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Forum: Tech Log
6th Jan 2018, 18:45
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

OAC was the first off the Filton line, and...

OAC was the first off the Filton line, and therefore the heaviest (they learned to add lightness as production progressed!). That would have had an effect on range and possibly CG for that aeroplane....
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2017, 20:20
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

CliveL From this video. Have you not seen...

CliveL

From this video. Have you not seen it? Ignore the garish sensational 'cover'. John is a highly experienced BA Concorde captain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqOcYhzWUZY
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2017, 14:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Hutch says they should be 'off' for T/O roll, but...

Hutch says they should be 'off' for T/O roll, but on this occasion, to shift CG forward, they were 'on'.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2017, 11:05
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Because the forward trim tanks were already full...

Because the forward trim tanks were already full so not an option to put it there, unless there is a route from there to tank 5, in which case it might be being transferred to the trim tanks from...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2017, 18:59
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

So Hutch is wrong when he says in the interview...

So Hutch is wrong when he says in the interview that tank 5 was being continuously topped up from tank 11 as fuel was burned off during the T/O? I've had a quick look at a simplified fuel system...
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2017, 16:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Extra taxi fuel I should think, which should be...

Extra taxi fuel I should think, which should be burned off before take off (it wasn't on the accident aircraft because of the change to a nearer runway).
Forum: Tech Log
29th Nov 2017, 20:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Casper, I'm not aware of any fuel tank protection...

Casper, I'm not aware of any fuel tank protection by either BA or AF prior to the accident.

Overweight & aft GC was due too much fuel as well as captain authorising baggage to be loaded (in the...
Forum: Tech Log
29th Aug 2017, 12:15
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Would the lack of an interior make that much...

Would the lack of an interior make that much difference? Museum Concordes have no fuel in the forward tanks (or, of course, any tanks), and are therefore in danger of becoming 'tail sitters'. Our AC...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Aug 2017, 19:54
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I think they mostly still have their engines,...

I think they mostly still have their engines, except AD in NY. Our AC at Manchester certainly does.
Forum: Tech Log
11th Aug 2014, 19:27
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Wasn't Concorde extremely fuel-efficient at M2...

Wasn't Concorde extremely fuel-efficient at M2 and 60,000', but the horrendous fuel consumption getting up there more than offset that?

Smokey engines were a feature of the pre-production...
Forum: Tech Log
5th Mar 2014, 15:21
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

My understanding (may be wrong) is that Julian...

My understanding (may be wrong) is that Julian Amery (a British politician) had the 'interlocking' clause written into the Anglo-French contract because the Brits thought the French might want to...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Feb 2014, 20:29
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Many thanks Bellerophon and others. It seems...

Many thanks Bellerophon and others. It seems these ports are concerned with cabin pressurisation.
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Feb 2014, 09:09
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks Bellerophon. Here's a picture: ...

Thanks Bellerophon. Here's a picture:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/GZK6NK/concstatic1_zps04423a50.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/GZK6NK/media/concstatic1_zps04423a50.jpg.html)
Forum: Tech Log
20th Feb 2014, 08:54
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks Clive, I did wonder why the static ports...

Thanks Clive, I did wonder why the static ports near the doors used those plates.

I'll look for a photo. If I can't find one, I'll take one next time I'm with G-BOAC (next week).

There are...
Forum: Tech Log
19th Feb 2014, 11:26
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Static ports

I've noticed static ports under the fuselage at the back, between the engines. Are these just additional ports for the aircraft's general static pressure measurement system, or do they have a...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Nov 2013, 21:28
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

It was indeed! I have spoken to many Concorde...

It was indeed! I have spoken to many Concorde pilots and most confirm the unexpected phenomenal climb rate at light weight in base training. They were briefed to level off at 1,500 feet but on their...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Jun 2012, 17:34
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Did Roy Chadwick really contribute to delta wing...

Did Roy Chadwick really contribute to delta wing design? I though Kutchmann and his team did most of the ground work developing the basic delta (as fitted to Chadwick's Vulcan) into the thin narrow...
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2012, 17:30
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Indeed. Typed in a hurry. Didn't even check my...

