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Forum: Tech Log
27th Dec 2010, 20:23
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

In the case of the Trident, "Spey" turned out to...

In the case of the Trident, "Spey" turned out to be an unfortunately appropriate homonym.
Forum: Tech Log
26th Dec 2010, 14:54
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

YouTube - Blackbox - 05 - Blaming the Pilot -...

YouTube - Blackbox - 05 - Blaming the Pilot - Part 2 of 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnspI8P_wrc)

Captain Jonathan Scott of BA refers to them as "droops" in this Black Box reconstruction of...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2010, 22:00
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

I have a very strong belief that the avionics of...

I have a very strong belief that the avionics of your beloved bird owed a great deal to the advances made on the Trident - I understand that Lockheed later poached a lot of the avionics guys to work...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Dec 2010, 20:40
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

Interesting - I seem to recall though that...

Interesting - I seem to recall though that Captain Key (the PIC on PI) was in fact very much a stickler for by-the-book flying, his one concession being a tendency to engage autopilot early in the...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2010, 13:16
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

Apologies in order - was paraphrasing from a book.

Apologies in order - was paraphrasing from a book.
Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2010, 10:02
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

Or in other words "like a De Havilland" - to...

Or in other words "like a De Havilland" - to paraphrase "Cats-Eye" Cunningham... ;)
Forum: Tech Log
8th Dec 2010, 21:34
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

So I have to ask, how does the virtual Gripper...

So I have to ask, how does the virtual Gripper compare (other than the fact that you have to be your own First and Second Officer ;))?
Forum: Tech Log
5th Dec 2010, 17:32
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

Interestingly on this thread, our own Bellerophon...

Interestingly on this thread, our own Bellerophon considered the Trident yoke to be better designed than that of Concorde:

Concorde Style Yoke — Tech Ops Forum | Airliners.net...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 11:22
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

I have no personal experience, but there's a good...

I have no personal experience, but there's a good thread on it here...

http://www.pprune.org/tech-log/384288-moving-maps-displays-ancient-mechanical.html
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 11:02
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

It's what you're used to, isn't it? Modern...

It's what you're used to, isn't it? Modern civilian satnav wouldn't hit the market until nearly 40 years after the Trident first flew!

The technology might have been a bit steampunk by comparison...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2010, 14:58
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

Interesting article here - no proof of course,...

Interesting article here - no proof of course, but it does seem an odd coincidence:

British Airliners 'Nearly Get It Right' Shock! - Aircraft of World War II - Warbird Forums...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2010, 13:49
Replies: 316
Views: 85,006
Posted By DozyWannabe

You could do it on many aircraft of the era. ...

You could do it on many aircraft of the era.



Ergonomics weren't a big thing on any airliner back then, no matter who made them! Early 707s were famous for having slightly different cockpit...
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