I believe Sheppard AFB has the largest number of based aircraft...
Jump to postThat shape is called a NACA Inlet... it is used for varied reasons on varied aircraft (and non-aircraft) applications. It is popular because it is simple and creates very low drag.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NACA_duct
If China develops a widebody, I wouldn't be surprised to see it be some kind of A300 copy.
Jump to postThere are companies out there that make various "currencies" to sell to people who are a third tricked into thinking its "real" money, a third excited about whatever the currency "commemorates", and a third thinking they're getting a collectible. Usually, to legally justify calling it currency, it a...
Jump to postAs David L said, many aircraft are equipped with a tiller, commonly only on the captain's side but sometimes on the FO's side as well. It acts as a steering wheel for the nose wheel on the ground. On the CRJ, the tiller provides approximately 70 degrees in either direction of nosewheel steering whil...
Jump to postAlong these lines, something I've been curious of for a while... what aircraft is equipped to carry the greatest number of air to air missiles? I've seen pictures on this website of Super Hornets carrying 10 missiles... 8x AMRAAM, 2x Sidewinder. <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL...
Jump to postOn many aircraft types, once the hydraulics are turned off, the rudders are able to freely move. If there is a strong wind from one direction, it is able to move the rudder to full deflection. You'll probably notice that when one aircraft has its rudder deflected, all the others in the line up also ...
Jump to postAlthough not one of the aircraft you mentioned, just so you can get an idea....
CRJ-200 is about (rough numbers, both engines combined)... 6000lb/hr full thrust takeoff, 5000lb/hr reduced thrust takeoff, 3000lb/hr normal cruise, 2000lb/hr long range cruise, 2000lb/hr on approach.
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Jump to postThe top 10 largest planes in existence by maximum weight are as follows, from heaviest to lightest
An-225
A380
B747
An-124
C-5
A340
B777
MD-11
Tu-160
Il-96
You also have to consider the legal ramifications for the controllers. Guarented this practice came to around at least partially due to a crash or other incident. I can see it right now in some courtroom somewhere.... "If they would've known there was a large aircraft in front of them and possible w...
Jump to postWe really need another choice and every vote for a 3rd party is one step closer towards getting one. Maybe not this time or next time, but eventually.
Jump to postNo murders? Yeah right, my guess is they just haven't found the bodies yet.
Jump to postThe reason why you first saw the increase in airspeed is that a common microburst is a rapidly descending column of air. When it hits the ground, it spreads out radially in all directions. So, when you first enter it, no matter from what direction, you will have a drastically increasing headwind. Th...
Jump to postAirliners don't really ever spend any time in slips aside from just prior to touchdown. Sure, they can be slipped to varying degrees depending on the type, but they're not designed for to so to say. Why? Because you've got dozens of passengers behind you who aren't experienced pilots and slips scare...
Jump to postIt seems to me like having these massive aircraft as our smallest tanker is a dumb idea from a lot of different perspectives. Why not get a dual fleet of small tankers and large tankers. Maybe one from each manufacturer? More small ones and less large ones... means the same amount of money going in ...
Jump to postDoes anyone know of any two airports that have the exact same design? Obviously, aside from those that are small and are nothing but a runway... I mean those with the same runways, taxiways, etc. When I think about it, it seems amazing to me that essentially every airport in the world is unique.... ...
Jump to postThe CRJ APU, and those on many other types, self regulate their bleed air extraction. On the CRJ, the load control valve will momentarily make drastic changes as to the amount of air being bled off the APU. This will cause often cause a quick flame to shoot out of the exhaust. Although, it is more o...
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Jump to postSure, computers can fly planes, but they will not replace pilots for a long long long time. For quite a few reasons... 1) Fixing problems. The CRJ is LOADED with computers, and thanks to having so many, I have to fix an issue with at least one every flight it seems. 2) Interacting. Part of being a p...
