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Newark727

Re: US military fleet retirement dates

KC-10 is supposed to be September of this year I believe

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Newark727

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

planemanofnz wrote:
Does this jamming have an affect on aircraft safety?!

Tech-Ops was discussing this pretty recently.

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Newark727

Re: Impact of a major Israel-Iran escalation on Middle Eastern aviation

More and more carriers either cancel flights or if they can take alternate routes .... https://www.livemint.com/news/world/israeliran-tensions-air-india-lufthansa-qantas-flights-cancelled-middle-east-conflict-11713009414677.html Air India too. So much for this just being fussy "Western" g...

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Newark727

Re: Air Cargo Discussion - 2024

Kalitta says goodbye to the 727. https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/04/08/kalitta-charters-ii-says-goodbye-to-the-boeing-727/ 737-300Fs/400Fs now take over the complete mantle there. Ah, so long to my favorite plane, one more time. I've got a bunch of photos of these running horse charters into ONT and ...

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Newark727

Re: Southwind Airlines banned from entering EU airspace due to Russian control over the airline

The world is highly convoluted on all levels. We live in an unfair world. Everyone is doing whatever they can to increase their influence. Ah yes, it's a dog eat dog world, you've got to get or be gotten, etc. etc. The problem is that from this Kissingeresque realpolitik perspective Russia is also ...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

True. But Ukraine should also not be forced into perpetuating a losing war by the likes of Boris Johnson who doesn't have any skin in the game. Boris Johnson has precisely zero to do with it. Ukraine was forced into war because Russia invaded, with war goals of "as much as they can get away wi...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Not the first time you've brought up "Neocons" pejoratively either, and I have to wonder why. Is it because they profited by launching a war of aggression for completely fabricated reasons? If so, then rewarding Russia for the same behavior that they indulged in by legally recognizing its ...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

What is needed to turn the tide for good is Diplomacy. It should be blatently obvious to everyone by now that Ukraine does not have the troops on the ground to beat back the Russians. They never did have and they certainly don't now. And the only major Country even contemplating sending their own t...

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Newark727

Re: Japan wants the T-7a (What are they thinking?)

Oh no, more people can safely use an ejection seat, how... terrible? I guess?

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Newark727

Re: Breeze starting BGR, DFW, LNS, LAN, PNS

I hope BGR does well - I have a sentimental attachment to that airport. Ate at one of the last Howard Johnson's restaurants with my dad there in 2013 and saw the An-225 land there in 2020.

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Newark727

Re: Boeing 777-200/ER Wingtip Device

Whatever happened to those crazy hoop-shaped winglets? I remember seeing photos of them on a Falcon demonstrator, but did anyone ever pony up to install them on their own jet?

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Newark727

Re: FAA issues eclipse travel impact

scbriml wrote:
Why?

Very important for airmen to be notified of all ill auguries, frightening omens, and ominous portents.

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Don't the bigger guns have the powder loaded separately from the projectile? From what I remember from visiting the U.S.S. Iowa anyway.

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Can't disagree with you on that account. We've been late, always late, in counteracting ruskie actions. Now, kremlin dwarf has put the whole charade of "elections" behind, and can get to work. Also, in Transnistria, a "congress of deputies of all levels" has been sitting for day...

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Newark727

Re: LA800 flight SYD-AKL in flight uncontrolled descent

Sitting here with my popcorn, I point out that the WSJ article says 375 aircraft have this part. However, there are over 1100 787s in service. I'm wondering what the difference is: is there an improved less-fragile rocker switch? If so, why isn't it on the whole fleet? Or is that number wrong? Or s...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Frankly, it's foolish how the house keeps blocking any further Ukraine aid. I'm not sure if it's a deliberate effort to let Russia win or simply accepting collateral damage as long as it gives them an upper hand in domestic politics. Either way, I find it despicable. You've made the mistake of assi...

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Newark727

Re: Same Sex Marriage Legalized in Greece

PlymSpotter wrote:
Excellent news, and about time too!

I mean the Greeks pretty much invented homosexuality... /satire

Our culture talks up ancient Sparta all the time, but they actually lost to the Sacred Band of Thebes who may or may not have been a fighting squad of gay lovers.

