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The Meteor at about 50 seconds in. It was unmanned and was flown at RAE Llanbedr when I worked there up to 1999. This 'accident' occurred when the pitch controller selected 'fuel off' rather than 'straight' during climb-out. (The buttons were in close proximity on the control desk). I was on top of the pitch control site at the time operating cameras which later replaced the pitch site as control could be done from the main control cell using video from cameras at the end of the runway.
A modification I implemented was a spring loaded cover over the fuel off switch. Simple but effective!
The Meteor survived to fly again after repair to a collapsed main gear, which is more than can be said for the Fairey Fireflies shown in the vid before the Meteor. They were also pilotless drones, but were in 1950s which was way before my time!
The Meteor at about 50 seconds in. It was unmanned and was flown at RAE Llanbedr when I worked there up to 1999. This 'accident' occurred when the pitch controller selected 'fuel off' rather than 'straight' during climb-out. (The buttons were in close proximity on the control desk). I was on top of the pitch control site at the time operating cameras which later replaced the pitch site as control could be done from the main control cell using video from cameras at the end of the runway.
A modification I implemented was a spring loaded cover over the fuel off switch. Simple but effective!
The Meteor survived to fly again after repair to a collapsed main gear, which is more than can be said for the Fairey Fireflies shown in the vid before the Meteor. They were also pilotless drones, but were in 1950s which was way before my time!
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