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Forum: Tech Log
18th May 2012, 07:21
Replies: 2,133
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Posted By M2dude

Humble apologies stilton. (A definate case of...

Humble apologies stilton. (A definate case of RTFQ then). You are quite correct in your comment, inertial position is still the 'prime' source of navigation, in modern aircraft with GPS etc being...
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2012, 11:05
Replies: 2,133
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Posted By M2dude

INS

stilton



Actually not technically correct mate. The generation(s) of aircraft after Concorde does not use INS as such at all. They either use an Inertial REFERENCE System (IRS) or an Air...
Forum: Tech Log
15th May 2012, 09:03
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

The TAT thing

TAT varies with the square of Mach Number and SAT, and although all temperatures for calculation purposes are obviously ABSOLUTE temperature, they are 'converted back' to °C here. So shown below are...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 23:51
Replies: 2,133
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Posted By M2dude

Actually NO CJ. The old steam powered:} analog...

Actually NO CJ. The old steam powered:} analog electro-mechanical Air Data Computers met RVSM minima quite comfortably when trials were carried out, and that amazed the hell out of most of us. (But...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Nov 2011, 06:40
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

In actual fact BA looked very seriously in the...

In actual fact BA looked very seriously in the mid 1980s at a limited glass cockpit, where the primary flight and engine instruments would be replaced by and EFIS/EICAS setup, ala Boeing 757. ...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Oct 2011, 16:26
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Humble aplogies to all, of course its mounted by...

Humble aplogies to all, of course its mounted by the #1 EGT gauge (ANOTHER senior moment on my part). The RCICS, Reheat Capabilty Indication Control Sub-system (Oh OK then, I just made that up :*)...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Sep 2011, 11:27
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

UPDATE UPDATE

It seems that the Concorde comes alive thread has been deleted. This is such a shame, I tried as hard as I could to keep things civil but others hijacked it again, just as the original thread was. ...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2011, 13:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Hi Philflies The 3/4 tab mounted by the #4 EGT...

Hi Philflies
The 3/4 tab mounted by the #4 EGT indicator had in fact nothing to do with the EGT indication at all. It wasa reheat capability indicator and was set by the crew prior to take off. Set...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2011, 21:04
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Concorde, the love of our lives

Nice one guys. I honestly is a pleasure to share my experiences (and feeble knowledge) of the aeroplane with so many wonderful people here, be they aviation professionals, former supersonic SLF or...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2011, 15:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

THAT ******ing BOOK

Hey DunePrune don't go...... you voiced a perfectly valid point about that book, voiced from the point of view of a pilot too. :ok: I think I speak for the majority of posters when I say that you are...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2011, 15:35
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

SSBJ and things

As far as the SSBJ goes, there really does not seem to be sufficient demand by the corporations out there, although there have been several stabs at the idea, the most famous being the Sukhoi/Grumman...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2011, 12:50
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Filton and G-BOAF

This is obviously a really emotional topic, we can only hope that good sense prevails and the AAH is preserved, along of course with our beautiful G-BOAF. (When I worked at Filton many moons ago it...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2011, 08:30
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Future SST

I think we could all speculate until the cows come home just how many SSTs could be built. To put my own two penny worth in here, personally I tend to agree with Steve that to justify the huge...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Aug 2011, 08:53
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

hissinsid Really one for one of my pilot...

hissinsid

Really one for one of my pilot friends to answer, but there was the one issue where OAC had a heavier right hand wing than the left!! (Due to a major repair done in the early 1980's)....
Forum: Tech Log
11th Aug 2011, 10:46
Replies: 2,133
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Posted By M2dude

hissinsid I have to admit, this is one superb...

hissinsid
I have to admit, this is one superb image (and a nice high resolution one also) of my old friend Alpha Alpha.

As far as the trip switches to the rear of the captain, not quite sure...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Aug 2011, 11:36
Replies: 2,133
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Posted By M2dude

Yawn... For goodness sake let's not nit-pick here...

