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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Apr 2024, 18:24
Replies: 7
Views: 583
Posted By wiggy

JPL Press Release...

JPL Press Release (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 10:15
Replies: 207
Views: 47,217
Posted By wiggy

A fairly common theme in some of the work...

A fairly common theme in some of the work Spielberg has been associated with over the years and I suspect a case of the writing (or in this case screenwriting) for the target audience.

IMHO...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Apr 2024, 07:41
Replies: 11
Views: 6,035
Posted By wiggy

Ah, not a great thing to have on any route but...

Ah, not a great thing to have on any route but certainly not on that sector.

As for the holding, I can now see it was indeed 4 hours plus…whatever the reason I suppose if circumstances permitted...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2024, 20:42
Replies: 11
Views: 6,035
Posted By wiggy

Not sure about the techie side of the 380 but the...

Not sure about the techie side of the 380 but the comment in the linked article that “The typical flight duration is 10 hours,” SIN-LHR isn’t even close to being correct so is the claim that the...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Apr 2024, 12:35
Replies: 17
Views: 3,209
Posted By wiggy

I’m not current anymore but as I recall it ANP is...

I’m not current anymore but as I recall it ANP is the level the system will guarantee (as I recall it 95% chance of being in the circle), it’s not an objective measure of how accurately the IRS are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Apr 2024, 16:39
Replies: 20
Views: 4,881
Posted By wiggy

I’m another old and retired one but I agree with...

I’m another old and retired one but I agree with almost all the above.

If the eventual intent is BA Longhaul I certainly don’t see the logic of delaying getting a foot on the BA MSL by going off...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 12:17
Replies: 1,217
Views: 415,657
Posted By wiggy

They’ve been operating out there for quite some...

They’ve been operating out there for quite some time:

https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20231221-gaza-aid-fight-against-terror-on-menu-for-macron-s-christmas-visit-to-jordan
Forum: Tech Log
31st Mar 2024, 21:29
Replies: 8
Views: 1,821
Posted By wiggy

I’m no longer current but we used to have routing...

I’m no longer current but we used to have routing procedures for the Turkey/Iraq/Iran area and we also did have some fairly interesting escape routes (engine failure and/or for depress) for flights...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Mar 2024, 07:24
Replies: 630
Views: 79,184
Posted By wiggy

I guess the plan is to enthuse the "likes"/ feelz...

I guess the plan is to enthuse the "likes"/ feelz generation, not the Jack King acolytes amongst us...but I'm inclined to agree that at times some of the commentators (not just those involved in...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Mar 2024, 17:50
Replies: 6
Views: 3,814
Posted By wiggy

FWIW with my Mr Picky of Pickyville hat on I'll...

FWIW with my Mr Picky of Pickyville hat on I'll point out the Aviation Herald piece states:



The facebook footage provided in the OP shows a landing on 27L......
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2024, 06:10
Replies: 90
Views: 30,782
Posted By wiggy

FWIW I've been lurking for a few days, eyebrows...

FWIW I've been lurking for a few days, eyebrows steadily rising...

If I've got the sums right the claim is command on the T7 at BA with 8 years mainline seniority in BA in around 2013, plus or...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2024, 08:29
Replies: 14
Views: 2,028
Posted By wiggy

Likewise...as you say the T4 stands came into the...

Likewise...as you say the T4 stands came into the equation and I was wondering if 05 was off the cards once work started on T4???
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Mar 2024, 06:47
Replies: 14
Views: 2,028
Posted By wiggy

Looking at the twitter footage in the OP I'm not...

Looking at the twitter footage in the OP I'm not sure 23 would have helped .....

DRUK may know this - when did 05 cease being an option....same time as 23 closed?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Mar 2024, 14:42
Replies: 1,111
Views: 557,895
Posted By wiggy

It may make a difference as to whether you are...

It may make a difference as to whether you are considered resident in the UK tax purposes or not, and as a result exactly how much gets taken by the UK authorities through PAYE.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Feb 2024, 19:47
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Not sure if the conference will be on catch up on...

Not sure if the conference will be on catch up on NASA TV but this Guardian report summaries much of what was said:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/28/reawaken-moon-lander-odysseus
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Feb 2024, 18:22
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

FWIW NASA TV currently (Wednesday 1900 UTC)...

FWIW NASA TV currently (Wednesday 1900 UTC) running a presser featuring the IM CEO and various NASA officials.

Everybody seems to very much on message with a common POV that despite the tilt on...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
28th Feb 2024, 16:10
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

All is slowly being revealed: Full...

