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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 11:40
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,501,426
Posted By aidey_f

Boxes found

Beeb are reporting wreckage, black boxes found. Also bodies of pax in seats.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Dec 2013, 07:18
Replies: 8
Views: 3,367
Posted By aidey_f

As always with sim malfunctions, it depends. In...

As always with sim malfunctions, it depends.
In this case, it will depend where you swing the software axe to remove the engine, what type of sensing loops they are, do you short the loops against...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2012, 12:09
Replies: 24
Views: 13,401
Posted By aidey_f

Cameras?

Ground manouver cameras are an option on a lot of the heavy metal these days, so the wiring exists to get a signal from there to the cockpit, and the video capability exists in the display systems. ...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2012, 16:04
Replies: 6
Views: 1,764
Posted By aidey_f

Omlette, anyone?

Don't forget you're not starting from a null value, during the pre-flight one enters ZWF/ZFCG, the FCMC uses the fuel load and the input value to spit out an initial value for the FG/FM to work...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Jan 2010, 19:54
Replies: 4
Views: 1,406
Posted By aidey_f

Pick your Airbus - all things being equal, the...

Pick your Airbus - all things being equal, the 330/340s will do a no-break transfer when you're on the ground. The 320 system doesn't have that feature.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jan 2010, 10:47
Replies: 5
Views: 3,393
Posted By aidey_f

That level of detail of the engine dynamics are...

That level of detail of the engine dynamics are covered by the models that Airbus sell as part of the simulation data package, and that make up a very large portion of the price of your level D sim. ...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Dec 2009, 09:52
Replies: 28
Views: 7,697
Posted By aidey_f

threead drift

Slight thread drift, I know, but for all those taking bets on which would fly first, CNBC had video of the A400M first flight this morning.
They're doing a webcast of the landing in about half an...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Oct 2009, 20:00
Replies: 13
Views: 13,100
Posted By aidey_f

eng fail?

Sorry for showing my ignorance, but why would you get an engine fail message with a reverser fault?
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Jun 2009, 10:48
Replies: 20
Views: 12,593
Posted By aidey_f

The IDG normally contains a summng gear so that...

The IDG normally contains a summng gear so that as the engine speed varies over a fairly broad range, the input speed to the generator (and thus the output freqency) remains pretty much constant.
...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Mar 2009, 16:58
Replies: 2
Views: 3,579
Posted By aidey_f

Wrong SSJ....

I think the OP meant the Superjet, which looks like the Embraer ERJ-170 / Bombardier C-Series, as opposed to the SSBJ, the Supersonic Bizjet that Gulfstream and Sukhoi were talking about a few years...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2009, 16:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,098
Posted By aidey_f

Having access to (and being able to match) that...

Having access to (and being able to match) that sort of info is one of the reasons your Level D sim is so expensive. The pedal force / response curves, and the dynamic release characteristics, are...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Feb 2009, 17:19
Replies: 35
Views: 8,140
Posted By aidey_f

PTU Indications

If memory serves, the PTU indications are based off the pump and system low pressure switches,rather than a position pot on the PTU control valve, but the hydromechanical bit opens the valve when...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Dec 2008, 19:31
Replies: 47
Views: 60,759
Posted By aidey_f

more than one vortex!

Okay, here's what I remeber from wing design 101:

with flaps extended, you have some of the vortcity shed from the outboard edge of the flap, and another one shed from the wingtip, as shown most...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Dec 2008, 10:03
Replies: 22
Views: 3,884
Posted By aidey_f

"They briefed the FA's that the doors might...

"They briefed the FA's that the doors might rattle a little do to the lack of a positive pressure on the seals"

Now there's a thought: from the dark recesses of my aircarft design lectures, I...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Aug 2008, 17:27
Replies: 142
Views: 28,647
Posted By aidey_f

LGW over the last fortnight...

Hi folks

a couple of times over the last fortnight, while on my drive to work past EGKK, I've been pleasantly surprised to see a white-tailed tristar sat at the south terminal - normally on gate...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jul 2008, 19:10
Replies: 6
Views: 2,688
Posted By aidey_f

Yet again...

As always, tt depends.

A Dual Fadec channel fault covers a multitude of sins:
if something has knocked out the Arinc transmission back to the flight deck instruments, then it may keep running,...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Jul 2008, 16:00
Replies: 5
Views: 1,119
Posted By aidey_f

A321 sims

Try the directory at flightglobal.com:

Flight - Airline Industry news, aviation jobs & airline recruitment...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Jun 2008, 21:42
Replies: 4
Views: 2,199
Posted By aidey_f

So Ask!!

