Tag Archive: Trial

Jan 29 2019

Dhumla Ground Trial 3

Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman conduct final tests by bringing the aircraft up to take off speeds while ensuring the brakes, flaps and reverse thrusters function properly

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Jan 25 2019

Dhumla Ground Trial 2

Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman work through learning how to taxi the large aircraft and turn it about on the runway while also doing performance tests and operating with a full 4t load of fuel

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Jan 25 2019

Dhumla Ground Trial 1

Flight Officers Aldeny and Tedman fire up the engines for the first time and make sure everything is functioning normally

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Jan 19 2018

Deuce Flight Trial 9

After recovering from dual-engine failure, the Deuce flies again with Captain Jebediah at the controls to perform the last of the planned initial flight trials – full load and engine out performance checks

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Jan 18 2018

Deuce Flight Trial 8

Captain Jebediah takes solo command for some envelope-pushing maneuvers testing to see how the aircraft responds to high G loads and sideways banks. Spoiler alert: not well

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Jan 16 2018

Deuce Flight Trial 7

After a successful return to flight it’s time to pressurize the cabin and see how high the aircraft can fly above 4.5km, which is the point at which the air grows too thin to survive long without oxygen support

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Jan 15 2018

Deuce Flight Trial 6

For the first time in nearly 4 months the Deuce takes to the skies once again to see if improvements in the build process have fixed serious stability issues that plagued the original prototype

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