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Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 21:35
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Question - did no-one think to point out that...

Question - did no-one think to point out that Airbus had been battling their way up to be a contender in the western jetliner market since the mid-'70s (and only really got traction in the early...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 20:58
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

There's a little more to it than that. The...

There's a little more to it than that. The infamous "Applegate memo" which came from within Convair and explained the dangerous relationship between a cargo door latching failure, floor collapse and...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2013, 21:33
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

+1 As long as the language can be broken...

+1

As long as the language can be broken down into predictable blocks of assembler, it's not a problem. Most of the issues one runs into with compiled languages has to do with the libraries used,...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2013, 15:16
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, there are a lot of factors to that. The...

Well, there are a lot of factors to that. The DC-10 "Death Cruiser" debacle effectively shredded the reputation of the Douglas name, plus the MD-11 ("Digital Death Cruiser" or, as one wag had it,...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2013, 04:00
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

@Brian Abraham: I'm sure there's a kernel of...

@Brian Abraham:

I'm sure there's a kernel of truth in that email, but one glaring omission is the fact that the B777 had significant Japanese design and supply input, with airframe elements being...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2013, 00:54
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

You're playing fast and loose with the facts...

You're playing fast and loose with the facts again - the root cause of the BA038 rollback problem was discovered and proved by the AAIB using a test harness.

The presence of manufacturer...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jan 2013, 17:42
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Oh, I'm sure it wasn't in the strictest sense, as...

Oh, I'm sure it wasn't in the strictest sense, as such concepts were bleeding-edge back in 1982. Certain aspects were certainly used, however.



Correct, and in line with what I was taught.

...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2013, 13:13
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Cheers Chris, I was sure it was something like...

Cheers Chris, I was sure it was something like that.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2013, 12:19
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

I'm certain the A320 does, and I'm pretty sure...

I'm certain the A320 does, and I'm pretty sure the other Airbus FBW models followed suit. They also had exhaustively reviewed requirements specifications. IIRC the academic paper you refer to...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2013, 16:54
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Are we sure that's the case here, or could it...

Are we sure that's the case here, or could it just be that the materials are a bit thin on the ground at the moment? Agree totally with your point though.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2013, 01:24
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Did they? The FAA released a precautionary...

Did they? The FAA released a precautionary bulletin and restriction on carrying consumer-grade Li-ion batteries following UPS006, but as far as I know there has been no confirmation that the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jan 2013, 00:37
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

It's significant in that the aircraft was sold on...

It's significant in that the aircraft was sold on the basis of fuel economy figures that have thus far proven optimistic even with the lightweight battery configuration.



Which I'm sure it will...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2013, 23:30
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Remember that the business case for the B787 was...

Remember that the business case for the B787 was predicated on an increase in "point-to-point" journeys as compared to the traditional "hub-and-spoke" system. As such, it does not - at least...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2013, 22:36
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

They're not going to sign anything off without...

They're not going to sign anything off without sufficient proof - it's unlikely that they ever did, it just so happens that the lab-based certification tests failed to cover some of the eventualities...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2013, 21:59
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Cheeky aside - I'd amend that to "designed by...

Cheeky aside - I'd amend that to "designed by Lockheed, BAC or Hawker-Siddeley", because truth be told a lot of the innovation came from this side of the pond - Lockheed themselves tacitly...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2013, 21:17
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Fair enough, perhaps I should have qualified my...

Fair enough, perhaps I should have qualified my statement with "enough juice per unit of mass".
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2013, 19:30
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,032,231
Posted By DozyWannabe

Well, quite! :ok: Aviation-grade batteries...

Well, quite! :ok:

Aviation-grade batteries will have to pass far more stringent regulations and certification requirements than their consumer-grade equivalents - it goes with the territory. ...
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