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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 17:17
Replies: 119
Views: 50,459
Posted By Grumpi

Not sure I'd be so pessimistic about this. With...

Not sure I'd be so pessimistic about this. With legs < 30min this would actually make sense - *if* there is any payload left.

However, as is often sadly the case, they manage to make the maximum...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Apr 2019, 15:26
Replies: 79
Views: 75,599
Posted By Grumpi

Yes, both photos which show spoilers and ailerons...

Yes, both photos which show spoilers and ailerons are pretty clear: Ailerons and rudder point in the correct direction, spoilers wrong.

But it also means that either the pilots at that point were...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2018, 21:00
Replies: 302
Views: 390,896
Posted By Grumpi

Probably not, at least not with "only" 6000ft to...

Probably not, at least not with "only" 6000ft to accelerate.

But now that video has surfaced, it looks like that speculation can also be put to rest.

That one is highly suggestive of the plane...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Oct 2017, 18:25
Replies: 27
Views: 22,324
Posted By Grumpi

Well, did they count the birds and one is...

Well, did they count the birds and one is missing? :hmm:

Certainly does not look like a bird strike, even less a drone strike. Despite the opinion of "Aviation commentator Peter Clark" (in the...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jan 2017, 11:52
Replies: 47
Views: 31,253
Posted By Grumpi

True, switching only the plane I guess can be...

True, switching only the plane I guess can be done with extremely small inclination changes if there is enough time to wait for the "drift".




No, and for the last launch it was only published...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Jan 2017, 10:12
Replies: 47
Views: 31,253
Posted By Grumpi

Iridium Orbits

Almost, but not quite. They can also move satellites to different orbital planes.

They just launched their 10 satellites into the one orbit which is in the worst shape ("orbital plane 6"): it...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2014, 11:08
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,200,797
Posted By Grumpi

Well, it is not cloudy every day, and the search...

Well, it is not cloudy every day, and the search time is much longer per mission, so you will gain a lot even if just flying every other day. Plus, low level clouds, and clouds that it rains out of...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Apr 2014, 08:53
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,200,797
Posted By Grumpi

Surveillance UAV used in search?

Maybe it was mentioned, but I could not find it anywhere: Was any Global Hawk type aircraft used in the search? Especially for the more westerly search areas it seems like the right craft to use....
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2010, 17:40
Replies: 1,964
Views: 1,335,563
Posted By Grumpi

@ Thrusty, Feathers, and others who are...

@ Thrusty, Feathers, and others who are discussing the pic of the recovered disk in post #682:

You are aware that the poster has INVERTED the colors of that image as described, and as per...
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