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Originally Posted by Polar742  Did you fly the YS? |
No but I sure as hell tried to fly it.
You could do everything right and on one landing, you would squeeze the light out from under the tires. Next landing.. "small quake at airport... film at 11". There were more techniques to land that machine than the 727.
Some guys would use a double flare. Pull the power to idle and flare and when the props flattened out, another flare. OR.. just use 60lbs torque until touchdown. OR.. use a push.
Also, the machine would accrete ice like crazy and once it got a load, it would start moanin'... and then you knew what came next. It would begin throwing ice off the props against the fuselage. Sounded like some hell hound trying to invade the fuselage.
And systems.. it had an electrical system with 'wild frequency'. Props had about a bazillion components with high stop and low stop 'lock-outs' and all the valves were 'cocks'. Japanese airplane with British engines and systems as arcane as possible. AND HOT!! Part of the flight kit was a small towel to wipe off the sweat. But it would haul 48 pax in and out of Bluefield and Huntington WV.
Damn.. I will probably have nightmares tonight dreaming I am back in YS-11 ground school.