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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2016, 09:11
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

I figured you were from a TP background .. my...

I figured you were from a TP background .. my comment was tongue in cheek but quite happy to withdraw it. I think my attempts-at-humour score is running against me .. I probably should give up and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2016, 10:53
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

I think I must stick my nose in here. (a)...

I think I must stick my nose in here.

(a) as far as I am aware, the most knowledgeable chap in the PPRuNe sandpit regarding Nomad engineering is djpil - his counsel in that area should be viewed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Mar 2016, 11:59
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

That doesn't suggest the inspection either was...

That doesn't suggest the inspection either was overlooked or incompetent ? Indeed, even years later, he would agonise over a coffee as to whether he could have missed something in the nature of a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Mar 2016, 10:12
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

due to the organization which had prior custody...

due to the organization which had prior custody of the aircraft not carrying out a mandatory inspection before hand-over which would have discovered a stabilator spar crack


A long time ago...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jun 2011, 00:02
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

the tail assembly was oscillating a good 30 cm in...

the tail assembly was oscillating a good 30 cm in each direction

Perhaps not quite that much, albeit the old girl can put on a good shake, rattle, and roll show ?

Any structure will vibrate...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2011, 23:53
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

I found this not particularly pertinent but...

I found this

not particularly pertinent but still interesting. A lot of initial flutter work was done by Izzy Herzberg back in the early days at GAF - as far as I am aware he still is on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Apr 2011, 13:18
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

if the "spoilers" weren't able to do the job. ...

if the "spoilers" weren't able to do the job.

The lateral control system was one of the Type's design strengths. Can anyone cite a similar-sized aircraft with similarly capable low speed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Aug 2009, 00:40
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

At one stage TAA provided the pilots and...

At one stage TAA provided the pilots and engineers for the NTAMS.

TAA did the set up for the operation, including modifying the aircraft for the role, as I recall. Made for some interesting...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Aug 2009, 05:28
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

It needed more development, and then produced,...

It needed more development, and then produced, maybe the new one will get the development it needs

Fair comment. The factory folk put more than a bit of effort into getting the Government nod to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Aug 2009, 23:20
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

completed as amphibians? More fond...

completed as amphibians?

More fond memories. I did some of the early estimates for the amphibian. My first attempt at ceiling calcs came up with some unpalatable numbers ... George F had a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Aug 2009, 21:36
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

Mine was backdated to '81, what was yours? ...

Mine was backdated to '81, what was yours?

Memory's stretching here .. face is vaguely familiar but can't put a name to it .. where were you based ?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Aug 2009, 05:41
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

No that was the NTAMS hangar where the mighty...

No that was the NTAMS hangar where the mighty N24's were housed

Well can I recall some flight testing on the NTAMS birds when DCA had some concerns regarding OEI climb degradation with some mods. ...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Aug 2009, 10:18
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

was there any attempt to rectify... did it ever...

was there any attempt to rectify... did it ever fly?

A long time since I had an involvement with the design side of things at the factory so I am not able to say just what went on. There are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Aug 2009, 00:51
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

Re GD's fatal, and some of the adverse history in...

Re GD's fatal, and some of the adverse history in general, I think that some of the posters really need to do some homework before making silly statements such as seen in this thread.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Aug 2009, 07:35
Replies: 414
Views: 284,982
Posted By john_tullamarine

I'm sure that our colleagues from the Philippines...

I'm sure that our colleagues from the Philippines will recall the pre-mod aileron problems .. they had several events going back some years now .. any aircraft which can recover following that sort...
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