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RufusXS
2nd Oct 2018, 22:03
Anyone here know about these? I’m very curious how they work and are there civilian versions available?
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/07/09/dont-drop-that-mug-of-joe-its-worth-its-weight-in-gold/
bigduke6
3rd Oct 2018, 04:56
Yes, common on civilian aircraft also.
1 qt/liter (or larger cup) had either 2 unguarded prongs or a 2 prong cannon plug on the front of it (side opposite the handle). The bottom about 1/4 of the unit has a sealed heating element, and then there is a timer in the galley to power it. Takes about 8 minutes to bring 1 liter from cool/room temp to a rolling boil. If you run it dry while in heating mode, some internal fuse melts, and the cup has to be overhauled.
http://www.aerolux.co.uk/documents/AL-GH3001-1.pdf
Wensleydale
3rd Oct 2018, 06:23
The Sentry has two large "hot jug" units with a tap that hold about a US gallon each - they work on the same plug in principle and take about 20 minutes to get up to tea/coffee temperature. Wo-betide anyone who took the last water and didn't fill it up again.
BEagle
3rd Oct 2018, 07:34
“Right now we’re talking about $1,200 on a coffee mug and two weeks ago we were talking about $10,000 toilet seat covers, and it just adds up.”
Puts me in mind of this (sorry about the weak sound level):
https://youtu.be/fsvsDTghUQY
"You don't actually think they spend $20000 on a hammer, $30000 on a toilet seat, do you?"
Pontius Navigator
3rd Oct 2018, 08:02
50 years ago we had a sqn ldr eng plans. What he knew about Vulcans you could write on a pin head. What he knew about costings was something else.
He related to a tale of a sofa for the Queens Flight Andover. Hawker Sidley had submitted a bill for £5000, a huge sum in those days, and he asked for a breakdown. It was something like obtain Minty sofa from Harrods £100, submitting same to HS stress engineers to test from strength and fastening £4,900. He then asked what they had done to strengthen the sofa. "Oh, nothing, it was strong enough"
* we bought a Minty 3 piece for £300 in 1974.
I remember a £40 1/2lb Ball Pein hammer and a fairing for a Whirly's overhead Door Light @ £800...in 1976.
50 years ago we had a sqn ldr eng plans. What he knew about Vulcans you could write on a pin head. What he knew about costings was something else.
He related to a tale of a sofa for the Queens Flight Andover. Hawker Sidley had submitted a bill for £5000, a huge sum in those days, and he asked for a breakdown. It was something like obtain Minty sofa from Harrods £100, submitting same to HS stress engineers to test from strength and fastening £4,900. He then asked what they had done to strengthen the sofa. "Oh, nothing, it was strong enough"
* we bought a Minty 3 piece for £300 in 1974.
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