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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2005, 02:45
Replies: 40
Views: 6,606
Posted By Weight and Balance

I don't think anyone has listed the North...

I don't think anyone has listed the North American built aircraft used by the RAF schools in Canada in WWII:

Fleet Cornell
Stearman Kaydet
Canadian built Anson Mk. V
Beech Expeditor
Cessna...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2003, 07:56
Replies: 31
Views: 3,005
Posted By Weight and Balance

A very interestng thread. European museums seem a...

A very interestng thread. European museums seem a little more uptight than North American ones.

In my experience at the Canadian National Collection in Rockcliffe, the Warplane Museum in Hamilton,...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2003, 10:04
Replies: 27
Views: 4,246
Posted By Weight and Balance

Say Again Slowly wrote: “I really believe...

Say Again Slowly wrote:

“I really believe that with a few years of 'normality' we may get back to different desires about a/c than purely cost driven solutions.”

I'm not sure how you can...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2003, 09:46
Replies: 1
Views: 629
Posted By Weight and Balance

There is a cool museum near the Oshawa airport...

There is a cool museum near the Oshawa airport today, with operating old military vehicles, but I don't remember many airplane models (haven't been there in about 10 years ). Check them out at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Oct 2003, 09:13
Replies: 9
Views: 1,130
Posted By Weight and Balance

I think it's a Consolidated Commodore, built in...

I think it's a Consolidated Commodore, built in Buffalo before Consolidated moved to San Diego. IIRC, the design was the loser in a USN contest for a long range patrol aircraft, and Consolidated was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Oct 2003, 08:04
Replies: 34
Views: 3,705
Posted By Weight and Balance

Growing up on airbases, every day was an airshow....

Growing up on airbases, every day was an airshow. The first "official" airshow I remember was about 1960, at CJATC - Rivers Camp to the old timers. Most memorable thing was watching a Tracker fold...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Oct 2003, 10:43
Replies: 121
Views: 30,250
Posted By Weight and Balance

My father's standard opening line when he was...

My father's standard opening line when he was instructing on helicopters in the 60s:

"There are 25 instruments in front of you, and the only one you can trust is the clock."
Forum: Tech Log
7th Oct 2003, 08:43
Replies: 12
Views: 7,472
Posted By Weight and Balance

All the discussion of GPS is interesting, but not...

All the discussion of GPS is interesting, but not really relevant for the SR-71 for most of its career. SR-71 first flight was December 1964, IIRC. 20+ years before GPS. Automated astral navigation,...
Forum: Flight Testing
19th Jan 2003, 20:44
Replies: 15
Views: 1,614
Posted By Weight and Balance

An interesting topic Shawn, with some interesting...

An interesting topic Shawn, with some interesting replies. Here's what I can add from personal experience with delivering bad news.

You should expect to have your results questioned, and rightly...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Oct 2002, 20:08
Replies: 20
Views: 4,300
Posted By Weight and Balance

Wasn't the clunking noise covered in this forum...

Wasn't the clunking noise covered in this forum some time ago? I think the experts said brakes.

By the way, both noises are common on this side of the pond. I've experienced them on Air Canuck,...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2002, 01:55
Replies: 41
Views: 4,792
Posted By Weight and Balance

No memorable high ground speeds, but lowest...

No memorable high ground speeds, but lowest ground speed occurred on several flights at 20,000 ft in a BO 105 in 1988, on engine trials.

We were on an assigned Block VFR heading, westbound out of...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2002, 23:15
Replies: 18
Views: 1,443
Posted By Weight and Balance

Nick said: "Of course, we poor folks have no...

Nick said:

"Of course, we poor folks have no way of knowing what reason was used, and nobody has a real idea how much above limit you can go before we read about it in the morning papers!"
...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Oct 2002, 13:48
Replies: 18
Views: 1,443
Posted By Weight and Balance

to add to tone-uncage-push the button: On...

to add to tone-uncage-push the button:

On the commercial side, Vd is dive velocity. I've been to Vd several times, in several models, and even a knot or two beyond (depending on the recovery...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2002, 23:25
Replies: 18
Views: 1,443
Posted By Weight and Balance

To add to Nick's excellant reply: Most...

To add to Nick's excellant reply:

Most manufacturers will select maximum demonstration speeds (that then determine Vne's) fairly conservatively. Nobody wants to destructive test the whole friggin'...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Oct 2002, 22:37
Replies: 11
Views: 1,645
Posted By Weight and Balance

Concerning your question about helicopter...

Concerning your question about helicopter external lighting:

From memory, helicopter nav lights, in general, fail faster than the light fixed wing I'm familiar with. Some mechanics will tell you...
Forum: Flight Testing
28th Sep 2002, 23:36
Replies: 16
Views: 3,256
Posted By Weight and Balance

A few years back I rode along on several spins...

A few years back I rode along on several spins flights in a Katana, and clearly noted some very slow pitch oscillations during an otherwise stable upright spin. I didn't think much about it at the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Sep 2002, 04:19
Replies: 12
Views: 9,764
Posted By Weight and Balance

Further to the story of the 720... I was...

Further to the story of the 720...

I was told many years ago by a Boeing employee that one of the launch customers for the 707-20 asked for a different model number, in order to stand apart from...
Forum: Flight Testing
18th Sep 2002, 00:23
Replies: 2
Views: 849
Posted By Weight and Balance

In the fall of 1988, a test pilot for a certain...

