Report describes flight tests on Hawker Siddeley Kestrel, first VTOL jet aircraft in service anywhere in world; it has speed range from backward flight to greater than Mach 1, without auto-stabilization; trials were mainly qualitative, since object was to assess acceptability of aircraft for squadron service; discussion is concentrated on more interesting aspects of V/STOL operation, such as stability in hovering and in accelerating transition to conventional flight, VTOL and STOL take-off and landing techniques, rough ground operation and V/STOL night flying.


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    Title :

    Testing kestrel


    Additional title:

    AGARD -- Report


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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