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Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2024, 09:14
Replies: 15
Views: 15,272
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Possibly a commercial decision. A risk analysis...

Possibly a commercial decision. A risk analysis might have suggested that whilst the risk of a bomb was negligible, the possibility of someone having seen the message, and causing a world of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Apr 2024, 22:48
Replies: 45
Views: 3,788
Posted By FlightlessParrot

In the 1980s the radio had travel reports in the...

In the 1980s the radio had travel reports in the morning: road closures, congestion, that sort of thing. Sometimes Wellington Airport was closed, but often it was described as "marginal." As a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2024, 22:58
Replies: 36
Views: 2,570
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I think military pay is not a good indicator, as...

I think military pay is not a good indicator, as that is cash over and above working clothes, meals, shelter, and the thrilling entertainment of being shot at, all of which came with the job (for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2024, 21:03
Replies: 36
Views: 2,570
Posted By FlightlessParrot

According to the foreign exchange converters here...

According to the foreign exchange converters here in NZ (not unacquainted with sterling trade), the standard abbrev. for the pound is "GBP". For the Netherlands the appropriate abbrev. is EUR.

One...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Mar 2024, 22:36
Replies: 3
Views: 2,966
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Loinair: a Freudian slip, a repressed memory of...

Loinair: a Freudian slip, a repressed memory of the days when the FAs were a major marketing point.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Feb 2024, 06:22
Replies: 9
Views: 1,014
Posted By FlightlessParrot

That's how history works. Old stories get retold...

That's how history works. Old stories get retold because each (serious) book does new analysis and finds new data which needs reconsidering. And the audience changes, and stories are always told to a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Feb 2024, 10:20
Replies: 19
Views: 1,602
Posted By FlightlessParrot

And the time of need, I guess, would be landing...

And the time of need, I guess, would be landing rather than take-off? When alignment with the centre line would have been harder for many reasons.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 08:12
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,046,754
Posted By FlightlessParrot

May I ask two questions about the evacuation? ...

May I ask two questions about the evacuation?

1. 90 seconds. My understanding is that for certification, the manufacturer has to demonstrate that the aircraft can be evacuated in 90 seconds or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jan 2024, 06:46
Replies: 4,954
Views: 730,633
Posted By FlightlessParrot

To be fair, the Airspeed AS.39 to the same...

To be fair, the Airspeed AS.39 to the same requirement was only marginally less hideous. Perhaps the design brief was "See if you can outdo Blackburn in the ugly department."
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Nov 2023, 01:36
Replies: 42
Views: 24,262
Posted By FlightlessParrot

That, then, does indeed explain it. Though the...

That, then, does indeed explain it. Though the motivation for my post was the assumption that everyone would be using LEDs by now, and they were identified by brand name, not type.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Nov 2023, 09:42
Replies: 42
Views: 24,262
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Can I ask how this can happen? Assuming the...

Can I ask how this can happen? Assuming the lights are LEDs and a reasonable distance from the aircraft, I'm surprised they can heat the windows more than the sun in, say, the Arizona desert or...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Nov 2023, 08:23
Replies: 24
Views: 2,201
Posted By FlightlessParrot

My recollection of an account from long ago is...

My recollection of an account from long ago is that the radar-controlled seachlights were more likely to be pointing directly at the aircraft, and that this would affect the perceived colour.

I...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Nov 2023, 02:43
Replies: 19
Views: 7,167
Posted By FlightlessParrot

As far as I can tell, this is a piloted aircraft,...

As far as I can tell, this is a piloted aircraft, so not a model in typical uses of the word.
But it would be interesting to know whether, in various jurisdictions, there are regulatory distinctions...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2023, 12:12
Replies: 15
Views: 2,385
Posted By FlightlessParrot

You would think they would have learned from the...

You would think they would have learned from the Tarrant Tabor.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Aug 2023, 06:14
Replies: 30
Views: 4,472
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I have no opinion on the date, but the internet...

I have no opinion on the date, but the internet seems to think that the Fiat 242 was introduced in 1974; but there are perhaps minor dating details like bumpers or wing mirrors that are discernible...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jul 2023, 00:36
Replies: 59
Views: 7,000
Posted By FlightlessParrot

This. And it wasn't the woke who wanted him to...

This. And it wasn't the woke who wanted him to change, but fellow commanders, and his superiors. The puzzle for me is why he got away with what amounts to insubordination, and I will go off and read...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2023, 08:00
Replies: 59
Views: 7,000
Posted By FlightlessParrot

On the P-51 as an escort fighter: the story I...

On the P-51 as an escort fighter: the story I know is that the British purchasing people wanted P-40s, because they were in production; it was suggested that North American had the spare...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2023, 13:51
Replies: 59
Views: 7,000
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I am neither an aviator, nor a historian, but...

I am neither an aviator, nor a historian, but this is my take.

