Reply to: You win a £1,000,000...

[Churchill]

The screaming is much the same from what I understand...

You can hear it more clearly due to less noise being produced as there's no anti-torque rotor.

[Churchill]

Nice one! I hope you blast out Wagner's when you fly the 500!

Would like to type rate on a Citation just to see...at this moment in time I couldn't afford it - my main aviation goals are to buy a performance twin piston for flights to Spain/E. Europe. Went to the airshow and was impressed with the Diamond Aircraft D-JET - would love to own one of those.

http://www.diamondair.com/aircraft/djet/index.html


What happens to the control of yaw during turbine failure for a NOTAR - is it the same as conventional?

You have to remember that although less thrust is produced out of the rear nozzle, the shape of the tail boom is such that air-flow over it produces some anti torque force. Also, the fan that produces the thrust for the nozzle that replaces the anti-torque rotor is still driven from the main-rotor, just like the anti-torque rotor on a conventional bird. This gives you yaw control.

[zeitghost]

What happens to the control of yaw during turbine failure for a NOTAR - is it the same as conventional?

The screaming is much the same from what I understand...

[hyperD]

Yup. Hughes 500 and Long Ranger.

Hoping to do a NOTAR conversion next year. Want one!!!

Nice one! I hope you blast out Wagner's when you fly the 500!

Would like to type rate on a Citation just to see...at this moment in time I couldn't afford it - my main aviation goals are to buy a performance twin piston for flights to Spain/E. Europe. Went to the airshow and was impressed with the Diamond Aircraft D-JET - would love to own one of those.

http://www.diamondair.com/aircraft/djet/index.html


What happens to the control of yaw during turbine failure for a NOTAR - is it the same as conventional?

[tim123]

One of my favourite lines from the Simpsons is when Mr Burns wins $1M, Mr Smithers asks him what he is going to do with it and he says

"I don't know, just throw it on the pile I suppose"

Funnily enough that's exactly what I do with my Premium Bond wins.

Sadly, up til now, only the 50/100 quid variety.

tim

[Churchill]

Sadly I have a high-maintenance wife and, I am embarrassed to say, a mortgage which I'm whittling away.

I've barely got enough cash secreted away to keep my Multi going.

You got jet type rating on the whirlybirds?

Yup. Hughes 500 and Long Ranger.

Hoping to do a NOTAR conversion next year. Want one!!!

[zeitghost]

Like bronzey or goldy but made of iron.

That's it exactly.

[hyperD]

Class.

Have you got any jet time yet?

Sadly I have a high-maintenance wife and, I am embarrassed to say, a mortgage which I'm whittling away.

I've barely got enough cash secreted away to keep my Multi going.

You got jet type rating on the whirlybirds?

[Moscow Mule]

I'd buy something like this

http://www.shaitan-of-corsica.com/

So I've somewhere to live when the oceans swamp everywhere in Britain except Ben Nevis.

[TheFaQQer]

The very definition of irony...

Like bronzey or goldy but made of iron.

[Pondlife]

Rent a Citation X bizjet, move all my guitar gear into it, take off and fly to FL300, stick the autopilot on for a racetrack NDB hold and finally master the Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird solo.

Before the fuel runs out.

Irony at its best

[Churchill]

Rent a Citation X bizjet, move all my guitar gear into it, take off and fly to FL300, stick the autopilot on for a racetrack NDB hold and finally master the Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird solo.

Before the fuel runs out.

Class.

Have you got any jet time yet?

[hyperD]

Rent a Citation X bizjet, move all my guitar gear into it, take off and fly to FL300, stick the autopilot on for a racetrack NDB hold and finally master the Lynyrd Skynyrd Freebird solo.

Before the fuel runs out.

[ChimpMaster]

I would build schools for the poor in 3rd world countries.

When they are old enough to walk/talk I would put them to work and use that income to generate more money. Money making Money #101.

[Chugnut]

Drink myself to death

Sounds a bit grim, mate.

Go to Las Vegas to do it though, it worked for Nicolas Cage.