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Newark727

Re: Beale AFB Spotting

I won't have a chance to see the U-2 at Beale? I thought the tankers were at Travis, not Beale. The U-2 is at Beale, and they do fly, but usually without their transponders so harder to track, and I'm not sure how visible they are on the ground. Most of the tankers are at Travis, but the 940th ARW ...

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Newark727

Re: Beale AFB Spotting

The tankers do get a flight in almost every weekday (call sign "Tahoe" on the radio) but the 9th RW black T-38s also fly pretty often. It may be easier to get a shot of them at one of the airports they tend to visit frequently (MHR, SMF, SCK) than it is at Beale proper, though.

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Newark727

Re: Beale AFB Spotting

You may be able to get something from Hammonton-Smartsville Road if runway 15 is in use (depends on winds.) I've only stopped there briefly, though, so I can't speak with a whole lot of authority.

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Newark727

Re: Salmon company buys 757 to fly fish

PA727 wrote:
DocLightning wrote:
kanban wrote:
It is suspected that the OEM is developing a fish oil based sustainable fuel for the airline.

Something a little fishy about that plan.

I love checking in on this thread every time it floats to the top.

It really reels you in, doesn't it?

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Newark727

Re: Boeing P-8 vs Boeing E7 Wedgetail

The Air Force has lacked pragmatism since the mid-1970s. The last pragmatic decision the USAF made was to adopt the Navy's F-4 fighter. The Navy often will choose a pragmatic solution. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an example of Navy pragmatism, going with a new, upgraded version of a 4th generatio...

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Newark727

Re: 6 cities announced for Reno Air Races

https://airrace.org/news/reno-air-racin ... air-races/
Casper, Pueblo, and Roswell announced as finalists.

Newark727

Re: Wendy’s announces Uber-like surge pricing on menu

87GROUNDED wrote:
The last thing we need is congress setting parameters on fast food hamburgers.

You ever hear of this guy named Upton Sinclair?

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

Ukraine's defence intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov says it is "more or less confirmed" that Alexei Navalny died from natural causes - specifically a blood clot. This cause of death has previously been reported by Russian state-controlled media. Speaking on the sidelines of Sunday's Year ...

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Newark727

Re: Trainhopping the Moffat Tunnel - Denver to Grand Junction

I didn't realize the Moffat Tunnel still got trains... hard to remember which parts of the old DRGW are still in use.

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Newark727

Re: Boeing’s Troubles

Google Conrail and Amtrak...................Government and innovation do not belong in the same sentence, paragraph, or post. Posted on the great experiment that began as the government funded ARPAnet... Conrail happened because every railroad in the Northeast was bankrupt. The new private sector i...

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Newark727

Re: If a topic does not exist why is it listed?

I don't think I remember seeing any topics like that remain in the subforum topic list before with that little green recycle icon. Couldn't tell whether it was a feature or a bug.

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Newark727

Re: Another plane goes down a highway

.Seems like my plan to avoid the dangers of flying in single engine airplanes by driving to my destination on a highway is going to need a rethink. They laughed at me when I fitted an AN/APS-13 tail-warning radar to the trunk lid of my Ford Focus to detect incoming light aircraft on emergency landi...

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Newark727

Re: Interference with traffic through the Red Sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_ace

Newark727

Re: New York City to See Biggest Snowfall in Two Years

Got some pictures from family in the city - looks like a Christmas card, but I feel sorry for anyone who had to drive in it.

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Newark727

Re: Venezuelan airline 747 cargo flight sets off alarms in Argentina

Will they do the "investigation" and teardown/scrapping at TNT? I doubt that due to the lack of equipment/remoteness. Would it be assumed to be going to VCV/Marana/Goodyear? On the other hand the remoteness might be the biggest reason to keep it there - easier to control access, and as fa...

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Newark727

Re: Plane Crash on I-75 in Naples, Florida

NIKV69 wrote:
With that plume of smoke and fire it seems it wasn't fuel starvation. If it wasn't birds than what was it? Why did you engines fail?

Could contaminated fuel do something like this? No idea, not an expert, just thinking out loud.

