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Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 13:04
Replies: 363
Views: 561,321
Posted By Scuffers

so you're suggesting it's fatigue from the wings...

so you're suggesting it's fatigue from the wings wagging and the winglets change the resonant frequency?

I can see that, right up to the point that surely the airframe is designed to cope with...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 10:46
Replies: 363
Views: 561,321
Posted By Scuffers

OK, as an engineer, I am struggling to understand...

OK, as an engineer, I am struggling to understand how winglets would make any difference to the loading on this fork?

My thinking is this, the plane's body mass has to be supported by the wings,...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2019, 18:25
Replies: 21
Views: 14,297
Posted By Scuffers

Exactly. and, for the record, Boeing get...

Exactly.

and, for the record, Boeing get 'seed' money for lots of stuff, usually tied to some defence project feasibility study or the like.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2019, 08:05
Replies: 21
Views: 14,297
Posted By Scuffers

no **** sherlock! that's not what I was...

no **** sherlock!

that's not what I was getting at, BA operated them at a significant profit for years, hell, they spent millions re-furbishing them not long before Airbus pulled the plug.

As...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2019, 17:23
Replies: 21
Views: 14,297
Posted By Scuffers

to be fair, Concorde was scuppered by politics,...

to be fair, Concorde was scuppered by politics, incompetence and cowardice.

and before somebody says it never made a profit, you have no idea.
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Oct 2019, 16:03
Replies: 21
Views: 14,297
Posted By Scuffers

Bingo! they really would be out of their...

Bingo!

they really would be out of their minds to push this.
Forum: Tech Log
29th Sep 2019, 15:07
Replies: 363
Views: 561,321
Posted By Scuffers

from an engineering perspective, using an in-situ...

from an engineering perspective, using an in-situ sleeve is usually done then the stresses for the fixing exceed the properties of the host material, the sleeve's job is to spread the load over a...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2019, 13:15
Replies: 1,259
Views: 584,626
Posted By Scuffers

there have been two significant incidents for the...

there have been two significant incidents for the A330MRTT: (from wiki)

1) On 19 January 2011, an air refuelling accident occurred between a boom equipped A330 MRTT and a Portuguese Air Force F-16...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2019, 18:36
Replies: 1,259
Views: 584,626
Posted By Scuffers

OK, without doing a re-hash, what are the...

OK, without doing a re-hash, what are the highlights of the requirements neither plane meet?

As for defending Boeing, that's got to be getting harder with the growing list of disasters? at what...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2019, 14:17
Replies: 1,259
Views: 584,626
Posted By Scuffers

Whilst I can understand supporting your own...

Whilst I can understand supporting your own industries, at what point does somebody have to say that this is just not working out?

Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the MRTT spec's somewhat...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2019, 12:38
Replies: 135
Views: 134,905
Posted By Scuffers

and this is the mistake a lot of companies make...

and this is the mistake a lot of companies make these days.

Yes, the shareholders are important, however, they are NOTHING compared to your customers, without which, you have no business.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2019, 08:04
Replies: 135
Views: 134,905
Posted By Scuffers

AFAIK, no response profile is ever a single...

AFAIK, no response profile is ever a single aircraft.

if one aircraft had a technical issue, your response would be zero - hence the minimum is 2
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2019, 15:17
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,254,847
Posted By Scuffers

after the 787 farce, you would think they would...

after the 787 farce, you would think they would have learned not to rush this stuff?

I'm not sure who to blame here, FAA seem all too keen to pass Boeing's stuff without enough scrutiny..
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2016, 07:46
Replies: 42
Views: 28,856
Posted By Scuffers

So, you can only find two cases of battery fire's...

So, you can only find two cases of battery fire's in over 150,000 examples.

the detail on the two:

Tesla Identifies Cause for Model S Fire in Norway...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2016, 18:27
Replies: 42
Views: 28,856
Posted By Scuffers

that's what I am getting at, 8 LARGE cells vs....

that's what I am getting at, 8 LARGE cells vs. several hundred small cells.

Large cells are always a risk, yes, they are cheaper, however, heat management is much harder along with monitoring,...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Nov 2016, 17:00
Replies: 42
Views: 28,856
Posted By Scuffers

to be fair, the techs already fine, the issue...

to be fair, the techs already fine, the issue with the 787 was the design/implementation.

Tesla probably have the most experience in large, high load/density Li battery systems and they have stuck...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2016, 11:39
Replies: 56
Views: 60,733
Posted By Scuffers

Ah, OK, good to here. I have heard better...

Ah, OK, good to here.

