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Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
3rd Apr 2024, 01:25
Replies: 194
Views: 28,980
Posted By MAC 40612

The Sun-Air Franchise they are referring to is...

The Sun-Air Franchise they are referring to is Sun-Air of Denmark, so still current. No idea why they haven't removed the mention of Comair though.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
2nd Mar 2024, 23:15
Replies: 20
Views: 1,472
Posted By MAC 40612

Most modern airliners still have a separate ATU...

Most modern airliners still have a separate ATU and this is normally placed as close to the antenna as possible, which can be a bit of a pain when they fail. On the Boeing 777, for example the ATU is...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
22nd Feb 2024, 09:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,232
Posted By MAC 40612

The line/bar you are referring to is to indicate...

The line/bar you are referring to is to indicate that part of the switch has no indication/warning in that part. I assume it is done so all the switches are the same physical size, with the other...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
22nd Feb 2024, 09:05
Replies: 30
Views: 3,339
Posted By MAC 40612

I'm pretty sure the listing of controls above is...

I'm pretty sure the listing of controls above is not entirely correct. Cabin Crew have control over zones [as in the flickr image in the link] but not individual windows, so it is not possible to...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
21st Feb 2024, 18:43
Replies: 30
Views: 2,784
Posted By MAC 40612

Getting back to the original point raised....

Getting back to the original point raised. Ultimately, the configuration is down to the airlines. The majority of whom, cram in as many seats as possible, so no locker/stowage space for crew bags....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Feb 2024, 16:36
Replies: 4,459
Views: 635,186
Posted By MAC 40612

Baker's Hill Farm is the location. XE979 is the...

Baker's Hill Farm is the location.
XE979 is the Vampire that has gone. It was dismantled with the nose/pod section going to Cantley, Norfolk, while the other parts remain at this location.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2024, 16:26
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Yes, well done to SLB who was first to get the...

Yes, well done to SLB who was first to get the correct answer and Descol. Zielona Gora/Babimost is correct. This was a joint use military and civil airport, with the civil Terminal being built in the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 15:38
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Yes, we're in Poland

Yes, we're in Poland
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Feb 2024, 10:09
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

No, not Scandinavia.

No, not Scandinavia.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Feb 2024, 22:31
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Another airport, that hasn't really 'taken-off'...

Another airport, that hasn't really 'taken-off' [sorry for the pun] and is down to only a couple of scheduled flights a day......
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Jan 2024, 12:27
Replies: 3
Views: 896
Posted By MAC 40612

It was, as you thought, one of the oil response...

It was, as you thought, one of the oil response Boeing 727, G-OSRB

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-osrb#337ae568
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2024, 12:22
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Thanks, I'm otherwise engaged at the moment, so I...

Thanks, I'm otherwise engaged at the moment, so I think Noyade can have control.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Jan 2024, 00:11
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

If I say I'm grappling with the answer, would I...

If I say I'm grappling with the answer, would I be getting warm...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 10:26
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

The airline was probably Prinair and I don't...

The airline was probably Prinair and I don't think they actually had any ex RN Sea Herons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinair

https://www.airhistory.net/basic-operator/1761/Prinair
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2024, 19:00
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

No Herons but a number of Doves still airworthy....

No Herons but a number of Doves still airworthy. as well as G-OPLC [c/n 04212] already mentioned.

D-INKA [c/n 04266] https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10962827

NZ1813 [c/n 04396] airworthy with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jan 2024, 18:39
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

It is still at Vasteras Museum and is in...

It is still at Vasteras Museum and is in airworthy condition but I do not believe it has actually flown since 2019.

Image of it here from 2017:...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Dec 2023, 13:24
Replies: 68
Views: 13,021
Posted By MAC 40612

This is quite an interesting Hunter for a number...

This is quite an interesting Hunter for a number of reasons. It was built as a Hunter Mk.51 for the Royal Danish Air Force where it served between 1956-1974. Bought back by Hawker Siddeley Aviation...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 12:51
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

That's correct, the Jersey aircraft...

That's correct, the Jersey aircraft [XR441/G-AORG] is only going to be restored for static display [if they get enough funding]

There are now no airworthy DH.114 Herons left anywhere in the World.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 00:00
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

Unfortunately not a good ending for N82D, damaged...

