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Forum: Tech Log
14th Dec 2010, 11:05
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

I believe that John Cunningham himself didn't...

I believe that John Cunningham himself didn't like the feline nickname at all - although my only contact with him was a passing "Hello Mr Cunningham" when he opened the Biggin Hill show about 10...
Forum: Tech Log
11th Dec 2010, 10:42
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Oh dear, what a cockup. A real victim of too...

Oh dear, what a cockup. A real victim of too quick cut-and-paste combined with Getawayitis from the office (note a posting time of 1752 on Friday evening !). I suddenly realised the error driving up...
Forum: Tech Log
10th Dec 2010, 16:52
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

I think the first jets with more than two engines...

I think the first jets with more than two engines which was two crew were the 757/767, introduced some 18 years after the Trident. In fact when the Trident came along there weren't any 2-crew jets at...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Dec 2010, 21:50
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Indeed, I should have been more precise, and have...

Indeed, I should have been more precise, and have said that there was not a Trident base or schedule at Gatwick.

I think the only London bases were Heathrow ....... and Stansted (that should be...
Forum: Tech Log
9th Dec 2010, 20:48
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Unfortunately the Trident never operated out of...

Unfortunately the Trident never operated out of Gatwick.

You mean like a PA-28R with the Hershey bar wings ? :)
Forum: Tech Log
6th Dec 2010, 15:41
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

67 mb for those who have bandwidth limitations....

67 mb for those who have bandwidth limitations. Interesting photos of East Africa. Half those cars look pre-war.
Forum: Tech Log
4th Dec 2010, 11:15
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

[/COLOR][/SIZE]I am wondering if this is the same...

[/COLOR][/SIZE]I am wondering if this is the same winter's time (because it was around then) when I was paxing extensively up to Edinburgh and back, it had been dreary grey on the ground for many...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 16:54
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

All those years of pax briefings on the Shuttle...

All those years of pax briefings on the Shuttle T3s (and also the T1s they used at first) and I never noticed this. The Caravelle was the same but when these were sold to United Airlines in the US...
Forum: Tech Log
3rd Dec 2010, 12:10
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Seeing as all you great Trident guys are here,...

Seeing as all you great Trident guys are here, can I please ask a few questions.

How much was the extra "half engine" actually used on the Trident 3B, was it only if the boost was really needed ?...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Nov 2010, 14:30
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Ths is a long-standing comment, but I wonder how...

Ths is a long-standing comment, but I wonder how accurate it is, apart from the basic aircraft configuration. The 727 front end and fuselage were taken directly from the 707 (and the 737 still is)....
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Nov 2010, 20:31
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Trident into Edinburgh : I recall that the...

Trident into Edinburgh :

I recall that the Edinburgh route stayed with the Vanguard until the end of its service, because BA said the old runway was too short, and the wrong orientation for the...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Nov 2010, 19:46
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Tupolev 154 pinched the idea (maybe the pinched...

Tupolev 154 pinched the idea (maybe the pinched the entire set of blueprints) and have used this for the last 40 years. Plenty of photographs around of doing it.

Allegedly it "Gripped" the ground...
Forum: Tech Log
21st Nov 2010, 19:55
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

The Spey was the same engine as in the...

The Spey was the same engine as in the One-Eleven, with only two engines. I wonder how they managed then ......
Forum: Tech Log
21st Nov 2010, 12:50
Replies: 316
Views: 84,997
Posted By WHBM

Was this a misunderstanding that it didn't...

Was this a misunderstanding that it didn't control the fourth "booster" engine on the Trident 3B ?
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