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Forum: Tech Log
13th Aug 2018, 13:57
Replies: 1
Views: 2,002
Posted By Ian Titcombe

In flight sat comms

Just picked this up from Sophos Naked Security. Not sure how much interest it is to you all.

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2017, 16:39
Replies: 16
Views: 5,079
Posted By Ian Titcombe

I was in part of the same office mid 60's through...

I was in part of the same office mid 60's through to late 70's after my apprenticeship. Originally tool design and involved in early Airbus and Concorde. The main office then went into "commercial"...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Oct 2016, 14:42
Replies: 12
Views: 7,048
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Airbus's 10,000th aircraft (A350-900)

Did some tool design and lofting work on original Aerospatiale manufacturing drawings for the A300 when at Vickers in Swindon late 60's early 70's. Never thought that a European joint venture would...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2016, 16:36
Replies: 20
Views: 6,716
Posted By Ian Titcombe

It's finally here !

Flew over North Swindon about 6ish yesterday evening, heard the first and went to the front door to just catch the second disappearing in the very low cloud and heard the third. Nice PR picture shown...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Nov 2015, 16:40
Replies: 77
Views: 17,457
Posted By Ian Titcombe

As a slight aside, I used to sit around with my...

As a slight aside, I used to sit around with my mother in the late 50's early 60's whilst my "Uncle" Jim attempted to obtain his PPL on the Jackaroo. I can remember at one stage there being three...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2015, 16:32
Replies: 59
Views: 13,420
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

I was a Vickers-Armstrong apprentice at South Marston, Swindon starting in 1961 and remember being told that many of the machine tools were WW2 era, (when it was originally Short Brothers). Some of...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2014, 16:34
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By Ian Titcombe

As Fairford is only 5 miles North of me as the...

As Fairford is only 5 miles North of me as the crow flies, it is still quite rare to see any aircraft movement from home as the runway/flight path runs parallel to Swindon, but can often hear low...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2014, 14:42
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By Ian Titcombe

A U2 is obviously what it was then, that is the...

A U2 is obviously what it was then, that is the trouble with getting older the eyesight and memory are not what they used to be!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Sep 2014, 11:19
Replies: 6
Views: 2,668
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Question Not sure what I have just seen

I have just caught a sighting of what looked like a cross between a U2 and a Canberra flying low over Swindon heading towards either Fairford/Brize Norton. Fairly sure it was not a U2 as wing lengths...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Aug 2014, 13:20
Replies: 10
Views: 4,642
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Airbus fuselage

According to yesterday's local paper it is being taken from Cotswold Airport (Kemble) to Royal Portbury Docks in Bristol. Where to after that I have no idea.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jan 2013, 12:14
Replies: 13
Views: 3,753
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Unusual sighting

At grandson's football match this morning in Swindon lots of air traffic on Green One as usual then saw heading North to South unusual vapour trails. Passing directly overhead at 35000ish feet was a...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2008, 16:30
Replies: 19
Views: 6,277
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Question Is this an unusual occurrence?

There I was, between flight connections at Hong Kong airport Monday morning looking down on the Cathay Pacific A340 (B-HXO) which was taking me back to Heathrow a little later. I had my binoculars to...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Nov 2007, 09:59
Replies: 1
Views: 767
Posted By Ian Titcombe

Wink Cutting down on human error

Article from the Eureka engineering magazine.

http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/12037/Cutting-human-error-in-the-air.aspx?u=53982
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