RAE OPEN DAY (CHOSEN FEW) FLYING DISPLAY 9TH& 10TH JUNE 1961
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NOTES OF THIS SNAPSHOT
STATIC AIRCRAFT PARK
D7000 S.E.5A
WG777 FAIREY FD2 THE 2ND OF TWO RESEARCH AIRCRAFT HAD COME IN FROM RAE BEDFORD WHERE IT IS USED FOR SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMIC TESTING LIKE DRAG, STABILITY CONTROL, BOUNDARY LAYER EFFECTS AND HEAT TRANSFER
XH568 CANBERRA B6 USED IN TRIALS INTO LOW-LEVEL GUSTS
WH315 METEOR U16 FROM LLANBEDR REPRESENTING LATEST PILOTLESS TARGET AIRCRAFT IN USE OVER BRITISH RANGES
XA922 VICTOR B1 STD B1 USED FOR BALLISTIC TRIALS AND ARMAMENT EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT
XA892 VULCAN B1 USE SIMILAR TO ABOVE, BUT WAS DEMONSTRATING LOADING SEVEN 1,000 LB BOMBS WITH THE AIRCRAFT HOISTING SYSTEM
XN453 COMET 2 FLYING RADIO LAB USED ESPECIALLY FOR VLF NAVIGATION TRIALS
OTHER DISPLAYS
AERODYNAMICS SECTION HELD 1/4 SCALE MODEL HP115 FOR FREE-FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF AERODYNAMIC PROPERTIES, OTHER FREE-FLIGHT MODELS OF SLIM DELTAS WERE ALSO ON VIEW
'A' SHED HAD A FULL-SCALE "JAGUAR" THREE-STAGE ROCKET FOR INVESTIGATING AERODYNAMIC PROBLEMS AT SPEEDS UP TO 10,000 FT/SEC
VARIOUS WIND TUNNELS WERE SHOWN IN ACTION INCLUDING THE SUPERSONIC AND HYPERSONIC TUNNELS ON BALL HILL
GUIDED WEAPONS HELD A FULL-SCALE SKYLARK RESEARCH VEHICLE WITH BOOSTER AND A BLACK KNIGHT WITH RE-ENTRY NOSE CONE. THE SECTION ALSO SHOWED MANY "BLACK BOX" CONTROLS
INSTRUMENTATION DEPT DISPLAYED VARIOUS METHODS OF RECORDING DATA LIKE MAGNETIC TAPE AND BY PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS
INSTRUMENTS AND AIR PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION HELD A FLIGHT SIMULATOR--HEAD-UP DISPLAY SHOWING AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT OF INSTRUMENT FLYING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATED A FULL-PRESSURE SUIT IN ACTION
RADIO DEPT SHOWED INVESTIDATIONS INTO HELICOPTER APPROACH GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
STRUCTURES DEPT HAD A FULL-SCALE BRISTOL 188 AIRFRAME IN A TEST RIG, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED UNDER VARIOUS FLIGHT CONDITIONS
THE HIGH SPEED TRACK AT THE BOTTOMS OF LAFFANS PLAIN HAD TWO PASSENGER SEATS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED IN BOAC'S COMETS THEY CONTAINED TWO DUMMIES HELD IN WITH LAPSTRAPS. THEY WERE ROCKET-ACCELERATED TO 30MPHAND THEN STOPPED IN 6 1/2 FT, REPRESENTING A DECELERATION OF 6G
LATE AFTERNOON, EXPERIMENTAL FLYING DEPT PUT ON A FLYING DISPLAY INCLUDING
D7000 SE5A SPINNING,LOOPING,STALLING AND LOW-LEVEL ATTACKING
WH776 CANBERRA PR7 WAS INVOLVED IN A DEMONSTRATION OF GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH
WW592 HUNTER F6 GAVE LIVELY DEMONSTRATION COMPLETE WITH UNDER-WING MICROCELL PODS AND FOUR ROCKET RAILS UNDER EACH WING
WB549 CHIPMUNK OF ETPS LED WA576 SYCAMORE 3 DEMONSTRATING RESEARCH INTO GUST-FLYING BY HELICOPTERS
XJ445 WHIRLWIND HAR5 DEMONSTRATED AUTOPILOT RESEARCH
METEORS VZ438 (AN F MK 8 WITH POD UNDER STARBOARD WING) AND WL375 (T MK 7 WITH F MK 8 TAIL AND FR9 NOSE) TOOK OFF TOGETHER. THE FORMER STREAMED A NEW RADAR REFLECTING TARGET WHILE THE LATTER PHOTOGRAPHED THE RELEASE.
