Hi Chris,
I guess the AOA sensor is a little old fashioned. The year of manufacture
of that Lear, now hauling freight, was 1973.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Film Images from Leica IIIf
> We called Volvos "snoozemobiles", Jim, but only to tease those family men
> who had had to buy them to accommodate all that goes with children :-)
>
> That AOA sensor looks quite old fashioned. The one I saw on a F111 in a
> museum 10 days ago was much slicker.
>
> Chris
>
> On 16 Feb 2013, at 21:39, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Volvo, in the past, was known for square shapes, but still came up with
>> some classic designs. This rear corner of a 1989 740 wagon shows a
>> design that held on for several years:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Classic+Volvo+1989.jpg.html
>>
>> Lear had some flight problems at the upper edges of the flight envelope
>> early on. This Lear Jet 25B is equipped with an angle of attack
>> indicator to help overcome these problems. This is the sensor:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Lear+Jet+25B+AOA+Sensor.jpg.html
>
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