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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2023, 14:57
Replies: 370
Views: 128,543
Posted By MarianA

Space is a lie

The flat earthers will have a field day: To them this will prove their claim that all satellites are actually balloons and there is no such thing as space.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
17th Jun 2022, 08:00
Replies: 9
Views: 1,223
Posted By MarianA

Some of the automated announcements at EDDK have...

Some of the automated announcements at EDDK have been recorded by the actor lending his german voice to Pierce Brosnan. That makes them quite distinct and recognizable. Most notably he greets...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2022, 06:29
Replies: 17
Views: 4,352
Posted By MarianA

Look at Rimowa luggage. I think you can make any...

Look at Rimowa luggage. I think you can make any Junkers airplane just by putting together parts from that.
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
29th Jul 2021, 12:41
Replies: 19
Views: 5,095
Posted By MarianA

I wonder how that resolves the security concerns.

I wonder how that resolves the security concerns.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th May 2021, 17:41
Replies: 14
Views: 4,190
Posted By MarianA

What aircraft is in this picture

Hi,

Can someone help in identifying the type of aeroplane in this picture? The location is propably Malta, other than that I know nothing.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Apr 2021, 14:29
Replies: 7
Views: 2,128
Posted By MarianA

I love the looks of the thing. Even if I can't...

I love the looks of the thing. Even if I can't geek-along with your specific avionics question I would like to point to the card model kit of N514RS I designed a few years ago:
...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Oct 2020, 07:07
Replies: 33
Views: 8,596
Posted By MarianA

Supposing the astronaut is looking out the cupola...

Supposing the astronaut is looking out the cupola of the ISS 400km above the surface of the earth I calculate a distance to the horizon of just under 2300km.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Sep 2020, 12:05
Replies: 559
Views: 591,361
Posted By MarianA

Could that be due to the damaged engine pod...

Could that be due to the damaged engine pod causing more drag than a dead but structurally intact engine?
Forum: Questions
24th Mar 2020, 09:15
Replies: 3
Views: 603
Posted By MarianA

Might be the U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone....

Might be the U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Radio_Quiet_Zone)

The location seems about right, but I do not know about restrictions to air...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Mar 2020, 15:26
Replies: 8
Views: 5,003
Posted By MarianA

Total number of flights yesterday about 13k, down...

Total number of flights yesterday about 13k, down from 23k a week ago.

Do you happen to know wether the cumulative stats can be downloaded in some comprehensive format, I'd love to graph them but...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th May 2019, 12:25
Replies: 482
Views: 1,022,889
Posted By MarianA

As a layman I would have guessed the aircraft...

As a layman I would have guessed the aircraft itself can be turned around in about the same time. As passenger I observe that luggage gets unloaded and loaded rather quickly compared to people and...
Forum: Flight/Ground Ops, Crewing and Dispatch
3rd May 2019, 09:49
Replies: 5
Views: 2,233
Posted By MarianA

Impact-type printers have one trait that laser...

Impact-type printers have one trait that laser and ink-jet printers lack: They are able to make true carbon copies instead of simply printing the same thing multiple times. In some applications this...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Aug 2017, 16:43
Replies: 13
Views: 2,640
Posted By MarianA

Not flaps, and very far from an airliner, but the...

Not flaps, and very far from an airliner, but the Morane we use for towing gliders has aerodynamically driven slats. There are no controls for them in the cockpit, they are extended by springs and...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Jul 2017, 08:01
Replies: 11
Views: 3,064
Posted By MarianA

In 2006 I designed a 1:33 paper model of the...

In 2006 I designed a 1:33 paper model of the Starship. At that time my research indicated that four were still airworthy.

I used N541RS as reference which was acting as a chase plane during...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Jun 2017, 08:30
Replies: 21
Views: 7,332
Posted By MarianA

Do we know wether said passenger was wearing...

Do we know wether said passenger was wearing their seatbelt or not? And if so what caused the injuries? Or even if there were any, "being hurt" may not mean the same thing as "receiving injuries".
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Jan 2017, 09:36
Replies: 13
Views: 4,516
Posted By MarianA

Spot on, Randall

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/65_years.png

https://xkcd.com/893/

Meta-Text for this sobering cartoon:

"The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Jan 2016, 18:09
Replies: 5
Views: 2,444
Posted By MarianA

You need three pieces of information to fix the...

You need three pieces of information to fix the position of the aircraft you are seeing at a 3D-point for a given moment in time.

The following is not meant as practical exercise :-).

1)...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2015, 09:25
Replies: 15
Views: 9,653
Posted By MarianA

Osmand (OsmAnd - Offline Mobile Maps and...

Osmand (OsmAnd - Offline Mobile Maps and Navigation (http://osmand.net/))

This one uses maps from Open Street Map. Crowdsourced, so be wary, but I have found them to be excellent.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Oct 2013, 09:38
Replies: 42
Views: 6,910
Posted By MarianA

That five degree fan is the area in wich the...

That five degree fan is the area in wich the localizer signal can reliably be received by the equipment on the aircraft. The target then is to fly down the centre line of that fan, any deviation from...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd May 2013, 13:42
Replies: 18
Views: 5,515
Posted By MarianA

One type I fly, a LS4-b, says that on a...

One type I fly, a LS4-b, says that on a test-ditching (!) that was made with the gear retracted the sailplane was completely submerged on landing. The procedure therefore is lined out as:


...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2009, 10:05
Replies: 142
Views: 69,470
Posted By MarianA

A=F/M

Hi,

Please allow this glider pilot, occasional SLF, with an interest in all things aviation a question. Be gentle.

Near the beginning of this thread there have been a number of suggestions on...
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