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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2021, 07:09
Replies: 227
Views: 81,495
Posted By billovitch

Long Fountains Corridor...

So, what will the ladies from Ripon teachers’ training college do for escorts (and future husbands) now?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2021, 06:48
Replies: 449
Views: 128,330
Posted By billovitch

Reminds me of the story of four men, who went...

Reminds me of the story of four men, who went “up” to London in the same train compartment every day for years.

Eventually one chap put down his newspaper and announced “I’m a brigadier - my son...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Feb 2021, 06:29
Replies: 10
Views: 2,586
Posted By billovitch

But the rudder is applied out of wind. This...

But the rudder is applied out of wind.
This prevents the weathercock effect.
The aileron is applied into wind.
This keeps the aircraft weight evenly distributed and prevents wing lift.

Wind...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2021, 18:06
Replies: 58
Views: 28,843
Posted By billovitch

Pontoflex, That happened at Benson (also one...

Pontoflex,
That happened at Benson (also one morning) with dew point at ambient temperature but still clear sky. An Argosy driver started his first engine and a small patch of fog formed. By the...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Feb 2021, 17:58
Replies: 58
Views: 28,843
Posted By billovitch

Down here in southern Germany contrails have been...

Down here in southern Germany contrails have been mainly conspicuous, for many months, by their absence.
Before the pandemic however, our neighbour - an ex Luftwaffe ground engineer - used to regale...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Feb 2021, 14:22
Replies: 10
Views: 2,586
Posted By billovitch

And as you rotate, if you release the rudder...

And as you rotate, if you release the rudder gently the aircraft weathercocks into wind and you have the drift corrected for the initial flight phase.
Into wind aileron is also required during the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2021, 18:06
Replies: 288
Views: 262,104
Posted By billovitch

The integrated band idea

bsieker

Hi bsieker and others,

Probably I didn’t explain the idea very well - think of the band as a rim and the fan blades as spokes of a rigid or semi rigid wheel.

This rim looks a bit...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Feb 2021, 12:19
Replies: 288
Views: 262,104
Posted By billovitch

Outside the box

Question for the engines, structures and certification guys:

Instead of planning future engines for x- number of fan blade separation failures and constructing appropriate static containment...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2021, 15:00
Replies: 871
Views: 963,348
Posted By billovitch

It’s a mindset thing. I am sure I could recover...

It’s a mindset thing. I am sure I could recover too - did it a few times in service training etc.
But the difference to the sim is that there, you come into it from a scenario of expectation. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2021, 12:51
Replies: 871
Views: 963,348
Posted By billovitch

Possible distraction scenario

Pre-flight aircraft log check not thorough.
In climb out Wx avoidance taking a lot of attention.
Insidious slow thrust reduction goes unnoticed while radar and outside conditions being checked and...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2003, 16:41
Replies: 214
Views: 65,092
Posted By billovitch

Works better in Japan

In the company dispatch offices in Japan, there is a breathaliser. If anyone supects a crew member of being unfit through alcohol, this device is produced and the crew member tested. If positive he...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Dec 2003, 16:15
Replies: 209
Views: 53,794
Posted By billovitch

Who's in Charge?

In the hard commercial world of Low Cost, there is, in my experience a lot of trust placed in - and a lot of reliance placed upon - the Captain. By that I mean even more than in a national carrier....
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2003, 16:20
Replies: 107
Views: 42,854
Posted By billovitch

The name Walter Mitty springs to mind... This...

The name Walter Mitty springs to mind... This week I am an experienced controller - next week on a "sector" through Japan...

He ain't going to go away folks - ignore.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Dec 2003, 17:07
Replies: 47
Views: 7,394
Posted By billovitch

Pollution + noise

Once calculated that 250 pax on a DC-10 used less gas than 250 drivers, each in a separate car, doing the same distance.

So why aviation should be the most polluting travel I don't know.

As...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Dec 2003, 05:50
Replies: 11
Views: 1,788
Posted By billovitch

Don't know Tommy but Elvington is a name to...

Don't know Tommy but Elvington is a name to conjour with - did my first solo there about a hundred years ago in a JP and also a practice diversion on my last RAF flight in a Victor K1a.

Remember...
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