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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2022, 15:06
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,130,380
Posted By tanimbar

The air war - some light amongst the dim candles

Ukraine: Is Russia now winning the Air War?

"Air Defense is playing a crucial role in Ukraine in preventing deep incursions by the Russian Air Force. Join Chris as he talks to Justin Bronk (RUSI)...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2022, 08:45
Replies: 27
Views: 3,932
Posted By tanimbar

Mobile use of such a detector is very difficult....

Mobile use of such a detector is very difficult. On the other hand, a static detector system could be effective - think SOSUS, but gravity not sound. Not a new idea; device discussed is a new...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2020, 10:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,241
Posted By tanimbar

Freeman John Dyson, mathematician and physicist, born 15/12/1923; died 28/02/2020

- of interest to this forum because of his participation during WW2 with the RAF and Bomber Command. See ... Guardian obit. (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/01/freeman-dyson-obituary)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2017, 09:06
Replies: 52
Views: 23,837
Posted By tanimbar

"Some of our worst losses occurred through...

"Some of our worst losses occurred through defective leadership on the part of a unit commander, who might lead his pilots into a trap or be caught while climbing by an enemy formation approaching...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2016, 10:46
Replies: 119
Views: 31,022
Posted By tanimbar

You don't know you're born! Our potholes are...

You don't know you're born!

Our potholes are sold in Australia as fish ponds.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 09:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,611,858
Posted By tanimbar

Tale from the 1960s ...

This story might make a few chuckle, especially John Farley.

While walking the hills I infrequently bump into an old RN articifer (b.1942). We chat, exchange views, knowledge - you get the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2014, 15:47
Replies: 215
Views: 49,799
Posted By tanimbar

Nerd-paranoia

BEagle,

Don't disparage nerd-paranoia, after all, it's that which has given warriors in their tribe more than a sharpened stick.

In any case, you have reminded me, via your last response, that...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2014, 11:29
Replies: 215
Views: 49,799
Posted By tanimbar

"cannot corrupt"

BEagle says, "transferred by USB pen drive to the on-board system - which cannot corrupt any aircraft system as it is read-only" but that is not true, never was.

See, Opinion : An Evil USB Drive...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2014, 17:52
Replies: 54
Views: 12,200
Posted By tanimbar

exercise will be very useful

This data gathering exercise will be very useful to calibrate existing flood models developed by UK agencies (CEH - hydrology, Wallingford) over the last decade or so.

Now the boffins will know...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2013, 12:47
Replies: 43
Views: 13,024
Posted By tanimbar

"won't they run into the spares problem soon...

"won't they run into the spares problem soon enough with the F-1?"

Oh, I do hope so.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2011, 09:30
Replies: 214
Views: 57,242
Posted By tanimbar

Turrets needed for invasion-support operations?

First, Freeman Dyson's account makes it clear he thinks there was a failure of insight, not hindsight, regarding Schrage Musik - a failure he believes he shared. An honest and brave assessment of his...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2011, 12:47
Replies: 214
Views: 57,242
Posted By tanimbar

Freeman Dyson, Schrage Musik and turrets

Freeman Dyson wrote of his experiences during WWII. He joined, aged 19, the Operational Research Section (ORS) of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command on July 25, 1943.

Read his account here -...
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Oct 2010, 12:36
Replies: 143
Views: 77,948
Posted By tanimbar

Simple words, well meant .....

"Bloody marvellous".

Regards, Tanimbar
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2010, 17:34
Replies: 2,041
Views: 560,754
Posted By tanimbar

Phil Silvers deja vu

Excuse me for asking, but is this thread about the Phil Silvers Show and the money-making antics of Sergeant Bilko?

No! Gosh, then things haven't changed have they?

What, you're outraged? You...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2010, 11:07
Replies: 88
Views: 23,689
Posted By tanimbar

yamagata ken

You say, "whaling is a legal activity"; so was slavery. Both repulsive activities cloaked in legal niceties.

I won't be returning to argue the point, so don't waste your time responding.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jan 2010, 09:06
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

"little is known"

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

In support of Phil Gollin's comments ....