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Understood though in the current climate the funding part raises concerns. At least with GLSDB, funding do not rely on the US. A commercial contract can be made with the EU. At least you are honest. It isn’t about “fighting for freedom and democracy” Americans always talking about. It’s just about ...

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Newark727

Re: B727 M-STAR up for sale

I wonder how many places would still allow it to fly, since the engines are too noisy per some regulations? Unless this one is re-engined.' *EDIT* I see now there an RE withthe pic....does that mean re engined? Yes and no. The outer pair of engines are replaced - still JT8Ds, but the MD-80's versio...

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Newark727

Re: A Saturday Night chuckle

WesternDC6B wrote:
"County Coroner meeting Legion Hall
"Open Mike Night"

Not what I meant when I said "let's crack open a couple of cold ones."

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Newark727

Re: B727 M-STAR up for sale

This makes me a little sad... this was one of the last private 727s flying and I tried really hard to photograph it

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Newark727

Re: Why is such a lack of airline service in Bolivia?

Back in the '80s the late Stephen Piercey authored several 'Sky Truck' books that dealt with old freight-hauling prop aircraft. A big chunk of his photos were shot in Bolivia, which had a thriving airfreight scene at that time. Everything from the expected DC-3/4/6s to B-17s and -24s. Lots of meat-...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Military Aviation News and Discussion Thread

IIRC the last QF-4 missions were flown at the end of 2016.

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Newark727

Re: 40 F-16 sale to Turkey approved in return for Sweden NATO entry, Greece gets F-35

I don't remember Australia ever operated the Mirage 2000. On the other hand, notice that Greece, India, Qatar and UAE all ordered Rafales after the Mirage 2000, and as I mentioned above, Greece even operated the Mirage F-1 before ordering 2 generations of the Mirage 2000. Australia operated the Mir...

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Newark727

Re: BUR replacement terminal construction begins

Despite living in SoCal for over 20 years, I only got my first flight through BUR last year - perhaps what made it feel least like a "modern" terminal to me was that when you got off the plane, you really were at ground level. I feel like most newer terminal buildings are heavily layered, ...

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Newark727

Re: LAS Increases for Super Bowl LVIII

Are they doing anything out of the ordinary in the LAS area to handle corporate jet traffic? When they had the Super Bowl in Los Angeles I saw there was a big spike in traffic in private jets out of LGB.

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Newark727

Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City is hiring. Their normal cutoff of 2.0 GPA for engineering grads has been lowered to 1.8. (just from my sources). Oh my! That's embarrassing. I'm an alien, so could you please explain, what 2.0 GPA and 1.8 GPA means? Thank you. Grade point average - how college ...

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Newark727

Re: Should Boeing buy back the Wichita plant?

william wrote:
Next Gen, plan for the majority of the aircraft to be made in the PNW.

And deal with those icky unions? No way!
-Boeing, probably

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Newark727

Re: AS MAX9 Returning to service Friday

Wow! Not someone you want in charge of a business that is supposedly focused on customer service. Alaska has not treated its customers well during all these cancellations. This is silly. There's more to good customer service than plastering on a fake smile, and just because her background isn't in ...

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Newark727

Re: A Saturday Night chuckle

Sign on construction site wall - Bill Stickers Will Be Prosecuted

Graffiti on same wall - BILL STICKERS IS INNOCENT

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Newark727

Re: UA possibly cancelling 73M10 order?

As long as airbus can't satisfy global demand alone and there is no other player that can challenge the A vs B duopoly , I don't see how Boeing can fall into irrelevance even with the mess the company is in right now. I think there's still risks to being the inferior player in a duopoly, though. Bo...

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

TaromA380 wrote:
Morality has no place in war.

Doesn't that impose a pretty obvious moral implication on starting one?

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Newark727

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

I admit it's strange to see a European politician spontaneously underline the harsh reality of peace negotiations by at least abandoning the territories already lost. It's a kind of broken taboo. However, with or without such statements, the situation on the ground remains unchanged. To negotiate p...

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Newark727

Re: Electric Vehicles - AMA

What do they think about the Audi? As far as I know they like it a lot. I've never driven it myself (it's so much larger, heavier, and more expensive than my car that I'm personally a little intimidated to get behind the wheel) but it's very quiet and comfortable to ride in. They're planning a long...

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