All is slowly being revealed:



Full article here:

Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/it-turns-out-that-odysseus-landed-on-the-moon-without-any-altimetry-data/)
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
27th Feb 2024, 12:35
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

TURIN: " Dropping a 'Curiosity' type rover...

TURIN:

" Dropping a 'Curiosity' type rover on the moon would have been hugely expensive and considering the latitude and rocky terrain, not a particularly good idea."

Costly yes, but wheeled...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
27th Feb 2024, 09:26
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

I think we need to be a bit careful about...

I think we need to be a bit careful about painting this as public sector bad, private good, or vice versa..

Remember (?) NASA has rarely if ever built spacecraft….historically they set the project...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Feb 2024, 07:54
Replies: 22
Views: 3,515
Posted By wiggy

Check Airman: Not your...

Check Airman:



Not your imagination..give me five minutes to compose a PM..

Edit to add - Which I've done but your inbox is full...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 18:02
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

What Next: "These have the advantage that...

What Next:

"These have the advantage that they can hover in an actively controlled vertical attitude, as demonstrated in at least one Starship test flight, until there is no more horizontal...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 16:40
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Odysseus imaged from orbit by the Lunar...

Odysseus imaged from orbit by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

"Odysseus came to rest at 80.13°S, 1.44°E (https://bit.ly/49polH5), 2579 m elevation, within a degraded one-kilometer diameter...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 15:46
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Interesting point....now talking of high C of G's...

Interesting point....now talking of high C of G's and landing gear any thoughts on Space X Starship as the lander for Artemis..............................................
...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 12:45
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

“But of course, if you want to reinvent the wheel...

“But of course, if you want to reinvent the wheel by building a spacecraft with a very high centre of gravity and a narrow landing gear, spaceflight suddenly becomes difficult again.”

As I...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Feb 2024, 12:01
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Agree very much with Recc's final comment: ...

Agree very much with Recc's final comment:

"The design challenge of building this type of spacecraft to a commercial budget are immense; it is still a very impressive accomplishment."

There's a...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Feb 2024, 14:56
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Yep, Just seen comment attributed to the CEO that...

Yep, Just seen comment attributed to the CEO that in the moments before touchdown the vehicle had a higher rate of decent than planned and also a small horizontal rate (it should have had none)…
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Feb 2024, 14:22
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Lots of parts of the Moon, even in the Lunar...

Lots of parts of the Moon, even in the Lunar highlands, are relatively flat.

I suppose the answer to your question might be that the designers were confident their fancy automated landing system...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Feb 2024, 14:17
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Once Apollo 12 demonstrated spot landings were...

Once Apollo 12 demonstrated spot landings were possible later Apollos went into some uneven sites (Apollo14 and 15) and also some very terrain constrained and mountainous sites…(Apollos 16 and 17 in...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Feb 2024, 07:25
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

I suspect the external camera was the EagleCam...

I suspect the external camera was the EagleCam mentioned just upthread ... that was supposed to be popped off the vehicle at very low altitude to take some pics of the actual lander in flight just...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
23rd Feb 2024, 21:17
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

Ref the previously mentioned Eaglecam...according...

Ref the previously mentioned Eaglecam...according to a press release sadly it wasn't deployed before touchdown.


"EagleCam Update: Camera System Deployment ForthcomingDue to complications with...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
23rd Feb 2024, 15:51
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

netstruggler: "I take ORAC's point about...

netstruggler:

"I take ORAC's point about this being a commercial operation and I can see that there's much less general interest now so I guess it wasn't worth the candle."

Might be a cost...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
23rd Feb 2024, 15:47
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

netstruggler "I take ORAC's point about this...

netstruggler

"I take ORAC's point about this being a commercial operation and I can see that there's much less general interest now so I guess it wasn't worth the candle."

Lack of real time...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
23rd Feb 2024, 12:16
Replies: 59
Views: 3,211
Posted By wiggy

There was never any live video of the actual...

There was never any live video of the actual Apollo landings as viewed from the spacecraft.

If you watched the Apollo landings on TV at the time you actually got pretty much the same presentation...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2024, 07:37
Replies: 1,111
Views: 557,895
Posted By wiggy

As an ex-commuter very much agree with White Van...

As an ex-commuter very much agree with White Van Driver's comments about viability and choosing somewhere that has lots of direct flights into London.

I'm not involved in this anymore so happy to...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2024, 19:44
Replies: 117
Views: 39,057
Posted By wiggy

Yep, very much agree with that observation. I...

Yep, very much agree with that observation. I don't think much if any pressure would have needed to have been applied from above to produce a finding of Gross negligence.
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