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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2022, 18:21
Replies: 19
Views: 4,753
Posted By Setpoint99

Human factors were involved

The word within the nuclear industry has long been that this "accident" quite possibly was caused by suicide, involving conflict amid a romantic threesome. Googling the key words "SL-1 + suicide"...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2021, 00:46
Replies: 17
Views: 3,684
Posted By Setpoint99

Stockpile

China had better lighten up on the sabre rattling:
According to the AP, "Japan now has 45.5 tons of separated plutonium — 8.9 tons at home, and 36.6 tons in Britain and France, where spent fuel from...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jul 2021, 00:05
Replies: 337
Views: 263,686
Posted By Setpoint99

Recorder recovery efforts?

In the meantime . . . any news on efforts to recover the FDR and CVR?
How deep is the wreckage site?
I presume the first step would be try to triangulate the beeps with surface craft and/or remote...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jul 2021, 17:00
Replies: 65
Views: 19,231
Posted By Setpoint99

Lieutenant eater

The straight-wing Republic F-84 Thunderjet = "Lieutenant Eater." Also called "The Hog," possibly because early engines were underpowered.
Also, the F-84B = "Mechanic's nightmare."
(Models A through...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2021, 01:32
Replies: 62
Views: 18,077
Posted By Setpoint99

Keith Ferris: "F-105s Strike The Paul Doumer Bridge 11 August 1967"

To represent the Yank side of things, I'd recommend Keith Ferris's iconic print of F-105s pulling off target: "F-105s Strike The Paul Doumer Bridge 11 August 1967":...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2020, 15:10
Replies: 20
Views: 14,621
Posted By Setpoint99

Some US Air Force pilots choosing to stay in uniform amid commercial aviation slump

Some Air Force pilots are choosing to stay in uniform amid commercial aviation slump...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2019, 13:55
Replies: 920
Views: 2,316,023
Posted By Setpoint99

It's bigger than that

It is not merely capitalism, it is much deeper than that: human nature itself, which is prone to corruption and greed. And elites in all economic and political systems (including the "socialist...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th May 2019, 13:58
Replies: 8
Views: 7,371
Posted By Setpoint99

Devil Pilot couldn't land without autopliot?

"Horrifying new footage of the jet disaster that killed 41 in Moscow has emerged amid claims pilots made basic errors during the emergency because they were incapable of landing without the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2019, 01:53
Replies: 14
Views: 4,883
Posted By Setpoint99

Forensic Analysis

That document is here:
A Forensic Analysis of Navy Carrier Strike Group Eleven’s Encounter with an Anomalous Aerial Vehicle (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WgURI1Fzrkij3utVvcPISGTyEUNX4Z0J/view)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2019, 15:15
Replies: 14
Views: 4,883
Posted By Setpoint99

Frustrated pilots got Navy to stop dismissing UFO sightings

http://www.philly.com/news/nation-world/unidentified-flying-objects-ufos-navy-document-encounters-20190424.html
"A recent uptick in sightings of unidentified flying objects — or, as the military...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2019, 14:11
Replies: 5
Views: 2,626
Posted By Setpoint99

I was there

I was stationed with the USAF at RAF Mildenhall in 1969 when that incident happened. When I reported to work that day, our NCOIC told us with a grave expression that a mechanic had stolen and flown...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2018, 14:25
Replies: 2,099
Views: 1,465,527
Posted By Setpoint99

New York Times exposé of Lion Air

‘Spend the Minimum’: After Crash, Lion Air’s Safety Record Is Back in Spotlight (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/world/asia/lion-air-crash-safety-failures.html)

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Jul 2018, 15:31
Replies: 29
Views: 17,188
Posted By Setpoint99

Emergency descent caused by copilot vaping

According to the BBC, per the CAAC, the emergency descent was caused by the copilot vaping, then trying to prevent the smoke going into the passenger cabin by turning off a fan, but he accidentally...
Forum: Freight Dogs
8th Apr 2018, 05:31
Replies: 29
Views: 36,560
Posted By Setpoint99

Sporty landings?

As I understand it, the MD11 has a super-critical wing, which reduces drag, but it therefore lands hot. How much faster is the 11's landing speed compared to the DC-10?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Apr 2017, 01:09
Replies: 9
Views: 7,253
Posted By Setpoint99

Considering the alternative, he did well. If you...

Considering the alternative, he did well. If you can walk away from it. . . .
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
24th Apr 2017, 17:16
Replies: 9
Views: 7,253
Posted By Setpoint99

Cockpit video of deadstick landing in Taiwan

Well done.

