Re: Radia WindRunner - new cargo plane for transporting wind turbine blades

Start-Up ideas often have to concentrate on a limited set of functionalities, and try to prove a possible pmf (product-market-fit) to get initial seed or round financing. The main, long-term idea of the business, is often under wraps as investors can not judge a long-term idea. That's often also a r...

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

I remember shortly after the MAX events, a.net was pretty much unisono that a 3rd catastrophic event of the MAX could be the one ending this product, and disrupt Boeing as well. As AS1282 was in climb mode, wasn't that 3rd nightmare just 20 minutes short of happening? 2m2 of a hole in the hull openi...

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

Why would the Boeing CEO be scalped for something potentially (likely?) caused by Spirit Aerosystems, a completely different entity? Is the Boeing CEO supposed to inspect every Max built? Every screw? Every torque? The Boeing CEO is expected to own responsibility for the quality of every MAX ever b...

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

His days as CEO are numbered ... Why would the Boeing CEO be scalped for something potentially (likely?) caused by Spirit Aerosystems, a completely different entity? Is the Boeing CEO supposed to inspect every Max built? Every screw? Every torque? You can outsource processes that build your product...

Re: What kind of vehicle do you drive?

A Tesla Model 3 Highland and an older BMW 1 series with an engine generation of the past century .

Re: War in Israel

I just read that 100,00 reservists all already activated and saw all the equipment headed to the border of the Gaza Strip. I heard that the ground invasion will start in the next 24-48 hours. The faster the better. There are 130 captives in Gaza, already video cuts being shown (shown on Hamas chann...

decibel Rafale

dear community, uncommon question here, hope to get feedback from some jet pilots or others in the know. Was at the Zigairmeet (air show) yesterday in Switzerland, was fantastic to see some of the fighter jets again flying in a mountaineous setting after the long covid/post-covid pause. At the show ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

“Although elections are a requirement of democracy and Putin himself has decided to hold them, theoretically it’s possible not to hold them,” Peskov told Russia’s RBC news website. “Because it’s already obvious that Putin will be elected,” he said, noting that the statement is “absolutely [my] pers...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Art, how much do you think it will cost to the business of international companies, when we would do nothing and let Russia invade and win over Ukraine, Poland, Latvia and then letting them continue on other countries, letting them the freedom of doing whatever they want on any asset in those countr...

Re: Non human pilots biologically?

I‘m disappointed that aliens only like to land in the US.


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Re: Reintegrating Russia.

Massivity has a quality dimension in warfare. Russia didn't have it.

Re: Paris Air Show 2023 - Airbus Orders and General Discussion Thread

Airbus has revealed the new livery design for the A350F https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FzJqQePXsAAuhws?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/airwaysmagazine/status/1671515389186940928?s=46&t=wdZx1fUYZAcB4RrNJUmFQA marketing psychology 1x1. A memory hook for the ones working in the cargo in...

Re: Whistleblower "The US possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin."

The US is 6.1% of the world's land mass. Why do the aliens only land on those 6%? They don't like Europeans? Even when crash-landing? Fascinating... .

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

What exactly is the advantage of having the F-16, for Ukraine? Not talking about the psychological aspect. Ukraine has no widespread ECM capability, the S-300/400 will see the F-16 300kms ahead (can the HARM fly that far)? Even if the F-16 is used only as an anti-missile platform, because the ground...

Re: Rolls Royce successful test of Ultrafan demonstrator

An engine that's 10% more efficient that the best of today's engines is a good step forward, but is it "game changing"? over the lifespan of an airliner, and if you have a hundred of them, that can be an impressive "change" inside the balancing books. And then you might have als...

Re: How much time do you spend with your kids every day?

M564038 wrote:

outside of meals/diapers/homework/organized activities on a normal day?

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

it's not the amount of combat jets which can influence the path of the war, but the amount of sorties, and how freely the jets can fly in contested airspace. You would need as much 'hardware' to jam the S300 and S400 batteries, as combat jets you have. And a 1000 sorties including the bombs (1000 * ...

Re: Louisville, Kentucky shooting: Five people dead.

Watched 3 US movies during easter, latest blockbusters like. Summary: in average every minute, one gun shot, one gun death, and visually 1 gun on the screen. Sometimes 10 gun deaths in 5 seconds, including older children. I guess the US movie producers create what the US market wants to see. I don't...

Re: Boeing: "737MAX crash victims didn't have time to suffer," so we owe less.

A very bad mistake in design, followed by bad maintenance and training in the first crash, and inadequate notification of crews and training in the second crash according to the FAA and BEA. I do hope some in Boeing are less uneducable. Otherwise I see black for this company in the next 10 - 15 yea...

Re: Trump calls for termination of Constitution

Aside from the stupidity of it all, what is this supposed to accomplish ? Asking/demanding something that will never happen just shows he's a powerless fool. People talk about him and it gets his base and his "enemies" riled up. It boosts his ego, too. He can sit back and crow at his unde...

Re: How to defend against slow unmanned strike vehicles?

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-successfully-tests-new-laser-missile-defense-system-iron-beam/articleshow/90859648.cms I do believe that countries that are in fear to be bombed and extincted, have a different motivation to succeed as quickly as possible with defensive we...

