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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jan 2018, 14:55
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

It would be very surprising for a final report on...

It would be very surprising for a final report on a major incident like this to be published so soon after the event.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Dec 2017, 21:04
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

As a general rule, manufacturers are good at...

As a general rule, manufacturers are good at designing and building aircraft, but they don't necessarily have skills and expertise in repairing them, at least not as much as airlines do.

While...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Dec 2017, 20:15
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Just folks not letting the facts get in the way...

Just folks not letting the facts get in the way of a good story. :O

Aircraft landed at CDG a few moments ago.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Dec 2017, 16:05
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

That makes sense - there was never any subsequent...

That makes sense - there was never any subsequent confirmation of the 3-engined ferry scenario after that initial soundbite from an unnamed BEA investigator that Reuters initially quoted.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Nov 2017, 22:50
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

We don't know for sure that the replacement...

We don't know for sure that the replacement engine isn't going to be operating, particularly as the consensus seems to be that it's an AF crew who will be flying the aircraft out.

Come to that, if...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Nov 2017, 19:03
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

A second An-124 arrived at CDG a couple of hours...

A second An-124 arrived at CDG a couple of hours ago from DXB, reportedly enroute to Goose Bay and presumably carrying an Emirates-sourced engine.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Nov 2017, 17:39
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Well from Tucson, at least. The An-124...

Well from Tucson, at least.

The An-124 routed Davis-Monthan-Goose Bay-Toulouse-Kiev, so it's almost certainly connected with the Airbus, but it's not immediately obvious where the replacement...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Nov 2017, 07:35
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, it isn't.

No, it isn't.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Nov 2017, 18:33
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

FR24 doesn't quote any source for the...

FR24 doesn't quote any source for the 3-engine-ferry scenario (and I doubt they have access to any inside information) so that likely comes from the same source (Reuters) that originally quoted...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Nov 2017, 18:18
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

I doubt that shipping the replacement engine and...

I doubt that shipping the replacement engine and pylon is on the critical path (yet).

While removal of what's left of the failed engine is essentially a standard maintenance task, dropping the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Oct 2017, 06:34
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Apparently not due pylon and wing damage. ...

Apparently not due pylon and wing damage.

https://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3822-full.html?ET=avweb:e3822:244160a:&st=email#229785

A 380 Captains take.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Oct 2017, 20:43
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

I'm not sure that's an issue. The Swiss B77W...

I'm not sure that's an issue. The Swiss B77W that diverted to Iqualit in February had a replacement GE90-115B flown in on an An-124.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Oct 2017, 20:07
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yet again, just another rehash of the Reuters...

Yet again, just another rehash of the Reuters article, plus the usual dash of DM hyperbole.

That's far from certain, a four-engined ferry is at least as likely.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Oct 2017, 11:02
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Basically just a rehash of the Reuters article...

Basically just a rehash of the Reuters article quoting an unnamed source from the BEA, which will have little or no say in how the aircraft is recovered.

To be taken with a pinch of salt.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Oct 2017, 18:26
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

No. Nor do the majority of 747s, come to that.

No. Nor do the majority of 747s, come to that.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Oct 2017, 14:05
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Qatar are due to take two more (one of them next...

Qatar are due to take two more (one of them next month).

Airbus show a backlog of 101 A380 orders, which I believe still includes the 3 GP7270-powered examples that Air Accord were due to take...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Oct 2017, 18:06
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Good point - all of the 3-engined-ferry...

Good point - all of the 3-engined-ferry speculation appears to be based on the Reuters article from a couple of days ago, quoting unidentified BEA sources.

Given that the aircraft won't be flying...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Oct 2017, 16:15
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, the "several weeks" is for the planning and...

No, the "several weeks" is for the planning and execution of the ferry flight.

The press release also mentions that the engine will be sent to the GE facility at Cardiff for further analysis once...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Oct 2017, 09:08
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

It's highly likely that the pylon will also be...

It's highly likely that the pylon will also be replaced.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Oct 2017, 22:11
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Assuming you're referring to the accessory...

Assuming you're referring to the accessory gearbox, how would that be implicated in the loss of the fan?

Just curious.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Oct 2017, 11:24
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Though dated 3rd October, I haven't seen this...

Though dated 3rd October, I haven't seen this posted here yet:

"Following the accident to the Airbus A380, registered F-HPJE, during cruise over Greenland, the Danish Accident Investigation Board...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Oct 2017, 09:47
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Hmmm. It sounds like we're saying the same thing...

Hmmm. It sounds like we're saying the same thing in two different ways.

That aside, since maximum thrust on any jet engine is achieved at zero TAS, I think we can safely say that's not available...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Oct 2017, 06:35
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

No engine is capable of producing the same amount...

No engine is capable of producing the same amount of thrust at cruise level compared to SL.

But of course it doesn't need to.

For a large turbofan, N1 in the cruise will typically be in the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Oct 2017, 22:05
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Once the fan has parted company from the shaft...

Once the fan has parted company from the shaft that was driving it, how does it generate any more energy?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Oct 2017, 17:30
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Quite so. After all, a fan isn't much more than...

Quite so. After all, a fan isn't much more than a big prop. :O

In a typical high-bypass engine, the fan provides about 80% of the thrust, so Mr Newton tells us that liberated fan is only going...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 22:01
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

They will be arguing (well OK, negotiating)...

They will be arguing (well OK, negotiating) because the Havarikommissionen is unlikely to have the resources (nor probably the desire) to launch and lead what is clearly going to be a complex...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 20:35
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

I'm confused. What are you seeing in the photos...

I'm confused. What are you seeing in the photos that you believe to be part of the fan disc?

The consensus seems to be that the fan departed in its entirety.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 19:47
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

You don't think EA have a vested interest in...

You don't think EA have a vested interest in finding out what happened to their engine?

I wouldn't be surprised if they are already chucking large sums of money at a search effort while the AIBs...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2017, 18:26
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Though on the other hand, if it had departed over...

Though on the other hand, if it had departed over anywhere in the UK, it would almost certainly have been recovered by now.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 21:10
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

ICAO Wake Turbulence Category...

ICAO Wake Turbulence Category (https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/ICAO_Wake_Turbulence_Category)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 18:36
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

I think you will find that's why the OP added the...

I think you will find that's why the OP added the smiley that you omitted from your quote. :O
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 18:32
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

That page was first posted in 2013, if not...

That page was first posted in 2013, if not before. I'm sure it was true then.

https://web.archive.org/web/20130126183632/http://www.pw.utc.com/GP7200_Engine
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 16:54
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Which photo are you referring to ? I can't...

Which photo are you referring to ?

I can't see any that don't show an engine still firmly bolted onto the pylon.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 13:01
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

As a couple of minutes with Wikipedia will tell...

As a couple of minutes with Wikipedia will tell you, the A380 is the only application for the GP7200 series engine.

Just under 60% of the aircraft in service are powered by it.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2017, 06:35
Replies: 559
Views: 590,463
Posted By DaveReidUK

Given your occupation, I trust that's a joke. ...

Given your occupation, I trust that's a joke.

If not, good luck trying to hang a new engine on what's left of that pylon.
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