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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Mar 2024, 20:31
Replies: 31
Views: 30,801
Posted By msbbarratt

Thanks MechEngr. I was thinking that the initial...

Thanks MechEngr. I was thinking that the initial problem was some considerable years ago, plenty of time for a fix to have been developed.

I suspect that the report into this event is going to be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Mar 2024, 08:02
Replies: 31
Views: 30,801
Posted By msbbarratt

If it is a reoccurence of the old value overflow...

If it is a reoccurence of the old value overflow bug, it then becomes interesting to know the service history of this aircraft!

If that problem is still being addressed by "switch it off and then...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
10th Feb 2024, 07:18
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,409
Posted By msbbarratt

That accords with reports that were in the Nikkei...

That accords with reports that were in the Nikkei newspaper (as consumed by my better half, I don't have an eng or jp lang link!) not long after the crash. There was an article reporting the ATC...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 17:01
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,409
Posted By msbbarratt

That's good to know. But if all that is installed...

That's good to know. But if all that is installed at Haneda, seems there's not many reasons for the tower to not know that there was a plane on the runway, or that a hold point had been passed.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 04:40
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

Anyone know the glide angle of a door plug?

Anyone know the glide angle of a door plug?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 04:31
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

Indeed, seems like there is something specific to...

Indeed, seems like there is something specific to go looking for. It'll be interesting to see if this turns into a full root cause investigation, the "why did this specific issue occur, and what else...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 04:14
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

And that touches on a fundamental truth; Mother...

And that touches on a fundamental truth; Mother Nature will not be fooled by PR. One can perhaps talk people round into a more positive frame of mind with a barrage of slick presentations and...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 13:16
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

If there was a period in Boeing’s history when QC...

If there was a period in Boeing’s history when QC had no authority, I’m somewhat unnerved by the thought that anything that they built in this period is allowed to fly.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 12:45
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

Not to mention oval holes drilled in the rear...

Not to mention oval holes drilled in the rear bulkhead...

Likewise not keen on going on a MAX, or anything.

Every thing like this suggests QC failings are being found by chance, not as a result...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 12:38
Replies: 1,950
Views: 929,535
Posted By msbbarratt

Pretty sure that it's only the seat back cushion...

Pretty sure that it's only the seat back cushion that's departed, in the first post's photo it looks like the seat frame itself is still there.

Still somewhat interesting that it could come loose...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 05:51
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,409
Posted By msbbarratt

That would seem to be a very good idea. It...

That would seem to be a very good idea.

It strikes me that a lot of traffic management procedures / equipment date from the technological dark ages, and there is much room for improvement....
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2022, 20:38
Replies: 7
Views: 1,546
Posted By msbbarratt

It'd be quite helpful if performance data for the...

It'd be quite helpful if performance data for the A400M were published. It's a big aircraft, with big turboprops, goes fairly quickly, flies quite high. It's an aircraft that might in a parallel...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
10th Nov 2021, 20:36
Replies: 14
Views: 5,788
Posted By msbbarratt

B2N2 Or, just fix it up financially. The...

B2N2

Or, just fix it up financially. The airline whose aircraft lead the flock gets paid (cash, carbon credits, etc) by the others that flew behind.

I'm wondering what effect payload weight...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Oct 2021, 19:07
Replies: 18
Views: 3,693
Posted By msbbarratt

There's been an extensive analysis of H2 over at...

There's been an extensive analysis of H2 over at Leeham News: see here (https://leehamnews.com/2021/04/22/bjorns-corner-the-challenges-of-hydrogen-part-34-series-wrap-up/) for the 34th wrap-up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Oct 2021, 19:42
Replies: 232
Views: 61,062
Posted By msbbarratt

Although not a qualified pilot, I can claim that...

Although not a qualified pilot, I can claim that my favourite to fly is a Tiger Moth. As a youth I went up with a BA pilot who had one, and in between bouts of aerobatics that fully explored the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2021, 22:46
Replies: 42
Views: 11,436
Posted By msbbarratt

Reverse thrust in flight on a VC-10 has happened,...

Reverse thrust in flight on a VC-10 has happened, but not in normal circumstances: G-AXLR Test Flying (https://www.vc10.net/Memories/Testflight.html)
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2021, 22:12
Replies: 84
Views: 14,777
Posted By msbbarratt

We may well be far away from peak oil, but that...

We may well be far away from peak oil, but that may become an irrelevance so far as powering a military machine is concerned. All extractive industries rely on there being a critical mass of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2021, 08:03
Replies: 84
Views: 14,777
Posted By msbbarratt

Regardless of one's views on climate change,...

Regardless of one's views on climate change, running an air force by relying on refined fuel derived from black sticky gloop pumped out of the ground is not sustainable. There will, one day, be no...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2020, 03:07
Replies: 250
Views: 72,580
Posted By msbbarratt

I recall ages ago reading some work someone had...

