RAF Typhoons Arrive in US for Exercise Red Flag - 12.01.15

[Leading Observer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJAxWnKt838

]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTAI6a9CUPA[url]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36FjxoabW0[/url]

[DogfighterZen]

At around 1m10s in the last video, the feather-like landing of that Hornet... guess they're too used to carrier landings...
Cool vids, thanks for sharing.

[PR19_Kit]

At around 1m10s in the last video, the feather-like landing of that Hornet... guess they're too used to carrier landings...
Cool vids, thanks for sharing.

I thought exactly the same, you'd call it a 'positive touch down' for sure! By comparison the Typhoon landing soon afterward positively FLOATED onto the ground. 

[Pellson]

Automatic landing system - SAAB pioneered the technology in the AJ37 Viggen. You basically point the aircraft towards a touchdown point on the runway, using a symbol on the HUD and then the aircraft itself will establish a glide slope and put the wheels on ground where determined, basically without pilot input. Extremely useful for landing on short and tight runways - in which category, I'm certain, we are all happy to place an aircraft carrier.. 😉

Apart from the obvious control software, a sturdy landing gear is recommended, The Viggen being designed to cope with a normal sink rate of 7 m/s at touchdown, and in order to further enhance the short landing performance, the jet reversing system is, if preselected, automatically engaged as soon as the nose gear oleo is compressed.

For the Hornet, I'm certain all above apart from the reverser applies.

[PR19_Kit]

Automatic landing system - SAAB pioneered the technology in the AJ37 Viggen.

I think you'll find that the DH Trident managed it before the Viggen.

But the very first automatic landing was carried out by a Boeing 247 in 1945 at RAF Defford, and the aircraft still exists and is stored at the Science Museum 'out station' at Wroughton, where no-one can actually get to see it. 

[JayBee]

A quote I read some time ago:-

Pilot's Report:
Carried out autoland. Aircraft landed left of centreline and well down the runway.
Engineering reply:
This aircraft not fitted with autoland.

[perttime]

At around 1m10s in the last video, the feather-like landing of that Hornet... guess they're too used to carrier landings...
Cool vids, thanks for sharing.

I thought exactly the same, you'd call it a 'positive touch down' for sure! By comparison the Typhoon landing soon afterward positively FLOATED onto the ground. 

It must be the Navy way. Finnish Hornet pilots seem to touch down softer during highway base exercises:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1piR6LPJ6I

Even when doing arrested landings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdukVYMHIUA
(about 0:35 into this clip)

[Pellson]

I think you'll find that the DH Trident managed it before the Viggen.

But the very first automatic landing was carried out by a Boeing 247 in 1945 at RAF Defford, and the aircraft still exists and is stored at the Science Museum 'out station' at Wroughton, where no-one can actually get to see it. 

You're correct, of course. But if I limit it to fighter aircraft, I'm better off.. 😉