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777X Flies!
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PHXPhlyer » Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:49 am
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Interesting stuff about folding wing-tips
PP
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The more complex something is, the more likely it is to go wrong, and the greater the likelihood that those in charge won't be able to resolve the...
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Last post by Capetonian
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:04 pm
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Rolls Royce Problems
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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 didn’t realise these new razor blades had been in development this long;
‘Twud make me wonder if there have been significant problems occurring...
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Last post by barkingmad
Thu Jan 23, 2020 9:48 am
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The Loo of the future in Aviation.
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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
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Boeing in yet another technical pickle!
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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
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RR Trent 1000 Ten engine dramas
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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
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Air Force One
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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
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Commercial aircraft at air shows
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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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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:33 pm
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:08 pm
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Lorentz question
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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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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:19 pm
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Last post by Capetonian
Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:12 am
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FOD - Foreign Objects and Debris
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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
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Dag Hammarskjöld - DC6 crash
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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
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Is this going to be a winner?
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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
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Engine Producion
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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
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Quantum Radar
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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
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New way of producing jet fuel
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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
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Last post by Wilco
Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:56 pm
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Hyper Loop anyone?
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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
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President Putin revives Project Pluto.
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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
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At least Robots don't suffer from fatigue
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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!
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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
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The DH106
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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
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Circular runways
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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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Last post by Boac
Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:06 pm
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My first design
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OFSO » Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:50 pm
NB - no computer graphics or photo-editing or computer trickery of any sort used in this shot !
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Jan 14, 2017 8:45 am
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Aircraft engine falls off truck in Sydney
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Alisoncc » Tue Sep 06, 2016 6:37 am
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A seven-tonne aircraft engine has blocked traffic in Sydney's south-west after falling off the back of a truck.
Emergency services were called to...
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I was reminded by this thread of the loss of the engine and aircraft associated with American Airlines Flight 191. The engine tumbled back over the...
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Last post by MoreAviation
Sat Sep 10, 2016 3:38 pm
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STOL take-off
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OFSO » Sun Jun 19, 2016 3:44 pm
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Is this degree of vibration normal on a steep take-off ?
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Used to get more vibration than that just taxying BN2A's in PNG. Given the almost continuous rain there they weren't known as puddle-jumpers for...
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Last post by Alisoncc
Sun Jun 19, 2016 6:54 pm
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