Dominie "Smog"
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Bit of thread drift creeping in here but I remember the first time my parents flew the (brand new) 777, they complained of unaccceptably cold temperature in the aft cabin. They raised it with the CC but to no obvious avail.
Do you think its quite common practice to treat "cattle class" like cattle in that respect? With ever increasing fuel costs, are we to expect a new culture of short changing pax on cabin air quality?
Do you think its quite common practice to treat "cattle class" like cattle in that respect? With ever increasing fuel costs, are we to expect a new culture of short changing pax on cabin air quality?
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Coochy, you're right.
There were serious corrosion issues on the Dom - caused by condensation collecting on the inside of the fuselage and dripping down to the bottom centreline.
I remember three ac awaiting assessment in the hangar when I was at Finningley; don't know if some wag had arranged it that way but the three were lined up by tail number in the order Q, R, A....
There were serious corrosion issues on the Dom - caused by condensation collecting on the inside of the fuselage and dripping down to the bottom centreline.
I remember three ac awaiting assessment in the hangar when I was at Finningley; don't know if some wag had arranged it that way but the three were lined up by tail number in the order Q, R, A....
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Doesnt half encourage thread drift though.
Can you imagine kitting these up with a brace of AIM-9s and sending them off up north to escort the Reds? Might have been worth it just for the value in confusing their intel!
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Doesnt half encourage thread drift though.
Can you imagine kitting these up with a brace of AIM-9s and sending them off up north to escort the Reds? Might have been worth it just for the value in confusing their intel!
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No not a myth. On the TriStar and DC10 (for certain) it was common practice to shutdown 1 of 3 ECS packs in the cruise and to close the louvres to save fuel. Some aircraft also had Recirc Fans to abet this.
Seem to recall making a goodly amount of smog in the Nimrods once we'd finished cabin pressure runs (on the ground) with a max rate de-pressurisation - the old ear drums took a bashing that's for sure
Note - only done with the approval of all on board!
Note - only done with the approval of all on board!