Unfortunately not a good ending for N82D, damaged during an emergency landing 01 Nov 2014 at Santa Cruz, Bolivia while en route from Opa Locka to Cochabamba. Was still noted abandoned at the airfield...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2023, 11:36
Replies: 63
Views: 6,331
Posted By MAC 40612

Aerialvisuals has got most of the details correct...

Aerialvisuals has got most of the details correct but not all, as there seems to have been some confusion about the aircraft having gone to Albany, NY but it was only ever shipped to Oregon.
...
Forum: Nordic Forum
28th Dec 2023, 12:06
Replies: 1
Views: 1,746
Posted By MAC 40612

Have you tried looking around on this site? ...

Have you tried looking around on this site?

https://nordicrotors.com

You may find some information on there?
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Dec 2023, 19:33
Replies: 36
Views: 4,536
Posted By MAC 40612

Not feasible [at least in the UK] as most [all?]...

Not feasible [at least in the UK] as most [all?] of the major airports have effectively sub-contracted their 'lost and found' and there is now a fee to retrieve anything from them. A case in point,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2023, 19:18
Replies: 95
Views: 11,114
Posted By MAC 40612

Iraqi Air Force had a number delivered in the...

Iraqi Air Force had a number delivered in the late 1970s that were used in combat.
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
26th Dec 2023, 22:51
Replies: 7
Views: 1,270
Posted By MAC 40612

Why would you need Boeing 707-300 series manuals...

Why would you need Boeing 707-300 series manuals as there are not any [civil] ones left flying, the only ones still flying are in military hands and I would think they would have their own manual...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Dec 2023, 15:42
Replies: 95
Views: 11,114
Posted By MAC 40612

Think you can discount the Mirage IIIO since a...

Think you can discount the Mirage IIIO since a number of them were supplied to Pakistan and the type is still in service there, so will have been used in the regular skirmishes with their Indian...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2023, 09:46
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Descol is correct, Tamanrasset, Algeria is...

Descol is correct, Tamanrasset, Algeria is correct. A joint domestic/military airport with long runways, which was also one of NASAs alternate airports for the space shuttle when it was operating....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Dec 2023, 10:22
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

You've got the correct aircraft type in your...

You've got the correct aircraft type in your guess, other points are not correct. I think a second image may give more of a clue. The airport in question had a very modern looking tower built in...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
9th Dec 2023, 19:17
Replies: 12
Views: 1,335
Posted By MAC 40612

Oxygen charging points are all left hand thread,...

Oxygen charging points are all left hand thread, to avoid the nasty mistake of nitrogen bottles which also tend to be around a ramp area [for inflating tyres] being used. Even so, it's been done in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Dec 2023, 10:18
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Not a lamp post in sight for this one ;) ...

Not a lamp post in sight for this one ;)

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1257x751/image_2023_12_09_111653590_75579af5ad0796b28fd9bf8c6e469a3fd6c327e0.png
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2023, 21:57
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

I think it may be Sweden, an airport that is no...

I think it may be Sweden, an airport that is no longer is existence? Malmo-Bulltofta? The big American cars make me think Sweden as having been there a number of times, the Swedes have long had a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2023, 08:44
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Well that didn't last long :) You are indeed...

Well that didn't last long :) You are indeed correct, Mestia in Georgia with a pretty unique Tower/terminal building! Over to you descol!
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2023, 23:22
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Here we go then, a domestic airport.. ...

Here we go then, a domestic airport..
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/825x293/image_2023_12_06_002127101_2939620e2709a30656b225d890efab748c33f2e4.png
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
5th Dec 2023, 16:10
Replies: 36
Views: 4,536
Posted By MAC 40612

And therein lies the problem, as no-one wants to...

And therein lies the problem, as no-one wants to sell you a suitcase [even at a higher price] that is gong to last you 25 years and is still going strong :)

A possible solution that has not been...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2023, 14:56
Replies: 4,071
Views: 311,875
Posted By MAC 40612

Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote? Looks like the old...

Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote? Looks like the old terminal building which is now a museum?...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Dec 2023, 22:33
Replies: 4,459
Views: 635,186
Posted By MAC 40612

Actually the FY 73- USAF C-12's that are still in...

Actually the FY 73- USAF C-12's that are still in service are pretty original airframes as they are just utility aircraft for various US Embassy flights around the World. The one you saw on 3rd...
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