Q fr @Mousewrangler2 @RussellSperry
Why didn’t you cut the power when it started to shake? That usually means something bad is about to happen A: Where did you learn that? You have to know your systems & more to understand what your airplane is capable of @usairforce #testpilot
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Ok. But the question stays: why did it shake ? What better understanding did you gain ”after” ?
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Airplanes approaching speed of sound would shake or buffet. When this would happen in piston prop planes pilots would slow down. The X-1 was built to deal with the buffeting and other conditions if they could find the pilot with the guts to get the job done.. read YEAGER
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