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Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2009, 14:16
Replies: 79
Views: 31,899
Posted By greekdalek

I thought Manston had a nice wide and long runway...

I thought Manston had a nice wide and long runway suitable for emergency landings on foam for aircraft with collapsing gear?

Obviously I was venting my frustration in a somwehat petulant and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Jul 2009, 14:16
Replies: 29
Views: 5,319
Posted By greekdalek

I thought Manston had a nice wide and long runway...

I thought Manston had a nice wide and long runway suitable for emergency landings on foam for aircraft with collapsing gear?

Obviously I was venting my frustration in a somwehat petulant and...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Jul 2009, 13:42
Replies: 79
Views: 31,899
Posted By greekdalek

How unfortunate that this aircraft had to divert...

How unfortunate that this aircraft had to divert to a single runway airport just before one of the busiest holiday travelling weekends of the summer. I'm not quite sure why it needed to block the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Jul 2009, 13:42
Replies: 29
Views: 5,319
Posted By greekdalek

Bloody nuisance as my partner will be 3 hours...

Bloody nuisance as my partner will be 3 hours late from Vienna and will miss half the concert tonight!
Why couldn't they land their crock of s**t at Manston and cause less disruption to everybody...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2008, 11:54
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,392
Posted By greekdalek

Question Core Icing

Core icing might expaln my previously expounded theory about rotating stall (which could be caused by failure of the airflow control system OR restriction into the IP compressor).
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Mar 2008, 20:24
Replies: 1,172
Views: 264,959
Posted By greekdalek

Acronyms

BA = Bl***y Awful

BAA = Bl***y Awful Aswell

I won't bother with the plc bit - it might get too rude:sad:
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2008, 13:01
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,392
Posted By greekdalek

Burning and turning

but not accelerating.
This is not fuel starvation.
What else would prevent engine spool up? An airflow problem?
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Feb 2008, 21:57
Replies: 451
Views: 289,792
Posted By greekdalek

Compressor Stall

As I've hinted before a compressor stall would also hinder engine acceleration from idle conditions. This could be caused by mis-scheduling of the bleeds.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jan 2008, 10:18
Replies: 451
Views: 289,792
Posted By greekdalek

Compressor Stall?

Engine acceleration requires opening of bleed valves/VIGV operation.

I remember a B757 RB211-535C approach incident where an engine flamed out on approach because the BVCU had failed (and hence...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jan 2008, 11:50
Replies: 307
Views: 182,425
Posted By greekdalek

In the old days

In the days of the Comet 1 fuel waxing was a problem!:}
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