PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
 
Page 1 of 13
1
2
3
4
5
11
Last »
Search: Posts Made By: boguing
Showing results 1 to 35 of 455
Search took 0.03 seconds.
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2023, 09:43
Replies: 157
Views: 98,572
Posted By boguing

There is a pair of satellites which have an...

There is a pair of satellites which have an unusual flight path. As I first understood it they each fly a helical path, revolving as a pair in a helix around a shared orbit. Stuff I've just read...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th Oct 2022, 13:14
Replies: 12
Views: 1,068
Posted By boguing

If it's connected to 'your own' ISP then yes, the...

If it's connected to 'your own' ISP then yes, the ISP usually gives an enquirer a location. This has got more accurate over the last couple of years (mine used to show as Essex, presumably where BT...
Forum: Tech Log
31st Oct 2021, 10:19
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

I've asked MadFltScientist (and would like to ask...

I've asked MadFltScientist (and would like to ask Genghis the Engineer but his pms box is full...) to chip in on the AoA point I may foolishly be trying to make.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2021, 14:01
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

There can't be an angle (of attack) without a...

There can't be an angle (of attack) without a vertical component. There may not be one for the aircraft as a whole, but there is for its wing.

If this weren't the case how would you explain the...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Oct 2021, 14:32
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

In the very simplest terms, the wing foil itself...

In the very simplest terms, the wing foil itself has to be pitched up to the approaching air to generate lift. Separate the angle of flow into the horizontal and vertical components. The horizontal...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Oct 2021, 11:55
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

One fairly important thing not mentioned so far...

One fairly important thing not mentioned so far is that the AoA of the inner wing is higher, and to an extent will restore the lift lost through lower speed.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Oct 2021, 10:12
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

Oops. Schoolboy error... and I knew there was...

Oops. Schoolboy error... and I knew there was something wrong as I looked at my scribble, but couldn't see it for looking.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Oct 2021, 08:57
Replies: 49
Views: 10,856
Posted By boguing

The difference in speed between the inner and...

The difference in speed between the inner and outer wings will disappoint. In a 40' span aircraft at 80kts in a Rate 1 turn the outer is (averagely) going 0.62kts faster than the inner. Roughly 0.8%...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Sep 2021, 21:11
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By boguing

That would make sense of the colour.

That would make sense of the colour.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Sep 2021, 19:14
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By boguing

I gather it's job is to be in phase with Landsat...

I gather it's job is to be in phase with Landsat 8 so as to double the speed of data collection and that's in Polar orbit.

I didn't realise that the launch site was chosen according to planned...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Sep 2021, 16:55
Replies: 8
Views: 1,663
Posted By boguing

You're not alone! I saw it too whilst on the M25,...

You're not alone! I saw it too whilst on the M25, but posted in the UFOs thread in JetBlast. I reckon at least 2,000 miles away so not really surprising that it appeared stationary. As well as it...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2021, 09:46
Replies: 188
Views: 139,058
Posted By boguing

As an outsider I'd suggest a green painted pin...

As an outsider I'd suggest a green painted pin and a green hole. (And I'm obviously prepared to hear that it's red because it's been done this way since the Wright Flyer got retracts).
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Feb 2021, 22:57
Replies: 136
Views: 37,567
Posted By boguing

Walking gear are explained here... ...

Walking gear are explained here...

Constellation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Feb 2021, 17:44
Replies: 136
Views: 37,567
Posted By boguing

I got my answer ages ago, but what a great thread...

I got my answer ages ago, but what a great thread it turned out to be. And maybe I've done a favour and got all the ugly stuff in one place.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 22:33
Replies: 136
Views: 37,567
Posted By boguing

I think that's it! That or the 115 Boxcar which...

I think that's it! That or the 115 Boxcar which your link led me to.

Childhood memory playing tricks and remembering the full hull depth running further back (and so back wheels even further...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 21:04
Replies: 136
Views: 37,567
Posted By boguing

Brilliant - it's not the one I'm thinking of but...

Brilliant - it's not the one I'm thinking of but it gives me something to go on. Many thanks.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 19:38
Replies: 136
Views: 37,567
Posted By boguing

Aircraft with unusual landing gear configurations

I have an offspring working on his final year aero eng project and need a little help.

I dimly recall there being an aircraft that more-or-less had a wheel at each corner of it's boxy fuselage....
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
6th Dec 2020, 16:27
Replies: 121
Views: 27,480
Posted By boguing

Drat, doesn't look like -200s do have them. This...

Drat, doesn't look like -200s do have them. This is another example of why I'd never make a good spotter.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
5th Dec 2020, 20:20
Replies: 121
Views: 27,480
Posted By boguing

Apologies for not having read every post, but...

