tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post5361581110500676759..comments2024-03-22T06:56:26.797-04:00Comments on U.S. Navy Aircraft History: McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom First Flight - One Engine or Two?Tailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-15885369630669923052017-01-20T15:36:26.854-05:002017-01-20T15:36:26.854-05:00Supersonic Flight, The story of the Bell X-1 and t...Supersonic Flight, The story of the Bell X-1 and the Douglas D-558 by Richard P. Hallion, MacMillon Company (New York) 1972Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-33861706682083475602017-01-20T14:43:02.906-05:002017-01-20T14:43:02.906-05:00One of the end notes references a book published i...One of the end notes references a book published in 1972.<br />posted by Tailspin at 3:08 PM on Jul 15, 2016<br /><br />What was the name of the book?<br />Dave CDavid Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892803837811051399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-32523572195341156192016-07-15T23:03:28.562-04:002016-07-15T23:03:28.562-04:00According to the FH flight manual, it would fly aw...According to the FH flight manual, it would fly away after an engine failure. The drill was to retract the landing gear, accelerate to speeds at which full flaps could be raised to half flaps and subsequently half flaps to flaps up, and then after climbing speed (180 KIAS) was reached, "a climb may be started". "The airplane may be climbed at normal rated power on one engine; however, it is preferable to use military power." A cold day in St. Louis (January), minimal fuel load, new engine, no guns/ammo, minimal fixed equipment and instrumentation, long runway with no obstructions at the far end, it certainly sounds doable. However, this performance was only known as a result of flight test up and away. I doubt that McDonnell would suggest it to the Navy, much less be authorized to attempt it. <br /><br /><br />Tailspinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581529699221437110.post-45935257327137043112016-07-15T22:07:48.298-04:002016-07-15T22:07:48.298-04:00T. do you think these early engines would have had...T. do you think these early engines would have had enough power climb the aircraft out of ground effect using just one engine? Even assuming one had a really long runway? Makes sense that a short hop in ground effect was possible, but that did not sound like a very long trip...<br />Pat DPat Donahuenoreply@blogger.com