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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2014, 23:14
Replies: 6
Views: 2,130
Posted By skippiebg

Am no to Cosford at the moment, thanks, MrNosy2. ...

Am no to Cosford at the moment, thanks, MrNosy2.

Am a habitue of the Hatfield museum's HS 121 2E. Am sure I've flown it many times, too (flew the Trident 2 as a pax at least 17 times in the 70s...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2014, 16:51
Replies: 6
Views: 2,130
Posted By skippiebg

Dave, I certainly have access to microfilm...

Dave, I certainly have access to microfilm readers, so no prob there. It's finding the bloomin' things that's the problem!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2014, 11:29
Replies: 6
Views: 2,130
Posted By skippiebg

Thank you, Henry, for a fascinating posting! (I...

Thank you, Henry, for a fascinating posting! (I wonder whether the Mr Majendie was related to the famous BOAC captain, or indeed the same man..?)

Contacting the companies is an idea I shall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Oct 2014, 15:14
Replies: 6
Views: 2,130
Posted By skippiebg

Appeal for information: Hawker Siddeley Trident _technical_manuals_ and descriptions

I am seeking to buy detailed technical descriptions and manuals of all marks of the HS 121 Trident. Not aircrew ones, but rather _structural_repair ones and/or _illustrated_parts_catalogues and/or...
Forum: Tech Log
25th May 2007, 17:43
Replies: 1
Views: 1,406
Posted By skippiebg

Someone's made you an irresistible offer, eh......

Someone's made you an irresistible offer, eh... :)

The Aero L-29 Delfin is a Czechoslovak-designed and made advanced trainer (tandem ejection seating) used by all WarPac nations' airforces (except...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Feb 2007, 12:17
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

Jet_A_, you mean TriStar, I assume. Its gust load...

Jet_A_, you mean TriStar, I assume. Its gust load alleviation's what this thread's all about... :) Not a turbulence damper "pax for the use of", more a way of adding span (to cut induced drag)...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2007, 17:03
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

Thanks, 411 - at last now I know that 200s have...

Thanks, 411 - at last now I know that 200s have less range than 500s! Phew! And that DLC was hot. I admit to having been misinformed.

Greybeard, I thought McDonnells took over Douglas in the...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2007, 11:32
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

Are we talking nautical or statute? I've got 3...

Are we talking nautical or statute? I've got 3 potted books all showing 4580nm for the 500 and 4850 for the 200, or 5100 st. m. versus 5400 st. m. at 225 t v. 230 t. Max AUW was 250 tons if I recall...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Feb 2007, 08:35
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

The TriStar has long been known for safety, so...

The TriStar has long been known for safety, so we're in danger of rediscovering the wheel here. It's not its safety record but its tech whizzery that I am probing into by suggestring some of it...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2007, 16:46
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

Well, on range I've got some potted refs that...

Well, on range I've got some potted refs that state the 200 had 4850 miles and the 500 had 4580. Looks like a typo, but I recall Flight quoting similar figures (about 300 miles extra for the 200) in...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2007, 11:32
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

Aah, never one to shrink from putting cats among...

Aah, never one to shrink from putting cats among pigeons! Bit of a fan of La Tristar myself, looks wise...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Feb 2007, 10:09
Replies: 31
Views: 6,019
Posted By skippiebg

TriStar active ailerons: gimmick or..?

30 years ago the TriStar's active ailerons were touted as a huge advance but...

- Lockheeds never adopted them on the long bodied TriStar where they surely would have been just as useful (late...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 17:28
Replies: 13
Views: 3,028
Posted By skippiebg

Interesting... thanks :)

Interesting... thanks :)
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 15:08
Replies: 5
Views: 1,457
Posted By skippiebg

Thanks FEHoppy. Doorbell not tech speak; just...

Thanks FEHoppy. Doorbell not tech speak; just looks like one... :)
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 13:56
Replies: 5
Views: 1,457
Posted By skippiebg

L-1011 TriStar: visual MLG downlock indicator?

Can anyone confirm whether this type had a "doorbell" indicator on its upper wing surface to show when the main gear was down and locked..?
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 13:16
Replies: 22
Views: 5,318
Posted By skippiebg

Slowing down used to help with guzzlers like the...

Slowing down used to help with guzzlers like the Convair 880 and 990. Modern Air (a US registered West Berlin airline) bought some ex-AA 990s in the late 60s and slowed them down to M0745 with...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 12:20
Replies: 13
Views: 3,028
Posted By skippiebg

Seem to recall high wing produces more lift...

Seem to recall high wing produces more lift because the fuse doesn't get in the way.

In fact, the low wing/high speed config gives loads of design problems. The DC-8 (mid-1950s) was the first...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Jan 2007, 12:08
Replies: 16
Views: 4,297
Posted By skippiebg

Laker did it

Laker Airways (exeunt Feb 1982) was known for pushing it's a/c's ranges.

Short-bodied One-Elevens flew in a 79 seat layout (89 pax certified, with 99 pax in a Channel Airways four-exit special)...
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