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Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2016, 11:01
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,631,971
Posted By md80fanatic

All the bodies have not yet been recovered. It...

All the bodies have not yet been recovered. It seems equally strange, to me, to suggest a high speed impact was the definitive prime force as opposed to the Egyptians claim of explosive residue, at...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Nov 2015, 12:23
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,498,007
Posted By md80fanatic

Free Flapping HS

I don't want to get involved in this, but just thought I'd point out one thing if I might. If the HS is ever free to move about it's pivot point (ie sans jackscrew) it will align itself with the...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 12:58
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,613,223
Posted By md80fanatic

The article I read stated he was adjusting speed...

The article I read stated he was adjusting speed to prevent overspeed alarms from sounding. I suppose that means he was dialing down airspeed, progressively, to keep the AP from pitching up...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2015, 02:21
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,613,223
Posted By md80fanatic

Lonewolf_50

Very well said, thank you sir. :D
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Mar 2015, 13:54
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,613,223
Posted By md80fanatic

GearDownandLocked

Most precient post thus far, thank you.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 22:35
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,613,223
Posted By md80fanatic

Or that the keypad wasn't functioning properly....

Or that the keypad wasn't functioning properly. Just last week a 10-key keypad, that had worked flawlessly for over 10 years had a malfunction (6 key wouldn't register) leaving me with a locked gate...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 13:04
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,613,223
Posted By md80fanatic

i'm still not totally convinced of the suicide...

i'm still not totally convinced of the suicide angle. Without knowing precisely how long that cockpit door would hold, a suicidal FO in total control of the aircraft would dial in a 3000fpm descent...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Feb 2015, 00:06
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

If modern professional standards equates to...

If modern professional standards equates to monitoring automatics until such a time when the automatics give up, leaving two out-of-the-loop beating hearts to question what is wrong and fix it before...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 19:02
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

There may have been, the first time around. That...

There may have been, the first time around. That right wing looks nothing like the original video, which appeared to show the top surface mostly intact. The latest video shows nothing but internal...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 15:59
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

The chord appears to be quite a bit longer than...

The chord appears to be quite a bit longer than A320 THS, so it must have been the fuselage piece.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2015, 15:31
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

I suppose the idea of preserving forensic...

I suppose the idea of preserving forensic evidence has been completely disposed of now? It might have been better to leave the item down there, as is, rather than roll it over the stern of that boat....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2015, 19:57
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

Engines

What chance would engines have remaining attached in a 3 second period flat spin? Pylons don't appear to be made to tolerate many lateral g's.
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 00:56
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

Am I the only one who finds this to be highly...

Am I the only one who finds this to be highly irregular? Until the exact cause of this accident is known, is it proper to have engineers from the manufacturer, an obvious interested party in the...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2015, 00:00
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

In that last picture the aft exit isn't doubled...

In that last picture the aft exit isn't doubled over as it was in subsequent photos, and it looks like the VS may have been fully attached prior to recovery. I can even see a chord-wise crack forming...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Jan 2015, 14:51
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

Not a diver but can understand the difficulties...

Not a diver but can understand the difficulties in 3+ knot currents. What is puzzling me, despite the constant droning of the media over how swift these underwater currents are, we are treated with...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Jan 2015, 22:53
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

In general ... ...

In general ...

http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/div/ocp/projects/SE_Asian_Archipelago/SEA_circulation.png
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Jan 2015, 14:34
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

Superpilot, being limited to 1G flight means the...

Superpilot, being limited to 1G flight means the plane can never change airspeed, heading, or pitch ... when sitting at the gate the plane is at 1G. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

The rest of...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 23:38
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

At the time of the crash the seas were said to...

At the time of the crash the seas were said to include 3m swells. Would the chances for ending up with an unbroken plane after ditching on 3m waves be fairly low?
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Jan 2015, 10:22
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

Perhaps if the audible portion of the stall...

Perhaps if the audible portion of the stall warning could be attenuated below 60 kts that would be sufficient? There would be an added benefit of giving the PF something to differentiate between a...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
31st Dec 2014, 14:06
Replies: 889
Views: 436,373
Posted By md80fanatic

Major online retailer to stop shipping lasers over 5mw

Last day to order a powerful handheld laser from one of the larger outfits ...

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Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 00:26
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

If I remember correctly, the AF447 thread it was...

If I remember correctly, the AF447 thread it was postulated that a body found in that state likely arrived without the benefit of an airplane surrounding it.
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 00:07
Replies: 243
Views: 267,079
Posted By md80fanatic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChPLaXqO0eQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChPLaXqO0eQ
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 02:33
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,476,447
Posted By md80fanatic

16000ft of vertical space in a little over a...

16000ft of vertical space in a little over a minute? Could it have been a descent to 34000, instead of 24000? I ask because it seems quite a feat to climb at 4000ft/min at that altitude anyway, much...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2014, 13:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

Priceless jewels of wisdom. It would be good to...

Priceless jewels of wisdom. It would be good to remember these the next time an airliner is depicted flying through solid objects. Thank you. :ok:
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Apr 2014, 00:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

It seems like a system that mirrors Amateur...

It seems like a system that mirrors Amateur radio's packet networks might be beneficial in transmitting airliner's positional information without the need for satellites. Over most of the globe an...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2014, 16:51
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

The speed of sound is not constant in water. It...

The speed of sound is not constant in water. It varies greatly with pressure, temperature, and salinity. One must also consider that the medium itself is moving, and at the bottom of the ocean the...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2014, 12:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

Doppler

For all the intelligent discourse earlier in this thread regarding Doppler effects of electromagnetic waves, the mention of Doppler with respect to sound waves is curiously missing even though the...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Mar 2014, 02:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

Maybe I have missed something but it seems that...

Maybe I have missed something but it seems that calculations of final position based on satnav pings is assuming the signal received at the satellite is strictly Line Of Sight, which may not be the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Mar 2014, 11:55
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

A tad pedantic yes .. but ft/s is a velocity....

A tad pedantic yes .. but ft/s is a velocity. Ft/s/s is an acceleration. I'm not sure where the 3.5 value comes from (a pedant would label it as -3.5) but it seems awfully small to me. At that rate...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 20:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

Just as a point of reference, I managed a basic...

Just as a point of reference, I managed a basic motion stabilization of the video of the 767 ditching off the Comoros Islands in the early 90's. This is what happens when a 767 is set down softly...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 12:44
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

Ron Swanson said: So true. The wings are...

Ron Swanson said:


So true. The wings are attached in the lateral axis (roll) with plenty of dihedral, which more or less will force wings level in the absence of control inputs. Along the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Mar 2014, 04:15
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

There are some "out-there" theories present, this...

There are some "out-there" theories present, this is NOT one of them. All you say is absolutely true and provable 100% of the time. I always wonder how people, en masse, can be under such a wrong...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 00:16
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,290,934
Posted By md80fanatic

I think the time is long past to lock this...

I think the time is long past to lock this thread, until such a time that either the airplane is found, or evidence of an irrefutable nature is discovered. Some of this is bordering on libel....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2013, 23:15
Replies: 474
Views: 1,471,328
Posted By md80fanatic

Why the huge fireball anyway? How much...

Why the huge fireball anyway? How much contingency fuel does this flight normally carry? Just wondering.

The descent looks near vertical from the camera perspective. I am thinking though it was...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Nov 2013, 00:20
Replies: 75
Views: 37,770
Posted By md80fanatic

Put the hinges on the bottom and the latches on...

Put the hinges on the bottom and the latches on top. :}
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