In the fall of 1988, a test pilot for a certain Canadian manufacturer managed to charge over $1,000 on his company credit card in a strip club, the day AFTER he was laid off.

To the best of my...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2002, 01:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,783
Posted By Weight and Balance

A day in the life, certification testing version:...

A day in the life, certification testing version:

Get up at 3:00 AM for dawn take off, drive to plant, unlock hanger, start coffee. Phone missing telemetry room staff, push out helicopter, check...
Forum: Tech Log
7th Sep 2002, 19:04
Replies: 18
Views: 10,072
Posted By Weight and Balance

cwatters: That is basically correct. You use...

cwatters:

That is basically correct. You use a balanced control input, called a doublet, to set the aircraft moving about the axis of interest. You use a balanced input, such as left pedal, back...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jul 2002, 22:56
Replies: 67
Views: 6,465
Posted By Weight and Balance

Crabette; It is even more alarming if you...

Crabette;

It is even more alarming if you look at the number of people who have mothers, and the number who eventually die from something or the other.

How long will this madness go on?
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Jul 2002, 00:20
Replies: 67
Views: 6,465
Posted By Weight and Balance

Wow, I go away for a few days and my little post...

Wow, I go away for a few days and my little post explodes all over the place.

If I may sum up what I'm getting out of the responses -

A lot of Americans (Nick excluded) seem to go to great...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jul 2002, 02:28
Replies: 67
Views: 6,465
Posted By Weight and Balance

I like your version better, Helmetfire. ...

I like your version better, Helmetfire.

Those of us who have to live next door to the gun loving Americans have usually run into Mr Ch-alphabet-ski before, or some version of him. They just love...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2002, 02:18
Replies: 18
Views: 1,826
Posted By Weight and Balance

One more use of "dithering", although this may...

One more use of "dithering", although this may show my age.

Back in the 60s and 70s, dithering was used in the earliest electrohydraulic servo controls to minimize the breakout friction present...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Jul 2002, 00:51
Replies: 30
Views: 4,567
Posted By Weight and Balance

Sneech; Your original question was...

Sneech;

Your original question was excellent. I’m not surprised at the quality of the responses, either. These Roterhead guys are great, I love all of you (in a brotherly kind of way, of course)....
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Jul 2002, 02:07
Replies: 137
Views: 27,510
Posted By Weight and Balance

Note to ase engineer: I took a look at the...

Note to ase engineer:

I took a look at the picture. Don't try putting gas down that pointy thing on the front of the helicopter - the instrumentation engineer will be very upset ;).

Since the...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jun 2002, 22:55
Replies: 24
Views: 4,785
Posted By Weight and Balance

Very Civil's post reminded me of Scare West, and...

Very Civil's post reminded me of Scare West, and their harbour to harbour service between Vancouver and Victoria with Twatters on floats back in the 70s. TC declared float IFR pax operations as...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2002, 00:38
Replies: 24
Views: 4,785
Posted By Weight and Balance

Quite right, John. I was just trying to make...

Quite right, John.

I was just trying to make the point that differences in operator's attitude will have a bigger impact on your chances of a safe flight than relatively minor design differences,...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2002, 00:25
Replies: 17
Views: 9,033
Posted By Weight and Balance

To follow up on part of Qavion's post: I've...

To follow up on part of Qavion's post:

I've pointed out apparent minor problems to the cabin crew three times in the last 20 years, and they always took it very well. (Big oil leak on a 737, crack...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jun 2002, 00:29
Replies: 10
Views: 3,257
Posted By Weight and Balance

To rephrase part of Nick's excellent post: A...

To rephrase part of Nick's excellent post:

A head wind component will increase your climb angle relative to the ground, or in other words improve your obstacle clearance ability. If obstacles are...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2002, 00:12
Replies: 13
Views: 9,018
Posted By Weight and Balance

My wife the English teacher tells me it's all...

My wife the English teacher tells me it's all about connotations, or the emotional linkages we have to words that may be in addition to their "official" denotation.

In North America, "abnormal"...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jun 2002, 00:02
Replies: 11
Views: 2,110
Posted By Weight and Balance

An interesting observation that supports Mr....

An interesting observation that supports Mr. Evil's post:

Take a look at the most highly developed flying machines in the world - birds. Any gliding bird (wings fixed, like an airpane) has the...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Jun 2002, 23:58
Replies: 24
Views: 4,785
Posted By Weight and Balance

Very informative post Elliot. I think what...

Very informative post Elliot.

I think what we are seeing here is fear of the unknown, resulting in personal prejudices. Mr. Moose has done the single engine thing for some time, and appears to...
Forum: Tech Log
30th May 2002, 00:04
Replies: 8
Views: 1,493
Posted By Weight and Balance

Many of the examples quoted were originally...

Many of the examples quoted were originally piston powered aircraft, that ran into gross weight creep and tropical operations. Hence the designers were desperate for more power, regardless of little...
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2002, 23:47
Replies: 3
Views: 869
Posted By Weight and Balance

Just some theories: Theory one: small...

Just some theories:

Theory one: small airplane pilots can't afford/understand pocket calculators. They can afford tape measures, and they can reach the datum plane (usually the firewall).

Big...
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