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Search: Posts Made By: Flyt3est
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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2011, 08:43
Replies: 184
Views: 253,045
Posted By Flyt3est

Exascot - Yes the reports seem sketchy, and my...

Exascot - Yes the reports seem sketchy, and my comment that the seat was in the cockpit wreckage was an assumption based on loose reports. I note a lack of witnesses to seeing the parachute in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2011, 07:33
Replies: 184
Views: 253,045
Posted By Flyt3est

Having checked the MB website, and the sequence...

Having checked the MB website, and the sequence of events following initiation of an ejection, It seems strange that Flt Lt Egging was found with his chute, yet the seat apparently was still in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2011, 09:41
Replies: 184
Views: 253,045
Posted By Flyt3est

I came on here as a former helo FTE with an avid...

I came on here as a former helo FTE with an avid interest in all aspects of flight safety, fixed and rotary wing, expecting.. sorry.. HOPING to read some information regarding saturdays tragic...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2011, 12:25
Replies: 1,141
Views: 339,400
Posted By Flyt3est

TC - Good point. I am surprised that today we are...

TC - Good point. I am surprised that today we are still having the arguments about modification and safety improvements being made regardless of cost..

If you were Jeff Pino, would you sink every...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2011, 15:11
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

ORAC - Nail.. Head.. Hit. The support...

ORAC -

Nail.. Head.. Hit.

The support section of this contract is hideously open to never ending and spiralling costs.. The money that Boeing will lose on the Development aircraft will be a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2011, 14:53
Replies: 29
Views: 8,329
Posted By Flyt3est

The ability to lie spontaneously about; 1....

The ability to lie spontaneously about;

1. Flying ability.

2. Flying Experience.

3. Sexual Prowess.

4. Drinking ability.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2011, 08:03
Replies: 47
Views: 12,127
Posted By Flyt3est

Not sure if it's an urban myth, but the best one...

Not sure if it's an urban myth, but the best one I heard was the Police speed radar locking on to a Tornado, and the plane identifying the radar as hostile and engaging defence systems.. Wasn't there...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2011, 09:43
Replies: 49
Views: 9,636
Posted By Flyt3est

I recall back in the 90's there was a shortage of...

I recall back in the 90's there was a shortage of SeaKing main rotor gearboxes and Wastelands couldn't turn round enough overhauled items to keep pace.. anyway, I was on duty with the crash and smash...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2011, 08:00
Replies: 49
Views: 9,636
Posted By Flyt3est

Missing Defence Assets (merged)

BBC News - MPs alarmed by 'missing' £6.3bn defence assets (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14018288)

MP's alarmed by the fact that £6.3Bn seems to have gone amiss somewhere.. well thats only...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2011, 15:21
Replies: 32
Views: 16,355
Posted By Flyt3est

So to develop the FBW question a little.. ...

So to develop the FBW question a little..

presumably the pilots preference in any fbw system would be full motion controls with artificial feel units??
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2011, 11:47
Replies: 86
Views: 26,242
Posted By Flyt3est

Don't hold your breath.. By the time they get...

Don't hold your breath.. By the time they get around to that, the yanks will have invented "warp drive" :p
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jun 2011, 09:04
Replies: 41
Views: 11,479
Posted By Flyt3est

Lets face it, if flying was difficult, engineers...

Lets face it, if flying was difficult, engineers would do it..

:p
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2011, 11:54
Replies: 7
Views: 1,643
Posted By Flyt3est

Everybody wants value for money, governments are...

Everybody wants value for money, governments are under pressure to maximize the bang / buck equation on behalf of the tax payer, defense contractors are being squeezed to tight profit margins and 2nd...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2011, 12:16
Replies: 28
Views: 10,868
Posted By Flyt3est

Hunty, I carried out an intial survey on...

Hunty,

I carried out an intial survey on this aircraft when it was first brought back to Culdrose, quite apart from anything else, I remember the bats down in the tail fuselage!!

We would have...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2011, 16:35
Replies: 98
Views: 17,429
Posted By Flyt3est

ftrplt .. Maybe. when they have actually...

ftrplt

.. Maybe. when they have actually finished designing it.. ;)

Given your moniker and location I thought you would have been privy to what went on with the boom incident? More so I thought...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 12:56
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

Without wishing to get drawn into the exact and...

Without wishing to get drawn into the exact and extensive list of factors affecting hose and drogue stability.....
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2011, 11:00
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

D-IFF When a refuelling pod is fitted to any...

D-IFF

When a refuelling pod is fitted to any new platform, invariably there will be different aerodynamic characteristics and loads. This is overcome by an aircraft type specific rear fairing on...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2011, 10:55
Replies: 98
Views: 17,429
Posted By Flyt3est

I still find it amusing that while Boeing and...

I still find it amusing that while Boeing and Patty Murray were singing about "US national champions" Boeing were secretly talking to Cobham saying "Hey guys, our American AAR system is a pile of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2011, 09:17
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

Beags Sorry I couldn't tell you...

