BigTex Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I saw this posted on one of the Mooney Lists but thought I'd cross post it here. This is a total time waster... but for me it's great. I've literally wasted hours reading this handbook and enjoyed every minute of it. http://www.scribd.com/doc/119476487/Utility-Flight-Hb-1-Mar-1959 For me, it's been a real treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Avalle Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
co2bruce Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I assume the climb data at 72,000 ft is also applicable to the Mooney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARZ Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I assume the climb data at 72,000 ft is also applicable to the Mooney? only the turbo's - a little less for the N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N33GG Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I like the instrument panel. The U2 didn't need a 6-pack instrument cluster, and neither does my M20C. Good enough for the U2, good enough for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I guess we have here some fans of Kelly Johnson and Ben Rich? I am one. My bookshelf is full of Skunkworks related books! My favorite aircraft is the Blackbird. This is probaly why I acquired trhe fastest aircraft I can afford! Yves C-FQKM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTex Posted January 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 One of the sections I found pretty interesting is the landing procedures and dealing with crosswinds. Having to only slip, no crabbing. Also, having to make sure you don't touchdown on the mains first otherwise you'll bounce and be SOL. Reading this I found a lot of similarities to landing Mooneys. Bouncing/landing as well as landing fast and forcing it onto the runway. Also the fast decent procedure... 70,000 to 20,000 in 8 minutes. 6525 FPM decent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47U Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Very Interesting. I retired out of Beale in 2004... I never worked the early versions, but know some guys who did. (Disclaimer - I never had my name in a set of U-2 aircraft forms, but did get some hands-on and signed a lot of Exceptional Releases -forms reviews- before flight.) The current U-2S model has three full-color MFDs and still the one INU. The drift site is gone. The pilots mount a hand-held GPS up on a corner of the windscreen for back-up to the back-up emergency navigation. They keep the hand-held charged up on long sorties with a patch cord that plugs into the cockpit fan cannon plug. I've got a picture somewhere of a hand-held GPS at some 62K altitude over one of those middle eastern countries. Here's a photo-shopped picture that floated around awhile back... Oh, and the U-2 has the same tail as the Mooney... the vertical fin tilts fore and aft with the horizontal stab trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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