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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2021, 16:31
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,356
Posted By kilomikedelta

it is of interest that all of this activity is...

it is of interest that all of this activity is being done by the communist party of china army,navy and airforce led by someone named Xi who claims to be the the leader of those forces.
there is no...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th Apr 2019, 12:49
Replies: 5,109
Views: 13,106,941
Posted By kilomikedelta

perhaps if the software and sensor device drivers...

perhaps if the software and sensor device drivers were written in assembler by programmers who understood the hardware inter-relationships,these accidents could have been avoided.
I suppose machine...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2017, 18:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

interesting commentary. most of the fanboys(I...

interesting commentary.
most of the fanboys(I have seen no commentary that I could ascribe to fanwomen) seem to be located in the UK,OZ and Texas ,areas that have made major political/profit...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2013, 23:05
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By kilomikedelta

oldgrubber, I'll trust our engineers have...

oldgrubber,

I'll trust our engineers have the same know-how as yours.

My concern is the fuselage. As you know, alumin(i)um alloys bend, especially unpredictably, with torque, which might impose...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2013, 22:29
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By kilomikedelta

oldgrubber; Thank you for your experienced...

oldgrubber;

Thank you for your experienced insight as a Seaking engineer. Lt. Col. Hawthorne (now a full colonel in the latest journo blurb) who said he had never seen anything like it before, has...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2013, 21:25
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By kilomikedelta

Can't happen in Canada now. Our Sea Kings have...

Can't happen in Canada now. Our Sea Kings have been grounded indefinitely.

Canada?s military suspends flights of Sea King helicopters | Toronto Star...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Jul 2013, 23:39
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

LASJhawk; Good one! It appears...

LASJhawk;



Good one!

It appears you are close to the generation who experienced the wonders of Lucas 'engineering'.

Lucas now is owned by the Blackstone Group whose principals we all know...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Jul 2013, 22:06
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

You are correct about the no free lunch but what...

You are correct about the no free lunch but what about when the costs exceed the savings? Boeing's managers did the latest Harvard Business Review wheeze about outsourcing and wound up with how many...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jul 2013, 18:50
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

But MBA programmes make one a deeper and more...

But MBA programmes make one a deeper and more comprehensive thinker (so their ads say). Isn't that why the ratio of engineers who get MBA's to MBA's who go on to get engineering degrees is so...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Jul 2013, 22:14
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

'But think of the shareholders.' Silly me, I...

'But think of the shareholders.'

Silly me, I always thought there was an element of risk to being a shareholder but perhaps that's so 20th century .

Would you buy a mortgage-backed security, a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jul 2013, 22:05
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

EEngr; 'given the goal of getting the planes...

EEngr;

'given the goal of getting the planes declared airworthy ASAP'

Is Boeing too big to fail?
Forum: Tech Log
20th Jun 2013, 22:17
Replies: 45
Views: 18,397
Posted By kilomikedelta

Balsa model; The P-51 Mustang airfoil is...

Balsa model;

The P-51 Mustang airfoil is almost symmetrical.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2013, 21:54
Replies: 33
Views: 7,616
Posted By kilomikedelta

One should be aware that poor electrical...

One should be aware that poor electrical interconnections have non-linear properties that can result in the production of anomalous sum and difference frequencies that are usually quite unpredictable.
Forum: Tech Log
17th Jun 2013, 21:46
Replies: 45
Views: 18,397
Posted By kilomikedelta

Osborne Reynolds?

Osborne Reynolds?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2013, 23:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

JSFfan: Perhaps you should reflect on the...

JSFfan:


Perhaps you should reflect on the 'sad' and 'silly'.
Forum: Canada
6th May 2013, 22:01
Replies: 22
Views: 3,584
Posted By kilomikedelta

I'm surprised he ordered a 7-Up. Il semble un...

I'm surprised he ordered a 7-Up. Il semble un 'Pepsi'.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2013, 21:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

The title implied. Spaz inferred (I think...

The title implied. Spaz inferred (I think incorrectly).
Forum: Canada
4th May 2013, 20:20
Replies: 22
Views: 3,584
Posted By kilomikedelta

So I guess Air Canada cabin crew should not only...