I have heard better quality audio out of $50 CB rigs, kind of hope million dollar aircraft have something better...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Oct 2016, 07:56
Replies: 56
Views: 60,733
Posted By Scuffers

Is that recoding typical of the audio quality of...

Is that recoding typical of the audio quality of ATC?

If yes, then I can see how mistakes can happen, I'm amazed anybody can understand that real-time.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Oct 2016, 07:20
Replies: 12
Views: 7,066
Posted By Scuffers

Airbus's 10,000th aircraft (A350-900)

Impressive number in the timeframe.

This graphic really shows it's ramp up in the last 20 years.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Oct 2016, 09:58
Replies: 180
Views: 135,669
Posted By Scuffers

Is it correct to assume the EC725 Caracal uses...

Is it correct to assume the EC725 Caracal uses the same gearbox as the EC225?
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Sep 2016, 13:29
Replies: 29
Views: 10,189
Posted By Scuffers

And the Yanks never did get to make a supersonic...

And the Yanks never did get to make a supersonic airliner (even the Ruskies did that!)
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2016, 17:37
Replies: 29
Views: 10,189
Posted By Scuffers

That's simply not what happened. AB won the...

That's simply not what happened.

AB won the contract, Boeing cried, got the process thrown out, then the specifications changed, etc etc.

AB then realised there was no point in wasting yet more...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2016, 14:52
Replies: 29
Views: 10,189
Posted By Scuffers

then we get to US defence orders and contracts. ...

then we get to US defence orders and contracts.

name a single major contract awarded to AB over Boeing...

for example, look what happened over the KC-X tanker program..
...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Sep 2016, 12:46
Replies: 29
Views: 10,189
Posted By Scuffers

Boeing is top winner of state, local tax breaks |...

Boeing is top winner of state, local tax breaks | McClatchy DC (http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/economy/article24781525.html)

"Boeing is the biggest winner of state and local...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2016, 17:28
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

that's not my experience, unless you dump a seat...

that's not my experience, unless you dump a seat per row, you simply cannot get the same space per seat, name me a narrow-bodied jet with a layout that's got the same or better seat width as the...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Sep 2016, 14:09
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

A350-900 range is more like 15,000Km vs. 12,000Km...

A350-900 range is more like 15,000Km vs. 12,000Km for the A330-900Neo

Asside that, not sure I would want to be on an A330 for that kind of long haul.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Sep 2016, 06:39
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

blimey, thats some difference? if my maths...

blimey, thats some difference?

if my maths is right, that's ~1 hour more on fuel - that's pretty significant I would think?
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Sep 2016, 07:37
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

Don't disagree with any of this although I really...

Don't disagree with any of this although I really think it's kind of missing the point.

Most air-freight is pallet/container based, talk of roll-on/off is meaningless, cars are put on pallets and...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2016, 08:52
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

Well put, always another way to report the same...

Well put, always another way to report the same story...

Out of interest, have Singapore airlines got any/many 10+ year old crates in their fleet?
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2016, 14:32
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

All good points.... Reading the latest on...

All good points....

Reading the latest on Boeing looking to extend the range of the 737 as SLF fills me with horror, I *hate* small narrow bodied stuff even for short haul, the idea of spending 8+...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Sep 2016, 13:37
Replies: 124
Views: 58,021
Posted By Scuffers

At what point do airbus try and re-launch the...

At what point do airbus try and re-launch the A380F?

(Majority of 747's recent production has been freighters... )

Also, how possible/economic is it to convert them to freighters?
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
7th Sep 2016, 06:38
Replies: 76
Views: 47,576
Posted By Scuffers

Static fire test is in effect a full dress...

Static fire test is in effect a full dress rehearsal for launch, ie. everything that's done for launch is done up to firing the main engines (albeit briefly)

Part of this will be testing the RP-1...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
6th Sep 2016, 15:05
Replies: 76
Views: 47,576
Posted By Scuffers

not sure where you got that from? both 1st...

not sure where you got that from?

both 1st and second stages were fully fueled with RP-1, only the stage 2 LOX tank was still being loaded, reports suggest it was at ~80% at the time of the...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
2nd Sep 2016, 15:34
Replies: 76
Views: 47,576
Posted By Scuffers

the big explosion was the satellite hitting the...

the big explosion was the satellite hitting the ground and it's ~2 tonnes of hypergolic fuel exploding.

the initial flash-fire looks like it's from outside the second stage where the LOX umbilical...
Forum: Freight Dogs
25th Aug 2016, 14:56
Replies: 356
Views: 167,708
Posted By Scuffers

and yet, people still think it's something new...

and yet, people still think it's something new and exciting...

Now it's crashed just like so many of them before, are we not learning?
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