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Forum: Rumours & News
6th Nov 2015, 20:14
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,501,388
Posted By auraflyer

oleostrut, very interesting. Until you raised...

oleostrut, very interesting. Until you raised this, I assumed they would just be monitoring infrared, in which case the spectral info you would need would not be captured. However, we are obviously...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Nov 2015, 00:32
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,501,388
Posted By auraflyer

For chemical-based explosives, let's just say...

For chemical-based explosives, let's just say that there are fingerprints for everything if you know what to look for and have the cash to do so - noting that if there weren't, this would not be the...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2015, 01:24
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,501,388
Posted By auraflyer

Top picture quite clearly shows it landed...

Top picture quite clearly shows it landed inverted, massive crush damage
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Oct 2015, 18:58
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,501,388
Posted By auraflyer

It would seem to match China Airlines Flight 611...

It would seem to match China Airlines Flight 611 profile would it not? Which **could** mean potentially same cause? A repair failure badly disrupting your aerodynamic cross-section can turn into a...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2015, 00:25
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,971
Posted By auraflyer

I was just putting the logical result of Ian W's...

I was just putting the logical result of Ian W's suggestion into words as it is an interesting idea and I try to keep an open mind -- but I don't think the solution is more automation, hence why I...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Feb 2015, 21:26
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,971
Posted By auraflyer

When the stall warning sounds? i.e., if the...

When the stall warning sounds?

i.e., if the stall warning goes off, THS must automatically roll forward to at least neutral asap (or go nose-down if you -- controversially -- want to simulate a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jan 2015, 22:13
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,971
Posted By auraflyer

Is there a related problem: I'm getting the...

Is there a related problem: I'm getting the impression that when things go seriously amiss, will the computers try to hang on too long, and in the process make such extreme inputs, that when they...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 10:31
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,491,971
Posted By auraflyer

AirAsia jet's alarms 'screaming' at crash...

AirAsia jet's alarms 'screaming' at crash (http://www.smh.com.au/world/airasia-jets-alarms-screaming-at-crash-20150121-12vc9b.html)

"Jakarta: Warning alarms in AirAsia flight QZ8501 were...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Apr 2014, 22:23
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

mm43 - great work (as usual). Thanks for putting...

mm43 - great work (as usual). Thanks for putting the time in to keep updating the plot.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2014, 01:40
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

This thought has been canvassed already: see e.g....

This thought has been canvassed already: see e.g. http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/535538-malaysian-airlines-mh370-contact-lost-220.html#post8380096
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 22:00
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

CowgirlInAlaska: One candidate could be a...

CowgirlInAlaska:

One candidate could be a driftnet.

It's hard to get aerial pics of them, but see eg Marine Debris UAS Survey - Photos (http://trekme.com/oceandebris/photos) under "Net Fragment"
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2014, 04:29
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

Interesting, hamster3null. One question - how...

Interesting, hamster3null. One question - how does it look at lower or higher speeds? Do you get the same profile but just at a different heading? Or does the plot actually differ?

(As I...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Mar 2014, 21:44
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

1. Because there is a moral obligation to the...

1. Because there is a moral obligation to the victims and their families.

2. Because there is a practical (and economic) incentive: modern airliners should not just disappear. Knowing how one has...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 03:46
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

No. I do know what occurs when halons are...

No.

I do know what occurs when halons are used on a Li ion fire. That is fact and I recounted it, with FAA citations. I also gave my thoughts (based on my own first hand experience) as to why it...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2014, 02:24
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

Halons are haloalkanes -- carbon skeletons with...

Halons are haloalkanes -- carbon skeletons with fluorine, chlorine or bromine instead of hydrogen atoms.

The most common ones used as suppressants are called Halon 1211 and Halon 1301...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Mar 2014, 22:45
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

One "fact" that has not been mentioned much here...

One "fact" that has not been mentioned much here is the (supposed) radio contact between MH 370 and another aircraft in which an MH 370 pilot (likely the FO) was reported to be "mumbling".

As...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Mar 2014, 03:36
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

No, BROKEN ARROW is a US term for a specific...

No, BROKEN ARROW is a US term for a specific incident -- an accident involving a nuke that is not likely to cause nuclear reprisals. Look it up, along with BENT SPEAR.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2014, 07:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

So far, pretty much all political/terror related...

So far, pretty much all political/terror related scenarios end with: "But why has no-one come forward to claim responsibility?"

