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(Mark Twain) The rudder isn’t like a Bonanza rudervator, though. The F-16 has a “mostly” normal rudder. It’s con- trolled by the computer, including correcting for yaw when you shoot the gun.
The next test is one we used to call a “gut-check.” If the test fails, you have to restart the motor – if it will start. The engine has some self-protection features to prevent it from “blowing out” if the commanded fuel flow drops off while the airflow is still large. At Mach 2 plus, the airflow is large. The test is to briskly pull the throttle all the way from full AB to idle. If it blows out, you wait until you’re subsonic and restart it...maybe. Or worse, if the IGV’s (inlet guide vanes) “flat plate” and severely limit airflow through the engine, you will kind of explode due to the back pressure in the long inlet to the motor. Today it works. Thank you, Lord.
Stay tuned for “Paper Airplanes – Reloaded” Part II in the June issue...
Kevin Dingman has been flying for more than 40 years. He’s an ATP typed in the B737, DC9 and CE-650 with 25,000 hours in his logbook. A retired Air Force major, he flew the F-16 and later performed as an USAF Civil Air Patrol Liaison Officer. He flies volunteer missions for the Christian organi- zation Wings of Mercy, is retired from a major airline, flies the Cessna Citation for RAI Jets, and owns and operates a Beechcraft Duke.Contact Kevin at dinger10d@gmail.com.
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