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Forum: Tech Log
10th Apr 2015, 22:54
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

@Bellerophon: Interesting info - cheers! ...

@Bellerophon:

Interesting info - cheers!

As a sort-of tangent, as an aviation-mad nipper I watched and recorded the 1988 BBC Concorde Special, and pretty much wore the VHS tape out. The...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jul 2014, 18:33
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, the theory as presented *could* be argued...

Well, the theory as presented *could* be argued to encompass that, but as far as I could tell from the original journal article, that's not what it was about - it did not distinguish supersonic from...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jul 2014, 22:41
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

It's a fascinating posit, and one for aviation...

It's a fascinating posit, and one for aviation nerds to discuss at length down the pub - I'll give it that!

The general trend follows, but he doesn't spend much time on external factors (such as...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jan 2014, 00:07
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Hardware-wise, maybe. In most other aspects,...

Hardware-wise, maybe. In most other aspects, absolutely not - otherwise the transition from analogue to digital would not have happened.



"Triplication"? I'm unsure as to what you're...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Oct 2013, 16:19
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Or FAAnEC, if you will... (My god, that...

Or FAAnEC, if you will...

(My god, that makes an awful acronym! :rolleyes:)
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Oct 2013, 19:01
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Again, as I referred to earlier, the Concorde "B"...

Again, as I referred to earlier, the Concorde "B" on the drawing board when the project was cancelled was intended to do away with reheat/afterburner entirely!

The problems a modern project will...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Oct 2013, 15:57
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Not really. For one thing, the 2707 design was...

Not really. For one thing, the 2707 design was only at the mock-up stage when cancelled, so the practicalities of its engine arrangement hadn't been touched on. If you go back and read the Ted...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2013, 00:56
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, the 2707 project never advanced to the...

Well, the 2707 project never advanced to the point where such practicalities were considered - but it's certainly the case that part of the Concorde "B" spec was intended to do away with reheat...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 21:40
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Not as far as I know - the first UK "production"...

Not as far as I know - the first UK "production" Concorde intended for testing rather than line flying (G-BBDG) did end up as a donor for spares, but it wasn't a case of an aircraft without a home -...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 18:26
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Hey Clive - nice to see you! I was...

Hey Clive - nice to see you!



I was thinking more "indirectly" - in general UK/Euro flight deck layouts were more in line with improving ergonomics than those on the other side of the pond for...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Oct 2013, 17:23
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Following on from what EXWOK was saying, you've...

Following on from what EXWOK was saying, you've got to remember that the spec was hammered out in the late '60s - so it's not surprising that the flight deck could *appear* antiquated by 1980's...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Oct 2013, 17:34
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

@flyboyike - if you haven't read it already, I...

@flyboyike - if you haven't read it already, I can heartily recommend post #875 on this thread.

http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/423988-concorde-question-44.html#post6129540

To my eternal regret,...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2011, 18:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

I daren't use the language my wife uses to...

I daren't use the language my wife uses to describe me for knowing that! ;)
Forum: Tech Log
24th Apr 2011, 12:33
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

I think Gordon probably meant "airliner" rather...

I think Gordon probably meant "airliner" rather than "aircraft".

The implementation of FBW on the F-16 was intended to solve a very different problem than that of the A320 series. The F-16 was...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jan 2011, 16:18
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Yeah - "Hutch" helpfully points it out on the...

Yeah - "Hutch" helpfully points it out on the late '80s BBC Concorde Special (which I recently re-acquired - yay!).
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jan 2011, 20:19
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Was there a reason - other than it was the second...

Was there a reason - other than it was the second example built - that the French pre-production model had the longer tail assembly fitted, whereas 101 did not?
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2011, 16:21
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

For a second, 'astings, I thought I 'ad been...

For a second, 'astings, I thought I 'ad been premature...

Later photographs of 002 show her bearing the Aerospatiale name, like her sister ship - she'd presumably been repainted at some point. ...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Jan 2011, 15:22
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

The clincher being that 002 carries the legend...

The clincher being that 002 carries the legend "SUD AVIATION FRANCE", whereas G-AXDN carries "AEROSPATIALE FRANCE". :)

Happy New Year, all!
Forum: Tech Log
27th Dec 2010, 20:19
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Spot on, Clive. I've said something similar...

Spot on, Clive.

I've said something similar (while at the same time being full of admiration and effusive praise for M2Dude). It's worth bearing in mind that at the time (2003 or thereabouts), AI...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Dec 2010, 19:38
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Drop the 'x's and you're golden, Clive.

Drop the 'x's and you're golden, Clive.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Nov 2010, 23:39
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

I don't want to divert this fascinating thread...

I don't want to divert this fascinating thread into acrimony, so answer at your discretion.



Really? Why would that be? Aerospatiale (forerunner of Airbus) were responsible for just as many...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Sep 2010, 19:20
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

That's not a very nice way to talk about BA and...

That's not a very nice way to talk about BA and AF's finest!

(Sorry, couldn't resist a feed like that) :E
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 17:25
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

D'oh! Though I could say I don't know, 'cos I've...

D'oh! Though I could say I don't know, 'cos I've only ever seen the Weser close-up. ;)

I'd still say even in an ideal world where such a thing would be possible, having been stored in the open...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Sep 2010, 16:06
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

I may stand corrected - was Fox-Bravo simply...

I may stand corrected - was Fox-Bravo simply unbolted for the canal trip?

http://www.concordesst.com/pictures/fbvfb8.jpg
Forum: Tech Log
19th Sep 2010, 23:23
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

I think he's referring to the airframes...

I think he's referring to the airframes (Fox-Bravo and Delta-Golf off the top of my head, probably others) that required an angle-grinder be taken to them in order to transport to their final...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2010, 00:22
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

This is off-topic, so I ain't going to bang on...

This is off-topic, so I ain't going to bang on this subject after this post, but I wouldn't be so quick to denigrate former Soviet technology in all cases. Those "agricultural" fighters can mix it...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Aug 2010, 22:35
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, it was essentially a development airframe...

Well, it was essentially a development airframe pressed into premature service for the sake of beating a western project into the air. One wonders whether the story would have been different if the...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2010, 00:04
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Thank you very much for that information guys. I...

Thank you very much for that information guys. I guess I was trying to work out how the processing work was done, and I suppose from the answers given that other than the INS, it must have been...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2010, 20:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,675,937
Posted By DozyWannabe

Any magnetic core memory in any of those systems?

Any magnetic core memory in any of those systems?
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