Concorde stick and rudder book

The untold story of automation and qf72 kevin sullivan. In the concorde stick and rudder book by former concorde instructor and pilot mike riley, there are two sentences describing the takeoff in a concorde which. Jan 22, 2017 this quote comes from mike rileys little gem, the concorde stick and rudder book. And understanding the way computers on concorde automatically corrected any rapid control inputs, by stabilizer braking inputs, so it was possible to end up fighting with the machine unless you learned to fly it gently by finger tips.

The concorde stick and rudder book by mike riley book. Rod machados how to fly an airplane handbook flight maneuvers and stick and rudder skills by rod machado jan 1, 2014 5. I wished i had read stick and rudder before, rather than after, my primary flight training. Understanding the angle of attack is critical to mastering flight. Dec 09, 2012 on concorde the runway cannot be seen once degrees of pitch is achieved. It has been continously in print for thirtythree years. It has been continuously in print for thirtythree years, and has enjoyed steadily increasing sales. An explanation of the art of flying isbn 9780070362406 is a book written in 1944 by wolfgang langewiesche, describing how airplanes fly and how they should be flown by pilots.

Dec 04, 2002 a former concorde pilot, jock lowe, who had 25 years experience with the supersonic aircraft, said yesterday the plane could fly very successfully with just one rudder. You can also find a summary of it in the concorde stick and rudder book written by training captain mike riley. Aeroplane does all the work inner art of airmanship blog. In the concorde stick and rudder book by former concorde instructor and pilot mike riley, there are two sentences describing the takeoff in a concorde which have stuck in my mind. Pilots and flight instructors have found that the book works. Flight instructors have found that the book does indeed explain important phases of the art of flying, in a way the learner can use. We offer outstanding flight training and aircraft rentals to club members at affordable rates. You dont fight an plane you understand its ways and set the controls to let her fly well. He knows a lot about aircraft handling qualities, as anyone who has read his other book the concorde stick and rudder book will know. Search for aerospatiale bac concorde and quickly find all products. The concorde aeroplane encouraged the latter technique because it was so rewarding but occasionally deeply frustrating to fly. However, mike riley, a well respected base training instructor on the fleet and a past british aerobatics team member discussed this point in his the concorde stick and rudder book, where he says that there was a greater incidence of hard landings when landing into a strong headwind and goes on to discuss some of the possible reasons.

Not only has mike a very wide experience of many different types of aircraft, but he is a very analytical and perceptive writer. Browse a range of pilot training books from independent authors for a different. Not coronavirus but a book you shouldnt miss pprune forums. Longitudinal stability and control links control in speed, altitude and normal acceleration. For whose who like i was are looking for the concorde stick and rudder book, you can find it here. Stick and rudder is reportedly in its 70th printing.

So when i discovered stick and rudder quite accidentally in 1988, just five years out of college myself, i applied adlers advice and marked the heck out of the flying techniques bookyellowlining key points and making annotations in the. The power control unit pcu arm and jack mounting of the upper rudder are o,n the opposite side 242 composites december 1971 with the advent of the concorde project it was logical that adhesive bonding should be one of the manufacturing techniques considered and to illustrate the use of honeycomb sandwich structure i will describe the design. It has become a standard reference text for aviators. In recent years its formulations have become widely accepted. Jun 25, 2010 in the meantime, ive heard a bit about this book concorde stick and rudder, and im sure somebody either on the development team or in the user community must have a copy of it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Understanding the physics of concorde s flare was the highlight of the book for me. Honeycomb structure and its application to the concorde rudder.

The concorde stick and rudder book a handling guide for pilots of all kinds. It has been continously in print for thirtythree years, and has enjoyed steadily increasing sales. Without visual reference the side slip indicator becomes the reference. Concorde rudder breaks in midair daily mail online. Martha lunken makes the case for getting back to the basics. The concorde stick and rudder book a handling guide for pilots of all kinds mike riley. Essential aviation reading for both aspiring and seasoned pilots. You dont fight an plane you understand its ways and. We are aware of 10 similar reference publications related to aerospatiale bac concorde.

This chapter relates to the stability seen by the pilot, as opposed to. Stickn rudder aero tours offers scenic tours of cape cod, flight instruction and aircraft rental. Like stick and rudder, adlers famous essay was also written in the early 1940s. Rudder coordination concordex flight sim labs forums. But stick and rudder remains the leading thinkbook on the art of flying. Less rudder angle is required for zero side slip than for ball in the middle hence the reduction of right rudder. Feb 27, 2003 new york cnn an air france concorde lost a piece of a rudder during a flight from paris to new york on thursday but landed safely and on schedule. Overall this book was informative as well as entertaining, but would get carried away at some points. Stick and rudder flying club is one of the oldest flying clubs in the united states. Today several excellent manuals offer the pilot accurate and valuable technical information.

Concorde was flown a lot with the pitch index in real life, according to mike riley concorde stick and rudder books author and it was nearly impossible before. Doing so would no doubt have expedited my journey up the learning curve. It shows precisely what the pilot does when he flies, just how he does it, and why. A concorde of story and history concorde, by jonathan glancey is a descriptive history of anything related to supersonic aircraft, not just the concorde, a supersonic airliner which flew until 2003. I think it would be extremely helpful to hear what this book and others like it has to say about concorde s adverse yaw tendencies. Concorde loses rudder part over atlantic uk news the guardian. One thorough reading of it should be the equivalent of many hours of practice.

Its a really interesting book, albeit rather clumsily written from a training captains personal notes, about how to fly this beautiful aeroplane with some fascinating insights into how an aeroplane with some very unusual handling characteristics is flown well and safety. This quote comes from mike rileys little gem, the concorde stick and rudder book. The concorde stick and rudder book a handling guide for pilots of all kinds author. Stick and rudder by wolfgang langewiesche flightstore. Stick and rudder an explanation of the art of flying. When stick and rudder first came out, some of its contents were considered highly controversial. Im waiting on someone with the concorde stick and rudder book, or a real flight manual from concorde to.

Apr 29, 2019 you are entitled to your opinion, i am simply putting across what a captain taught me. Please contact the club at 847249 5190 for further information. Stick and rudder remains the leading thinkbook on the art of flying. My first reading of langewiesches book was an eyeopener. The book therefore is applicable to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner, but also to the accomplished pilot and to the instructor himself. The concorde story, seventh edition by christopher orlebar. Stick and rudder is the first exact analysis of the art of flying ever attempted. Flight instability concordex flight sim labs forums. Located at waukegan airport kugn, the club has been operating continuously since 1948. The physics may not be exact but for greaser landings the thinking worked. Second only to going up like a firework a concorde takeoff is the easiest of manoeuvres to conduct.