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Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2019, 10:42
Replies: 28
Views: 10,541
Posted By bizdev

Undercarriage

As I understand it - the problem of engine fit on the 737 is due to the height of the undercarriage which Boeing have resisted lengthening due to a major redesign of the wing and fuselage centre...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2018, 13:07
Replies: 466
Views: 527,626
Posted By bizdev

Pax window

For info - although a bit of thread drift - one of the very many cowling release incidents happened to an A320 Airtours aircraft out of LGW. The departing cowl took out an outer pax window but in...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
18th Feb 2018, 17:59
Replies: 51
Views: 10,528
Posted By bizdev

MAC

I’ve been using Windows machines for a long long time. But when W10 came along I experienced no end of problems including very slow start ups. Then kept on getting ‘cannot connect to the internet’...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Mar 2014, 13:07
Replies: 29
Views: 6,552
Posted By bizdev

Queing at the gate

Queuing at the gate has nothing to do with conditioning - it is so that there is a good chance you will find space in the locker for your bag. Those that get on last invariably do not (find space).
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
8th Oct 2013, 06:39
Replies: 6
Views: 2,525
Posted By bizdev

thrust..........or Torque

thrust..........or Torque
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 18:14
Replies: 992
Views: 1,012,036
Posted By bizdev

Damage caused by cowl loss

While this may have nothing to do with this incident, there was an incident on another aircraft type a few years ago where the aircraft took off without the engine cowlings being latched. In this...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2013, 11:15
Replies: 992
Views: 1,012,036
Posted By bizdev

Latches

Yes - this is well known on Airbus aircraft - many incidents of losing cowlings in flight - some with dramatic consequences (damage to pax windows and leading edges of horizontal stabilizer) - one of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
24th Nov 2011, 15:07
Replies: 63
Views: 11,781
Posted By bizdev

GO-fly

Interestingly (maybe) GO-fly - the ex BA financed LCC - was one of the only LCCs to offer allocated seating at that time (if I recall), but was dropped by EZY after EZY had taken over GO-fly. What...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Nov 2011, 16:39
Replies: 28
Views: 5,512
Posted By bizdev

Aircraft Inertial Navigation System

The aircraft knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn’t. By subtracting where it is from where it isn’t, or from where it isn’t from where it is (depending on which...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Nov 2011, 16:22
Replies: 63
Views: 11,781
Posted By bizdev

A Couple of Points

Having used the LCCs extensively over the last 5 years I have a couple of points to make:

1/ One of the reasons that LCCs are low cost is because of high utilisation of the aircraft. Therefore...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2011, 18:01
Replies: 36
Views: 4,763
Posted By bizdev

Wing Re-Config

I remember that the Trident fleet also developed a problem of wing rib cracking (Rib 5?). This resulted in large repair plates on the upper and lower wings and a reconfiguration of the flying...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jan 2011, 19:20
Replies: 316
Views: 84,950
Posted By bizdev

PB

"....as the engines spooled up a jet of white vapour shot out from below the engines-was this water injection or something else?"

This was probably the oil/air mix being ejected from the engine's...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Dec 2010, 13:28
Replies: 316
Views: 84,950
Posted By bizdev

"Original Trident"

Not sure whether I dreamt it, but I seem to recall that the original DH Trident design was of Trident Three size with Medway (larger) engines and slats (not droop) leading edge devices - then BEA got...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 16:15
Replies: 316
Views: 84,950
Posted By bizdev

Off Set Nose Gear

I was told that because the Cat3 autoland was so accurate the nose gear had to be offset to prevent discomfort to the pax as the nose wheels would be bumping along the runway lights!!!!!! :E (I...
Forum: Middle East
16th Nov 2010, 15:42
Replies: 13
Views: 2,799
Posted By bizdev

Consultants

Just a point about the consultants. My understanding is that they were from a consultancy called Mango (check out their website). The name 'Mango' was created as all of the consultants were from the...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2010, 10:33
Replies: 7
Views: 1,479
Posted By bizdev

Mythbusters

I seem to recall a Mythbusters episode where they tested the 'Myth' of mobile phones igniting fuel vapour in a petrol garage. If I recall the myth was 'busted'.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2010, 21:03
Replies: 19
Views: 2,552
Posted By bizdev

Mr Bloggs

Clueless Moi?