I recall ages ago reading some work someone had done to calculate the top speed, came out at M3.4 so far as I can recall. The limiting factor is the compressor inlet air temperature, which increases...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2020, 06:52
Replies: 250
Views: 72,580
Posted By msbbarratt

Deferring to an Expert

I’ve done only a little piloting myself, so I’m going to defer to Eric Winkle Brown. His favourites were the Sabre and DH Sea Hornet. The Sabre is still extant here and there, in private hands. So...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Oct 2020, 21:12
Replies: 92
Views: 33,242
Posted By msbbarratt

I don't know how it was situated on the canal...

I don't know how it was situated on the canal bed, but I can't help but feel the bang would have been bigger if all 2.5+tons of explosive had gone off with the full, original as-new blast energy....
Forum: Tech Log
9th Oct 2020, 06:33
Replies: 35
Views: 10,684
Posted By msbbarratt

Oh I don’t know. It’s an Islander. Just how hard...

Oh I don’t know. It’s an Islander. Just how hard is it to blow out the candles?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2020, 07:49
Replies: 28
Views: 13,689
Posted By msbbarratt

It's going to be quite interesting to see how...

It's going to be quite interesting to see how well the B52s last. I know they're all pretty old already, and look to be carrying on indefinitely, but as they age then all sorts of things could crop...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2020, 05:56
Replies: 41
Views: 10,519
Posted By msbbarratt

If the basis of the detect and avoid tech is...

If the basis of the detect and avoid tech is going to include ADS-B, isn’t that just going to give the more dedicated criminals an advantage? For a start it’s surpassingly easy to hop onto Flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2020, 12:29
Replies: 130
Views: 48,463
Posted By msbbarratt

Didn’t the MRTT programme come about because...

Didn’t the MRTT programme come about because (earlier?) A330 wings were also A340 wings and already had suitably strong lumps of metal already in the wing for bolting engine pylons to, these being...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2020, 20:33
Replies: 136
Views: 45,813
Posted By msbbarratt

Pulling off an emergency landing which also...

Pulling off an emergency landing which also involves a brush with wires? Sounds like a "well done" + a big scotch for the jangled nerves is in order.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2020, 08:56
Replies: 58
Views: 28,673
Posted By msbbarratt

Just counting: ah, maybe. I was wondering if the...

Just counting: ah, maybe. I was wondering if the "top 20" might reach back as far as the Spitfire...

Whilst not being aware of the specifics of contracts between DE&S and parts suppliers, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2020, 08:15
Replies: 251
Views: 101,975
Posted By msbbarratt

Well, I don't know what grade of cable is...

Well, I don't know what grade of cable is commonly fitted to US warships, but the coating of paint renders any good fire properties of the insulation redundant. The paint will burn quite happily...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2020, 19:38
Replies: 251
Views: 101,975
Posted By msbbarratt

In my experience the wiring in US naval vessels...

In my experience the wiring in US naval vessels is far from ideal for the prevention of spreading fire. Up in the ceiling of the major corridors there has been, on all the US naval vessels I've been...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2020, 21:30
Replies: 70
Views: 23,502
Posted By msbbarratt

Para 37 is moderately intriguing (Russian bombers...

Para 37 is moderately intriguing (Russian bombers carrying lots of 1600 mile supersonic cruise missiles). They have omitted to mention that a long term 24/7 naval solution to that task would probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2020, 21:00
Replies: 70
Views: 23,502
Posted By msbbarratt

I'm an Oxfordshire lad, though possibly one of...

I'm an Oxfordshire lad, though possibly one of poor education and a terrible TV habit. Grew up in Abingdon, sniffing Jag engine fumes every time they ran one on the test stand.

"What FAA aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2020, 20:38
Replies: 70
Views: 23,502
Posted By msbbarratt

I'm not convinced that concrete runways can be...

I'm not convinced that concrete runways can be moved out of harms way. Though these days I'm not sure what's more dangerous, a 1000lb bomb or a property developer. I know it's a lot harder to build a...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2020, 20:11
Replies: 70
Views: 23,502
Posted By msbbarratt

Still, it's pretty hard to dismiss the large...

Still, it's pretty hard to dismiss the large imbalance between investment in carrier capable and non-capable aviation.

Anyway, I think it's high time the RAF were closed down, and the assets (such...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Jun 2020, 12:43
Replies: 29
Views: 6,252
Posted By msbbarratt

It's worth noting that the receiver's calculation...

It's worth noting that the receiver's calculation of position is accurate only if the clocks on the satellites are also accurately set. A lot of time and thought goes into the design of such clocks....
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
17th May 2020, 20:19
Replies: 29
Views: 5,730
Posted By msbbarratt

It's rumoured that Apple are going to abandon...

It's rumoured that Apple are going to abandon Intel, and switch to something else (quite likely their own CPU design, quite possibly heavily based on ARM). They done this before of course,...
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