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Forum: Flight Testing
17th Aug 2021, 21:34
Replies: 11
Views: 1,374
Posted By ICT_SLB

I can only second Pilot DAR's advice. The Flight...

I can only second Pilot DAR's advice. The Flight Test Community is quite small - a running joke is that "If we haven't got a few mutual friends, someone's lying about their resume". In any company,...
Forum: Flight Testing
16th Jan 2021, 00:16
Replies: 1
Views: 676
Posted By ICT_SLB

FAA & Supersonic Flight

Arguably the first major development in the scope of Flight Test for many years is the publication by the FAA of the Final Rule...
Forum: Flight Testing
19th Nov 2020, 02:50
Replies: 2
Views: 1,194
Posted By ICT_SLB

Owing to weather, Crew-1 didn't launch until...

Owing to weather, Crew-1 didn't launch until November 15th, 2020. A short video of the launch & arrival at the International Space Station is here. here.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2020, 03:21
Replies: 4,468
Views: 643,098
Posted By ICT_SLB

Might have been a belated 9-11 tribute but the...

Might have been a belated 9-11 tribute but the four Nanchangs CJ-6 trainers were back over Belleville, Florida joined by several other rare birds - a Pitts & Stearman/Great Lakes pair, an Enstrom or...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Jun 2020, 05:17
Replies: 4,468
Views: 643,098
Posted By ICT_SLB

Four Nanchang CJ6 aircraft in formation over...

Four Nanchang CJ6 aircraft in formation over Bellevue, Florida two days in a row earlier this week. Also have HD video but PPrune doesn't accept MP4 format.

...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Apr 2020, 00:55
Replies: 90
Views: 58,223
Posted By ICT_SLB

The Forces network just came out with "A Tour of...

The Forces network just came out with "A Tour of the RAF's Top 10 Planes". Each one has an embedded video on the subject aircraft as well as an illustrated potted history....
Forum: Canada
13th Aug 2019, 05:16
Replies: 40
Views: 15,882
Posted By ICT_SLB

To get back to the original question, I once saw...

To get back to the original question, I once saw a concept drawing of what may well be the sort of aircraft Canada needs given the vast territory to be patrolled. A product of Canadair Advanced...
Forum: Flight Testing
23rd Jun 2019, 02:28
Replies: 6
Views: 4,484
Posted By ICT_SLB

This video of a NAV Canada CRJ-200 might give you...

This video of a NAV Canada CRJ-200 might give you an idea of Flight Inspection of an ILS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCvKU8kesOM
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jun 2019, 02:29
Replies: 95
Views: 54,120
Posted By ICT_SLB

I first saw a photograph of the Alcock & Brown...

I first saw a photograph of the Alcock & Brown Vickers Vimy when it was one of a couple of visual questions during my interview for my Student Apprentice grant at BAC Weybridge - obviously during...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Jun 2019, 04:58
Replies: 42
Views: 16,306
Posted By ICT_SLB

Yes, we once did a proposal for the US Navy...

Yes, we once did a proposal for the US Navy essentially changing out the Civilian CF on a Challenger 601 for a Military TF-34 as the S-3 version, at least, has an additional Generator pad. Very...
Forum: Flight Testing
10th Dec 2018, 02:08
Replies: 5
Views: 9,347
Posted By ICT_SLB

Most Air Transport & Business Jet Pitot Static...

Most Air Transport & Business Jet Pitot Static systems do not have a drain port as they can too easily be compromised by rain & atmospheric humidity. They have separate Drains with bottles that need...
Forum: North America
9th Dec 2018, 01:46
Replies: 7
Views: 2,635
Posted By ICT_SLB

Up until the recent announcements, I would have...

Up until the recent announcements, I would have suggested the company I retired from, Bombardier, but in Canada not Wichita, KS. They do have a large maintenance presence all over so, if he's not...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jul 2018, 05:05
Replies: 12
Views: 2,627
Posted By ICT_SLB

Not an airfield but an ex-Pathfinder Wireless...

Not an airfield but an ex-Pathfinder Wireless Operator, Dave Booth, I worked with at BAC Hurn said that he flew on a Lancaster that had gear to send orange smoke signals. They tried it as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2018, 03:21
Replies: 10
Views: 6,298
Posted By ICT_SLB

A-29 Lost During USAF Evaluation

It appears there has been a fatality during the United States Air Force's Light Attack Experiment....
Forum: Flight Testing
11th Jun 2018, 04:37
Replies: 2
Views: 1,195
Posted By ICT_SLB

A quick search gave the following results -...

A quick search gave the following results - neither very informative, I'm afraid, but probably as expected given that the crash only occurred just over a week ago on May 31st, 2018. Crash...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th May 2018, 02:01
Replies: 20
Views: 5,660
Posted By ICT_SLB

Think there may be some confusion as there was...

Think there may be some confusion as there was also a B-17 painted up as the Memphis Belle (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215357978970433&l=c5bbcdf2ba) and giving both tours and flights...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th May 2018, 04:00
Replies: 10
Views: 2,596
Posted By ICT_SLB

There's another problem with replacing a Radial...

There's another problem with replacing a Radial with a turbine - the loss of the gyroscopic stability provided by all that rotating mass. As Canadair found out with converting the CL215 Waterbomber...
Forum: Flight Testing
11th May 2018, 03:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,661
Posted By ICT_SLB

We once had to depressurise our CRJ when around...

