212 – The Tornado ADV
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Guest: Dave Gledhill Host: Markus Voelter Shownoter: Bastian Hundt
During his career in the Royal Air Force, Dave Gledhill has been flying as a navigator in the Tornado ADV. After his career he wrote a book about this airplane, and its (not always problem-free) introduction into service with the RAF. In this episode we talk about the airplane, about his flying, about some of the challenges during its development and introduction into service, and how they were overcome to make the F.3 a capable interceptor after all.
Introduction of David Gledhill
00:04:30Tornado Book by David: "Tornado F3" | omega tau 172 "Chasing Bears with the Phantom"
Tornado F3 Overview
00:05:50Tornado aircraft and variants | Tornado ADV | Reheat / Afterburner | Fly by wire | Foxhunter Radar | Sidewinder Missile | Supercruise | Eurofighter Typhoon | Variable-sweep wing | External Tank | F-4 Phantom II | Track while scan mode of radar | Dogfight | Su-22 Fitter
Flight Controls
00:27:10Speedbrakes | Thrust reversal | Aerodynamic braking / landing | Aerodynamic stability
Battery failure with engine spool up
00:33:30
The cockpit of the Tornado ADV
00:37:05Skyflash missile | Identification friend or foe (IFF) | Chaff | Flare | Radar homing and warning receiver (RHWR) | Tactical data link
Duties of the navigator
00:48:40Crew resource managment (CRM) | Link 16 | Situation awareness | Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) | AWACS | GPS | Inertial navigation system
Foxhunter Radar
00:55:30Pulsed-Doppler radar | AMRAAM | Continous-wave radar | Radar details | Semi-active radar homing | Quick reaction alert (QRA)
Her Majesty's Birthday
01:36:30
Time in the Ministry of Defense
01:39:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFb6SrvMi0
Is that the flyby over buckingham pallace ?
Could be. Even though the video says that these are GR.1 Tornados, and not F.2s or F.3s.
Nice episode! And he writes not only non-fiction aviation books, but also historical Cold War fiction books. I’ve read one of them last year and liked it. Might be worth a look as summer literature.
I just was introduced today by the program. Very nice!
Ex Tornadojockey in GAF
Where did you fly from?
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Loved the podcast, bought the book (kindle edition) and would like to get in touch with Dave. Any idea where or how to contact him?
All the best, Uwe