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Forum: Rumours & News
15th Feb 2023, 22:07
Replies: 38
Views: 21,666
Posted By VintageEngineer

My second career is as a qualified actuary in...

My second career is as a qualified actuary in life assurance so I can claim some expertise in this field.

I could write reams and reams but will keep this short.

Mortality varies significantly...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Oct 2022, 12:49
Replies: 3
Views: 1,741
Posted By VintageEngineer

I live within a couple of miles of the Hub. It...

I live within a couple of miles of the Hub. It will be a great loss to us, the local community and GA.

It seems that, losing Arena Aviation and having repeatedly failed to get planning permission...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 19:33
Replies: 592
Views: 192,752
Posted By VintageEngineer

Alas, I came across the same attitudes when I...

Alas, I came across the same attitudes when I dealt with GW2 and it’s aftermath. Attitudes die hard, it seems.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 15:49
Replies: 327
Views: 79,470
Posted By VintageEngineer

In all the media coverage and various forums,...

In all the media coverage and various forums, including here, I’ve seen little or nothing on one important aspect: a large proportion of ethnic minorities have a cultural aversion to joining the...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2021, 06:06
Replies: 254
Views: 50,319
Posted By VintageEngineer

I roll my eyes as much as any retired serviceman...

I roll my eyes as much as any retired serviceman when diversity and all the other woke buzzwords are mentioned. Times change though, as do the attitudes of the people that the services serve and...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
20th Apr 2021, 15:21
Replies: 441
Views: 91,853
Posted By VintageEngineer

OAZ: no reaction at all. Pfizer on my wife:...

OAZ: no reaction at all.
Pfizer on my wife: first jab: swelling, soreness & reddening at the jab site that lasted a few days; second jab, no issues whatsoever.

My elder brother is a retired...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2021, 06:22
Replies: 63
Views: 21,356
Posted By VintageEngineer

That is poor. I’d be demanding the whole aircraft...

That is poor. I’d be demanding the whole aircraft be redone if I didn’t have larger issues to deal with. I’ve had to deal with salt water immersion before and that is going to take time and deep...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jul 2020, 16:03
Replies: 52
Views: 11,173
Posted By VintageEngineer

The Luftwaffe did bomb RR at Derby, injuring one...

The Luftwaffe did bomb RR at Derby, injuring one of my aunts working there as she ran to her shelter. The raid killed several of her friends.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jul 2020, 08:17
Replies: 52
Views: 11,173
Posted By VintageEngineer

I’m on my tablet so don’t have access to the...

I’m on my tablet so don’t have access to the hordes of technical papers on my PC I used as technical resources for redesigning the cooling system for a highly-modified race/track day car that...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2020, 19:08
Replies: 52
Views: 11,173
Posted By VintageEngineer

Building the Merlin in the US was indeed a far...

Building the Merlin in the US was indeed a far more complex and involved affair than most people realise.

Whilst the P51’s radiator arrangement deserves praise, don’t fall for the hype. Having...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2020, 16:43
Replies: 220
Views: 53,427
Posted By VintageEngineer

Trigger warning: the link below contains racist...

Trigger warning: the link below contains racist language.

What does the dog’s ghost (https://hauntedhistoryoflincolnshire.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/surrounding-areas/newark/) have to say?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Jul 2020, 12:36
Replies: 69
Views: 9,353
Posted By VintageEngineer

I found it pretty good for a modern program. We...

I found it pretty good for a modern program. We may be interested, but the vast majority of people just don’t care about the ‘Battle of Britain’, a bland title that leaves youngsters non the wiser;...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jul 2020, 20:01
Replies: 26
Views: 8,790
Posted By VintageEngineer

I agree. Reports are light on detail, so I am...

I agree. Reports are light on detail, so I am speculating. The wreckage seems too close to come from an explosion at height and known Stirling controlled ditchings left the aircraft in one piece,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Jul 2020, 08:57
Replies: 26
Views: 8,790
Posted By VintageEngineer

Beware of taking media reports as gospel. ...

Beware of taking media reports as gospel.

