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Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2009, 23:35
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Will, I think the interim recommendation...

Will,

I think the interim recommendation addressed two areas of concern. The power increases not only add heat to the FOHE but also cause the fuel flow to increase dramatically above idle rates,...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Jul 2009, 00:31
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

The fix is not melting the ice as much as it is...

The fix is not melting the ice as much as it is mitigating ice on the move, en masse. According to what I've heard, the FOHE design has been modified for reasons of flow, not heat transfer.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2009, 20:21
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

With Mr. G Dot's post, we've now come nearly full circle in the thread.

The PM's antenna farm radiations coupled with a nattering nymph's Nintendo DS
in row 13 caused both metal-encased & shielded ECC units to go bananas.

Ice was a related factor as there was not...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Mar 2009, 22:02
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Perhaps, but we've gone from BC to AD and have...

Perhaps, but we've gone from BC to AD and have come up with some new myrrhs for the lamp oils since then. :p

Seriously Rev, I think the Trent might be the canary in the coal mine and there are...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Mar 2009, 22:10
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

GE matters aside, it is interesting that both...

GE matters aside, it is interesting that both roll back aircraft (Delta and British Airways) were uplifted in China.

During the NTSB testing, they discovered that ice is stickier and more...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2009, 23:51
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

You are correct of course AFM. :ok: Then...

You are correct of course AFM. :ok:

Then there are the people in a quiet room somewhere at Mega-Corp Airlines' home office that crunch such numbers regularly. Our regulators also play this game,...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Mar 2009, 03:02
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

DeScally of BC: As long as procedures are in...

DeScally of BC:

As long as procedures are in place to prevent at least the EDIT: one in 100,000 /EDIT chance of a repeat occurrence, I doubt a grounding order will be issued.

Here's a sampling...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2009, 19:47
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

AFM

Interesting. So you're saying the combined cross-sectional area of the FOHE's is actually smaller than a metering valve or nozzle? Or are you referring to only one of many tubes within the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Mar 2009, 17:41
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Trouble with this idea is the ice would muck up...

Trouble with this idea is the ice would muck up the works downstream. Pressure regulators and flow metering devices have much smaller passages than the FOHE's.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2009, 02:46
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Boeing hasn't said exactly that. It is the...

Boeing hasn't said exactly that. It is the combination of the Trent engine and the airframe fuel system that will require tweaking. Engineering on both sides obviously missed some low-temperature...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Feb 2009, 02:41
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Oil cooling is a requirement, but the heat...

Oil cooling is a requirement, but the heat exchangers main purpose is to warm the fuel.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2008, 06:51
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

As far as I know, the one-engine rollbacks have...

As far as I know, the one-engine rollbacks have been attributed to software in the EEC and have not re-occurred since the updates were changed.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Sep 2008, 04:50
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

I was happy to see the cavitation marks mystery...

I was happy to see the cavitation marks mystery solved. :ok:

I suppose this blows the electronic/computer glitch theories out of the water finally.



From...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Jul 2008, 23:42
Replies: 3,239
Views: 1,137,503
Posted By vapilot2004

Bold my emphasis I have often found that...

Bold my emphasis

I have often found that there is truth in the saying 'luck is a residue of skill.'
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