The Big Wing strategy fitted into the offensive mindset which pervaded UK forces. Compare the response to submarine warfare in WW1:...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2023, 13:15
Replies: 24
Views: 5,970
Posted By FlightlessParrot

US Navy warships of WW2 used turbo electric...

US Navy warships of WW2 used turbo electric drive. I think there is no fundamental problem in producing an electric engine that will give any amount of power you want. The problem is getting enough...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Jul 2023, 00:08
Replies: 25
Views: 6,781
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Can I ask what would be the effects of ingesting...

Can I ask what would be the effects of ingesting a weather balloon into one of the engines? Aerodynamically plausible? Is it a designed-for occurrence?
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2023, 08:05
Replies: 90
Views: 37,199
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I think the point is that it does NOT have to...

I think the point is that it does NOT have to "articulate forward" to open, assuming that that means swinging like an ordinary door on a hinge. As far as I can see the door moves outwards a little,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th May 2023, 05:09
Replies: 31
Views: 11,632
Posted By FlightlessParrot

In the 1980s, Radio New Zealand used to do travel...

In the 1980s, Radio New Zealand used to do travel news. On several occasions I heard the report that Wellington Airport was marginal. I'm not a professional, but as a (nervous) passenger, that is not...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
23rd Jan 2023, 08:11
Replies: 207
Views: 87,028
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Not an aviation professional, but have...

Not an aviation professional, but have professional experience with speaking so as to be understood. Speed of oral delivery varies with language, region, individual, mood, context (including the size...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Jul 2022, 09:54
Replies: 14
Views: 3,182
Posted By FlightlessParrot

From the cutaways I've been able to find, there...

From the cutaways I've been able to find, there doesn't seem to have been very much actually inside the poitrine of the early marks. Have I missed something, or was it just not important to make that...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2022, 05:19
Replies: 141
Views: 46,301
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I think it is possible that if the management of...

I think it is possible that if the management of a US public company really did make safety their first priority, they would be acting illegally. Management seems to be legally required to put the...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
8th Jul 2022, 10:43
Replies: 17
Views: 1,570
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Have you looked at Task Manager? If not, here's...

Have you looked at Task Manager?
If not, here's how (I am talking about Windows 10--don't know if this will work in 11):
1. Press, simultaneously, Control, Alt, Delete;
2. A menu will appear:...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2021, 23:12
Replies: 9
Views: 1,886
Posted By FlightlessParrot

You know, I was just going to let this go, but...

You know, I was just going to let this go, but then I thought: this is the internet.

First, if you're going to be a stickler for accuracy, be accurate in quoting the post in front of you. You...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2021, 10:40
Replies: 9
Views: 1,886
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Not that it matters and I was quoting from memory...

Not that it matters and I was quoting from memory but I said he designed the impeller of the supercharger; as I recollect, he applied stuff he had learned in his degree. If you would prefer, he...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
19th Jul 2021, 06:51
Replies: 49
Views: 14,105
Posted By FlightlessParrot

FWIW, which is not very much, I would go with...

FWIW, which is not very much, I would go with Maggie Island: get a business degree, and pursue flying as a separate activity, simultaneously or in sequence. I know naught about aviation, but my...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2021, 01:23
Replies: 9
Views: 1,886
Posted By FlightlessParrot

I wonder why they were supposed to have come from...

I wonder why they were supposed to have come from Oxford? Whittle did a degree at Cambridge.

BTW, I remember, I think from Not Much of an Engineer, that Hooker was shown the design of Whittle's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2021, 06:47
Replies: 9
Views: 1,886
Posted By FlightlessParrot

A.A. Griffith and Whittle

Looking around for stuff about German knowledge of British turbine developments, I've come across references to the review of Whittle's project for a jet engine by A.A. Griffith. As commonly,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2021, 06:24
Replies: 4,954
Views: 730,633
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Copland, Appalachian Spring: 25' 35" Anon., Le...

Copland, Appalachian Spring: 25' 35"
Anon., Le printemps Canadien: 1' 27"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2021, 05:53
Replies: 8
Views: 2,648
Posted By FlightlessParrot

That Wikipedia article is flagged as needing...

That Wikipedia article is flagged as needing 'additional citations for verification' and they're not wrong. Specifically, that claim about knowledge of the Meteor programme is completely unsourced....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2021, 00:23
Replies: 4,954
Views: 730,633
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Great tradition of the best American engineering:...

Great tradition of the best American engineering: simple, strong, right. Mais où sont les neiges d'antan?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jul 2021, 17:26
Replies: 4,954
Views: 730,633
Posted By FlightlessParrot

Hi Pypard, just to explain: the 24 hour rule was...

Hi Pypard, just to explain: the 24 hour rule was imposed by the moderators of the board because the thread was becoming very quick-fire. I forgot about it myself and declared a winner within 30...
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