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Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Jan 2023, 04:56
Replies: 455
Views: 264,781
Posted By blakmax

Two helicopters collide at Gold Coast, four dead

ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-02/gold-coast-helicopter-major-incident/101822136?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web)

Two...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Dec 2022, 11:02
Replies: 50
Views: 11,633
Posted By blakmax

I think the prize goes to the RNZAF crew on a...

I think the prize goes to the RNZAF crew on a pre-flight walk around who noticed a strange silver mark on the MRB that turned out to be a crack that extended almost totally through the D spar and...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2021, 09:11
Replies: 14
Views: 2,734
Posted By blakmax

Four of them serviceable at the same time? Really?

Four of them serviceable at the same time? Really?
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Apr 2021, 01:43
Replies: 69
Views: 15,346
Posted By blakmax

This report makes interesting reading from an...

This report makes interesting reading from an adhesive bond failure forensics aspect. Probably one of the more important factors is the suggested lack of bond between the core and the rear of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2021, 09:17
Replies: 10,020
Views: 849,592
Posted By blakmax

First Ronald, now Donald. The procession of red...

First Ronald, now Donald. The procession of red headed clowns retiring continues......
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2021, 06:45
Replies: 10,020
Views: 849,592
Posted By blakmax

OK, so I sh*t in the commander's boots, but...

OK, so I sh*t in the commander's boots, but really I think that this constitutes a violation of the Geneva Convention as inhuman treatment. So humiliating!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2020, 23:41
Replies: 10,020
Views: 849,592
Posted By blakmax

OK, I wear the red ones on the side there and...

OK, I wear the red ones on the side there and click my heels, I end up in Kansas, right? Where do I end up if I use this pair?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2020, 10:42
Replies: 10,020
Views: 849,592
Posted By blakmax

RSM! When I told you the code word for the day...

RSM! When I told you the code word for the day was "LEGS" and I told you to spread the word, this is NOT what I had in mind!
And as for your interactions with the female staff..........
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2020, 09:16
Replies: 10,020
Views: 849,592
Posted By blakmax

Hey you. Before you go, can you get a MAGA cap...

Hey you. Before you go, can you get a MAGA cap for the guy without a cap at the back behind me? NOW!
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2020, 10:38
Replies: 33
Views: 30,003
Posted By blakmax

Greg M Do you have first hand knowledge of...

Greg M

Do you have first hand knowledge of the use of 9309 as a "filler"? Was it used to fill dents or was it used as effectively an "injection" repair to repair disbonds?

I actually conduct...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2020, 00:17
Replies: 28
Views: 6,133
Posted By blakmax

The major issue with bonding in blades is with...

The major issue with bonding in blades is with the methodology that establishes the tolerable defect limits for bonded joints. Typically a damage tolerance analysis is undertaken and/or testing is...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Jul 2020, 01:14
Replies: 128
Views: 36,407
Posted By blakmax

Some similarities with the crash of DQ-IHE....

Some similarities with the crash of DQ-IHE. Vibrations, MRB rebalance, then blade failure leading to MRB impact on boom, although the boom did not completely separate. One blade was severed at...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2019, 12:09
Replies: 78
Views: 57,747
Posted By blakmax

No, the rotor blade is not of importance. As an...

No, the rotor blade is not of importance. As an Australian, given the number of (yet to be confirmed) Aussie casualties, my comment was not directed at the helicopter.
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2019, 05:56
Replies: 78
Views: 57,747
Posted By blakmax

Blade failure White Island

Most rotor blades are fabricated by adhesively bonding skins onto the spar and a honeycomb core. Adhesive design properties change significantly with temperature, the hotter the adhesive, the lower...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Sep 2019, 10:54
Replies: 158
Views: 114,791
Posted By blakmax

MRB separation history

I have waited to respond to this thread until I saw some suggestions of MRB separation.

I am a specialist in adhesive bond failure forensics, having worked in the past as a scientist for the ADF....
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Aug 2019, 11:05
Replies: 43
Views: 13,087
Posted By blakmax

Surely you are not suggesting self-preservation?

Surely you are not suggesting self-preservation?
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2019, 11:37
Replies: 221
Views: 92,676
Posted By blakmax

paint

Regrettably paint will not stop moisture absorption, it will only slow it for a while. The best thing about looking at the paint is that any disbond will cause fracking in the paint and that may*...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Aug 2019, 00:58
Replies: 221
Views: 92,676
Posted By blakmax

I sent you a PM

Hi Arrrj

I sent a PM. Please respond.

