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Forum: Questions
28th May 2015, 15:35
Replies: 5
Views: 2,420
Posted By byeplane

yep fair enough it does. That puts that issue to...

yep fair enough it does. That puts that issue to bed. Maybe with regards to others the cost of retrofitting winglets costs too much?
Forum: Questions
28th May 2015, 13:01
Replies: 5
Views: 2,420
Posted By byeplane

Anhedral and winglets

Hi

After looking at pictures of planes with anhedral wing config it occurred to me that none seem to employ winglets as a means of reducing induced drag. As a number of medium to heavy Jet...
Forum: Questions
14th May 2015, 14:51
Replies: 19
Views: 10,708
Posted By byeplane

Thanks for the responses guys. It makes sense to...

Thanks for the responses guys. It makes sense to me that the cockpit instruments are aligned to magnetic north. But if this is the case then what is the purpose of true north when it comes to...
Forum: Questions
12th May 2015, 15:02
Replies: 19
Views: 10,708
Posted By byeplane

navigation using true or magnetic

Hi

very simple question that I'm having trouble getting my head around.

With regards to navigation using true or magnetic north: On a commercial operation covering hundreds of miles would a GPS...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Apr 2015, 17:36
Replies: 15
Views: 3,852
Posted By byeplane

Mechta, that was also my understanding...

Mechta,

that was also my understanding regarding low wings and ground effect. But the wiki page for the Bae146 suggests -

" The chosen configuration had a high wing and a T-tail to give good...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Apr 2015, 18:38
Replies: 15
Views: 3,852
Posted By byeplane

thanks for the info. So just to be clear, the...

thanks for the info. So just to be clear, the high wing config has negligible effect on t/o perf?
Forum: Tech Log
1st Apr 2015, 20:51
Replies: 15
Views: 3,852
Posted By byeplane

High-Wings and t/o perf

The basics seem to be eluding me again.

I was looking at the Bae146 and wondering why its designers chose to use a high-wing turbofan configuration.

Were turbofans used because the 146 was...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Feb 2015, 20:40
Replies: 26
Views: 10,958
Posted By byeplane

Thanks guys, a lot of helpful info which has...

Thanks guys, a lot of helpful info which has helped to give me a clearer idea. I think I was over thinking it to a point.

cheers!
Forum: Tech Log
14th Feb 2015, 15:14
Replies: 26
Views: 10,958
Posted By byeplane

Basic Turboprop vs turbofan Q

Am thinking myself in circles here and might be beating my head against a brick wall. So if anyone can set me straight I'd appreciate it.

I'm finding it hard to understand why turbofans are able...
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2014, 19:58
Replies: 3
Views: 2,147
Posted By byeplane

Perfect, thanks a lot!

Perfect, thanks a lot!
Forum: Tech Log
17th May 2014, 15:04
Replies: 3
Views: 2,147
Posted By byeplane

CFM56-7B Ducted Fan Question

Hi all,

I'm trying to get m head completely around turbo-fans and am using the CFM56 as a case study. I am having trouble understanding what it is that enables the fan of the engine to operate at...
Forum: Tech Log
11th May 2014, 19:49
Replies: 4
Views: 1,681
Posted By byeplane

High Pressure Compressor output

Hi,

Refreshing myself on the workings of a High Bypass Engine when it occurred to me I know very little about what the hi-pres compressor is actually doing. For instance on the CFM-56 engine used...
Forum: Tech Log
11th May 2014, 18:28
Replies: 13
Views: 6,926
Posted By byeplane

Grrr Thanks, I actually had written down in my notes...

Thanks,
I actually had written down in my notes that V2 had to be 1.1 Vmca minimum but my brain chose to completely ignore this.

I still just cannot wrap my head fully around Vmca
Forum: Tech Log
11th May 2014, 14:28
Replies: 13
Views: 6,926
Posted By byeplane

Vmca relationships

Hi

Ok, so I know there are a hundred threads on Vmca and Vmcg, but I cannot find one which answers my problem. I'm sure I understand VMCG but VMCA is driving me nuts.

This is how I understand...
Forum: Tech Log
9th May 2014, 09:49
Replies: 36
Views: 13,306
Posted By byeplane

Thanks everyone. This has cleared up a lot of my...

Thanks everyone. This has cleared up a lot of my misunderstandings
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2014, 14:38
Replies: 36
Views: 13,306
Posted By byeplane

Thanks guys really but I've opened up another can...

Thanks guys really but I've opened up another can of worms for myself

I've just found this:


"How is electrical power generated and stored on the DA42?"

-"It is generated via 2 60amp,...
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2014, 13:59
Replies: 36
Views: 13,306
Posted By byeplane

Thanks, That would explain a lot. So...

Thanks,

That would explain a lot. So Generators (as in units producing direct current) are definitely not in use in modern commercial aircraft, rather alternators are used exclusively?
I'm...
Forum: Tech Log
8th May 2014, 13:21
Replies: 36
Views: 13,306
Posted By byeplane

Generators/Alternators in commercial and GA

Hi,

I'm trying to get my head around general electrical systems on commercial jet and light aircraft. At the moment I'm getting a little hung up on generators vs alternators.

Could someone...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
28th Apr 2014, 14:13
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,744,228
Posted By byeplane

Has anyone been through the telephone interview...

Has anyone been through the telephone interview lately?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
21st Apr 2014, 23:20
Replies: 9,974
Views: 6,744,228
Posted By byeplane

paperwork to phonecall??

Can I ask how long it took between replying to the email and the receiving the phone call for the telephone interview?
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