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Forum: Tech Log
19th Apr 2011, 12:05
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Thank you, to henra and BOAC in re attitude...

Thank you, to henra and BOAC in re attitude reference systems. Not familiar enough with what is used in big metal to have any intuitive feel for how they respond during upset. Your point on "no...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2011, 15:55
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Aha, thanks, then your proposed scenario (high...

Aha, thanks, then your proposed scenario (high AoA in the end game) seems to match what was in my minds eye pretty closely. (If I read your post incorrectly, apologies).

(By 3-D stall, I meant "a...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Apr 2011, 15:46
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

henra: henra, my only comment is your...

henra:

henra, my only comment is your supposition of the nose low attitude (20-30 deg nose low) ... which I think you intend to be attitude at impact? (If not, then I misread your post).

I...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 19:30
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Chris Thanks very much, I had it a bit arse...

Chris
Thanks very much, I had it a bit arse backwards there.
The thought I had of the wing tanks having a lot of fuel (in combination) seems roughly right. I'll guess that the fuel tanks suffered...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Apr 2011, 12:37
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

In a jocular vein ...Well, they were fresh out of...

In a jocular vein ...Well, they were fresh out of Rio ... :)

But regarding things falling in water for about two and a half miles.

IF (big if) the wings maintain their general shape at...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 21:04
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Speaking of AoA, I finally found something I...

Speaking of AoA, I finally found something I think was raised in previous discussions (search did me no good in finding the thread)


That's a lot of if, however as this bulletin was issued in...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 14:04
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

*Click* The lightbulb just went on. ...

*Click*

The lightbulb just went on.

Thanks. :)
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 13:13
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

CONFiture Is there reason to believe that AF...

CONFiture
Is there reason to believe that AF 447 was operating at a low N1 value? :confused:

From the excerpt techgeek cited, my instinct was to presume (perhaps incorrectly) that the risks of...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Apr 2011, 12:58
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Indeed. As I set up two sides of the equation to...

Indeed. As I set up two sides of the equation to get the units to match, I realized that I didn't have a figure for deceleration, and more explicitly, a time from V max to V zero. So I was dead in...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 20:34
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

henra: thanks. :ok: ~15-20,000 fpm. I...

henra: thanks. :ok: ~15-20,000 fpm.

I suppose I ought to do the stubby pencil math and see how that fits in with BEA's estimated g-loads at impact.
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 18:58
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

*tips cap* :) Understood. If AoA...

*tips cap* :)


Understood. If AoA detection/measurement is compromised (as it appears airspeed was was compromised) ... I'd need to understand the AoA system in the A330 before asking further...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 17:43
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

asc12: a thought on stall and directional...

asc12: a thought on stall and directional control, if we go forwrad on the assumption that at some point aircraft was stalled.

When stalled in turbulent air, is there not the risk of asymmetric...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 16:43
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

For Hazelnuts: You raise a couple of...

For Hazelnuts:

You raise a couple of questions:

1) Could stall buffet be mistaken for turbulence associated with a CB? :confused: If so, how long would it take an aircrew to realize "Hey,...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 13:50
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

I am going to be a bit of a nitpicker here. The...

I am going to be a bit of a nitpicker here. The intent is to assist with understanding.

"If weather alone was a primary cause"

If weather alone was the cause, weather being the sole cause,...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Apr 2011, 13:05
Replies: 3,893
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Posted By Lonewolf_50

Fair to say I left out an important point,...

Fair to say I left out an important point, particularly considering that on this forum, copilot and captain experience is frequently raised as a troubling issue for the current state of the airline...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 19:36
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Svarin, as I am not smart at all on the...

Svarin, as I am not smart at all on the maintenance and system fault system that uses ACARS reporting, what is the chance that this particular error message was erroneous? Does the system not get a...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 18:29
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Svarin In an attempt to follow the bouncing...

Svarin

In an attempt to follow the bouncing ball

From your previous

02:12:10 FLAG ON CPT PFD FPV
02:12:16 FLAG ON F/O PFD FPV

This was preceded by (among other things)
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 13:59
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

JD-EE, I'd be the last to denigrate the crew, I...