Beags



Sorry I couldn't tell you earlier mate, but the "All American" KC-767NG will have BRITISH wing pods and a BRITISH designed centreline hose and drogue unit on board. Manufacturing will be...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2011, 10:07
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

Unless the US DoD have struck some kind of deal...

Unless the US DoD have struck some kind of deal with Boeing (Maybe accelerate KC-Y on the premise that it will require a smaller tanker, ergo Boeing 767) then I am afraid I think todays announcement...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
3rd Feb 2011, 09:29
Replies: 83
Views: 9,598
Posted By Flyt3est

Kengineer - Presumably you are at Lyneham?...

Kengineer -

Presumably you are at Lyneham? I used to do a bit of vibe work up there a few years back, and it was in the throws of serious (and unpopular!!) change back then.

When I left the...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
2nd Feb 2011, 13:47
Replies: 83
Views: 9,598
Posted By Flyt3est

I have read through this thread with great...

I have read through this thread with great interest.. I myself am an Ex-RN Artificer Apprentice, reading the posts regarding the RAF Apprenticeships, it would appear the Navy were a bit more thorough...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2011, 12:22
Replies: 214
Views: 57,103
Posted By Flyt3est

Naa, I can black cat the lot of you.. Now THIS is...

Naa, I can black cat the lot of you.. Now THIS is what I call a blunder..



East Lancashire Typhoon fighter jets face the axe (From Lancashire Telegraph)...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Nov 2010, 14:41
Replies: 2
Views: 905
Posted By Flyt3est

I-phone has FFT capability for helicopter vibe...

I-phone has FFT capability for helicopter vibe work.. :rolleyes:
Forum: Freight Dogs
11th Nov 2010, 09:27
Replies: 11
Views: 3,023
Posted By Flyt3est

Hamrah - yes thats exactly the incident I had in...

Hamrah - yes thats exactly the incident I had in mind :ok:

411a - Yes I recall that incident, it happened a few months before I joined Atlantic, as you say it's one tough plane, ably demonstrated...
Forum: Freight Dogs
11th Nov 2010, 08:09
Replies: 11
Views: 3,023
Posted By Flyt3est

Lockheed Electra Pics

Guys,

I don't normally frequent this forum, so apolgies for the intrusion..

I used to work for Atlantic Airlines many years ago, and I recall one day seeing a photo of a Lockheed Electra, which...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 12:04
Replies: 160
Views: 36,484
Posted By Flyt3est

Postman Plod :D:D Now THERE is an...

Postman Plod



:D:D

Now THERE is an uncomfortable question Mr Cameron.. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 10:53
Replies: 160
Views: 36,484
Posted By Flyt3est

Torque, I'll rise above your infantile...

Torque,



I'll rise above your infantile twaddle and refer you to an earlier post from NURSE in which she hits the nail on the head.. In many cases, the problems stem from assumptions made by...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 09:20
Replies: 160
Views: 36,484
Posted By Flyt3est

I think yet again the key point has been...

I think yet again the key point has been overlooked.. The real underlying issue for me is the appalling way in which MoD procurement is implemented. This will make uncomfortable reading for many, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2010, 09:07
Replies: 5
Views: 1,419
Posted By Flyt3est

Disappointed to note that the aerial refuelling...

Disappointed to note that the aerial refuelling demo failed to materialize, and instead turned into formation flying.. :confused:
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2010, 07:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,419
Posted By Flyt3est

Alternatively, Helicopter AAR to facilitate...

Alternatively, Helicopter AAR to facilitate Combat SAR ops... Great idea:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2010, 07:55
Replies: 283
Views: 62,676
Posted By Flyt3est

I don't think transferring IPR and production of...

I don't think transferring IPR and production of thre US101 to Boeing is necessarily a big deal, don't forget that the US101 and the European Merlin are very different beasts.. I guess it just...
Forum: Flight Testing
11th Jun 2010, 13:03
Replies: 18
Views: 14,156
Posted By Flyt3est

Simon - Concur with your post, should...

Simon -

Concur with your post, should qualify my own statements by saying that Edmac's outline requirement was pretty vague in nature and the reference to prop balancing made me twitch toward...
Forum: Flight Testing
9th Jun 2010, 08:55
Replies: 18
Views: 14,156
Posted By Flyt3est

I would suggest that the frequency range is...

I would suggest that the frequency range is inadequate for a kick off, for most aircraft vibe work you are going to want 0-10KHz as a starter. I would also question how the phone is attached to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2010, 13:13
Replies: 97
Views: 40,068
Posted By Flyt3est

I can't wait to see Boeing going to the Pentagon...

I can't wait to see Boeing going to the Pentagon one day and argueing long and hard that they should buy american for the KC-X Tanker, then the next day go in and try and sell a European helicopter...
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