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Reply #1785 - Jun 2nd, 2015 at 4:20pm
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More on quality control problems....

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/06/01/faulty-software-install-led-to-airbus-a4...
  
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Reply #1786 - Jun 3rd, 2015 at 7:00am
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LOU wrote on May 30th, 2015 at 8:53pm:
Cappy,

I had seen the Boeing video - which is several years old - and believe some if not most of the issues have been addressed. It's always BAD to see profits trump quality.

As for the A330....
I have to wonder if they had the ignition to flight start?
I know little about the "Bus" but have to guess they must have continuous ignition and a stronger flight start ignition.

I have flown through heavy rain many times, but always put the ignition on.

The report says they "plunged" in altitude loss, more like a slow glide until they got the engines started.

Lou 

I assume it's ice at 39,000 and wouldn't that be avoided at all costs?
Not dismissing it's equatorial.

I had a laugh at plunging too, I usually reserve that for necklines.  Cheesy

Re; ignition switching, does FADEC control that these days? The 777 like Airbus doesn't appear to have any manual switching ability from what I've seen. I've never been in a 777 cockpit so take that for what it's worth.
I have seen manual ignition switches in a 767 but that would be the last acft I saw them in.

The AS355 (F) had separate start and continuous switching.
You knew when the ignitors were on too, they played havoc with the intercom.
  
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Reply #1787 - Jun 4th, 2015 at 12:32am
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Cappy,

Since the last planes I flew (767) had manual ignition I guess I'm out of date, but there must be some manual as well as automatic protection I would think.

Yes it would be ice at FL390, but Sirius clouds at that altitude should pose no problem. Temperatures of -40c and below do not need engine anti-ice.

Flying through the top of a CB (TRW), that's looking for trouble. Moisture, in the form of ice crystals is a small problem to be avoided, but the presence of hail would be very dangerous. Turbulence could be as big a problem for the engines since that could cause an interruption of airflow and a compressor stall in that skinny air. 



12 km is about 39,000
  
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Reply #1788 - Jul 3rd, 2015 at 2:30pm
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1924
Gladys Ingle of the '13 Black Cats' changes planes and fixes new landing gear on disabled plane in mid-air.

The '13 Black Cats' were a company of flamboyant Los Angeles-based stunt pilots who defied both superstition and the odds on survival at Burdette Airport, Los Angeles in the 1920's.  -  Gladys Ingle was famous for shooting arrows at a target while standing on the top wing of a Curtiss Jenny--and for changing planes in mid-air.  -  The Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" biplane aircraft was built by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in 1915. Initially used as a training aircraft for the U.S. Army, it became the backbone of American post-war aviation.
Specs: Crew: 2 Length: 27 ft (8.33 m) Wingspan: 43 ft (13.3 m) Height: 9 ft (3.01 m) Max takeoff weight: 1920 lb (871 kg) Powerplant: Curtis OX-5 V8 piston, 90 hp (67 kW) Maximum speed: 75 mph (65 kn, 121 km/h) Cruise speed: 60 mph (97 km/h) Service ceiling: 6,500 ft (2,000 m) Unit cost      $5,465.

http://www.flixxy.com/mid-air-airplane-repair.htm
  
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Reply #1789 - Jul 8th, 2015 at 2:49pm
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Wing wave?

Maybe a bit too much!



Left spoilers and ailerons up & right ailerons down and only a few meters off the ground.  This could have been a little too exciting if a left engine failed right now.  Shocked

I'm guessing the plane was light so there was a wide margin, but having flown the 747, this is not something I would want to do so close to the ground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnBr3enzW1I
  
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Reply #1790 - Jul 9th, 2015 at 2:33am
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That looks scary! Shocked
  
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Reply #1791 - Jul 17th, 2015 at 8:04pm
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This will no doubt launch CoolP, but it's worth the read....

http://www.aerospaceamerica.org/Documents/Aerospace%20America%20PDFs%202015/July...
  
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Reply #1792 - Aug 6th, 2015 at 7:41am
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When you have concerns about the annoying signals that interrupt you so much when you are in public areas, or when you need a quiet condition, or if you care about your privacy so much, or if you have such concerns about your own thought about get a soft life. Or when you don't want others using cell phone or any devices that bother you so much, then you can come to have a look at this 3g signal detector  from Jammerinthebox, you will appreciate it.
  
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Reply #1793 - Sep 30th, 2015 at 4:39pm
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Cool, short video of low level Typhoon flying.

http://www.wimp.com/typhoonloop/
  
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Reply #1794 - Sep 30th, 2015 at 5:38pm
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Cool, very cool. Now try that in a T7.

Thanks for the link Lou.
  
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Reply #1795 - Oct 12th, 2015 at 12:54am
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Oops.
That has caused some real damage. Check the door hang-up on the aerobridge!

http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/singapore-airlines-airbus-collapses-onto-nos...
  
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Reply #1796 - Oct 12th, 2015 at 2:17pm
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Ouch, that will cause a delay! Grin

At least in this crash, the nose wheel did not collapse....
  
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Reply #1797 - Oct 13th, 2015 at 4:16pm
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Gone a bit tec, a lick of paint and a buff up and she'll be back in service in no time.

EDIT: And that was a $25 ladder under that A330. The CSLA* will investigate.

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Reply #1798 - Oct 14th, 2015 at 3:14am
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Feel like sitting for 19 hours?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3270237/Qantas-plans-fly-non-stop-Perth-...

The part where Adelaide is mentioned as the alternate is typical of noughties journalism these days, it's 2000km past (East) of Perth. The alternate would be Learmonth around 1200km North of Perth.

This will happen if the 787 truly has the range.
I would still go through Dubai though thanks.
  
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Reply #1799 - Nov 28th, 2015 at 1:10pm
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Icelandic airline crew lands the first Boeing 757 passenger jet in history on the Antarctic ice sheet.



Photo/Ágúst Hákonarson

Until now the only planes to fly to Antarctica have been Hercules L-282G and Ilyushin IL76-TD transport planes. The entire crew of the plane was Icelandic, and this was also the first time an Icelandic airplane lands in Antarctica. Sixty passengers were on board the plane.

The purpose of the flight was to study whether traditional passenger jets could be used to fly passengers and cargo to Antarctica. The trip was made in collaboration with the tour company Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, ALE, which specializes in trips to Antarctica. Annually the company takes 400-500 travellers to Antarctica. The company hopes that by using passenger jets it will be able to increase the number of passengers and offer them more comfort during the trip.

The plane landed by the Union Glacier, which is in Western Antarctica. An airstrip has been prepared on the ice. ALE operates a camp near the airstrip.
  
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