The aircraft is in pieces distributed over a wide area, not unexpected from an aircraft shot down in flames. See eg this specialist report...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Jul 2020, 07:52
Replies: 26
Views: 8,790
Posted By VintageEngineer

Short Stirling lost on a raid to Berlin: See...

Short Stirling lost on a raid to Berlin: See here. (http://aircrewremembered.com/harris-john.html)

The courage and devotion to duty needed to go to Berlin in a Short Stirling in 1943 are...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2018, 19:53
Replies: 19
Views: 2,864
Posted By VintageEngineer

Back in April 2014 I was working with the Met...

Back in April 2014 I was working with the Met when they tweeted their new helicopter. . ....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2018, 19:36
Replies: 49
Views: 14,619
Posted By VintageEngineer

Gosh, are there enough WOs & SNCOs to fill THOM? ...

Gosh, are there enough WOs & SNCOs to fill THOM?

I suspect that they must come from 674 sqn AAC.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2018, 21:07
Replies: 49
Views: 14,619
Posted By VintageEngineer

That was pretty standard on many of the stations...

That was pretty standard on many of the stations that I was on, for both officers and airmen. I was in surplus MQs on several occasions and loved it as a change from mess accomodation: all the joys...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2018, 18:46
Replies: 57
Views: 15,034
Posted By VintageEngineer

[QUOTE=It's only Me;10304808] Yep, that's him....

[QUOTE=It's only Me;10304808]
Yep, that's him. He certainly didn't spend his winnings buying rounds.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2018, 17:43
Replies: 30
Views: 7,368
Posted By VintageEngineer

Over my years I ended up in front of an AFPRB...

Over my years I ended up in front of an AFPRB several times. Each time I was impressed by the quality of the members, many of whom seem to have been tame appointees that went rogue when given the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2018, 17:39
Replies: 57
Views: 15,034
Posted By VintageEngineer

I have fantastic memories of GUT in the late...

I have fantastic memories of GUT in the late 80's, with all those paid camping holidays.

Two anecdotes on Christmas Draws:
1. In the Officers Mess, with a massive sum of money as the first prize,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2018, 17:10
Replies: 49
Views: 14,619
Posted By VintageEngineer

One of the first things I bought was a fan...

One of the first things I bought was a fan heater. It came in very useful year after year when heating was switched off at the official season change dates regardless of how cold it was. With...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Nov 2018, 07:49
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,131
Posted By VintageEngineer

To help the discussion on the pitch of the TR...

To help the discussion on the pitch of the TR blades, I attach again a close-up of the TR at the crash site, plus the original it was taken from (as pdfs, I can't post images yet). The blades seem to...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2018, 15:27
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,131
Posted By VintageEngineer

@magplug. Thank you. You’re right. I agree that...

@magplug. Thank you. You’re right. I agree that we should be careful being definitive, particularly based on one such image, which is why I included IMO. The AAIB will have access to far more than I...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2018, 09:44
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,131
Posted By VintageEngineer

I have some experience of crash investigations,...

I have some experience of crash investigations, helicopter engineering and statistics.

Let me shed some light in response to previous comments on the TR:
@ The pdf file below has a blown-up...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Nov 2018, 13:53
Replies: 9
Views: 2,116
Posted By VintageEngineer

To add to the tongue-in-cheek ‘new physics’, I’m...

To add to the tongue-in-cheek ‘new physics’, I’m glad Newton got there first. Imagine force’s being measured in Aviationluvers or Infrequentflyer789s
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2018, 16:50
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,131
Posted By VintageEngineer

As a former helicopter maintenance engineer, I...

As a former helicopter maintenance engineer, I can confidently say that if an AW169 lost a tail rotor blade then the gearbox will rapidly break free and depart from the airframe.
Helicopters with...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2018, 07:50
Replies: 1,254
Views: 704,131
Posted By VintageEngineer

I was an RAF Engineer Officer involved at the...

I was an RAF Engineer Officer involved at the periphery of the Wessex crash.

Attached below is the summary of the accident report.

There are several Youtube videos, just search 'llyn padarn...
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