Re: How to defend against slow unmanned strike vehicles?

regarding airborne counter attackers using bullets; is that really the right way, if during shooting 80% of the bullets will miss the drone and hit the ground (infrastructure, people etc.) behind it? I suppose you will always try to hit a very low flying object slightly from an elevated position. I ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Sorry but the whole story is a little bit crazy regarding the popped North stream 1 and 2. North stream 2. One of the two pipelines has popped south of Bornholm (Denmark island) in 60 m of water (pressure of 7 bar). The North Stream 2 pipelines were never in use but have been filled with gas. So we...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Sorry but the whole story is a little bit crazy regarding the popped North stream 1 and 2. North stream 2. One of the two pipelines has popped south of Bornholm (Denmark island) in 60 m of water (pressure of 7 bar). The North Stream 2 pipelines were never in use but have been filled with gas. So we...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

I guess the answer to who did that, is the question about who would this sabotage act help tactically and strategically right now, in regards to psychological warfare. I guess only the war specialists with skills on geopolitical effects could answer that. I for sure doubt it wasn't any European coun...

Re: Updated: Switzerland deciding to buy F-35A fighter jets

The signature was a good face-saver for them to back off from the popular vote, as they knew it wouldn't turn well now with the war in Ukraine.

Regarding the type, now that Germany is buying the F-35 as well, it's even more a no-brainer.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Civil Aviation Related *Discussion* Thread

I think the cheese episode isn't really the one to look at but WWII. The suffering the Russian people were willing to endure for victory was incomparable with any other nation. There's an important difference, though. In WWII the USSR was attacked by a regime whose goal was literal racial extermina...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

bikerthai wrote:

Alfons wrote:

Language barriers, culture, weaponry knowledge,

Not relevant if they will be used as cannon fodder.
bt

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

It looks like Russia might turn to North Korea for troops: https://www.eutimes.net/2022/08/north-korea-may-send-100000-troops-to-ukraine-to-help-russia/ Impossible. Language barriers, culture, weaponry knowledge, and the idea that thousands of North Korean prisoners transferred to western Interview...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Interesting report on Crux, quoting SVR Telegram, which is run by a former officer from Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, claiming Putin is "aware of the possibility of a sharp change of mood in the country", and that he and his cronies are making plans to "evacuate" if thi...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

1+1=2. Before winter there is a big talks of peace because many European countries cant live through winter without Russian gas. We shall see. You also can't do deals with a nation who you can't trust. There is no "big talks of peace" going to happen ever anymore for the sake of russian g...

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

Why would anybody expect super fast delivery of German medium range SAMs? These systems aren't even in use by the Germans themselves. The German armed forces have a lot of catching-up to do in this field. Germany gives the feeling that they try to send only military components which takes many mont...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

I'm asking myself what the russian people in power, are more scared of today. If they will win the war they started, or how the future of their country on the international parket (politics, economoy, import of essential goods/hardware etc.) will look like.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The Russians aren’t desperate; they are willing to destabilize big parts of the world to weaken their adversaries. Food shortages in Northern Africa and Middle East may ignite a huge stream of refugees to Europe and we know that doesn’t go well…. For the moment there is a stream of refugees from Ru...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

The Russians are taking huge losses, but are also progressing in the Donbas and controlling the Black Sea. Downplay like you want, but I really fail to understand how Ukraine will be able to take control of all the territory they lost after February 24th. I have difficulties to believe that the Rus...

Re: More than 100 Passengers are barred from boarding connecting flight in Germany

I don't understand why everybody is playing surprised here.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

You would have thought in this modern day of mass media, brainwashing would be harder. Turns out it is just as easy today as it was in the 1930's. bt I'm not sure if it's about brainwashing, in Russia. ... and then, Putin has a big appeal to the population. He appears as healthy* and manly - despit...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

bikerthai wrote:

You would have thought in this modern day of mass media, brainwashing would be harder. Turns out it is just as easy today as it was in the 1930's.

bt

Re: Post War Ukrainian Air Force

When the war is over and Ukraine and its government still exists, I more believe they will need the Iron Shield and establish a 100km border buffer zone managed by the NATO.

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

A video of a basement in Bucha. A family, bound hands executed, by shot in the back of the heads. Bound hands, One grandma, mother father.... One perhaps around 4 to 6 year old child, naked, bound hands, executed by shot in the head. A pile of women, they had tried to burn them to destroy the evide...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

You don’t understand it. There will be a Russia after Putin/this war and this kind of statements will be used for years to show “how bad the West/US/NATO” is and frustrate some kind of “normalization” proces. But if you don’t want such a proces -which I can understand from a US point of view- this ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

IMO Merkel fully inderstood Putin & could talk sense into him, because of their shared past. Now there is distance. Oh, so you want to say by that, that Putin is a lion and we have to be nice with this beast of its own nature, otherwise we have to accept him to attack other sovereign countries ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Late eidt: Great line in that youtube link: "If the Russians decide to stop fighting, there is no more war. If Ukrainians decide to stop fighting, there is no more Ukraine. " that line has his origins from a country 1400km further south of Ukraine. There is another one from there I like, ...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread

Would Nato risk nuclear war? After Georgia and the Crimea? I must question. Probably not for Georgia. But for the Baltics, Hungary, Poland and Romania? Would the US risk nuclear war if Canada was invaded by Russia? As for Poland, do we think the Polish arm forces are better equiped than the Ukraini...

Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - *Discussion* Thread