We once had to depressurise our CRJ when around FL200 after hail cracked the Copilot's windshield over Oklahoma. Can't say I noticed any appreciable drop in temperature even though we only had the...
Forum: Canada
11th May 2018, 03:19
Replies: 18
Views: 2,824
Posted By ICT_SLB

To follow up what J.O. said, the French...

To follow up what J.O. said, the French equivalent to the TSB, BEA, has done some great reconstructions just using the data from Garmin Nav units. The memory chips within most modern electronics can...
Forum: Flight Testing
6th Feb 2018, 04:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,663
Posted By ICT_SLB

Having worked on Lazy B products, I would agree...

Having worked on Lazy B products, I would agree with eckhard with one possible alteration - Additional Heat/Smoke Clearance. On similar systems, the same additional flow is used for both functions...
Forum: Flight Testing
1st Feb 2018, 02:37
Replies: 4
Views: 1,663
Posted By ICT_SLB

Think this is in the wrong forum.

Think this is in the wrong forum.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Jan 2018, 04:49
Replies: 17
Views: 5,348
Posted By ICT_SLB

Not sure if they allow pax or you can fly it but...

Not sure if they allow pax or you can fly it but TICO in Titusville, FL has a fully operational C-47. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2017, 05:04
Replies: 16
Views: 5,093
Posted By ICT_SLB

Er - No! Noordyne had a separate building on the...

Er - No! Noordyne had a separate building on the north side of Cartierville at least up until CYCV closed. AFAIK they never were part of Canadair.
One of the last uses for the north side Flight...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2017, 04:43
Replies: 16
Views: 5,093
Posted By ICT_SLB

IIRC the Honda factory at South Marston was...

IIRC the Honda factory at South Marston was originally a Vickers Armstrong shadow factory which last built electrical wiring looms for the BAC 1-11.
Almost as bizarre is that a significant portion...
Forum: Flight Testing
27th Nov 2017, 05:14
Replies: 40
Views: 7,151
Posted By ICT_SLB

As soon as trying to extract the most performance...

As soon as trying to extract the most performance out of a wing is attempted, you will find even small changes can produce large effects. I'm not an aerodynamicist but had to reprogram the Stall...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Nov 2017, 02:54
Replies: 61
Views: 10,174
Posted By ICT_SLB

Also as a kid in a Dragon Rapide of Cambrian...

Also as a kid in a Dragon Rapide of Cambrian Airways IIRC on a circuit from RAF Chivenor in the early 60s during a Battle of Britain weekend.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Oct 2017, 03:00
Replies: 46
Views: 9,930
Posted By ICT_SLB

A quick search on Canadair CL215, CL215T or CL415...

A quick search on Canadair CL215, CL215T or CL415 will bring up many videos of current flying boat operations.
Forum: Canada
11th Oct 2017, 03:31
Replies: 79
Views: 24,741
Posted By ICT_SLB

Another view of the “Bombardier versus the...

Another view of the “Bombardier versus the Duopoly”. Interestingly one of the reasons for the complaint may be that over 50% of the CSeries is US made!
Opinion: Why Boeing vs. Bombardier Is Really...
Forum: Canada
28th Sep 2017, 04:29
Replies: 79
Views: 24,741
Posted By ICT_SLB

How can Boeing claim they have been hurt in the...

How can Boeing claim they have been hurt in the marketplace when they (a) don't build an equivalent aircraft (there may be a 150 seater 737 but it's not on offer at the moment) and (b) they couldn't...
Forum: Flight Testing
30th Aug 2017, 03:22
Replies: 10
Views: 2,914
Posted By ICT_SLB

Genghis, Just got this in an e-mail from the...

Genghis,
Just got this in an e-mail from the IET Digital Library.

Execution time analysis and optimisation techniques in the model-based development of a flight control software

This case...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Aug 2017, 01:38
Replies: 15
Views: 4,530
Posted By ICT_SLB

As an apprentice at BAC Hurn around 1970, we had...

As an apprentice at BAC Hurn around 1970, we had a new Inspector arrive from Hatfield. Far from boasting, he said one of his last jobs had been to destroy about a ton of old DeH documents. The only...
Forum: Flight Testing
9th Aug 2017, 23:57
Replies: 10
Views: 2,914
Posted By ICT_SLB

Genghis, Not my specialty as I more ensured...

Genghis,
Not my specialty as I more ensured that the overall AFCS met requirements & certification, but my recollection is that what you're asking was a fairly closely held outcome of programmes...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2017, 04:51
Replies: 25
Views: 4,149
Posted By ICT_SLB

If you're in Colorado, the International B-24...

If you're in Colorado, the International B-24 Memorial Museum (http://www.pwam.org/b24museum.html) is at Pueblo Municipal Airport - now part of the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. Ironically the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jun 2017, 00:51
Replies: 26
Views: 7,112
Posted By ICT_SLB

I'm not sure where I saw it but the Heinkel's...

I'm not sure where I saw it but the Heinkel's elliptical wing is credited with being the source of the Spitfire's elegant planform - certainly the older fixed gear "Spitfire" prototype didn't have it!
Forum: Canada
28th May 2017, 04:11
Replies: 46
Views: 11,249
Posted By ICT_SLB

Delta has refuted Boeing's accusations: ...

Delta has refuted Boeing's accusations:
https://leehamnews.com/2017/05/23/delta-shoots-boeings-cseries-dumping-claim/
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