WH657 CANBERRA B2 DROPPED A DUMMY OUT OF ITS BOMB-BAY (FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT WHICH RESEARCHES INTO PARACHUTE DROPPING AMONG OTHER TOPICS) THIS WAS ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED BY WL375
WZ744 AVRO 707C FITTED WITH ONE SET OF CONTROLS ACTUATED BY ELECTRICAL SERVO
XD229 SCHIMITAR F1 WITH ONE DROP TANK AND ONE BOMB DEMONSTRATED "LABS" BOMBING TECHNIQUES
XA631 JAVELIN FAW6 GAVE A DEMONSTRATION. THE AIRCRAFT ARE USED FOR RESEARCH INTO RAIN EROSION, (XH754 JAVELIN FAW7 RETURNED FROM SIMILAR RESEARCH IN THE FAR EAST ON THE SATURDAY IT WAS SILVER OVERALL WITH WHITE TOP)
XA890 VULCAN B1 WHICH IS USED FOR BALLISTIC RESEARCH TOOK OFF WITH AN OVER-THE-VERTICAL CLIMBING TURN
XB283 BEVERLEY C1 FROM TRANSPORT COMMAND IN ABINGDON PROVIDED THE FINALE WITH A FREE-FALL SUPPLY DROP
STATIC AIRCRAFT PARK
D7000 S.E.5A
WG777 FAIREY FD2 THE 2ND OF TWO RESEARCH AIRCRAFT HAD COME IN FROM RAE BEDFORD WHERE IT IS USED FOR SUPERSONIC AERODYNAMIC TESTING LIKE DRAG, STABILITY CONTROL, BOUNDARY LAYER EFFECTS AND HEAT TRANSFER
XH568 CANBERRA B6 USED IN TRIALS INTO LOW-LEVEL GUSTS
WH315 METEOR U16 FROM LLANBEDR REPRESENTING LATEST PILOTLESS TARGET AIRCRAFT IN USE OVER BRITISH RANGES
XA922 VICTOR B1 STD B1 USED FOR BALLISTIC TRIALS AND ARMAMENT EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT
XA892 VULCAN B1 USE SIMILAR TO ABOVE, BUT WAS DEMONSTRATING LOADING SEVEN 1,000 LB BOMBS WITH THE AIRCRAFT HOISTING SYSTEM
XN453 COMET 2 FLYING RADIO LAB USED ESPECIALLY FOR VLF NAVIGATION TRIALS
OTHER DISPLAYS
AERODYNAMICS SECTION HELD 1/4 SCALE MODEL HP115 FOR FREE-FLIGHT EXAMINATION OF AERODYNAMIC PROPERTIES, OTHER FREE-FLIGHT MODELS OF SLIM DELTAS WERE ALSO ON VIEW
'A' SHED HAD A FULL-SCALE "JAGUAR" THREE-STAGE ROCKET FOR INVESTIGATING AERODYNAMIC PROBLEMS AT SPEEDS UP TO 10,000 FT/SEC
VARIOUS WIND TUNNELS WERE SHOWN IN ACTION INCLUDING THE SUPERSONIC AND HYPERSONIC TUNNELS ON BALL HILL
GUIDED WEAPONS HELD A FULL-SCALE SKYLARK RESEARCH VEHICLE WITH BOOSTER AND A BLACK KNIGHT WITH RE-ENTRY NOSE CONE. THE SECTION ALSO SHOWED MANY "BLACK BOX" CONTROLS
INSTRUMENTATION DEPT DISPLAYED VARIOUS METHODS OF RECORDING DATA LIKE MAGNETIC TAPE AND BY PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS
