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Rolls Royce Problems

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:57 am
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by ian16th » Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:59 am

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A billion here and a billion there adds up.

We will soon be talking about serious money!

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I trust the new titanium leading edges (razor sharp?) will do a proficient job of shredding the Canada Geese who will inevitably stray into the giant...

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:57 am
Great aeronautical engineers...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:27 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:36 pm

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To my shame I had not heard of Alexander Kartveli (Aleksandre Kartvelishvili) until this week. Reading it about him it is clear that he should be up...

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Preferably BELOW Britt Eklund as the resultant untangling would be stressful and unfair to the poor lass?

But hopefully not before both had...

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Fri Jan 10, 2020 5:27 pm
The Loo of the future in Aviation.

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:55 am
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by ian16th » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:23 pm

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Just think of the aviation applications!

A must have for wide-body a/c on long haul flights.

An Elsan version for those far flung parts of...

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Aircraft should have a number of standing only cubicles,

Bristol Britannia 312 had a small cubicle Gents. Toilet, i.e. only a urinal, no lavatory...

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:55 am
Boeing in yet another technical pickle!

Last post by Rwy in Sight « Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:20 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:30 am
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A pickle fork to be exact

The FAA has ordered operators of some of the hard-working fleet of Boeing 737NGs to conduct inspections for cracks in a...

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Few months ago I would have dismissed your point barkingmad believing in robust procedures. Today it is food for thought.
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Last post by Rwy in Sight
Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:20 am
Wind Turbine De-Icing.

Last post by barkingmad « Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:44 pm
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by barkingmad » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:17 pm

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December UK and freezing fog with a breeze is forecast for 03/12.

Does anyone know how the wind turbine ‘wings’ cope with icing conditions or do the...

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Thanks to all so far for trying to answer my OP. Today Tue 10th Dec as the northern UK is blasted by gale force winds and rain, toppling HGVs on main...

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Last post by barkingmad
Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:44 pm
RR Trent 1000 Ten engine dramas

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:44 pm
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by Alisoncc » Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:51 am

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Air NZ cancels dozens of Australian flights over Dreamliner engine woes

Air New Zealand is cancelling dozens of international flights in and out...

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Rolls Royce response to the issues

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:44 pm
Air Force One

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:26 pm
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by Wodrick » Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:36 pm

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There was a program on UK C5 a couple of nights ago Secrets of AF1

It was said that AF1 is always accompanied by a backup and a command center....

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Perhaps the UK could sell the septics the Blackburn Beverley technology. Wherein engine oil is sprayed continuously on the outside of the engine...

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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:26 pm
Commercial aircraft at air shows

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:33 pm
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by llondel » Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:23 pm

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Someone linked me to a video on FB of an A380 landing about 20 seconds after a preceding aircraft (A330?) started its take off roll. It seems to be...

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I couldn't help myself. I had to look it up.

A30 take off numbers.JPG

A380 landing numbers.JPG

A380 800

5000 ft seems to be the shortest a...

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:33 pm
Anybody for hypergolic fuels, C, T or Z-Stoff or anything to do with rockets at all?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:08 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:22 pm

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Since I was a young boy I have always been fascinated with things that go bang, like my uncle before me who managed to blow his thumb off in this...

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......and the Vickers Valiant

All the better to protect the aircraft from the nuclear flash.

I remember reading somewhere that a US spy aircraft...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:08 pm
Lorentz question

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:19 pm
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by Slasher » Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:42 am

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Sitting around scratching my nuts recently I was idly toying with those equations (in concert with Jimmy Maxwell's) and wondered: is it possible to...

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While Captain Slasher sets up ever more fiendish failure scenarios to test his trainee pilots' mettle in the simulator, I noticed this interesting...

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Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:19 pm
Scary software problem for Boeing

Last post by Capetonian « Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:12 am
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by ricardian » Fri Aug 09, 2019 6:33 am

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Boeing's software code - security lapses

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Just like the Titanic was unsinkable.

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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:12 am
Electric aeroplanes

Last post by Slasher « Thu May 02, 2019 6:22 am
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by Alisoncc » Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:48 am
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Just been reading some journalistic bumpf about electric aeroplanes. Nothing of any technical value, but the author seemed to intimate that we would...

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This looks a bit hopeful! :)
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Last post by Slasher
Thu May 02, 2019 6:22 am
FOD - Foreign Objects and Debris

Last post by Krystal n Chips « Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:46 am
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by Alisoncc » Sun Apr 21, 2019 7:32 am

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'I never plan to fly on it': Boeing workers blow whistle on 787 plant

When Boeing broke ground on its new factory near Charleston in 2009, the...

