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Forum: Tech Log

27th Jun 2014, 22:19

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

Ted Talbot's book

Reading for a second time to see what I missed the first time.

On p86 he says 'It followed the idea of multi-vane auxiliary air inlets into history."

Anyone know the story on these inlets?
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7th Jan 2014, 20:20

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

Jet noise

Were the primary nozzle spade silencers mentioned in this Flight article used on production aircraft?

Also, again in this article, was it a production feature to open the primary nozzle to reduce...

Forum: Tech Log

17th Oct 2013, 00:57

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

New Concorde book

Just out ..

CONCORDE - A Designer's Life by Ted Talbot

I've just found an earlier pprune post educating me on the author

QUOTE]If I may, I would now like to mention the 'some oil lamps...

Forum: Tech Log

10th Oct 2013, 00:12

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

SNECMA reheat

I've always seen it mentioned as SNECMA reheat until the other day..

The ORIGINAL design for the reheat was done by SNECMA, but due to them getting into all sorts of trouble with the fuel...

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31st Oct 2012, 21:58

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

593 smoke reduction

ref question from Joliste

As I was working my way from 1 to 85 I read the above which reminded of a paper I filed 35 years ago:
"Development of Pollution Controls for Rolls-Royce RB211 and...

Forum: Tech Log

27th Oct 2012, 15:00

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

Thanks for the pictures which I will try to...

Thanks for the pictures which I will try to absorb.
In the centre picture it looks like the cowl shock is the 3rd oblique shock mentioned in the paper.
As you have said, the region below the...

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27th Oct 2012, 01:22

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Concorde question

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Posted By peter kent

Concorde intake shocks question

First I would like to agree with others on the priceless content of this Concorde forum. The published books are gems in their own right but always leave more questions than could ever be answered...

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