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Avro Vulcan XL319 Ram Air Turbine (RAT) drop

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Uploaded by on Oct 7, 2007

The RAT provided a back up electric supply for the aircraft incase of failure. This example is XL319 at the North East Aircraft Museum.

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  • @jacktharipper3 Ram Air Tubine. Emegency power backup. A 3 phase electrical generator with the driving tubine at the rear as you can see, which drops down into the airflow of the aircraft in flight.

  • @poyks it looks like your penis

  • It came out like those ashtrays you get in flash motors.

  • whats a backdriving rat mean guys?

  • Most RATs in fact provide hydraulic power, or both hydraulic and electrical power.

    How much power the RAT can supply is carefully calculated, as you want to keep weight and drag to a minimum. So only enough power to supply aircraft systems critical to flight is generated.

    Remember this is not 'free' energy. The RAT increases drag, and therefore reduces the amount of time the aircraft can glide.

  • It looks more like a bomb. But why dont they just have millions of them under the airplanes so theres enough power to work the hydralics

  • I've lost count of how many times I have helped close that back up after someone had pulled the lever in the cockpit. Somebody parked a landrover underneath it during a car boot sale and it nearly got flattened.

  • That's actually not a bad idea.

    Shame it's not being put to use.

  • I was trying to explain the RAT to someone the other day! I've now got the perfect video to show them.

    Thanks! :)

  • Would be nice to see some electricity fed through the veins of this mighty delta..............

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