Im talking a booked flight from sim to zam, but the scheduled flight has long layovers at multiple stops. I'm looking on sites now for flights from NYC to the middle of nowhere south pacific and the length is 58hrs total time. A couple years back I did a similar search and found one that was 74hrs t...
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Jump to postWhy on green Earth did Sydney Australia build their International airport out into Botany Bay??
To be closer to city I presume but the cost of building father away outside city limits rather than having to build out into water would seem to make more sense.
I've always wondered....
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/jetmech" class="quote" target="_blank">jetmech</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The entire trailing edge of a lift producing...
Jump to postI live in Vermont under the flight path of a number of A380 flights. I've noticed that when they leave contrails they are a lot of times thin and concentrated. This clip shows what i'm getting at. Are the outboard engines close to the wingtip that it creates the vortex? A380's are the only ones i've...
Jump to postWhy hasn't the fact that according to an unconfirmed claim, a crew member was heard on VHF air-band radio reporting that some of the load of five heavy military vehicles in the cargo hold had shifted, made more news??
Jump to postNot as pretty as a G550. I wish they would have kept a similar cockpit window design.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/n797mx" class="quote" target="_blank">n797mx</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The tetrahedron could be taken out though...</...
Jump to postI like that Flightaware has it listed as a 739.
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Jump to postYes! Designs on nacelles are where it's at!! I think it needs palm branch on there somewhere.
I'll break the 767 loving streak. It's 30yr old tech. I find it sad that the Human race is not able to progress faster as it's hampered by coin. (I still love it though)
I love how the Post dramatized the hell out of that story. I guess thats their job.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AAR90" class="quote" target="_blank">AAR90</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i>AA helped develop a "heater blanket"</i></font><...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/AF1624" class="quote" target="_blank">AF1624</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> the pilots can't control braking pressure cor...
Jump to postI like the spinners on most Lufthansa's 747's. It's all white with a black center circle with a black swoosh out of it like this: <center><table align="center" border="0" width="650" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a href="/uf/view.file?id=98740&filename=phpmiis0J.png" target="_blank"><...
Jump to postOne spinner is painted and the other is not?
Jump to postThrust reverse noise from modern high bypass turbofans is as loud as it is because the bypass air is no longer surrounding and muffling the hot center jet exhaust. Am I correct?
Jump to postWith ultra premium cargo I'm sure it's economical.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ulfinator" class="quote" target="_blank">ulfinator</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>I can't find the thread now but there wa...
Jump to postIt's really the same reason landings are softer if you don't land on the nose gear and bounce I think. The landing gear should have "flare" to it.
Jump to postI hear it all the time when the A300F use break-away thrust after being pushed back. They have P&W's. Love it!
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/22886" class="quote" target="_blank">22886</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i> this is what the repairs look like on <acrony...
Jump to postI wonder what the Qantas 380 wing loks like after getting repaired from the uncontained engine.?
Jump to postI found the Helsinki Airport as a whole to be splendid. But the tier leading to the lounge was warehouse-like.
Jump to postIt's sort of a reverse discrimination in an odd way. I personally would feel like a dog being thrown a bone. Awful.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ptrjong" class="quote" target="_blank">ptrjong</a> (<a href="#7" class="quote">Reply 7</a>):<br/><i>walking by passengers at the check-in counte...
Jump to postI got my PPL while flying out of Glenwood Springs, <acronym title="Continental Airlines (USA)">CO</acronym> airport. Elevation @ 5900msl. I learned what density altitude means the hard way and the sinking feeling of seeing telephone poles getting closer. Something tells me this guy took off with a t...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/trex8" class="quote" target="_blank">trex8</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>This makes it easier for loading the freight.</i...
Jump to postThe reason I posted this is i'm out on the ramp at <acronym title="Portland - International (PDX / KPDX), USA - Oregon">PDX</acronym> and watch 8 or 9 heavy freighters depart every evening (767, A300, MD10, <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-11) Each one, especially the <acronym title="Air...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Starlionblue" class="quote" target="_blank">Starlionblue</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>I can't believe I wrote that. What...
Jump to postI'm sure people have noticed a lot of times 30secs or so after takeoff, the airplane (mostly larger jets) will "settle" and you get a sinking feeling. This is caused by the loss of forward momentum built up from the takeoff roll correct? Crazy question: What if large airliners would continue to "mom...
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Jump to postOne simple answer...It would look absolutely positively butt-ugly.
Jump to postNothing beats the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-76 (that has slats!) at nose down attitude landings. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0"/><a href="http://youtu.be/cclH8ZSDVOM" target="_...
Jump to postIMO ".com" should never be included in a livery. Looks cheap like a billboard.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/CoachClass" class="quote" target="_blank">CoachClass</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>The thing that gets me is the absolute...
Jump to postAirbuses also seem to be trimmed back more (nose up pitch) when on short final.
Jump to postI was in EMT school recently. The instructor flew with the local medivac chopper. He said they never had a deceased soul on board. Death was always declared at the hospital or on land.
Jump to postI would say today's technology is easily capable of producing a plane that can fly half way around the World economically. We are going to have to start flying S..L..O..W..E..R...The speed at which we travel in today's commercial aircraft is very fast compared to almost any other form of transportat...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/aaexecplat" class="quote" target="_blank">aaexecplat</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Unreal. The level of ineptitude displa...
Jump to postIf/when Emirates stumbles, the effects will reverberate through out aviation.
Jump to postThank you for such a well written and positive report! Too many are negative.
Jump to postKuwait has brought the A343 back to <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>! Glad to see that! That is all. <img src="http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" border="...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/BMI727" class="quote" target="_blank">BMI727</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>The main difficulties lie in making such a sys...
Jump to postWhat if to reduce parasitic drag associated with an aircraft in flight, you took the same principle of an air hockey table and placed many small holes with air being pumped out of them at the nose and tail of the aircraft?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KELPkid" class="quote" target="_blank">KELPkid</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>Always an aircraft designer's number one pri...
Jump to postWhy they have not improved their website is beyond me. It looks like it's 3yrs old!
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