Indeed. Typed in a hurry. Didn't even check my own photo of the temp gauge which clearly shows 'TMO 127C'.
Forum: Tech Log
4th May 2012, 13:39
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks EXWOK! :ok:

Thanks EXWOK! :ok:
Forum: Tech Log
3rd May 2012, 14:13
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

OK, so the skin temperature at the stagnation...

OK, so the skin temperature at the stagnation point will be equal to TAT. This can be taken as the hottest part of the aircraft (behind it, the skin temperature will be less than the TAT).

The...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2012, 21:25
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Indeed, but as a pilot you look after the nose...

Indeed, but as a pilot you look after the nose temp... and the rest of the aeroplane will be just fine.

So TAT is skin temp at the probes, which are rearward of the hottest skin according to that...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2012, 19:53
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Here's the cockpit temp gauge I photgraphed...

Here's the cockpit temp gauge I photgraphed today:

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/GZK6NK/TAT1.jpg

So the TAT probe provides TAT (obviously) which effectively is skin temp (as evidenced...
Forum: Tech Log
28th Apr 2012, 09:03
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks Clive but I'm still going around in...

Thanks Clive but I'm still going around in circles. Those sensors measure OAT do they not? They are spaced out from the (hot) skin to do that, presumably.

Can you confirm just how that tells the...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Apr 2012, 19:29
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks Ex Wok but now I'm even more confused! ...

Thanks Ex Wok but now I'm even more confused!

1) So there is a direct temp reading, from the TAT probe. But where is TAT probe? Is it in the needle nose probe that also measures pitot/static for...
Forum: Tech Log
27th Apr 2012, 16:17
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

There's a question (OK, 2) I wonder if those on...

There's a question (OK, 2) I wonder if those on here can answer.

1) I undertsnd that skin temperature is calculated from OAT and Mach number. Why wasn't it simply measured directly by sensors on...
Forum: Tech Log
6th Feb 2012, 09:06
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Many thanks CliveL!

Many thanks CliveL!
Forum: Tech Log
5th Feb 2012, 18:50
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Concorde 'B' model

Here's something I've wondered about; I understand that the proposed 'B' model of Concorde was to have leading edge slats. How does that fit with vortex lift?

Vortex lift relies on controlled...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Feb 2012, 17:10
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Although the nose and tail shocks are 204 feet...

Although the nose and tail shocks are 204 feet apart at the point they leave the aeroplane, I'd guess that they diverge away from each other with distance, so the further away you are from Concorde...
Forum: Tech Log
1st Feb 2012, 19:43
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Thanks for this, CliveL. Could you please explain...

Thanks for this, CliveL. Could you please explain 'expansion field over the wing '?
Thanks.

Also, how was the flow re-compressed at the tail? What is the aerodynamic explanation of this?

As...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Dec 2011, 00:40
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

S'what I heard. I wasn't there mind, but it was...

S'what I heard. I wasn't there mind, but it was on good authority.... ;)
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2011, 19:50
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

And I think they were level at 60,000' and M2 in...

And I think they were level at 60,000' and M2 in under 9 minutes from brakes off!
Forum: Tech Log
13th Dec 2011, 16:04
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I've spent hundreds of hours in AC's flight deck....

I've spent hundreds of hours in AC's flight deck. The panels are grey!
Forum: Tech Log
8th Dec 2011, 20:03
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

I'd vote for M2 for writing that book.

I'd vote for M2 for writing that book.
Forum: Tech Log
1st Dec 2011, 17:14
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

Someone's dreaming! It cannot be used as an...

Someone's dreaming! It cannot be used as an engine according to the text (BA restriction) so it has value either as a museum exhibit or as scrap.

So either no monetary value (museum exhibit) or a...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2011, 04:21
Replies: 2,133
Views: 1,674,397
Posted By Shaggy Sheep Driver

CJ - AC does indeed have all 4 engines in place...

CJ - AC does indeed have all 4 engines in place and complete. I wouldn't want to drop an engine as that would make her an incomplete aeroplane, and actually you can clearly see the compressors deep...
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