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Forum: Rumours & News
20th Dec 2019, 00:00
Replies: 28
Views: 21,069
Posted By deanm

" I don't remember stolen trains and airplanes...

" I don't remember stolen trains and airplanes being a major threat to public safety."

Ummm...... 9/11 ?
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2019, 10:34
Replies: 37
Views: 25,232
Posted By deanm

First blow, go to jail. Simples.

First blow, go to jail.
Simples.
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Mar 2019, 02:10
Replies: 4
Views: 7,193
Posted By deanm

Supersonic shock

Brilliant!
Shock waves (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-08/nasa-captures-incredible-images-of-supersonic-shockwaves-intera/10882590)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2018, 00:57
Replies: 43
Views: 11,391
Posted By deanm

Waterbombing B737

Dollar values seem very low....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-23/boeing-737-deployed-in-newcastle-to-fight-bushfire-world-first/10547636
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Mar 2018, 04:23
Replies: 4
Views: 2,456
Posted By deanm

Landing/takeoff during solar eclipses?

What happens then? - these things can make lots of darkness (even if for only a brief period).
Are landings/takeoffs postponed during totality?
Are runway lights switched on?

Dean
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2018, 04:05
Replies: 81
Views: 34,612
Posted By deanm

Phew! Thanks Framer!

Phew!
Thanks Framer!
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2018, 02:26
Replies: 81
Views: 34,612
Posted By deanm

Gee - I didn't realise SW's fleet was *that*...

Gee - I didn't realise SW's fleet was *that* big...!
Dean
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2018, 03:02
Replies: 1
Views: 1,017
Posted By deanm

'Kill' credits

During WWII, Korea, Vietnam etc., collisions between dog-fighting aircraft must have been reasonably frequent.
Question: if two opposing aircraft collide & crash, does each (safely parachuted) pilot...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Feb 2018, 00:38
Replies: 6
Views: 3,764
Posted By deanm

Mid-air: chopper and...elk

"A research helicopter has crashed in Utah after an elk it was trying to catch jumped into the chopper's tail rotor."

And you were worried about drones?!

Leaping elk brings down chopper in Utah...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2018, 04:02
Replies: 31
Views: 6,785
Posted By deanm

"Little Rocket Man" in NK must be p*ssing himself...

"Little Rocket Man" in NK must be p*ssing himself laughing: the current state of affairs is that an entire US state can go into panic mode, and he hasn't had to do a single thing.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2017, 08:12
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,306
Posted By deanm

"We don't know definitely if these items are...

"We don't know definitely if these items are actually parts of the plane. But they are right where we expected there to be pieces of plane, based on all our other evidence. It might be a false...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Aug 2017, 05:59
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,382,306
Posted By deanm

MH370: "explosive" report

May have legs...
MH370: New report virtually pinpoints location of missing flight...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Jul 2017, 08:04
Replies: 17
Views: 4,695
Posted By deanm

Flying fox: Bat, not drone, blamed for light...

Flying fox:
Bat, not drone, blamed for light plane collision during landing at Parafield Airport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jul 2017, 03:15
Replies: 17
Views: 4,695
Posted By deanm

Adelaide: plane hits drone

"A light plane has been damaged after hitting what's thought to be a drone near Adelaide's Parafield Airport.

The plane, operated by Flight Training Adelaide, was coming in to land on Tuesday...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
5th Jun 2017, 02:06
Replies: 12
Views: 8,099
Posted By deanm

Qantas MEL & ADL to Kangaroo Island

"Qantas to offer direct flights to Kangaroo Island from Adelaide and Melbourne"
Qantas to offer direct flights to Kangaroo Island from Adelaide and Melbourne - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th May 2017, 12:32
Replies: 71
Views: 28,389
Posted By deanm

As a RAF kid in the 70s, I flew out of Tengah to...

As a RAF kid in the 70s, I flew out of Tengah to Kia Tak on a RAFTC Comet 4C.
There was only me & one other passenger!
I distinctly remember looking back through the cabin and being amazed at how...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
9th May 2017, 04:38
Replies: 71
Views: 25,210
Posted By deanm

Qantas CEO cops cream pie in face!

Priceless!
Qantas chief Alan Joyce gets pie in face at Perth business breakfast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Apr 2017, 03:12
Replies: 15
Views: 3,226
Posted By deanm

"Whyyyyy? "Just let the poor bugger, whoever...

"Whyyyyy?
"Just let the poor bugger, whoever he is, lie in peace."
Because for most family members or descendants, a place to visit (i.e. marked grave) is important and meaningful.
Have you no...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Apr 2017, 03:13
Replies: 15
Views: 3,226
Posted By deanm

I'm a PhD genetics scientist who used to work in...