Yawn... For goodness sake let's not nit-pick here :ugh:. If you'd been THERE Gordon you would know what I meant. I WAS refering to the inner side of the secondary door as it happens, any aircraft...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Aug 2011, 16:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

gordonroxborough Speaking as someone who was...

gordonroxborough

Speaking as someone who was actually THERE during the entirity of Concorde commercial operations (rather than just an amature outside observer), I can assure you that replacement...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jul 2011, 07:15
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Dem Kullerz

Glad the Filton AF guys enjoyed their Concorde fix. (There is no other Concorde in the UK, bar none, that able to achieve this fix better than G-BOAC can :ok:). As far as the gear door colours go,...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jul 2011, 08:01
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Those darned Marilake things

Speaking as a fellow sentimental ol' bugger, Peter Benn's commentary 'delay' (a truly nice guy by the way) is a simple case of between Mach 0.98 and Mach 1.02 the displays only showed Mach 1.0. So...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jun 2011, 10:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Concorde Profitability Ahhh that question...

Concorde Profitability
Ahhh that question again. Just concentrating then on matters on the UK side of the English Channel. Prior to the Paris crash, BA was making a very healthy profit indeed on...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jun 2011, 17:55
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Thanks for the info Clive, now all is explained....

Thanks for the info Clive, now all is explained. (And I take your point about the elevon deflection).

Best Regards
Dude :O
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jun 2011, 14:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

A Side Sticky Subject

As I recall, they referred to this research project as a CCV (Controlled Configured Vehicle) design study. It would be great if we could get this confirmed, but they talked about subsonic drag...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jun 2011, 10:35
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Ground Running Concorde

I've been away 'cruising' for a few weeks (lecturing about Concorde) and thought it was time I popped back into this wonderful forum.
There were a few questions regarding ground running Concorde, so...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Apr 2011, 05:54
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

gordonroxburgh It matters not I'm afraid...

gordonroxburgh

It matters not I'm afraid Gordon. I would not have thought that anyone would design ANY flying control system, experimental or otherwise, that does not have full potential authority...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Apr 2011, 13:09
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

I personally doubt very much if the Emergency...

I personally doubt very much if the Emergency Pilot would be the 'way in' for the sidestick input. EFC ROLL commands were inputed from the SFC computer to the Autostab computers as 'stab demands' and...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Apr 2011, 08:13
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

CliveL (And ChristiaanJ) Sure can...

CliveL (And ChristiaanJ)


Sure can Clive. These are the BA 5102 numbers, Air France 5101 numbers were corespondingly identical chronologically.: G-BOAC - 5102-01. G-BOAA - 5102-02. G-BOAB -...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2011, 04:06
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Well in that case you are obviously right I...

Well in that case you are obviously right I suppose and BA, BAe (as it was) and the CAA were all wrong as far as component 30 goes. And everything that I was told at Fairford was wrong too. I guess...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Apr 2011, 03:37
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

She was a a test airframe only, although in circa...

She was a a test airframe only, although in circa 1985/86 we did look at modifications that would bring her up to production aircraft standard. The modifications required to the powerplant alone...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Apr 2011, 10:39
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

CliveL The RELIFE programme had already...

CliveL

The RELIFE programme had already taken the aircraft to 8,500 cycles, and the escence of RELIFE 2 had already been agreed when the maggots pulled the plug in late 2003. My own personal...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Apr 2011, 06:43
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Hi again Jane-Doh. Self starting meaning (at...

Hi again Jane-Doh. Self starting meaning (at least to my non-aerodynamicist avionics infected brain) that the shock system will establish itself perfectly without specific movement of the variable...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Apr 2011, 15:29
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

For take-off reheat was selected (armed) on all 4...

For take-off reheat was selected (armed) on all 4 engines together, and certainly not in pairs. (As was stated previously, once 81% N1 was reached the reheat light-up sequence was automatically...
Forum: Tech Log
8th Apr 2011, 09:53
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

OMG Clive yes, sorry about that. I remeber it...

OMG Clive yes, sorry about that. I remeber it well now, I just did a search and posted up my original.
Forum: Tech Log
8th Apr 2011, 06:13
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Jane-DoH One of the real beauties of the...

Jane-DoH
One of the real beauties of the Concorde intake was that it was completely self-startiing, and so unstarts as such were never heard of.
Regarding the vibrations thing, here is my post #80:...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Apr 2011, 11:00
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

And a thank you from me CliveL for your superb...

And a thank you from me CliveL for your superb explanations regarding intake shock structure. It can not be over-emphasised just what an amazing achievement the Concorde engine/intake combo was. I...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Apr 2011, 05:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,953
Posted By M2dude

Ahhhh... the famous Reheat Capability Indicator....

Ahhhh... the famous Reheat Capability Indicator. (Yes that was its official title). I seem to remember that before we did the modification to fit the 'RCI' in the late 1970s, the guys used to set an...
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