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Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2014, 21:59
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

manrow It would appear so, yes: ...

manrow



It would appear so, yes:

http://www.faa.gov/about/plans_reports/media/787_Report_Final.pdf
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2014, 13:22
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

That's not true. Wheelchairs with spillable...

That's not true. Wheelchairs with spillable batteries may be carried as long as specified precautions are taken, which do not include draining the batteries.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jun 2013, 09:18
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

The refuelling system will only fuel up to 1500kg...

The refuelling system will only fuel up to 1500kg on battery power. This allows the APU to be started and refuelling can then continue.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2013, 10:06
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

The NGS has a rectification category 'A' so...

The NGS has a rectification category 'A' so cannot be extended, but is has a specified interval of 10 days.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2013, 11:08
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

lasernigel The engineers have a device...

lasernigel



The engineers have a device called a Ramp Damage Checker. It is an ultrasound device, very simple to use, and will indicate to a line engineer whether or not specialist...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2013, 18:20
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

'Design flaws caught up with it' in 1954. I went...

'Design flaws caught up with it' in 1954. I went on holiday in one in 1975, and I think they retired about 1980, although the RAF flew a highly modified version until a couple of years ago. Hardly...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2013, 10:53
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

I'm sure I read somewhere, about 6 months ago,...

I'm sure I read somewhere, about 6 months ago, that the fuel savings experienced by ANA were actually slightly better than the Boeing claims.

In terms of maintenance, obviously time will tell a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2013, 11:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Halon (BCF) fire extinguishers are standard cabin...

Halon (BCF) fire extinguishers are standard cabin equipment, and have been discharged many times in flight, in commercial aircraft. Their toxicity is the reason we are told to don a smokehood before...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2013, 00:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Guys, this is supposed to be a professional...

Guys, this is supposed to be a professional pilot's forum. If you are going to express yourselves in the sensationalist manner of the (British) gutter press, then you are doing the forum an...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2013, 23:34
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Where were you getting the juice from to power...

Where were you getting the juice from to power that?!?

An engineer friend who has worked on the 787 in Seattle told me that the ability to provide a high current was the main reason for using...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2013, 13:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Because of the size of the starter/generator...

Because of the size of the starter/generator units fitted to the APU, a NiCad cannot produce sufficient current, no matter how big it is.
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2013, 08:28
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

It says: "Caution. Electrostatic Sensitive...

It says:

"Caution. Electrostatic Sensitive Device, Conductive Connector Cap Required".
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2013, 13:08
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Sully's position was so extremely unusual that we...

Sully's position was so extremely unusual that we all know about it. We add the improbability of having already had a battery fire before the double-engine failure, which also damaged the ACE...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2013, 15:28
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Willoz I don't think you are...

Willoz



I don't think you are (entirely) correct. From what I can gather in reading about this 'fix' and speaking to a 787 engineer who has been in contact with Boeing engineers during the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2013, 07:54
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

poorjohn I think there's a lot more...

poorjohn



I think there's a lot more involved in the proposed modification than just putting a box around it. There is talk of cell re-design and battery modification to isolate cells...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Feb 2013, 22:23
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

Have you seen the picture of the battery? The...

Have you seen the picture of the battery? The only thing that will isolate those cells is a spanner.
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Feb 2013, 20:13
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

On this machine, I believe this is not the case. ...

On this machine, I believe this is not the case. The main battery looks after the mainframe computers (Common Core System), while the APU battery is used to start the APU. My (vague) recollection...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Feb 2013, 20:22
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

A bit of Googling would suggest that a beast of...

A bit of Googling would suggest that a beast of the sealed lead-acid variety could be made but would weigh a little over double.

That sounds like a trivial cost, but I'm not sure any other...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2013, 07:55
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,246
Posted By Pub User

I can't imagine they haven't been doing that for...

I can't imagine they haven't been doing that for the last three weeks. Also, it's not just the APU system, but the main aircraft battery. It can fly without an APU battery for 10 days, limited to...
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