Pilot calmly crash lands a plane in Taiwan | Daily Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4439024/Pilot-stays-calm-successfully-crash-landing-plane.html)
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2016, 19:15
Replies: 76
Views: 44,749
Posted By Setpoint99

Radiation dose-effects and hormesis

ShotOne, as far as “the implication that the radiation risk experienced by flight crew is very low” is concerned, my points are that (1) radiation risk is dependent upon specific variables: radiation...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2016, 00:03
Replies: 76
Views: 44,749
Posted By Setpoint99

How to calculate your radiation exposure

True, wiggy. The following info will put things into further perspective.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission estimates that Americans receive an average radiation dose of 620 millirem per...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Nov 2016, 18:06
Replies: 76
Views: 44,749
Posted By Setpoint99

Air crew radiation dose

For those who wish to read a good brief on this, an article published in a nuclear technology news magazine I once edited, Nuclear News, provides an excellent overview of the issue of air crew...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2016, 17:06
Replies: 76
Views: 44,749
Posted By Setpoint99

BA's in-flight safety chief warns about toxic cabin fumes

According the The MailOnline:

Toxic cabin fumes can POISON plane passengers and oxygen masks are no protection warns BA's in-flight safety chief | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Oct 2016, 05:18
Replies: 204
Views: 197,547
Posted By Setpoint99

Grabbing luggage

According to Eric Horng (sic) of ABC 7 Eyewitness News TV in Chicago, passenger [Gary] "Schiavone said during the evacuation several passengers remarkably tried to grab their bags out of the overhead...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
19th Apr 2016, 00:35
Replies: 5
Views: 3,573
Posted By Setpoint99

New NTSB Accident Brief on 2013 Beechcraft Premier I crash

According to the Daily Mail Online:
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Apr 2016, 00:17
Replies: 34
Views: 11,277
Posted By Setpoint99

EC-121

We supported a squadron of EC-121s at McClellan AFB in California in the 1960s.

The cone-like nose made for a very small cockpit.

Once, on a flight to Hickam AFB in Hawaii, the squadron...
Forum: Freight Dogs
18th Dec 2015, 00:29
Replies: 39
Views: 37,513
Posted By Setpoint99

Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air cargo business

According to the Dec. 17 Seattle Times:

Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air cargo business | The Seattle Times...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Dec 2013, 05:12
Replies: 474
Views: 1,468,413
Posted By Setpoint99

WSJ article: "Russia Investigates Fake Pilot Licenses at Small Carriers"

Per the WSJ:

"Pilots working for small regional airlines in Russia may be flying with licenses fraudulently obtained from flight schools they never attended, the country's top investigative agency...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
8th Oct 2013, 05:03
Replies: 4
Views: 2,113
Posted By Setpoint99

The Lear Jet Turns 50 — But It Almost Didn’t Make It Off the Ground

An interesting article on the genesis of the Lear Jet on wired.com:

The Lear Jet Turns 50 ? But It Almost Didn't Make It Off the Ground | Autopia | Wired.com...
Forum: Freight Dogs
6th Oct 2013, 01:02
Replies: 15
Views: 10,191
Posted By Setpoint99

Court suits regarding the April 29 747 freighter crash at Bagram Airfield

From an Oct. 2 Bloomberg story:

"National Air Cargo Group Inc. and its insurer sued the U.S. for breach of contract, saying the government failed to provide reimbursement of as much as $45 million...
Forum: Freight Dogs
12th Sep 2013, 01:10
Replies: 4
Views: 4,009
Posted By Setpoint99

iPhone air freight factoid

Here's an interesting factoid from a Bloomberg News article (<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-11/the-iphone-s-secret-flights-from-china-to-your-local-apple-store.html>) about the iPhone supply...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 01:51
Replies: 123
Views: 34,792
Posted By Setpoint99

Predawn sensory overload

Watching the multicolored exhaust plumes spitting out from RF-4s of the 432 TRW in the tropical predawn darkness, as the ABs kicked in--KABOOM KABOOM--during takeoffs at Udorn RTAFB in 1967. Takeoffs...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jun 2011, 21:17
Replies: 2
Views: 2,066
Posted By Setpoint99

Compelling video of Iranian aircraft falling from sky

Watch the space behind the F-4: <http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f0a_1307112708>

This LiveLeak video is erroneously identified as the [July 2009] Caspian Airlines Tu-154 Crash near Qazvin, Iran....
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Sep 2010, 02:43
Replies: 16
Views: 7,328
Posted By Setpoint99

Pilot account: How I Saved A 747 From Crashing

An old incident, but a good tale, retold:

The webpage <http://jalopnik.com/5629528/how-i-saved-a-747-from-crashing?skyline=true&s=i> recounts (via an edited 2006 court hearing transcript) a 2002...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2009, 20:17
Replies: 752
Views: 347,512
Posted By Setpoint99

Ditto on Mark Berent

Ditto on Mark Berent. His five F-4 novels are superb. The secondary characters are quite interesting, too. One, for example, is a Green Beret major who--among other things--leads the resistance to...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2009, 03:53
Replies: 1
Views: 2,263
Posted By Setpoint99

DIY homemade helicopter in China

LiveLeak has a video of a homemade helicopter built and flown by a local guy in China:

"Chen Zhao Rong is the builder of this crazy little homemade helicopter and has somewhat of an amazing little...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2009, 16:35
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,248
Posted By Setpoint99

Is gear-up or gear-down SOP for ditching?

Re:
"I heard an eyewitness observing from an office window (next to the river) say the landing gear was down, 'just like a normal landing' " but the photo from Navigator33 shows wheels-up (at least...
Forum: Freight Dogs
26th Feb 2008, 00:24
Replies: 6
Views: 3,515
Posted By Setpoint99

Article about freight dogs in March issue of Men's Vogue

The March 2008 issue of Men’s Vogue (yes, Men’s Vogue—on pp. 71, 74, 76, and 78), just released, has an article about freight dogs:

“Anything,
Anywhere,
Anytime”

“They haul rinos, auto...
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