This is exactly the sort of thing that needs feeding into the guys who do the program reviews during the procurement process.

If you want the brake temperatures on a readout page, ask for it at...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
15th Apr 2008, 22:51
Replies: 456
Views: 67,538
Posted By aidey_f

BAA

Further to the point about BAA, was I the only one to notice that, last Friday, when they announced the postponement of the move of the rest of the T4 flights, Radio 4 was asking BMI what BAA were...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2008, 17:38
Replies: 8
Views: 3,790
Posted By aidey_f

Rear door?

" What about the evacuation, the rear door would not be good in such a case. "

Why not? The slides are designed / sized to handle a 'worst case' evacuation from gear collapse ground attitudes, so...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Apr 2008, 08:31
Replies: 12
Views: 11,596
Posted By aidey_f

Speaking in purely general terms about the sim,...

Speaking in purely general terms about the sim, the FADEC will command the starter valve open if it decides it needs it. It's not something I've looked at in a while, but if memory serves it's...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Mar 2008, 06:49
Replies: 3
Views: 20,565
Posted By aidey_f

IIRC, The SDAC talks primarily to the displays /...

IIRC, The SDAC talks primarily to the displays / FWC , and the FCDC is primarily for the flight controls boxes.

Not sure what the 380 layout is, but there's nothing to stop you collating signals...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Mar 2008, 18:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,157
Posted By aidey_f

Bleed source

How about the bleed offtake from the other engine on the same wing?
Forum: Tech Log
9th Feb 2008, 10:52
Replies: 4
Views: 2,471
Posted By aidey_f

Engine Decks

And given the data from the deck, it is possible to non-dimensionalise (is that a word?) and cross-plot the parameters to give you a steady state engine model that will work across the flight...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Feb 2007, 13:13
Replies: 9
Views: 3,288
Posted By aidey_f

You say you're trying to check a simulation. If...

You say you're trying to check a simulation. If you're talking about a proper Level-D type device then the information you're after should be in the data package supplied with the sim, the sim techs...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2007, 11:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,955
Posted By aidey_f

In a similar vein....

Courtesy of the link in another thread about the return of Aero to the web, our friends at Boeing have also contributed their words of wisdom on tail strikes.
...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Jan 2007, 17:25
Replies: 6
Views: 1,803
Posted By aidey_f

Northwest and US Air both fly 330s. Also,...

Northwest and US Air both fly 330s.

Also, Air Canada fly 340s.

Hope that helps
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Forum: Tech Log
6th Jan 2007, 17:33
Replies: 21
Views: 4,538
Posted By aidey_f

Throttle Resolvers

Folks, apologies if I'm preaching to the choir here, but as I read the original question, it implied to me that the OP thought there was a digital signal going between the throttle quadrant and the...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2006, 17:05
Replies: 1
Views: 1,167
Posted By aidey_f

Depends which switches. Most of the things like...

Depends which switches. Most of the things like the fuel pumps are position switches, although admittedly the small travel on them can make them feel like instantaneous switches.
I may well be...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Nov 2006, 12:52
Replies: 6
Views: 1,341
Posted By aidey_f

Density = f(temp)

Howdy.

For full tanks, you normally have high level sensors that close the inlet valves when they change from dry to wet. The difference in the loaded mass of fuel comes about because the density...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Nov 2006, 15:53
Replies: 11
Views: 3,477
Posted By aidey_f

I have a vague recollection that the cargo hold...

I have a vague recollection that the cargo hold heat and vent are airline options. I think you can get vent or heat + vent for both holds.
Forum: Tech Log
10th Sep 2006, 21:06
Replies: 13
Views: 3,484
Posted By aidey_f

One additional factor that affects this: the...

One additional factor that affects this:
the outflow valve is designed to control the cabin pressure for a positive pressure differential. If you wind up with a negative delta P, the valve isn't as...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Aug 2006, 18:47
Replies: 8
Views: 4,183
Posted By aidey_f

Hi Dan thanks for checking - all info...

Hi Dan

thanks for checking - all info gratefully received.

Aidey
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Aug 2006, 08:45
Replies: 32
Views: 15,747
Posted By aidey_f

There's a different design philoophy to the...

There's a different design philoophy to the Boeing.
With the Airbus, the park brake can also be used as a last resort to stop the aircraft should the brakes fail and the end of the tarmac still be...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2006, 17:17
Replies: 7
Views: 1,278
Posted By aidey_f

Sim Latency

If you're looking at simulation, there are latency and transport delay tests that are run as part of the initial certification. IIRC you get 150ms from a step input to the controls to get a response...
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