really want to experience.
Most G's I ever pulled was 8.3, during Air Combat Training exercises. Afterburner was on, but in ACT the one thing you DON'T do is fly level.
It's been a long time, but I suspect that that old bird could have held somewhere between 5 and 7 G's sustained at sea level with burner engaged (and on the front side of the power curve - meaning above 350 kts).
On the other hand, I can't imagine why anyone would want to.
M. Ross Shulmister LtCol, USAF Retired a Delta Dart Driver
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