Blakmax
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Aug 2019, 12:27
Replies: 221
Views: 92,676
Posted By blakmax

Environmental effects

Hi Crab,

Firstly, the blades I have worked with were not in AUS but they were in a tropical island location, so your point is transferrable. The issue of bond degradation is related directly fly...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Aug 2019, 10:04
Replies: 221
Views: 92,676
Posted By blakmax

Hi Old Dog

You are too modest Old Dog. It was your excellent observation during pre-flight that saved your life. After that, it was pure chance that I knew the guy from DTA that was looking at the issue, and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jul 2019, 11:48
Replies: 3
Views: 2,697
Posted By blakmax

Thanks

Thanks for the explanation of the debris and the also the entertainment based very annoying foot obstruction on 777-200ER. I'll look up the reference next time. I still think it is crap that airlines...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Jul 2019, 11:39
Replies: 221
Views: 92,676
Posted By blakmax

Blade production processes

As an adhesive bond failure forensics specialist, I am very familiar with issues relating to the -5 blades, but I was far more confident with the -7 blade processes, so I am very surprised and...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
31st Jul 2019, 10:59
Replies: 3
Views: 2,697
Posted By blakmax

TG473 BKK-BNE go-around at BNE???

In my usual position as SLF, TG473 777-200 ER from BKK at BNE on approach suddenly initiated go-around. Captain stated that it was due to runway debris. Any further info?

As a secondary issue, I...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Nov 2018, 09:05
Replies: 2
Views: 2,220
Posted By blakmax

R22 crash ALice Springs AUS, one dead

R22 crash ABC (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-24/helicopter-crash-northern-territory-man-killed/10551914)
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Oct 2018, 09:57
Replies: 46
Views: 12,065
Posted By blakmax

That video reminds me of two old adages: 1....

That video reminds me of two old adages:

1. Helicopters don't fly, they only belt gravity into submission.
2. Helicopters are just flying fatigue test articles.

I takes me hat orf to you guys...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Jul 2018, 03:04
Replies: 24
Views: 14,602
Posted By blakmax

I guess it is a bit like when we Aussies visit...

I guess it is a bit like when we Aussies visit the land of the long white cloud (New Zealand). They out the emphaaaarsis on the wrong sylaaaarbles. But then Iceland adds four M's and three silent Q's...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Jul 2018, 23:40
Replies: 24
Views: 14,602
Posted By blakmax

OK visited Icelandic Glacier Lake today, a short...

OK visited Icelandic Glacier Lake today, a short distance from the Öræfajökull volcano. No rumbles heard or felt, no ash cloud. Without closer examination (and a hostile partner) I could not verify...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jul 2018, 20:01
Replies: 24
Views: 14,602
Posted By blakmax

I flew into KEF as SLF today. Low cloud, but no...

I flew into KEF as SLF today. Low cloud, but no great plumes of ash piercing the cloud cover.

Blakmax

Maybe the sacrifice worked?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2018, 19:01
Replies: 49
Views: 39,717
Posted By blakmax

Pablo 332. This is my concern as well. I...

Pablo 332.

This is my concern as well. I fail to see how paint can fail in this manner. I am a specialist in adhesive bond failure forensics and such a failure in an adhesive bond should ring...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Jul 2018, 11:53
Replies: 49
Views: 39,717
Posted By blakmax

One per rev, . I am intrigued by the loss of...

One per rev, . I am intrigued by the loss of paint. It is unusual to completely remove paint like this. I am not familiar with this structure, but is there a chance it was bonded at that location?
...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2018, 17:01
Replies: 60
Views: 16,887
Posted By blakmax

Having flown into LHR T2 last week, something...

Having flown into LHR T2 last week, something really needs to be done about the queues in immigration. Took me 2.5 hrs as a non-resident colonial to get through. Add half way through the lineup I...
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2018, 09:58
Replies: 15
Views: 3,607
Posted By blakmax

DIBO Thanks for the link. The Steve Emery I...

DIBO

Thanks for the link. The Steve Emery I knew was not an asphalt guy. He was a structures engineer. If anyone know where D*ckless is, please get him to contact me.

Hope he is still with us....
Forum: Tech Log
20th May 2018, 08:42
Replies: 15
Views: 3,607
Posted By blakmax

Still not clear if this Steve Emery is the guy I...

Still not clear if this Steve Emery is the guy I know well. He certainly worked with CASA and had the nickname which was a play on the famous comedian Dick Emery. Please don't edit this but his...
Forum: Tech Log
19th May 2018, 22:46
Replies: 15
Views: 3,607
Posted By blakmax

I knew a Steve Emery. He was once in the RAAF and...

I knew a Steve Emery. He was once in the RAAF and then CASA. Is that the same fellow? The huge grin and humour fit.

Blakmax
Forum: Rotorheads
11th May 2018, 08:53
Replies: 52
Views: 8,904
Posted By blakmax

Strewth! Ascend Charlie, I'm with you! Just...

Strewth! Ascend Charlie, I'm with you! Just because our ancestors were chosen by the crown to colonise Australia, the POMS think that they have the right to remove urine from us! The last time I was...
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