If there was foul play, why couldn't that have been the *intention*,...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Mar 2014, 00:01
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,387,648
Posted By auraflyer

Maximum width you can get from a cylinder...

Maximum width you can get from a cylinder (excluding deformation) is its circumference (obtained by slicing along the long axis, then opening up flat).

Diameter is (I think) 6.19m, so...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Oct 2011, 00:45
Replies: 1,688
Views: 407,791
Posted By auraflyer

Not quite. People at Xerox PARC invented the idea...

Not quite. People at Xerox PARC invented the idea - but their windows were not able to overlap. They couldn't figure out how to do overlapping windows. (The issue has to do with the arbitrary shapes...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Jul 2011, 01:49
Replies: 1,998
Views: 512,558
Posted By auraflyer

Gums, hope this helps. Some points from my...

Gums, hope this helps.

Some points from my reading of the French (not a native speaker). The first two are my thoughts, the rest is my best attempt to translate the salient parts of the report;...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2011, 10:08
Replies: 1,069
Views: 281,850
Posted By auraflyer

Thanks A33Zab - point taken, and you have...

Thanks A33Zab - point taken, and you have confirmed my initial reluctance to post my thoughts.
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jul 2011, 09:26
Replies: 1,069
Views: 281,850
Posted By auraflyer

Gums, you've neatly summarised one thought of...

Gums, you've neatly summarised one thought of mine that I have not had time to elaborate fully (and don't at the moment either, but will raise in summary form).

From a human interface standpoint,...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jun 2011, 09:21
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,523
Posted By auraflyer

Gums, that was a very interesting publication you...

Gums, that was a very interesting publication you linked to, thanks.

This passage jumped out to me:
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jun 2011, 11:47
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,523
Posted By auraflyer

I had a long post but after catching up on the...

I had a long post but after catching up on the huge backlog of posts that accrued while I was busy, much has been covered so will make some numbered points instead:

1. I've read this as a 2 stage...
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2011, 22:13
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

I don't think I've seen this particular link...

I don't think I've seen this particular link posted before, but those interested in the recent discussions about Sullenberger should read the flight crew interview material from the investigation...
Forum: Tech Log
19th May 2011, 10:06
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

JD-EE wrote: It doesn't. I had the same...

JD-EE wrote:


It doesn't. I had the same misconception which Takata helpfully corrected just recently.

In the second report, BEA said "No message present in the CFR indicates the loss of...
Forum: Tech Log
18th May 2011, 08:47
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Chris and Mac, thank you very much for that info...

Chris and Mac, thank you very much for that info re the CVR.

ZeeDoktor, how sad if you are right. Somewhat reminiscent of delta 1141.
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2011, 23:55
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Garageyears wrote: Pardon my ignorance,...

Garageyears wrote:


Pardon my ignorance, but is the CVR data in "stereo" (ie is there input from multiple mikes, positionally offset) or is it just "mono"?
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2011, 10:57
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Takata wrote: Thanks - I think it was very...

Takata wrote:

Thanks - I think it was very bad phrasing on my part.

What I meant to say was that they (metaphorically) threw up their hands and said "the data are so messed up that we can't...
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2011, 04:26
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Nvrsaynvr wrote: Yes it could, though...

Nvrsaynvr wrote:



Yes it could, though I recall no serious claims for responsibility from any perpetrator group (which you would expect if that was the cause) and also the BEA finding (based on...
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2011, 03:28
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

SaturnV wrote: This is intriguing, as,...

SaturnV wrote:



This is intriguing, as, if I remember correctly (no time to check at the moment) just a few pages ago, someone (Lemurian?) suggested that the changeover time could have been at...
Forum: Tech Log
16th May 2011, 11:38
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Lemurian wrote: I suppose it will be...

Lemurian wrote:


I suppose it will be worth keeping an eye on any new directives over the next month or so, in case they signal anything new ahead of the report...
Forum: Tech Log
10th May 2011, 08:46
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

Since people seem to be posting their full...

Since people seem to be posting their full hypotheses, I thought I would have an attempt, as an alternative to grity's fascinating "zoom" idea. Apologies for the length. I also anticipate I am very...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2011, 23:14
Replies: 2,546
Views: 938,056
Posted By auraflyer

I wonder if tapes might, for example, impede the...

I wonder if tapes might, for example, impede the recorders escaping the fuselage (by snagging on things) where they might otherwise escape & hence make them more susceptible to fire damage? It's such...
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