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Cessna Citations had a well deserved reputation for slack quality control at the build factory at Wichita, first maintenance check after build...

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Last post by Krystal n Chips
Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:46 am
Dag Hammarskjöld - DC6 crash

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:54 pm
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by Alisoncc » Sat Mar 09, 2019 1:46 pm

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One of those interminable Air Crash Investigation episodes on the box. This one relating to the death of Dag Hammarskjöld in September 1961. They go...

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Bombay ! Bombay ! this is Delhi .... shut up Bombay.

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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:54 pm
Is this going to be a winner?

Last post by G-CPTN « Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:52 am
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by ian16th » Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:05 am

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Reaction Engines Pre-Cooler Passes Mach 3.3 Test

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Not if this is their website:-

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:52 am
Engine Producion

Last post by ian16th « Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:45 am
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by ian16th » Thu Feb 07, 2019 12:53 pm

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“At least nine countries can make nuclear bombs, but just two—the U.S. and UK—can make single-crystal turbine blades for modern aeroengines.”

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“At least nine countries can make nuclear bombs, but just two—the U.S. and UK—can make single-crystal turbine blades for modern aeroengines.”...

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Last post by ian16th
Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:45 am
Quantum Radar

Last post by Slasher « Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:31 pm
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by Cacophonix » Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:25 pm

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HUHAI, China—A potentially breakthrough quantum radar prototype is making a debut appearance at the Zhuhai Airshow.

In displaying the unique device,...

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Thought I'd throw this into the mix:

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Last post by Slasher
Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:31 pm
New way of producing jet fuel

Last post by unifoxos « Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:18 am
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:00 am

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This is a very interesting experiment; Virgin is going to fly a 747 across the Atlantic using fuel made from recycled carbon emissions.

From the...

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It takes these waste, carbon-rich gases to first make ethanol. The ethanol can be used for a range of low carbon products, including jet fuel.

And...

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Last post by unifoxos
Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:18 am
NASA’s new space taxis

Last post by Wilco « Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:56 pm

by Wilco » Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:56 pm

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Last post by Wilco
Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:56 pm
Hyper Loop anyone?

Last post by boing « Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:48 pm
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by Ibbie » Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:41 am

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Seems we are getting the Loop in Spain.

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via electric propulsion through a low-pressure tube.

Is the pressure low enough that the vehicle itself will need to be pressurised?

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Last post by boing
Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:48 pm
President Putin revives Project Pluto.

Last post by AtomKraft « Wed May 02, 2018 8:45 am
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by AtomKraft » Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:26 am
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Sorry about the alliteration, but it seems that Russia is developing a nuclear powered supersonic cruise missile.

He might think it's his own idea,...

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A lot of info in this clip.
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Last post by AtomKraft
Wed May 02, 2018 8:45 am
Missiles.

Last post by Cacophonix « Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:51 pm
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by AtomKraft » Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:29 pm

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Always a tricky subject, for obvious reasons, yet fascinating for others.

The SeaSlug was a favourite, but hard to find footage.

Anyways, to top...

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It seems that the while the Sprint missile was the all time kitty when it came to acceleration on this side of the Cold War the Soviet Gazelle was an...

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Last post by Cacophonix
Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:51 pm
At least Robots don't suffer from fatigue

Last post by Capetonian « Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:51 pm
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by Mrs Ex-Ascot » Thu May 18, 2017 8:23 am

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At least this pilot shouldn't fall asleep at the wheel!

:D

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South Africa decided they’d finally send a man up in a space capsule after sending only monkeys in the earlier missions. They send van der Merwe and...

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Last post by Capetonian
Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:51 pm
The DH106

Last post by John Hill « Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:56 am
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by Wodrick » Wed May 31, 2017 3:24 pm

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Found this on TOP. I never even knew this restoration existed but just look what they done to it.

And that leads one to a 25 min video, worth a...

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Comet first successful jet airliner? What about the Tu104 which I believe for a couple of years was the only jetliner in service anywhere?...

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Last post by John Hill
Sun Jun 11, 2017 3:56 am
Circular runways

Last post by Boac « Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:06 pm
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by Capetonian » Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:52 am

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I am interested to know what those of you who sit in the pointy end think of this idea. Clearly it has some merit, but is it sound enough to fly, if...

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The nutter who started this latest round of madness, Henk Hesselink, has said this:

"Obviously, as we are making a turn during the landing,...

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Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:06 pm

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