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Forum: Tech Log

30th Nov 2005, 11:06

Replies: 3

So will the A340 still cut it?

Views: 1,473

Posted By DH1

Quite innovative making it a tri-jet - one port...

Quite innovative making it a tri-jet - one port and 2 starbord!

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

21st Nov 2005, 10:18

Replies: 52

EU-US Open Skies Agreed

Views: 6,079

Posted By DH1

LHR access remains the nub of the problem. Slots...

LHR access remains the nub of the problem. Slots are not available at transatlatic timings from the normal slot pool (ie, the slots that are given away for free). This means that the only source of...

Forum: Flight Testing

19th Aug 2005, 17:04

Replies: 14

Ground Vibration Testing

Views: 2,661

Posted By DH1

Saintsman Did this in a previous life as an...

Saintsman

Did this in a previous life as an aeroelastic engineer with Canadair for the RJ and the CL-415 Waterbomber. From memory it took a few days for the technicians to instrument-up the...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

26th Apr 2005, 15:22

Replies: 9

Boeing 787 - Final Design

Views: 1,444

Posted By DH1

So, is the 787-3 a shorthaul version with...

So, is the 787-3 a shorthaul version with winglets, while the -8/9 versions are longhaul with swept wingtips?

Overall, looks remarkably like an airplane. Nice paint job though.

Forum: Tech Log

26th Apr 2005, 14:02

Replies: 57

ATR vs Dash 8

Views: 49,627

Posted By DH1

Quagmire You're correct, it was a Buffalo....

Quagmire

You're correct, it was a Buffalo. It was in the early '70s I think and there was a demo in New York of what they would do in a major emergency.

DeHavilland Canada sent a contingent,...

Forum: Tech Log

14th Apr 2005, 10:14

Replies: 25

Ferrying above max certified altitude

Views: 5,427

Posted By DH1

While not good practice, the FL250 limit typical...

While not good practice, the FL250 limit typical of turboprops arises from the fact that to certify higher you need to equip the cabin with O2 (drop-down masks). The aircraft will fly quite happily a...

Forum: Tech Log

12th Apr 2005, 09:57

Replies: 57

ATR vs Dash 8

Views: 49,627

Posted By DH1

Quite a lot of factors really... Just in...

Quite a lot of factors really...

Just in terms of size, the ATR-42 falls between the Dash 8 -200 and -300. The ATR-72 is similar size to the -400, but the -400 is quite a bit faster.

So it...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

5th Apr 2005, 16:56

Replies: 47

bmi fly to Mumbai and Riyadh.

Views: 9,821

Posted By DH1

jabird... I'm afraid no-one in bmi...

jabird...

I'm afraid no-one in bmi current management team is capable of such a thing.

Forum: Questions

31st Mar 2005, 15:43

Replies: 40

LHR this morning.

Views: 12,947

Posted By DH1

missy - since noone's answered your question...

missy - since noone's answered your question about a normal flow rate, under normal conditions / wake vortex mix LHR will average 41-42 landings per hour on one runway (the other being used for...

Forum: Rumours & News

1st Mar 2005, 09:41

Replies: 70

Fire at Manchester - a/c evacuated

Views: 25,848

Posted By DH1

Morning, Just to give you the true story...

Morning,

Just to give you the true story (some of the reported news is not correct), a PK 777 landed this morning with but was held on a taxiway following a possible undercarriage fire -...

Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)

1st Mar 2005, 07:52

Replies: 3

MD-80 at SOU

Views: 901

Posted By DH1

MD-82 positioned in from Southend yesterday to...

MD-82 positioned in from Southend yesterday to fly a AGP/ALC programme for FlyBE until Sunday 6 Mar.

Departs 0730 Tue/Thu/Sat; 0840 Wed/Fri/Sun. Arrives back at 2100.

Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)

28th Feb 2005, 12:52

Replies: 5

Last Friday's (25/2) BA Cancellations.

Views: 1,667

Posted By DH1

BA pushed for higher aircraft utilisation post...

BA pushed for higher aircraft utilisation post 9/11 and this seems to have left them vulnerable to operational disruptions like weather that quickly snowball into bad delays and/or cancellations.
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Forum: Tech Log

25th Feb 2005, 21:01

Replies: 2

Learjet flutter

Views: 1,613

Posted By DH1

Learjet flutter

Some years ago a number of Learjets broke up mysteriously in mid flight. After much investigation, the cause was found to be blocked drains in the wings. On a rainy day water would accumulate in the...

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