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looks like we're due a visit, we tend to go once or twice a year, great way to spend a day Cheers for the heads up on the new exhibition
The gyroscope was driven off the compressed air tank. The 'prop' was for measuring the distance flown. Hence the very high pitch of the blades.wasn't is used for the internal gyroscope?
In some similar situations, they would be used to run electrical generators, but not in this case. Those ones would have a much shorter pitch to the blades, to get some power out of the airflow, rather than the gentle trundle round that went on here, for mileage-counting purposes.ahhhh I see now.
I did often wonder what the small prop was used for.
There's 70kW ones out there, on the bigger planes....So what sort of power can RAT's produce Mr G
There's a lot to power on some planes - the flap actuators are often electrically driven screw-jacks - and there's a lot of other stuff going on. Some aircraft have RAT hydraulic pumps, as well, rather than generating electricity to drive electric pumps. They get used very rarely, usually when they've run out of fuel for various reasons.No joke thats some power considering the average house supply is 18 kW
I see your point but I'd much rather the Vulcan didn't go into retirement.Have i heard right .....the Vulcan is going into retirement at Cosford
Good news if it is few more visits on the cards
I see your point but I'd much rather the Vulcan didn't go into retirement.