So I guess Air Canada cabin crew should not only be fluent in English and French but also in joual and the patois of Jamaica and Haiti when they fly to the Caribbean and bubba when they fly to Texas.
Forum: Canada
4th May 2013, 19:55
Replies: 22
Views: 3,584
Posted By kilomikedelta

Perhaps he was speaking joual which is...

Perhaps he was speaking joual which is incomprehensible to francophones outside of Quebec.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2013, 13:13
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

Boeing's PR reflects its corporate ethos which...

Boeing's PR reflects its corporate ethos which appears to be image over substance.

I'm sure that Boeing's engineering design and production staff are competent and professional. What I'm not sure...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st Apr 2013, 20:39
Replies: 26
Views: 5,001
Posted By kilomikedelta

I will not give medical advice on an internet...

I will not give medical advice on an internet forum. A diagnosis (and thus a treatment opinion) can only be reached by a face to face interaction with a patient and if necessary, a physical...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Apr 2013, 22:42
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

I fail to see why everyone is assuming that...

I fail to see why everyone is assuming that getting the 787 back in the air for commercial service is an engineering issue. Boeing's (the marketing company) only fiduciary interest is to its...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2013, 22:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

Regarding the F-35: to paraphrase Marlon Brando...

Regarding the F-35: to paraphrase Marlon Brando in 'On the Waterfront', 'I(t) could have been a contender.'
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Apr 2013, 19:33
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

Boeing now is a marketing corporation not an...

Boeing now is a marketing corporation not an engineering establishment. The focus of the MBA's in management and on the board of directors in Chicago is solely to provide an increase in shareholder...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2013, 18:37
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,941,571
Posted By kilomikedelta

Soldier leaning forward: 'Sorry you had to...

Soldier leaning forward: 'Sorry you had to jettison your windscreen sir. It must have been the beans I had for lunch.'
Forum: Tech Log
20th Mar 2013, 21:31
Replies: 1,100
Views: 261,661
Posted By kilomikedelta

EEngr: Your last sentence is descriptive of 21st...

EEngr: Your last sentence is descriptive of 21st century reality. The previous sentence described 20th century reality. Perhaps the recent number of dud aircraft projects could be correlated to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2013, 23:40
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

sb_sfo: Unfortunately, Mr.Sinnett is booked on a...

sb_sfo: Unfortunately, Mr.Sinnett is booked on a team-building retreat at a ski resort that day.
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2013, 23:14
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

sb_sfo: I think the corporate approach is a power...

sb_sfo: I think the corporate approach is a power tie and swagger.
Forum: Tech Log
15th Mar 2013, 22:48
Replies: 98
Views: 25,026
Posted By kilomikedelta

Uplinker: The OED accepts inflammable and...

Uplinker: The OED accepts inflammable and flammable as equivalent. Pedant alert: the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) tries to keep English speakers communicating efficiently. The in- prefix of...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Mar 2013, 21:35
Replies: 98
Views: 25,026
Posted By kilomikedelta

The gentle art of mechanics

Ah, the gentle art of mechanics. It should be a qualification for certification for every mechanical engineer to disassemble an engine down to each bolt and piston ring and rebuild it to hum (I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2013, 00:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

A pity that a pair of oversized dice hanging from...

A pity that a pair of oversized dice hanging from the canopy arch would increase the radar signature. They would look really manly!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2013, 01:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

Shareholders desperately want to believe in...

Shareholders desperately want to believe in boards of directors and corporate executives. To suggest otherwise is apostasy.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2013, 00:51
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

My guess is the software. It was probably written...

My guess is the software. It was probably written in C++. Computer code that crucial should be written in processor machine code. But maybe nobody knows that language anymore.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Feb 2013, 21:02
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,974
Posted By kilomikedelta

Turin: 'Philosophy' implies altruism. I think...

Turin: 'Philosophy' implies altruism. I think 'mission statement' is the current corporate term to attract investors.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2013, 01:00
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,061
Posted By kilomikedelta

JSFfan

'The lady doth protest too much, methinks.' Hamlet, Act III, scene II.
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