JD-EE, I'd be the last to denigrate the crew, I was defending the crew management to Thermaller. I was tempted to add to my response "and by the way, the FOs are not just potted plants" but had not...
Forum: Tech Log
12th Apr 2011, 12:46
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Angel To the Thermal Couple

For Thermalsniffer: thank you for addressing the "what were they doing just before things went all wrong" vis a vis comms. I had forgotten than from the earlier threads. That series of transmissions...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Apr 2011, 18:42
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

A chilling conversation

Our discussion on the choice of initial, and subsequent, search area has been made with the assumption that the pilots on the flight deck were behaving as rational actors in most respects. From this,...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Apr 2011, 21:27
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Thanks for the FAA brief, it was very informative...

Thanks for the FAA brief, it was very informative for those who don't fly the big iron way up high on a daily basis. :ok:
Forum: Tech Log
4th Apr 2011, 19:13
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Consider three factors that would arrest momentum...

Consider three factors that would arrest momentum in the NNE direction of the flight as it was supposed to be flying at 30,000+ feet.

1. Aircraft was most likely not in controlled flight (more...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 17:44
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Glad to be of some small use. :) The engineer in...

Glad to be of some small use. :) The engineer in me remains interested as well. As this thread shows, you are not alone. :ok:

Given that both design philosophies, in the greater scheme of things,...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2010, 13:44
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

ccp6f While I appreciate your effort at...

ccp6f
While I appreciate your effort at outlining some base scenarios, you mixed in a bit of hyperbole with a premise and conclusion there.

Your bit in italics seems to me a false dichotomy. FBW...
Forum: Tech Log
20th Oct 2010, 11:55
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

duyentranvan: I wasn't asking for a "conspiracy...

duyentranvan: I wasn't asking for a "conspiracy theory" answer to my question, thanks all the same. :cool:
Forum: Tech Log
19th Oct 2010, 21:21
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I expect a whack to the head for this question,...

I expect a whack to the head for this question, but here goes:

What motive does BEA, Air France, France, Brazil, and the Brazillian and French navies, have to expend X amount of funds (available...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Aug 2010, 21:29
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

@ GreatBear: Just curious: Did Airbus actually...

@ GreatBear:
Just curious: Did Airbus actually stall one of these aricraft during original operational test to see what it would do? The reason I ask is that flat spins are a beast to get out of, if...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Aug 2010, 13:24
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Only if wikileaks passed it along to them. :}

Only if wikileaks passed it along to them. :}
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Jul 2010, 12:53
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Very well said. @mm43: thanks for the...

Very well said.


@mm43: thanks for the link back to your concise and very well reasoned summary of the issues. :ok:
Forum: Tech Log
21st Jul 2010, 18:34
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/bu...2blackbox.h...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/bu...2blackbox.html

I think W.E. Deming would call this tampering, or using a special cause to make a non productive corrective action by pretending it is a...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Jun 2010, 13:26
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

From your response, I gather that a transient...

From your response, I gather that a transient change in gamma (due to updrafts/convective delivery of significantly different air mass) would not be of sufficient magnitude to influence performance...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Jun 2010, 12:21
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Ian, are you suggesting precip/rain/moisture as...

Ian, are you suggesting precip/rain/moisture as the air anomaly that sets up your M error, or a vertical column of warm/moister air (which Tim Vasquez had suggested in his analysis), arising from the...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Jun 2010, 14:07
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

In the Business Week article, the Air France...

In the Business Week article, the Air France pilot who was quoted clearly implied that the response to loss of airspeed signal is to fly the aircraft without changing pitch. Does he mean that the...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2010, 17:22
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

butterfly: If you get a chance, read the...

butterfly:

If you get a chance, read the weather analysis at Tim Vasquez site, in detail. If you have already, sorry, I am late to the party on that bit of insight.
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Jun 2010, 12:43
Replies: 3,893
Views: 1,538,335
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hazelnuts Other than tops at 50K (possibly...

Hazelnuts

Other than tops at 50K (possibly higher, see the graphic a few posts up in post #1551) ... so there is some evidence to suggest a powerful cell, or storm system. Vertical development.
...
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