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Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jan 2020, 18:31
Replies: 685
Views: 1,737,292
Posted By Green-dot

Somehow my original post regarding landing lights...

Somehow my original post regarding landing lights ON below 10.000' has been removed. Any assumed "cruise missile" in the area would certainly not have any such lights . . . . . .
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2019, 11:16
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,806,844
Posted By Green-dot

Like Lockheed did after the call on the...

Like Lockheed did after the call on the manufacturer from the FAA to conduct a complete engineering re-evaluation of the Electra to determine the cause (of two accidents) why the wings failed during...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2019, 18:41
Replies: 48
Views: 21,189
Posted By Green-dot

Compared to the loss of lives which no money can...

Compared to the loss of lives which no money can buy and to definitely prevent a similar accident from ever happening again, it would be a very small change.
Different times and circumstances but...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th May 2019, 18:12
Replies: 48
Views: 21,189
Posted By Green-dot

Loose Rivets

If you had read my post correctly very little or no center fuselage/wheel bay redesign would be needed. Wing yes: taller gear moved outward with 737 twin wheel assembly retracting into the current...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th May 2019, 15:09
Replies: 48
Views: 21,189
Posted By Green-dot

MAX Redesign:

Install taller Main Landing Gears and position the MLG trunnions further outboard in the wing compared to present location. For example, a B757 MLG redesign with a two wheel assembly, instead of a...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Dec 2016, 22:22
Replies: 158
Views: 174,457
Posted By Green-dot

Sadly this structure, and two others of similar...

Sadly this structure, and two others of similar size a few 100 feet apart as seen on Google Earth, was placed along the extended runway 24 center-line very close to the runway threshold. Potentially...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 20:19
Replies: 158
Views: 174,457
Posted By Green-dot

Viewing a screenshot before hitting the fence,...

Viewing a screenshot before hitting the fence, flap setting appeared to be flaps 25 and the RH inner flap seems to be intact. In a few other screenshots there was a fire at the moment the aircraft...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2016, 11:13
Replies: 1,540
Views: 1,784,832
Posted By Green-dot

The good old DC-8 Trim in motion "wrong answer"...

The good old DC-8 Trim in motion "wrong answer" buzzer would have had a function in identifying such conditions . . . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Aug 2015, 13:51
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

Data from North American and independent...

Data from North American and independent calculations made by NASA to determine the energy of the wake vortex flow around the XB-70 wingtip revealed similar results. They indicated that within...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Aug 2015, 22:36
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

Not a test flight at the moment of the collision...

Not a test flight at the moment of the collision but the flight did start as a test flight with the pilot in the F-104N (NASA 813) flying chase during that test flight. After completion of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Aug 2015, 15:33
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

@ Silvertate, = Valkyrie The pilot...

@ Silvertate,

= Valkyrie


The pilot flying chase and involved in this accident was certainly not a maverick.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Aug 2015, 11:05
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

And when Pan Am does grace the skies again, so...

And when Pan Am does grace the skies again, so will their pioneering spirit of introducing many firsts in their rich history. With someone having the innovative drive of Juan Trippe at the helm they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2015, 18:45
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

That is correct for the original XB-70 design....

That is correct for the original XB-70 design. But taking this design / concept into the 21st century using current state-of-the-art technology and scaling up the dimensions of the aircraft (within...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2015, 21:31
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

over 47.000 US Gallons / approx. 320.000 lbs...

over 47.000 US Gallons / approx. 320.000 lbs (prototype configuration only) in 11 tanks.
Demonstrated cruise speed M 3.1 at 70.000 ft.
Range was never fully explored.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2015, 19:48
Replies: 54
Views: 21,127
Posted By Green-dot

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/...

https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/11058666_953178738078746_3632783240850883740_n.jpg?oh=231ed05d7e2903177ebb7897b85de456&oe=56798633

With a bit of tweaking using current...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Aug 2015, 14:27
Replies: 918
Views: 1,120,158
Posted By Green-dot

@Blake777: *: With reference to the Factual...

@Blake777:
*: With reference to the Factual Information Safety Information for 9M-MRO, Issued on March 8, 2015, page 28 states the following on an engine related Deferred Defect, deferred to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jun 2014, 18:28
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

@Lonewolf 50: Link below: Emirates?...

@Lonewolf 50:



Link below:
Emirates? Clark Sees MH370 Investigation Deficiencies | Commercial Aviation content from Aviation Week...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st May 2014, 19:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

Since the preliminary report is based on the few...

Since the preliminary report is based on the few know facts at this time, however, no mention was made of the amount of fuel on board when departing from KUL.

A quantity of 49.100 kg. / 108.000...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2014, 09:11
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

Aluminum and Titanium.

