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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Sep 2022, 12:05
Replies: 119
Views: 28,998
Posted By rickyricks

There is no ploughed field at the end of the...

There is no ploughed field at the end of the runway at Wellesbourne airfield, just the normal mown grass as would be expected. However, it might be prudent to do future runs in the reverse direction,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Apr 2021, 20:31
Replies: 75
Views: 38,040
Posted By rickyricks

I heard this programme and found it very...

I heard this programme and found it very informative and sad at the same time. Well worth a listen.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Feb 2021, 12:23
Replies: 288
Views: 262,968
Posted By rickyricks

https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/638797-united-b777-engine-failure.html

Given the similarity between the latest B777 P&W engine failure over Denver and this incident in 2018 I was curious to find out more about the earlier engine failure. The report on the examination of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th May 2020, 11:35
Replies: 55
Views: 24,553
Posted By rickyricks

Most aerospace aluminium specifications call for...

Most aerospace aluminium specifications call for around 10% of the charge for a melting furnace to be scrap, and most of this will be runaround scrap in the plant making the ingots/plate/extrusions....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th May 2020, 17:50
Replies: 55
Views: 24,553
Posted By rickyricks

Unfortunately, as you probably already know,...

Unfortunately, as you probably already know, aircraft aluminium scrap is completely incompatible with the alloys used for beverage cans. In fact, just about the only part of an aircraft that is not...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 14:12
Replies: 363
Views: 561,163
Posted By rickyricks

I believe that would be the Ducommun scandal I...

I believe that would be the Ducommun scandal I referred to earlier? One other thing. I read somewhere that pickle forks are made from AA7075-T3 - does anyone know this to be true? Most 7xxx alloys...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Oct 2019, 12:17
Replies: 363
Views: 561,163
Posted By rickyricks

Is there any connection between this issue with...

Is there any connection between this issue with pickle forks and the Ducommun scandel some time back? If the pickle forks were installed without the correct drilling procedures, for example, then one...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2019, 12:42
Replies: 114
Views: 66,383
Posted By rickyricks

DTD 683 Just to set the record straight about...

DTD 683
Just to set the record straight about the issues with the UK aluminium alloy DTD 683. This alloy was a refinement of an earlier alloy (DTD 363) and was a member of the 7xxx alloys (as...
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