INSTRUMENTS AND AIR PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION HELD A FLIGHT SIMULATOR--HEAD-UP DISPLAY SHOWING AN ENTIRELY NEW CONCEPT OF INSTRUMENT FLYING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEMONSTRATED A FULL-PRESSURE SUIT IN ACTION
RADIO DEPT SHOWED INVESTIDATIONS INTO HELICOPTER APPROACH GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
STRUCTURES DEPT HAD A FULL-SCALE BRISTOL 188 AIRFRAME IN A TEST RIG, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED UNDER VARIOUS FLIGHT CONDITIONS
THE HIGH SPEED TRACK AT THE BOTTOMS OF LAFFANS PLAIN HAD TWO PASSENGER SEATS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED IN BOAC'S COMETS THEY CONTAINED TWO DUMMIES HELD IN WITH LAPSTRAPS. THEY WERE ROCKET-ACCELERATED TO 30MPHAND THEN STOPPED IN 6 1/2 FT, REPRESENTING A DECELERATION OF 6G
LATE AFTERNOON, EXPERIMENTAL FLYING DEPT PUT ON A FLYING DISPLAY INCLUDING
D7000 SE5A SPINNING,LOOPING,STALLING AND LOW-LEVEL ATTACKING
WH776 CANBERRA PR7 WAS INVOLVED IN A DEMONSTRATION OF GROUND CONTROLLED APPROACH
WW592 HUNTER F6 GAVE LIVELY DEMONSTRATION COMPLETE WITH UNDER-WING MICROCELL PODS AND FOUR ROCKET RAILS UNDER EACH WING
WB549 CHIPMUNK OF ETPS LED WA576 SYCAMORE 3 DEMONSTRATING RESEARCH INTO GUST-FLYING BY HELICOPTERS
XJ445 WHIRLWIND HAR5 DEMONSTRATED AUTOPILOT RESEARCH
METEORS VZ438 (AN F MK 8 WITH POD UNDER STARBOARD WING) AND WL375 (T MK 7 WITH F MK 8 TAIL AND FR9 NOSE) TOOK OFF TOGETHER. THE FORMER STREAMED A NEW RADAR REFLECTING TARGET WHILE THE LATTER PHOTOGRAPHED THE RELEASE.
WH657 CANBERRA B2 DROPPED A DUMMY OUT OF ITS BOMB-BAY (FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT WHICH RESEARCHES INTO PARACHUTE DROPPING AMONG OTHER TOPICS) THIS WAS ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED BY WL375
WZ744 AVRO 707C FITTED WITH ONE SET OF CONTROLS ACTUATED BY ELECTRICAL SERVO
XD229 SCHIMITAR F1 WITH ONE DROP TANK AND ONE BOMB DEMONSTRATED "LABS" BOMBING TECHNIQUES
XA631 JAVELIN FAW6 GAVE A DEMONSTRATION. THE AIRCRAFT ARE USED FOR RESEARCH INTO RAIN EROSION, (XH754 JAVELIN FAW7 RETURNED FROM SIMILAR RESEARCH IN THE FAR EAST ON THE SATURDAY IT WAS SILVER OVERALL WITH WHITE TOP)
XA890 VULCAN B1 WHICH IS USED FOR BALLISTIC RESEARCH TOOK OFF WITH AN OVER-THE-VERTICAL CLIMBING TURN
XB283 BEVERLEY C1 FROM TRANSPORT COMMAND IN ABINGDON PROVIDED THE FINALE WITH A FREE-FALL SUPPLY DROP