The critical issue arising from the crash of BA038 is starkly...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
2nd Dec 2009, 12:51
Replies: 9
Views: 964
Posted By tanimbar

Worldwide gold standard = NGA GEOTRANS

The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) probably produces the world-wide gold standard for coordinate transformations. Software - GEOTRANS 2.4.2 available here -
...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Apr 2009, 12:04
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Sir Richard - min fuel inlet temp is relative, not absolute

Thanks for making clear the figures in that document that I mentioned.

Not for sure. It was one possibility I identified from the words used in the document.

Thanks again.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2009, 13:17
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Dak Man - are we discussing the same thing?

Thanks for the reply. I think we might not be discussing the same thing.

If I understand the Airbus article properly ( ...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2009, 10:23
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

DAK Man -I'm just curious but didn't make this clear

You said,
.

I know. I should have made it clear that my question arises purely from curiosity. I'm not implying anything by asking, "What happens next if fuel at or below 3C enters an RR engine...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2009, 08:45
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

What happens if fuel enters engine below 3C?

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just guest here, thanks.

The thread has now turned to an area that intrigued me some time ago (419, page 21) and caused me to write the...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2009, 10:30
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

An heart attack brought down BA038 .... analogy!

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

A light hearted start -
the similarity of this accident with a plaque induced heart attack is...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2009, 12:37
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

lomapaseo, airfoilmod

Iomapaseo, so my tongue-in-cheek comments were actually foot-in-mouth! Apologies to RR. Thanks for the correction.

Airfoilmod, to tell the complete tale would require an explanation the industry...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Feb 2009, 10:13
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

News management - a necessary strategy

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

I suspect we are being given a lesson in global news management. I think it is a good and necessary lesson....
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jan 2009, 17:30
Replies: 2,015
Views: 1,058,481
Posted By tanimbar

kingbird87 - first post, first-class, first among many

Sir, A damn fine piece of prose.

Regards, Tanimbar
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2008, 17:36
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Oilandgasman ...

Thanks for the link to the PDF from Clarcor. Just read it and it doesn't help us understand the behaviour of water in fuel as the temperature drops, other than in a general way.

Clarcor, as you...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Sep 2008, 16:53
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Scrivenger .. actually, its worse than you think!

It is true that the AAIB report that 'little is known' about ice crystals in fuel at temperatures below 18C (0F) - see my post 1725,page 87.

Its worse because the AAIB don't mention the overall...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Sep 2008, 15:25
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not...

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

A more detailed reading of the AAIB interim report leads me to the following conclusions:
1) The AAIB...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2008, 17:55
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

AAIB professionalism and "little known" of cold fuel??

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

I've only speed-read the report so far but wanted to make a couple of points.

Previously I wrote,
...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Aug 2008, 17:01
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

VnV2178B .. has FADEC been investigated?

VnV2178B,
I like asking daft questions every now and then, even when I don't expect an answer, but can you say whether the R-R FADEC software/hardware has been investigated in relation to the BA038...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2008, 11:15
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

dontdoit ... it's no laughing matter

Granted that the AAIB might be "one of the last bastions of consummate professionalism" it nevertheless does not operate in a vacuum.

I do not denigrate the integrity of the AAIB by my comment...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jul 2008, 09:44
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Directive before winter; risk and Sod's Law.

Warning: I'm non-professional; not crew, not engineer - just scientist guest and thanks.

We have already speculated on some form of directive/restriction on ETOPS being issued before the onset of...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jun 2008, 17:31
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

sky9 - That's no new update

The update you refer to is a previous release, 3/2008, issued in early May.

The 16 June date on the website relates to the 6/2008 AAIB Bulletin within which is published (again) S3/2008.

I...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Jun 2008, 11:50
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Fuel did not have "spectacularly different freezing point"

Some here are saying the -57C freezing point of the remaining fuel is spectacularly low.

Actually this does not seem to be true. If you examine what Shell have to say about fuels around the...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th May 2008, 09:45
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,136,365
Posted By tanimbar

Phil Gollin ...

I suspect the AAIB will be thinking, "let's not take our fences until we have to".

Meaning, there is a long way to go before a FINAL report is issued - possibly years. And during that time the...
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