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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2014, 16:28
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Er, the effect of too much alcohol? :O Good...

Er, the effect of too much alcohol? :O

Good description of droop leading edges (aka cuffs) here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_edge_cuff

On later marks of the Trident the DLEs were...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2014, 18:53
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Strange, when I used to work on Tridents I could...

Strange, when I used to work on Tridents I could swear I was told it was the other way round. :O

Or something to do with the Forward Equipment Bay needing to be big enough to accommodate all the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Dec 2013, 22:40
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

The Trident's heading was 115° and the DC-9's...

The Trident's heading was 115° and the DC-9's 353°, both had been maintained for several minutes immediately preceding the collision.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Sep 2013, 21:15
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Following any accident, an aircraft's entire...

Following any accident, an aircraft's entire technical records are quarantined and made available to the accident investigators.

Since an important part of any investigation is to explore the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Sep 2013, 22:20
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Are you seriously suggesting a scenario where the...

Are you seriously suggesting a scenario where the accident investigators didn't review the recent technical history of the aircraft involved ? :ugh:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2013, 20:11
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

I can't comment on the abilities of BEA pilots,...

I can't comment on the abilities of BEA pilots, but you're surely not referring to the period 1967-1973, when the only other accidents where revenue passengers were killed involved a bomb (Comet,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2013, 07:15
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

The only hardbacks I can find on Amazon re Papa...

The only hardbacks I can find on Amazon re Papa India are used copies of John Godson's 1974 book, which I assume isn't what's being referred to here. I can't find any reference to an ebook at all,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jul 2012, 13:25
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, we have Sir Ronald Edwards and his committee...

No, we have Sir Ronald Edwards and his committee to thank for that.

http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1969/1969%20-%200831.PDF
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jun 2012, 08:14
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, both Echo Echo and Echo Charlie (the other...

Yes, both Echo Echo and Echo Charlie (the other Vanguard that crashed in 1971) were re-used on 757s, registered around the same time as the aforesaid 767.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jun 2012, 19:18
Replies: 213
Views: 118,019
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, I believe that's the case, possibly as a...

Yes, I believe that's the case, possibly as a result of criticism ten years previously when a second Whiskey Echo (a 767) was added to the fleet, the original WE (707) having been destroyed in a...
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