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Forum: Rumours & News
29th May 2016, 07:19
Replies: 37
Views: 42,584
Posted By anengineer

I'm just wondering whether a central-locking...

I'm just wondering whether a central-locking system for the bins that activated in the event of an evacuation would help ? On the other hand, even if they'd been told a hundred times in advance,...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th May 2016, 09:04
Replies: 213
Views: 135,081
Posted By anengineer

It's surely time to move away from the archaic...

It's surely time to move away from the archaic anonymous VHF system. This is 2016. I have a phone in my pocket that can instantly identify my 'transmissions' as being from me and also give my...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd May 2016, 16:48
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,629,669
Posted By anengineer

Just out of curiosity, are all of the Flight...

Just out of curiosity, are all of the Flight Control Computers located in the same physical place on FBW aircraft, such as the A320 ? In my job (IT), it's best practice to have redundancy of not...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th May 2016, 13:50
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,629,669
Posted By anengineer

Does anyone know if any revisions to CV/FDR...

Does anyone know if any revisions to CV/FDR design are in the pipeline, after MH370 and AF447, such as auto-jettisoning, floating units?

I find it rather depressing that here we are, several years...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th May 2016, 21:25
Replies: 1,184
Views: 2,629,669
Posted By anengineer

I hope we're not going to be facing another...

I hope we're not going to be facing another 'fading pinger' scenario when they search for the CVDR from the bottom of the Med.
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Apr 2016, 22:08
Replies: 85
Views: 44,125
Posted By anengineer

Slightly related to the recent discussion...

Slightly related to the recent discussion (journos / pilots), whilst it's obvious that most journos will have no flying skills, the standard of written English by many pilots here leaves a great deal...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2016, 15:04
Replies: 106
Views: 40,848
Posted By anengineer

Bars selling alcohol 24/7 at the airport, bars...

Bars selling alcohol 24/7 at the airport, bars selling alcohol 24/7 in the departure lounge, duty-free shops selling cut price alcohol in the departure lounge, cabin crew pushing alcohol-laden...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2015, 17:25
Replies: 337
Views: 226,007
Posted By anengineer

I wonder if this might turn any spotlights back...

I wonder if this might turn any spotlights back on AF296 at Habsheim. I've always questioned how a distinguished captain with over 10,000 hrs could be suddenly so inept as to manage CFIT in good...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th May 2015, 08:53
Replies: 106
Views: 117,684
Posted By anengineer

Excuse me for being a bit thick here (if I am),...

Excuse me for being a bit thick here (if I am), but how long does it take to extinguish an engine fire ? I'm rather shocked at that clip of the engine clearly well ablaze for so long in flight. ...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Apr 2015, 10:48
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,583,097
Posted By anengineer

Sky9 said: Absolutely. Maybe not as far as...

Sky9 said:

Absolutely. Maybe not as far as 3 crew, but moving the door will finally separate pax from the flightdeck and stop the pilots being separated from each other.
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 19:15
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,583,097
Posted By anengineer

Interesting point Victor Tango. I'm not...

Interesting point Victor Tango. I'm not convinced that this is a simple as it's being made out to be.

As for the logic behind wanting video in the cockpit, Lone Wolf; no, that would not have...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Mar 2015, 18:46
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,583,097
Posted By anengineer

Just wondering why in this day and age there...

Just wondering why in this day and age there aren't video cameras on the flightdeck ? HD cameras and digital storage that can store weeks of video cost pennies. We shouldn't have to be relying on...
Forum: Questions
10th Feb 2015, 19:28
Replies: 5
Views: 3,366
Posted By anengineer

No toilets on Dreamliner transatlantic ?

One of my colleagues mentioned to me today that his daughter was recently a passenger on a 787 from MAN to (somewhere in the Caribbean) that departed without any functioning toilets - the intention...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2014, 05:12
Replies: 32
Views: 20,995
Posted By anengineer

I wouldn't give that fool the time of day, never...

I wouldn't give that fool the time of day, never mind generate any click-through revenue for the 'thinking man's Sunday Sport'.
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2014, 05:03
Replies: 9
Views: 14,391
Posted By anengineer

He'd have had a wee slap in the chops and told to...

He'd have had a wee slap in the chops and told to sit down and shut it if I was on that flight. People get away with all sorts of petulant behaviour these days because nobody else wants to get...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
10th Aug 2014, 16:57
Replies: 2
Views: 1,537
Posted By anengineer

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info!

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info!
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
9th Aug 2014, 20:44
Replies: 2
Views: 1,537
Posted By anengineer

ATR42 question

I'm currently spending a fair bit of time flying around on ATR42's and noticed that the starboard prop stops quite quickly on shutdown compared to the port one which comes to a gentle slowdown and...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Mar 2014, 22:09
Replies: 11,831
Views: 24,158,351
Posted By anengineer

Apologies if this has already been raised, but......