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Jump to postI actually recall seeing a picture a while back of an ex-FedEx 747 with aviation partners winglets fitted. They were huge. But, my guess is there simply isn't the demand. There aren't really that many 747 classics out there anymore, they're not a main component of the world fleet like 737s, 757s, an...
Jump to post<img src="http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Propulsion/Images/trbfan.jpg" width="640" height="480" border=0> In a very simple view, air is compressed by the compressor, fuel is sprayed into it, the whole mixture is ignited, and the hot expanding gasses go out the back end. As they do so, they spin the tu...
Jump to postIn the CRJ-200, our best endurance speed (depend on weight/altitude/temperature) is usually in the ballpark of Mach 0.60 / 230-240kias. Thats painfully slow for any kind of revenue operation. At this, with max fuel load, we'd probably get an endurance (considering typical climb/takeoff burn and requ...
Jump to postWell, the american VP debate sure does seem like it has the makings to be embarrassingly entertaining....
Jump to postIts because of wind. There isn't any hydraulic pressure holding the rudders in place so the wind is able to deflect them...
Jump to postWe don't really use that much fuel on takeoff. The CRJ-200 is burning about 5000lbs/hr during the takeoff roll. Assuming a 30 second long takeoff roll, thats only 42lbs of fuel for takeoff, just over 6 gallons. At today's very high jet fuel prices, thats still only about $20 to get the airplane from...
Jump to postDelta Air Lines, at one point, operated <acronym title="Los Angeles - International (LAX / KLAX), USA - California">LAX</acronym>-<acronym title="CURRENT: Hong Kong - Chek Lap Kok International (HKG / VHHH), China - Hong Kong AND OLD: Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) (closed), China - ...
Jump to postLately at my airline, I have been working 18-20 days/mo, 50-60 legs/mo, 80-95/hrs month. One must also remember that while many airline pilots get more days off than those in other careers, our days on are spent working/away from home all day. Our only time at home is our days off. There are some ti...
Jump to postWas just reading the Wikipedia page for the <acronym title="Air Algérie (Algeria)">AH</acronym>-64 and it states this... <i>In case of emergency the pylons also have mounting points for personnel transfer (mounting points are handles normally used by maintenance personnel)</i> Is it saying that the ...
Jump to postDon't forget the brand new Falcon <acronym title="TNT International (United Kingdom)">7X</acronym>. Its a beautiful plane... <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1387590/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1387590/M/" targe...
Jump to postWithout knowing anything about the situation, I can answer your thread subject with one word:
Probably
There are a couple pilots and a couple mechanics that make it bad for everyone. At my airline, 99% of the time, our mechanics do a completely exceptional job. I'm very proud of our maintenance team. But, every once in a while, something pretty serious happens to us or something seems pretty busted a...
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Jump to postI wear a clip on tie. Nobody really cares what kind of tie you wear, much less even really knows. All it has to do is meet the requirements of our uniform policy... correct color and be of neat appearance. Clip on, zipper, or regular, doesn't matter. I wear the clip on tie for two reasons, its ease ...
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Jump to postLately I've been keeping pretty busy. Did 997 hours (max limit 1000) last year and am on track to do about the same this year. Many 98+ hour (max limit 100) months. Typically 300-350 hours away from base each month. <TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=95% style="border-top: 1pt #28455E solid;border-r...
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Jump to postFirst off, OUCH! So heres the deal with this situation.... The CRJ-200 does have various ways of equalizing its pressure with the outside air, namely the outflow valves (there are two located below the floor of the cargo compartment that vent into the non-pressurized aft equipment bay, you cannot se...
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Jump to post<a href="http://theaviationspecialist.com/lh_fuel_burn_compare.jpg" target=_blank><img border=0 src="http://theaviationspecialist.com/lh_fuel_burn_compare.jpg" width=650 height=434 alt="http://theaviationspecialist.com/lh_fuel_burn_compare.jpg" border=0></a> This should answer most of your questions...
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