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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
19th Apr 2024, 17:21
Replies: 69
Views: 28,151
Posted By Discorde

Here's the relevant pages from the B757/767 FCTM...

Here's the relevant pages from the B757/767 FCTM dated 2001. Perhaps Boeing have changed their recommended techniques since then.

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2024, 11:09
Replies: 127
Views: 28,805
Posted By Discorde

Would it not be more likely that the stab failed...

Would it not be more likely that the stab failed downwards, given that during normal 1G flight (even allowing for gusts) the stab is generating a down force?
Forum: Private Flying
27th Mar 2024, 12:35
Replies: 22
Views: 1,812
Posted By Discorde

I'd agree with Genghis that SkyDemon is an...

I'd agree with Genghis that SkyDemon is an excellent flight planning and navigational tool. You can also print out the route you've planned so if the GPS goes tits-up en route you've still got a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Mar 2024, 11:13
Replies: 28
Views: 3,198
Posted By Discorde

There were very few (if any) tricycle gear large...

There were very few (if any) tricycle gear large aircraft in existence in the late 1930s. However it's unlikely many cinema goers would be upset by this minor anachronistic imperfection.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 17:47
Replies: 66
Views: 32,397
Posted By Discorde

The Staines accident is examined in detail in...

The Staines accident is examined in detail in this thread:

https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/488300-g-arpi-trident-tragedy-40-years-ago-today.html
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Mar 2024, 11:42
Replies: 66
Views: 32,397
Posted By Discorde

From 'How Airliners Fly' by Julien Evans: ...

From 'How Airliners Fly' by Julien Evans:

Human factors

Humans differ from machines in that they do not always perform their activities in a predictable manner. To a very large extent this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Mar 2024, 11:43
Replies: 19
Views: 2,373
Posted By Discorde

I don't recall ever being offered a 'cereal only'...

I don't recall ever being offered a 'cereal only' breakfast so there must have been special circumstances to explain your observations. Usually the catering included a few spare meals so flight deck...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Mar 2024, 13:37
Replies: 104
Views: 40,071
Posted By Discorde

Updating an image from a defunct link: ...

Updating an image from a defunct link:


https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1575/trident_leningrad_753043717aa497d10ebfd6dd1976da3179e90223.jpg
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2024, 09:43
Replies: 30
Views: 1,930
Posted By Discorde

Two sensors indicating high A of A --> stab trim...

Two sensors indicating high A of A --> stab trim (MCAS) input

Discrepancy between sensors --> no stab trim input (but possibly reduced stall protection).
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2024, 08:42
Replies: 30
Views: 1,930
Posted By Discorde

This was the problem Boeing faced with the 737...

This was the problem Boeing faced with the 737 Max. The geometry of the new (further forward) engine nacelles generated an extra pitch up moment which reduced the control wheel pull as the stall was...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Mar 2024, 08:28
Replies: 30
Views: 1,930
Posted By Discorde

The vertical component of any gusts will affect...

The vertical component of any gusts will affect the angle of attack of both the wings and the tailplane, and also the positions of their respective centres of pressure, which in turn will generate...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2024, 11:24
Replies: 30
Views: 1,930
Posted By Discorde

Further to the above: 3.3 TAIL DOWN-FORCE ...

Further to the above:

3.3 TAIL DOWN-FORCE

As previously mentioned, the tailplane generates the tail down-force. To understand how this force is generated, it is merely necessary to visualise...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Mar 2024, 10:35
Replies: 30
Views: 1,930
Posted By Discorde

From 'Handling Light Aircraft' by Julien Evans: ...

From 'Handling Light Aircraft' by Julien Evans:

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/411x316/forces_1f66b287636244750792eee3e5f4dc62f26671f7.jpg


3.8.1 Longitudinal stability
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Mar 2024, 10:28
Replies: 19
Views: 2,373
Posted By Discorde

Ah, the famous 'breakfast in Perth' trip. Operate...

Ah, the famous 'breakfast in Perth' trip. Operate AUH-PER, overnight in hotel, breakfast in same, crew transport back to the airport to take the a/c you brought in the previous day back to AUH.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Mar 2024, 09:57
Replies: 1,808
Views: 3,073,046
Posted By Discorde

From a recent edition of The Times newspaper...

From a recent edition of The Times newspaper (UK):


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x840/times_martha_s_rule_anon_408dda4bbaeeabbd63e8a048c8155d62ac86a490.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Mar 2024, 16:38
Replies: 19
Views: 2,373
Posted By Discorde

Who is the article for?

Who is the article for?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 18:18
Replies: 200
Views: 47,413
Posted By Discorde

These e-books are available for free access: ...

These e-books are available for free access:

Airway to the Isles (https://www.steemrok.com/airwayisles/airway.html)
Flight 935 Do You Read (https://www.steemrok.com/free/F935-eleanor.html)
The...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2024, 18:09
Replies: 6
Views: 1,493
Posted By Discorde

Here's an contemporaneous article about the Arrow...