I think you are letting your anger and passion cloud your judgment. I have been off the ramp for a few years now but spent many years there - and plenty of time going through...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2010, 19:58
Replies: 19
Views: 2,552
Posted By bizdev

I dont want to labour the point as I understand...

I dont want to labour the point as I understand that you guys are seriously pi$$ed off. But just because terrorists wear towels on their heads does not mean they are stupid.

After they have...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2010, 18:24
Replies: 19
Views: 2,552
Posted By bizdev

Coffin Corner

I am not suggesting a terrorist who dresses up as a pilot is going to fly the aircraft - he just needs to get airside to do his deed / plant bomb / sabotage etc. And who is going to question a pilot...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
13th Oct 2010, 15:56
Replies: 19
Views: 2,552
Posted By bizdev

Crew Security Checks

I think you guys need to step back and think logically. What would happen if crew security was not as tight as SLF?

If I were sat in my cave with my laptop, I would go on-line and buy a pilots...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Oct 2010, 12:58
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,678,713
Posted By bizdev

Marvellous

Marvellous
Forum: Tech Log
13th Oct 2010, 12:27
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,678,713
Posted By bizdev

Dear M2dude

Do you have any more Trivia Quiz's?
Forum: Questions
8th Oct 2010, 14:27
Replies: 2
Views: 763
Posted By bizdev

MBA

Master of Business Administration - Open University
Forum: Tech Log
28th Sep 2010, 08:34
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,164
Posted By bizdev

Bearfoil #1380

"Legally required" was a poor choice of words on my part - what I am getting at is that I doubt whether many, if indeed any, of the tests performed on this flight were required/mandated by the...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Sep 2010, 15:42
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,164
Posted By bizdev

Yes - but were they legally required to perform...

Yes - but were they legally required to perform that particular test?
Forum: Tech Log
24th Sep 2010, 14:50
Replies: 1,524
Views: 743,164
Posted By bizdev

What kind of Test

There are not many things that you do to an Aircraft during maintenance that require an air test. In this particular case was there anything that was being tested during the accident event that was...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2010, 07:51
Replies: 90
Views: 21,221
Posted By bizdev

So just when would you "knowingly" apply the parking brake then?

I do not understand your sarcasm. The NTSB have reported that the parking brake was set prior to landing. Now this was either set by mistake or there was a technical fault of some sort. So my...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2010, 08:56
Replies: 90
Views: 21,221
Posted By bizdev

"does your cars handbrake engage the ABS"

I don't think that this is a good analogy - in a car the normal brakes are hydraulic whereas the handbrake is usually independant and mechanical.

In aircraft I have worked on in the past, the...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2010, 08:10
Replies: 90
Views: 21,221
Posted By bizdev

Parking brake error behind JetBlue tyre fire, evacuation

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says pilots of a JetBlue Airbus A320 that experienced landing difficulties at the Sacramento International airport on 26 August had mistakenly...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Sep 2010, 13:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,678,713
Posted By bizdev

Keeping her warm

I used to work for BA at BHX (Engineering). BHX was one of the BA diversion airfields for when LHR got fogged out.

A few of us were therefore trained on non BHX based aircraft types in case of...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
13th Sep 2010, 12:05
Replies: 32
Views: 10,183
Posted By bizdev

"very nice when it was Air UK"

Hmmm I can't let that one go by. I used to work at Stansted and used Air UK to fly on business - in the end I had to stop using them, I would rather drive to one of the other London Airports rather...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2010, 15:29
Replies: 108
Views: 41,295
Posted By bizdev

CJ

"let's not forget the judicial enquiry had less to do with establishing the most probably cause"

I take your point

It would be interesting to hear where you differ from the official report in...
Forum: Cabin Crew
9th Sep 2010, 15:21
Replies: 23
Views: 5,281
Posted By bizdev

Seating Strategy

As a frequent user of the Low Cost Carriers down to sunny Spain, you need a seating strategy as these flights usually have a higher % of squawkers on them than most other scheduled flights.

Its...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2010, 13:02
Replies: 108
Views: 41,295
Posted By bizdev

d747

I think you make a good point - as I understand it JETA1 will only ignite if it is a heated vapour - or atomised. It is difficult to understand how fuel flowing out of a hole that large would be...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Sep 2010, 10:51
Replies: 108
Views: 41,295
Posted By bizdev

Different Opinions

On the other - truly brilliant - Concorde thread, there was a comment made which indicated to me that those contributing to the thread, i.e. those that had either flown or maintained Concorde, had a...
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