I'm a PhD genetics scientist who used to work in the field of ancient DNA at this place:
Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/acad/)
They regularly do DNA...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2016, 03:26
Replies: 41
Views: 26,850
Posted By deanm

Close call? Could have been much worse if PF...

Close call?

Could have been much worse if PF and at rotation...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Nov 2016, 02:09
Replies: 25
Views: 18,168
Posted By deanm

RAF Lightning

Further to fantom, my dad was a RAF engines & airframes bloke.

I remember him telling me how, when the Lightning was introduced with its astonishingly-high pressure hydraulic system (to save...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2016, 05:14
Replies: 13
Views: 5,845
Posted By deanm

Neither fuel nor smoke. Chem trails! ...

Neither fuel nor smoke.

Chem trails!

Dean
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd May 2016, 03:41
Replies: 23
Views: 6,334
Posted By deanm

Why would being white matter?

Why would being white matter?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2016, 01:23
Replies: 29
Views: 8,662
Posted By deanm

RAF VC10, UK-Singapore, 1969: Brize,...

RAF VC10, UK-Singapore, 1969:

Brize, Akrotiri, Bombay, Gan, Tengah - maybe 30-odd hours (does anyone know better?).

A trip made all the more disorientating (for a 6 year old) because all the...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2016, 23:37
Replies: 88
Views: 69,357
Posted By deanm

Espada is correct re. Israeli security screening:...

Espada is correct re. Israeli security screening:

"The answers are irrelevant, its the way the person behaves that gives the clue as to their intentions."

I worked in Israel for 12 months &...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2016, 04:17
Replies: 93
Views: 122,893
Posted By deanm

P389: your curiosity is valid & something I...

P389: your curiosity is valid & something I share.

Given the previously-announced indication that the right-hand engine was likely the first to flame-out (with 12-15 minutes fuel remaining for the...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2016, 02:46
Replies: 93
Views: 122,893
Posted By deanm

'No Step' debris = MH370

Looks like the real deal:

MH370: Debris found in Mozambique 'almost certainly' from missing Malaysia Airlines plane - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2016, 03:37
Replies: 21
Views: 13,332
Posted By deanm

Scuffers: >Yes, but mil transport planes...

Scuffers:

>Yes, but mil transport planes don't carry civilian paying passengers.

Tell that to the 8 year-old me (+family) boarding a RNZAF Bristol Freighter from Tengah to Butterworth in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Mar 2016, 03:20
Replies: 25
Views: 6,468
Posted By deanm

As a kid, I lived at Wyton 1965-69, before we...

As a kid, I lived at Wyton 1965-69, before we were posted to Tengah.

I'm sure USAF F4s from Alconbury were common, high overhead (unless it was BEags & mates?!).

Alconbury was like another...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2016, 00:58
Replies: 32
Views: 16,152
Posted By deanm

EgyptAir vs. bird

Descent into Heathrow:

Bird collision destroys nose of EgyptAir passenger jet landing at Heathrow Airport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
9th Mar 2016, 20:46
Replies: 4,104
Views: 2,543,419
Posted By deanm

A mob in Australia tried something similar a few...

A mob in Australia tried something similar a few years back, flying only biz class between Melbourne & Sydney.

Lasted a couple of months IIRC...

Dean
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2016, 22:30
Replies: 72
Views: 64,855
Posted By deanm

Understood, Snuggy: without discussion of 'new...

Understood, Snuggy: without discussion of 'new ideas', we are stuck with only 'old ideas'!

Dean
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2016, 22:05
Replies: 72
Views: 64,855
Posted By deanm

Snuggy - there seems to be a consensus emerging...

Snuggy - there seems to be a consensus emerging that Teddy & NiclasB have (in the words of another) 'nailed it' (if you are referring to the airframe location of the 'NO STEP' debris).

Dean
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2016, 21:11
Replies: 72
Views: 64,855
Posted By deanm

Good call, Bandy. In another life, I used to be...

Good call, Bandy.
In another life, I used to be a State Govt. forensic scientist.
Paint matching is absolutely routine.
Examples include paint fragments recovered from a suspect's clothes with...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2016, 11:12
Replies: 10
Views: 8,299
Posted By deanm

Here in Australia, we rely on volunteer...

Here in Australia, we rely on volunteer fire-fighters, particularly in rural or semi-rural areas.

Every year, we experience exactly the same phenomenon: a tiny percentage of volunteers...
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