*** Posted by TIGER ***
Hi Rapier
You are right about AoA but you should know that the range from 29-32 it was designed to show the AoA in an uncontroled flight so that you know you are in a deep stall.
You should also know when you design an indicator you must let a little range for safety. A car with an indicator at 220 km/h the max speed of the car will be around 210 km/h.
TIGER


[Hi RUN,

On the contrary, I've just been reading through the Falcon 4 manual and Tiger can confirm this to (page 17-10). It states and I quote:

"The AOA indicator displays the current angle of attack numerically on a moving tape. The range is +or- 32 degrees. The tape is colour-coded from 9-17 degrees, corresponding to the colours of the AOA indexer".

This contradicts what you said about 29 degrees. I dont know maybe it's different because Falcon 4 is based on an F16C Block 50/52. I dont know what to belive now. What could the reason be.

I overheard a conversation at the Farnborough Airshow. Capt Erik C.Houston was his name and he said that they will use the overide to increase the perfomance and incase of an emegency. Is this true or was he bullshitting us, because he came across as a cocky type of guy. I was'nt sure if I could believe him or not.


Thanks.

Rapier]