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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jun 2018, 13:06
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Wow aroa you are really something. Keep posting...

Wow aroa you are really something. Keep posting boasting. Its a great sight for the cordial drinkers . Ahh i said i would not post again .
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jun 2018, 01:19
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Of course id apologize . Like all rational...

Of course id apologize . Like all rational thinkers shes in the drink at Howland I'l go better than that ill stand naked in Queen st until arrested. Easy to be cruel but ill just opt out has been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 15:49
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

yes westernhero you are right. It has been a...

yes westernhero you are right. It has been a fascination and i'm a fool. I falsely thought that the facts were out there for all to see.. And i guess i thought i could prove a false profit . Its an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 11:34
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Anyway this is joining the moon landing was done...

Anyway this is joining the moon landing was done in a Hollywood studio and as the National enquirer reported the CIA aborted my Martian love child
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 11:31
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

I don't think David and his backers have spent...

I don't think David and his backers have spent much time in the cockpit of an aeroplane
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 10:37
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

squawk on . Yes i should i guess . You are all...

squawk on . Yes i should i guess . You are all delusional. To think America would not want to find the wreck.There is no way she could have made ENB . David has made a conclusion and massaged...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 09:49
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Wow David you certainly attract them. Aroa...

Wow David you certainly attract them. Aroa thinking he did better at 1500' is really something.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st May 2018, 23:15
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Conso are you seriously suggesting they never got...

Conso are you seriously suggesting they never got within 300-600 miles of Howland
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th May 2018, 19:00
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

David "The return " . Longest range cruise is...

David "The return " . Longest range cruise is best achieved at highest allowed power at best ROC speed to optimum altitude. Noonan must have known they would never make it. They wern't aiming for the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th May 2018, 20:42
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

David unfortunately lords all who agree with and...

David unfortunately lords all who agree with and attempts to denigrate any contrary opinion. If as you say she had 6 hrs fuel after 20 hrs to Howland would Noonan ever give any thought to returning...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th May 2018, 10:57
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

I agree with everyone who says locate the wreck...

I agree with everyone who says locate the wreck in ENB
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th May 2018, 03:25
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

So lets assume there was 6 hrs (which i maintain...

So lets assume there was 6 hrs (which i maintain there wasn't) remaining after abandoning looking for Howland. So they turn around to return to Lae with 6 hrs fuel. Noonan was certainly not such a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd May 2018, 17:24
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

The resources deployed by the American government...

The resources deployed by the American government at the time, any subsequent chance she may be in ENB would have been investigated. I cant accept that the expertise that has established she is on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd May 2018, 00:23
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

There was no contingency plan after 1000Z it was...

There was no contingency plan after 1000Z it was Howland or miss. She did not report they would be "lucky to see" but that they could see a glow in the east ,the sunrise. At 1912 they would have been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th May 2018, 08:10
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Ships of the day passed 12 noon local positions....

Ships of the day passed 12 noon local positions. How does that play David ,your the numbers man. Noonan would have got a sun shot which would provide a westing within the area of probability. They...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th May 2018, 01:15
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

David id suggest you assume she was Howland area...

David id suggest you assume she was Howland area at 1912Z and look for your error further back along the plot. It could be a simple transcription error. Remember Noonan was probably the best of his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2018, 09:35
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Once you exceed Long range cruise which is higher...

Once you exceed Long range cruise which is higher with a head wind (LRC) you pay a penalty in wasted fuel. Max continuous which means what it says is certainly faster but is excessive for the head...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2018, 01:29
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

I still think the aircraft with the Wasp engines...

I still think the aircraft with the Wasp engines in ENB should be identified ,as it opens up all kinds of permutations
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2018, 01:27
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

She wont have a lot of fuel at Howland David.

She wont have a lot of fuel at Howland David.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th May 2018, 10:26
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

She would have been about 14500 -15000 lbs . The...

She would have been about 14500 -15000 lbs . The auw was originally 10500lbs ?. To say in the air for some 35 plus hrs she would need to fly at endurance speed (best L/D plus an increment) . I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th May 2018, 09:32
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

200 gallons was not a 50% (2000lbs) overload ....

200 gallons was not a 50% (2000lbs) overload . The AC was 50% overloaded
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th May 2018, 20:27
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Conso sounds interesting. She was the heaviest...

Conso sounds interesting. She was the heaviest she had ever been a 50% overload Some 2000 lbs heavier than the TO San Francisco. Look forward to seeing
cheers
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th May 2018, 04:16
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

The Lexington and 60 aircraft deployed were...

The Lexington and 60 aircraft deployed were involved in looking for Erhart. Inbound to HNL, on the first attempt, she slowed to about 90kts because of a strong tailwind .20 galls per hour would be...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th May 2018, 05:55
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Noonan surely had a sun shot of the rising sun...

Noonan surely had a sun shot of the rising sun approaching Howland. Regarding navigation Noonan was as good as it got.
If the US of A believed she could possibly be in ENB they would be there with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th May 2018, 00:33
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

The only thing i agree with is there is a good...

The only thing i agree with is there is a good possibly of a wreck in ENB. She was 50% overloaded .The heaviest fuel load she had ever carried. Optimum would be possibly 4000ft. (Kellys figure some...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th May 2018, 00:59
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Of course there was no concern for cost. To fly...

Of course there was no concern for cost. To fly furthest with least fuel used is LRC not staying in air longest which is holding or endurance . David is attempting to discredit min fuel with his post...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th May 2018, 17:31
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

David you talk about commercial operations and...

David you talk about commercial operations and delivering "as fast as possible". Attemting to discredit what is fact for min fuel calculations. This is wrong. My experience internationally is,almost...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Apr 2018, 02:54
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Theory and calculations using Excel are fine but...

Theory and calculations using Excel are fine but Erhart and Noonan didnt have this. An FMS with the standard software shows min fuel is maximun for TO max available climb power to optimun then LRC...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Apr 2018, 16:50
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

TO power for as long as limited, then METO power...

TO power for as long as limited, then METO power at best rate to optimun, probably about 4000 ft. Then LRC. About 900 gallons to Howland. They had calculated they would have an hours fuel remaining...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Apr 2018, 17:46
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Kelly Johnsons figures show she would use 900...

Kelly Johnsons figures show she would use 900 gallons to Howland. Leaving 250 gallons to fly say 15 hrs to ENB
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2018, 16:47
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Best L/D is not best range. They want the best...

Best L/D is not best range. They want the best distance covered for the fuel consumed not endurance which is holding speed. Practical holding is some increment greater to cover power inputs to return...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2018, 09:26
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

All i see is the aircraft in the air for a...

All i see is the aircraft in the air for a minimun of 35hrs to travel to the vicinity of Howland and to late afternoon possibly back in ENB . It was 20 hrs i understand, before it turned around, lets...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Apr 2018, 19:06
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

Despite all the conjecture, hypothesis and...

Despite all the conjecture, hypothesis and supposed facts. To have reached ENB she would have had to be in the air,at cruise power, for some 35hours.Not possible.
As Caesar wrote recounting...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2018, 07:19
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

My experience with loop antennas is with early...

My experience with loop antennas is with early DF. You rotated the loop until a guestimation of the abeam and with the BFO on, you found the null, then ant to ident. You then selected ADF and hay...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Mar 2018, 19:21
Replies: 558
Views: 201,265
Posted By greg47

David i dont understand how she would be...

David i dont understand how she would be transmitting that they were running a north south line or words to that effect and was short of Howland. Noonan,had been Panams Pioneer navigator. He could...
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