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Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2014, 06:56
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,347,820
Posted By torquewrench

JAL123 had been repaired by Boeing, and had been...

JAL123 had been repaired by Boeing, and had been certified safe to fly.

Please note that I am not suggesting the idea that MH370 was lost as a result of post-repair structural failure. I do not...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Jan 2013, 07:14
Replies: 846
Views: 277,869
Posted By torquewrench

An eyewitness account from the ground describes...

An eyewitness account from the ground describes the helo as "spinning" even before initial impact with the crane. Tail rotor failure?
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Oct 2012, 04:41
Replies: 51
Views: 28,270
Posted By torquewrench

"Avoiding the circumstances" requires staying...

"Avoiding the circumstances" requires staying away from aircraft which provide bleed derived air to the cabin and flight deck. Not a viable option for flight crew, unless they fly the 787, or the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Sep 2010, 08:05
Replies: 731
Views: 549,241
Posted By torquewrench

The Nav/FE fire brigade

My father is former USAF. There have been abundant opportunities for me to meet and chat with other old-school, now-retired USAF flight crew at various events.

From the former members of USAF's...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Jun 2009, 01:34
Replies: 947
Views: 1,115,862
Posted By torquewrench

Carnivore was an e-mail scanning system. ...

Carnivore was an e-mail scanning system.

American electronic signals intelligence in space is operated by the National Reconnaissance Office. Their satellites, currently the MENTOR series, are...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2009, 04:31
Replies: 58
Views: 16,993
Posted By torquewrench

While we should wait for a more authoritative...

While we should wait for a more authoritative source than local news, there is regrettable precedent for inflight wing separation on the C-130.

One of the more horrifying things I've seen on video...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2009, 20:28
Replies: 41
Views: 12,755
Posted By torquewrench

I'm not sure about two-strokes, but in modern...

I'm not sure about two-strokes, but in modern motor oils designed for four-stroke engines in vehicles with emissions controls, TCP is no longer likely to be part of the anti-wear additive package.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Mar 2009, 19:52
Replies: 519
Views: 326,643
Posted By torquewrench

It was a factory MD-11. The MD-10...

It was a factory MD-11.

The MD-10 conversions lack the winglets of the -11.

But the MD-10 retains the original larger tailplane of the DC-10.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Mar 2009, 04:31
Replies: 33
Views: 10,229
Posted By torquewrench

I'm not familiar with the third of the incidents...

I'm not familiar with the third of the incidents referenced, but let's recall that in the first two cases mentioned above (Eastern 401 and Saudia 163), there had been some exceptionally poor...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jan 2009, 04:46
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,060,255
Posted By torquewrench

Aisles, plural, of an A320? Bear in mind...

Aisles, plural, of an A320?

Bear in mind that this elementary error comes from the New York Times, which bills itself as "The Paper of Record", the most authoritative press organ in America. So...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2008, 07:57
Replies: 31
Views: 6,093
Posted By torquewrench

Somewhere, I have an old photo of myself standing...

Somewhere, I have an old photo of myself standing on the tarmac at Tempelhof in the 1980s. It is going to be very strange to look at that when I find it again, years from now. But, when I explain it...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Aug 2008, 20:57
Replies: 48
Views: 7,895
Posted By torquewrench

From American CNN coverage: Australia's...

From American CNN coverage:

Australia's aviation agency launched a review of Qantas Airways' safety standards Sunday after a Manila-bound jetliner spraying hydraulic fuel made the airline's third...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Jun 2008, 23:46
Replies: 4
Views: 1,049
Posted By torquewrench

After the incident, according to the safety...

After the incident, according to the safety board, simply pushing the throttles to full open with “a normal application of force” would produce an error message on the plane’s computer screens.
...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
17th May 2008, 05:30
Replies: 889
Views: 437,027
Posted By torquewrench

Hear, hear. Would that there were more...

Hear, hear.

Would that there were more people with the evident good sense of the honorable Judge.

The laser blinding issue received an airing in the NYT's house blog today,...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Apr 2008, 00:37
Replies: 27
Views: 6,203
Posted By torquewrench

Oh, and, while the plural of anecdote is not...

Oh, and, while the plural of anecdote is not data, one can get an idea about where to start to collect data after contemplation of significant anecdotes.

A friend of mine had his medical pulled...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Apr 2008, 00:17
Replies: 27
Views: 6,203
Posted By torquewrench

These companies wouldn't continue to market the...

These companies wouldn't continue to market the product if these claims could be proved.

The manufacturers of aspartame, and the US Food and Drug Administration, insisted for years that aspartame...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
3rd Feb 2008, 03:11
Replies: 138
Views: 19,540
Posted By torquewrench

Citation down -- Augusta, Maine

Another regrettable and possibly entirely avoidable loss.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/BADIUR2AE.DTL


"Declined de-icing." Not an especially inspiring thing to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2007, 19:51
Replies: 51
Views: 7,165
Posted By torquewrench

its been said that the Apollo project got a bit...

its been said that the Apollo project got a bit of a boost from all those redundant Avro Canada engineers

This is in fact quite true.

Allow me to bring to the attention of interested parties...
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