Looking at the GeoResonance "presentations", I wonder, how can a scan for titanium have a larger area and be more intense than that for aluminum? A B772 is 70% Al and only 7% Ti by weight. While...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Apr 2014, 18:17
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

With accent on your 'Maybe' . . . . That the TPX...

With accent on your 'Maybe' . . . . That the TPX & ACARS (and all radio comms) were deactivated may not be speculation but HOW and under which CONDITIONS they were deactivated has yet to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Apr 2014, 09:22
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

ELT Control Panel

Thanks Susier. I Did some research on the panel you refer to because the text on that panel was not readable from the ref. picture.

Indeed, it turns out to be the ELT control Panel. Not for a...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2014, 22:41
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

I agree up to the point that under certain...

I agree up to the point that under certain conditions, such as during imminent danger at remote locations (outside VHF radio / radar range or total comms failure), as a last item prior to an...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2014, 15:33
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

A two year old recommendation:

To quote the BEA final report on AF447, page 207:

"On the basis of this work, the BEA recommends:

that EASA and ICAO study the possibility of making mandatory, for
aeroplanes making public...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Apr 2014, 14:49
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,357,628
Posted By Green-dot

ULB Battery Due Date

Just on CNN:

The MAS CEO declared during a press conference that the FDR / CVR - ULB maintenance records indicate that the ULB battery due date is June 2014.

That would imply that these...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
18th Sep 2011, 10:09
Replies: 24
Views: 8,243
Posted By Green-dot

Apparently not restrained in his seat by a...

Apparently not restrained in his seat by a shoulder harness . . . ?

Or he was pushed way into the seatback by high g-forces and therefore not visible from the canopy.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
18th Sep 2011, 08:10
Replies: 24
Views: 8,243
Posted By Green-dot

Where is the pilot?

This question was asked in the thread about the T-28 crash regarding the picture of the P-51 taken during the final moments before it crashed, published in the link below.

Deadly crash at Reno air...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Jun 2011, 10:28
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,018
Posted By Green-dot

I wouldn't be surprised if the outcome of this...

I wouldn't be surprised if the outcome of this investigation reveals to some degree that automation, introduced to reduce pilot error, may be the source of making pilot error.
Forum: Tech Log
5th Jun 2011, 16:13
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,018
Posted By Green-dot

CONF iture, Indeed he suggests (most likely...

CONF iture,

Indeed he suggests (most likely poor editing of the article) the PF initiated the climb before A/P and A/T disconnected. He should have swapped paragraphs 3 and 4 to concur with the...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Jun 2011, 08:08
Replies: 2,070
Views: 616,018
Posted By Green-dot

Alternate Laws

Question 1:
What are the differences between Alternate 1 and alternate 2 laws regarding pitch? (Info below taken from an A330 Vacbi.)

Alternate 1:
The pitch attitude (Theta) protection is lost....
Forum: Tech Log
22nd May 2011, 07:46
Replies: 27
Views: 6,447
Posted By Green-dot

Why was it unable to dump fuel? Engine failure...

Why was it unable to dump fuel? Engine failure should not prevent dumping fuel, or was it more than an engine failure?
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2011, 10:46
Replies: 2,546
Views: 937,109
Posted By Green-dot

Quoting the BEA: The wreckage was found to be...

Quoting the BEA:
The wreckage was found to be mixed up. I wonder, could the aircraft after its initial relatively flat impact have bounced and cart wheeled on the ocean surface, mixing the wreckage...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2010, 20:12
Replies: 83
Views: 24,738
Posted By Green-dot

With reference to post #45, judging Lon More's...

With reference to post #45, judging Lon More's linked photograph: this aircraft departed nowhere near the end of runway 22 but rather beyond the halfway point at or near the intersection of the...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Jul 2010, 15:28
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,543,602
Posted By Green-dot

Regarding AOA and Pitot and Static pressures: ...

Regarding AOA and Pitot and Static pressures:

AOA are digital signals to and from the ADR part of the ADIRU's.

Pitot probes or static ports pressure go through ADM's (Air Data Modules) via...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jun 2010, 17:52
Replies: 1,543
Views: 857,241
Posted By Green-dot

Somatogravic Illussion?

Here is a link to the full article:

Pilot Control Was Issue in Libya Crash - WSJ.com...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Jun 2010, 20:17
Replies: 1,543
Views: 857,241
Posted By Green-dot

This A330 FCOM example contains info about the...

This A330 FCOM example contains info about the automated voice callouts. See section 1.34.40 - Radio Altimeter.

http://www.smartcockpit.com/data/pdfs/plane/airbus/A330/systems/A330-Navigation.pdf...
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