Apologies if this has already been raised, but... is there any practical reason why manufacturers don't fit EPIRB devices to airliners ? I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to engineer an...
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2013, 09:03
Replies: 480
Views: 158,178
Posted By anengineer

Speaking as a paying passenger, I'm rather...

Speaking as a paying passenger, I'm rather shocked to see twelve pages of rather churlish handbag-swinging on the subject of whether it's ok for US pilots & controllers to use their own 'relaxed'...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
12th Jul 2013, 17:18
Replies: 1,150
Views: 724,986
Posted By anengineer

A close-up still from a BBC News video.... ...

A close-up still from a BBC News video....

That's not just scorching - that's a decent size hole.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/aneng/Eth_787_zps61d84d1b.jpg
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jan 2013, 07:03
Replies: 2,185
Views: 1,031,225
Posted By anengineer

Wow... these things run on batteries ? The...

Wow... these things run on batteries ? The wonders of modern science eh !

What happens if they need to put fresh ones in and they're already in the air ?



:E
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Oct 2012, 08:44
Replies: 226
Views: 89,196
Posted By anengineer

Look at the Iberia vid Jet2impress posted, you...

Look at the Iberia vid Jet2impress posted, you can see pax opening the bins to get their stuff before evacuating.

That said, it's all very well the 'avios' on here snorting derision at the...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Mar 2012, 09:36
Replies: 289
Views: 124,555
Posted By anengineer

Well, according to the BBC, the plane was safely...

Well, according to the BBC, the plane was safely landed by a passenger !... :ugh::ugh:

BBC News - JetBlue flight makes emergency landing in Texas...
Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning
9th Nov 2011, 07:52
Replies: 77
Views: 38,055
Posted By anengineer

Surely in this day and age, with all the...

Surely in this day and age, with all the technological advances in aircraft and the operation thereof, it's not too far fetched to impliment a system that stops the folks controlling these fantastic...
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2011, 18:47
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

Oh do shut up ! How can the 'conspiracy...

Oh do shut up ! How can the 'conspiracy theorists suddenly go silent' ?? Greybeard only posted the news less than 40 minutes ago FFS ! :rolleyes:
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2011, 18:30
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

Underside image: ...

Underside image:
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/vol.af.447/images/fdr1.reduite.jpg

More info here: Information, 1 May 2011 (http://www.bea.aero/en/enquetes/flight.af.447/info01may2011.en.php)
...
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2011, 18:24
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

No, that is the memory module. The case was...

No, that is the memory module. The case was found earlier in the week.
Forum: Tech Log
1st May 2011, 18:18
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

Wow ! They must be over the moon after searching...

Wow ! They must be over the moon after searching for so long. Congratulations to all involved. It certainly looks in decent nick. Fingers crossed.
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2011, 22:37
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

Cpt Asseline has always said it was 30M indicated...

Cpt Asseline has always said it was 30M indicated (or he believed it to be). He has never said that he deliberately took the aircraft down to 30 feet. Either you have more information on this...
Forum: Tech Log
30th Apr 2011, 10:05
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

And absolute blind faith in the establishment...

And absolute blind faith in the establishment isn't a sign of staggering naivety ?

Yes, of course there are conspiracy nutters out there who will not believe any amount of evidence. Likewise,...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2011, 08:46
Replies: 3,435
Views: 1,665,396
Posted By anengineer

Surely no-one is suggesting that Air France &...

Surely no-one is suggesting that Air France & Airbus might be in cahoots to somehow delete incriminating evidence from recorders ?

<cough>Habsheim<cough>:oh:
Forum: Questions
20th Jan 2011, 13:27
Replies: 1
Views: 1,333
Posted By anengineer

Amateur weather balloon flights

Hi,

Someone posted a link to this video on another forum I frequent (yes, I know, I'm disgracefully unfaithful :) ), of two chaps releasing a weather balloon with a digital video camera hanging...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
9th Nov 2010, 13:01
Replies: 7
Views: 3,769
Posted By anengineer

How does the ADC work out wind components ?

Speaking as a computer, rather than an aircraft, engineer, I've always wondered how the on-board computers manage to calculate wind components. Is it calculated from the GPS data, i.e. expected...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
2nd Oct 2010, 10:57
Replies: 9
Views: 4,591
Posted By anengineer

It randed safrery ! Why you no rissen ? Sirry...

It randed safrery ! Why you no rissen ? Sirry irriot.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2010, 10:54
Replies: 68
Views: 18,469
Posted By anengineer

BBC News - BA flight to New York in London...

BBC News - BA flight to New York in London emergency landing (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11458850)

Just waiting for the Daily Mail's version - undoubtedly will be in a similar...
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