Apologies for not having read every post, but even if the engines are still attached I think it would be easier to get people up onto the wing via the engine and thence through the over wing exits?
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd May 2020, 20:16
Replies: 1,799
Views: 3,070,759
Posted By boguing

​​​​​​​ Apologies. It's so obvious when it's...

​​​​​​​

Apologies. It's so obvious when it's pointed out. I've deleted my comments.
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
8th Nov 2019, 12:43
Replies: 79
Views: 15,773
Posted By boguing

As it is, nope, I'll switch it off, but make it...

As it is, nope, I'll switch it off, but make it 1/3 the size and as a margin and I can see it being useful - as long as the selection of what's trending is sensible.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jun 2019, 18:45
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,785,751
Posted By boguing

My guess is that the Captain may have told the FO...

My guess is that the Captain may have told the FO that he was 'cancelling' the nose down trim inputs with the trim switch. To a low hours FO brought up on playstations and mobile 'phones, the use of...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2019, 19:12
Replies: 4
Views: 7,181
Posted By boguing

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/830x547/4adm3fptcmcwp5cgfxdihk96hq4y829r0osmeunytnk_dc89af0e4fda910ee96b405675a7c77e02be71f9.jpg
Thrust SSC at just over M1, look at the background...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jan 2019, 23:43
Replies: 28
Views: 24,844
Posted By boguing

Watching the last Concord flights into Heathrow,...

Watching the last Concord flights into Heathrow, my 7 year old son said 'I'm going to design the replacement'.

He's in his 3rd year of AeroEng now. Masters next.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th May 2018, 08:25
Replies: 84
Views: 20,853
Posted By boguing

In this case it's because Israel obtained the...

In this case it's because Israel obtained the secret documents from Teheran - and were able to tell the US that the secret documents proved that the Iranians were really really nasty people, and as...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
28th Apr 2018, 20:22
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By boguing

If the only difference is the 4/8Gb of RAM, that...

If the only difference is the 4/8Gb of RAM, that shouldn't cause any major problems. It's true that (since XP I think) waking up an hdd in a different computer will cause Windows to question its own...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
28th Apr 2018, 08:45
Replies: 140
Views: 17,190
Posted By boguing

I like it, but have a suggestion for an...

I like it, but have a suggestion for an improvement...

Either do as some newer forums do and make the action of clicking directly on the thread title take the user direct to the first unread post,...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jan 2018, 19:48
Replies: 3
Views: 2,078
Posted By boguing

Yahoo has had, and still has a number of...

Yahoo has had, and still has a number of problems, but mail not arriving is a little unusual.

Have you checked your junk mail folder to see if Yahoo has decided that you don't need to worry about...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2017, 21:18
Replies: 114
Views: 39,549
Posted By boguing

On the subject of the 1011's S duct - I'd propose...

On the subject of the 1011's S duct - I'd propose that it was one of the last swooshy bits of an aircraft that was designed by hand and possibly even slide rule. I'd love to be able to preserve one...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Nov 2017, 00:27
Replies: 12
Views: 1,371
Posted By boguing

The same is true of any email, unencrypted online...

The same is true of any email, unencrypted online storage and DVDs sent in the post.

A lot of large businesses use WeTransfer - Garmin sent me two huge files with it last week.
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
7th Nov 2017, 22:37
Replies: 12
Views: 1,371
Posted By boguing

Use WeTransfer, completely free up to 2Gb. ...

Use WeTransfer, completely free up to 2Gb.

You upload the file and the destination email address, they get an email telling them there's a file waiting.

https://wetransfer.com/
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
10th Aug 2017, 18:38
Replies: 16
Views: 1,825
Posted By boguing

My Mum's 90 and had her iPad for several years,...

My Mum's 90 and had her iPad for several years, and is far happier with it than she ever was with her laptops.

The only advice that I can give is that (if you're the person they call when they...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2017, 11:12
Replies: 47
Views: 12,850
Posted By boguing

ORAC, I'm a bit stunned. Pa's compass is on that...

ORAC, I'm a bit stunned. Pa's compass is on that page, and it describes him as a WWII 'Ace'. So I've just checked on Wikipedia and he's on the list there. The thing is that he didn't tell me anything...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2017, 21:19
Replies: 47
Views: 12,850
Posted By boguing

Camera's busy this evening chaps. From a...

Camera's busy this evening chaps.

From a Chippie.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2017, 20:26
Replies: 47
Views: 12,850
Posted By boguing

Here's the E2.B which was the original subject of...

Here's the E2.B which was the original subject of the thread. Numbers seem to go the wrong way on it too, but it works!
...
Showing results 1 to 35 of 455
 
Page 1 of 13
1
2
3
4
5
11
Last »


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.