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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2023, 11:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,291
Posted By Yanchik

That's how it works.

BAE Systems has had a shareholding and association with Air Astana for many, many years.

Do we assume that it's motivated by a pure and charitable interest in Central Asian flight safety ?

Y
Forum: Flight Testing
17th Jan 2013, 12:56
Replies: 6
Views: 8,605
Posted By Yanchik

RIP

"Design of the Aeroplane" was, I blushingly admit, a school prize for me, remains pretty well-thumbed, and probably structured my aero engineering thinking in much the same way as Birch and Bramson...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2011, 11:49
Replies: 66
Views: 10,377
Posted By Yanchik

"journalists who are routinely putting their...

"journalists who are routinely putting their lives on the line doing a job they happen to think is a worthwhile and honourable"

Worthwhile, yes.

It's not only their own lives they're putting...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2011, 09:04
Replies: 66
Views: 10,377
Posted By Yanchik

No, they're different.

"No difference from other professionals" ?

As we established previously, it's stretching a point to refer to journalists as professionals. Where's the training syllabus, regulatory body,...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2011, 08:11
Replies: 26
Views: 12,912
Posted By Yanchik

The Canonical Works

AC Kermode "Flight Without Formulae"

But our interlocuter is clearly not afraid of formulae, so let's step on a bit...

D Stinton "The Design Of The Aeroplane"

To be fair, these will...
Forum: Flight Testing
20th Jul 2011, 11:22
Replies: 16
Views: 4,593
Posted By Yanchik

A400M to have 'handed' propellers...

A400M to have 'handed' propellers -18/05/2004-Flight International (http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2004/05/18/181755/a400m-to-have-handed-propellers.html)

... gives the manufacturer's view,...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Jul 2011, 13:28
Replies: 2
Views: 2,753
Posted By Yanchik

Another rule-of-thumb....

Here's part of the answer....

1) CG position ? Between 25% and 33% of the mean chord is what I used to use. As Mad Flight Scientist suggests, there are better ways, and somewhere I even had a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2010, 10:10
Replies: 86
Views: 25,663
Posted By Yanchik

820-odd prototypes, 4 production aircraft

I see that Flap 62 has insider knowledge of Harrier series production...

But sad to relate, Kingston was closed by 1994, the Unicorn was put out to Richmond Common, and a few of the pixies that...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2010, 14:36
Replies: 17
Views: 4,251
Posted By Yanchik

John Farley, You mean, surely, ANOTHER BAe...

John Farley,

You mean, surely, ANOTHER BAe man ?

Y

Reference: "John Farley first flew the P.1127 in 1964 while a test pilot at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. He spent 19 years...
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Feb 2009, 12:26
Replies: 42
Views: 10,935
Posted By Yanchik

Rockets

Ah yes - and, if you want to build on from "The Right Stuff" and "Failure is not an Option" try "Riding Rockets" by Mike Mullane. Spacey, obviously.

Y
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Feb 2009, 12:24
Replies: 42
Views: 10,935
Posted By Yanchik

Beamont

I'm pretty sure the Roland Beamont book (note Beamont, not Beaumont) was "Against the Sun." It's a charming and extremely intelligent little paperback, in the edition I have. I have heard tell of...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Mar 2008, 13:52
Replies: 30
Views: 9,002
Posted By Yanchik

Do they become a go/no-go item ? What, therefore,...

Do they become a go/no-go item ? What, therefore, is the reliability target that needs to be met by the complete system ?

Does the pilot think they take precedence over the fire warning light ?...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
14th Jan 2008, 10:24
Replies: 16
Views: 2,516
Posted By Yanchik

Clarification

Just to add, in case it wasn't clear from my OP.

The cabin crew took no action to check that the pax were fit/coherent, and gave them no extra briefing.

Of course, I should have intervened....
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
11th Jan 2008, 15:22
Replies: 16
Views: 2,516
Posted By Yanchik

PS. Yep, I checked for previous threads. Just...

PS. Yep, I checked for previous threads. Just noting that this was December 2007 and there's been silence for a few months. Do we not care, or are we now inured to it ?
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
11th Jan 2008, 15:20
Replies: 16
Views: 2,516
Posted By Yanchik

Ryanair/Emergency exit pax still random

December 2007, Budapest - EMA. All overwing exit seats occupied by charming but frail old ladies without sufficient English to understand the FA's request to stow their belongings overhead, or...
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