Captain Sim B-52 (proper level attitude takeoff and landing mod)

***wilycoyote4*** · January 24th, 2012, 22:23

Originally Posted by airattackimages

Thats embarrassing. :o Never thought to do it that way.

Thanks guys, here it is. Sorry for the long delay.

thanks
1st test flight with your mod
takeoff fuel was set to 40% for all tanks except left and right aux which were set to 10%, airborne at about 160 KIAS
looks like all mains touched down at the same time, landing fuel was 33% touchdown 141 KIAS, approach 169 KIAS
very close to your readme speeds
This was a low weight test.

**IanHenry** · March 18th, 2012, 12:24

Many thanks.

Regards,
Ian.

**waco** · August 28th, 2012, 13:46

Dave is absolutely right...at least for the earlier models. They climbed with a slight nose down attitude. I was an aircraft mechanic in SAC for years and watched a few hundred or maybe more take off. That nose down attitude sticks in your memory, cuz it's so unique. Never did understand why it took off that way or how far it climbed out that way.

**Marine0326** · August 28th, 2012, 19:47

Can't open the file??? Post count issue???

RD

**sidler** · August 29th, 2012, 06:32

I was stationed at Turner AFB, Georgia 1960 -> 1965 (Ground Power) and yes the 52 took off nose done

Dick

**William Njurmi** · April 12th, 2013, 12:11

Sorry to bother you, but the attachment link is dead. Any chance to get it alive?

***JAllen*** · April 14th, 2013, 13:39

The Buff has a variable AOA in the horizontal stab. There are fuselage markings that indicate its angle at the leading edge. The nose down look is caused by aircrew setting that angle. There is also a stability augmentation system, SAS, tied into it. I was in avionics and this is the best of my memory. Believe the adaptation was to keep the AOA of the high lift wing at its best angle.