They switched to a Z-28 a little later - I actually got to drive it when I was at Prince Sultan about 1998...the whole thing's a pretty cool operation.

I'm a big fan of overwing heater blankets on the MD88

J

Pretty cool thread....just curious what the max demonstrated x-wind component is on that bird.....3 kts?

This tops them all...

15kts.

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/u2v3.pdf

note
3.4.3 for t/o w/o pogos
3.6.2
3.11.2
3.13 no voice landings
5.4 for 'hung pogo' (honey, can you give me a hand...my pogo is hangin')
(sorry...oink oink)
5.4.2 78.6kts.. not 78 or 79 but 78.6
7.2.4 is interesting for crew rest req...


here is schiff's story on his flight High Flight by Barry Schiff

Very cool video!