Here's an contemporaneous article about the Arrow cancellation. See page 50.

Air Pictorial Feb 1965 (https://www.steemrok.com/airpic/6502/feb65.html)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Feb 2024, 13:03
Replies: 0
Views: 351
Posted By Discorde

Geoffrey Dorman contact info

Geoffrey Dorman wrote several aviation books, including 'British Test Pilots', published in 1950, of which I have a copy.

I'm trying to trace his estate (presumed copyright holders) to ask for...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 22:49
Replies: 60
Views: 12,379
Posted By Discorde

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a...

You've got me wondering now, WHBM. I've got a reasonably strong memory of Vanguards (the fleet I was on) doing EDIs when the wind was outside Trident limits but maybe that was for T1s rather than 3s....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 18:05
Replies: 60
Views: 12,379
Posted By Discorde

Here's a description of the Shuttle service...

Here's a description of the Shuttle service (including use of T3s) from Shell Aviation News:

BA Shuttle 1977 (https://www.steemrok.com/shuttle%20nv%20v8.pdf)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 17:55
Replies: 60
Views: 12,379
Posted By Discorde

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are...

The T3 was no stranger to EDI. In my log book are several entries confirming this fact during 1977-78.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 11:40
Replies: 60
Views: 12,379
Posted By Discorde

The T3 crosswind limit (can't remember the T1s...

The T3 crosswind limit (can't remember the T1s and 2s) was less than the Vanguard's and on more than one occasion before their withdrawal from pax service a Vanguard would sub for a T3 on LHR-EDI...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 09:42
Replies: 80
Views: 22,990
Posted By Discorde

BP mentions another hole in the cheese...

BP mentions another hole in the cheese contributing to the 'PI accident - P2 was RHS-only qualified. Normal training was for copilots to be trained as P2/P3s (panel operators) but the Training F/Os...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2024, 15:31
Replies: 704
Views: 195,936
Posted By Discorde

It's probably been asked before but why didn't...

It's probably been asked before but why didn't Boeing re-engine the 757 to compete with the A320 family rather than tweak the 737? Then there would have been no need for MCAS.

If it's a question...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2024, 11:42
Replies: 16
Views: 2,914
Posted By Discorde

For those interested in the history of Bomber...

For those interested in the history of Bomber Command: in 1941 the British Air Ministry published 'Bomber Command' (https://www.steemrok.com/bomcomm%20free/bomcomm.html), a booklet intended to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Jan 2024, 11:30
Replies: 31
Views: 5,541
Posted By Discorde

From 'How To Do Well In The Sim': ...

From 'How To Do Well In The Sim':

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/697x733/rapid_depress_18ce68994f1b472cc6f1c581e212b8dc4b80b592.jpg

This is a personal opinion - and probably...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jan 2024, 09:57
Replies: 31
Views: 5,541
Posted By Discorde

The hypoxia and other distressing effects you...

The hypoxia and other distressing effects you describe would clearly be less injurious to the overall physical wellbeing of passengers and crew than mid-air collision.

Perhaps positive pressure...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jan 2024, 18:16
Replies: 31
Views: 5,541
Posted By Discorde

Other aviation hazards

In recent incidents in aerial public transport ops (including the JAL landing collision and B737 door blowout) some commentators have noted that regulatory authorities are slow to respond unless...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Dec 2023, 13:12
Replies: 69
Views: 28,151
Posted By Discorde

It's perhaps surprising that swept wings with...

It's perhaps surprising that swept wings with podded engines have been with us for more than six decades and yet no definitive procedure has been developed for landing in strong crosswinds. With...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Dec 2023, 11:43
Replies: 69
Views: 28,151
Posted By Discorde

Perhaps twins are more tolerant of dipping a wing...

Perhaps twins are more tolerant of dipping a wing than the quads.
Forum: Private Flying
29th Dec 2023, 17:04
Replies: 14
Views: 2,562
Posted By Discorde

Some of my first lessons were in '478 (Leeds UAS,...

Some of my first lessons were in '478 (Leeds UAS, Church Fenton) in early 1967. Good to see it's still flying.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2023, 11:18
Replies: 5
Views: 804
Posted By Discorde

Here's an article written just over 10 years ago...

Here's an article written just over 10 years ago for readers whose knowledge of aviation matters was limited.

Berlin's Air Corridors (https://www.steemrok.com/berlin/berlinBLK.html#berlineng)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2023, 11:02
Replies: 5
Views: 804
Posted By Discorde

At the 50th anniversary a C-54 is filmed landing...

At the 50th anniversary a C-54 is filmed landing at Tempelhof (https://www.steemrok.com/berlin/berlin43.wmv). One of the observers notes: 'He's coming in quite low!'
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2023, 11:53
Replies: 76
Views: 7,422
Posted By Discorde

Might be a myth! Flew 'ZI many times 1978-84....

Might be a myth! Flew 'ZI many times 1978-84. Only 1 tech incident (minor flap problem - easily resolved) according to my log book.
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