The conversion from -81 to -82 was quite simple.: You take the data plate on the engine, turned it around and there were the -219 numbers! A twist on a screw increased the fuel flow and, hey presto! you've got a -219 engine. There was also the need to add an extra bolt on the MLG wing attachment for...
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/atlamt" class="quote" target="_blank">atlamt</a> (<a href="#4" class="quote">Reply 4</a>):<br/><i/></font></td></tr></table> Yes, and for this r...
Jump to postNo, the spoilers don't deploy before all wheels on the bogies are firmly on the ground. First bump= rear bogie wheels, second bump= forward bogie wheels, third bump= nose wheel. First and third can be soft, almost non-existent if the pilot technique is good.
Jump to postOn both the A330 and the A340, the loads will build up after the aft wheel pairs touch the ground. At a load of 23 tonnes, the forward part of the MLG bogie will snap down and this is what most passengers feel as landing. On the 340, this thump will be followed by another from the center gear. In SA...
Jump to postWherever you place the guys, in the cockpit or on the ground, the level of responsibility will be the same, and that is what a pilot's salary is all about. UAVs are there to keep the operators out of harm's way in a hostile environment , not to save money. Why keep civil pilots only out of "harm's w...
Jump to postDisregard my previous post on aeroclub's site. It should be www.aeroclub-models.com. The code for the 1/144 DC-4 props is W030. You get 4 of them in the set.
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Jump to postThe DC-4 used almost exclusively the P&W R-2000 Twin Wasp. Some Canadian developments, almost all prototypes, used a variety of P&W R-2800, Wright R-1820, and on the DC-4M, R.R. Merlins.
Jump to postCould the 3-bladed Ham. Std. prop be identical to the ones fitted on DC-4's?
Jump to postThe upper is a B-17 E and the lower photo is a Locheed PV-1 Ventura. Both planes are painted in RAF Coastal Command colors.
Jump to post40 years ago! How time flies. I remember lying on the coach in the early (Norwegian) hours and watching the culmination of a project that was very much in the forefront when I lived and went to school in Alaska in 1964-66. We had monthly reports on the space program, not only Apollo, but also on the...
Jump to postThe main difference between the -81 and the -82 was the differences in weight. The -82 did NOT have bigger tanks, but it did have an extra bolt in the landing gear-to-wing structure to allow higher weights. Both versions use the -217C/219 engine. There is no physical difference apart from a higher t...
Jump to postI fly both the A340-313X and A330-343X. We have the standard max weights for both versions, i.e. 275000 kgs and 233000 kgs respectively. The briefing cards in the planes log books states that the X in the designation signifies that the cargo floors are designed for specialized cargo containers or pa...
Jump to postAll our DC-9's and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80's were delivered from Long Beach via stops either at Goose Bay, Gander or Keflavik. Destination was always ENFB (<acronym title="Oslo - Fornebu (FBU / ENFB) (closed), Norway">FBU</acronym>) near Oslo. This was the technical base for ...
Jump to postCould also be a leaking actuator for the inboard ground spoiler panel. The flap sections retract and stowe underneath the spoiler panels hence oil on top of the flap surface.
Jump to postThe DC-9 and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80/90 wings are some of the most efficient wings in the business. SAS looked into the matter when trying to find improvements for their <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym> fleet. The winglets on offer did not provide any performance ...
Jump to postTrue, the MD and DC-9's are very stable in the roll plane. It is not because of the very small dihedral, it is just inherent in the basic design. Normally, the larger the dihedral, the more stable a plane will be.
Jump to postMax allowed seats on the A333 with the large A-type door is 409. Somewhat less with the smaller B-type door.
Jump to postAt "hot & high" airports we could get a mid-slat, flaps 0 solution from our Take Off Data Computer (TODC). I have taken off with a DC-9-41 and an <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-82 with the -219 rating from Barajas in this configuration. Rotation speeds were in the 160-165 kts range if ...
Jump to postI have flown both the DC-9 and the <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80, and the difference in roll rates aren't that big really. The <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 wing is approximately 30% larger than the DC-9 wing, ailerons are basically identical and the spoiler panel...
Jump to postDouglas used the turquoise color on <acronym title="Albenga (Villanova d'Albenga) (- Clemente Panero) (ALL / LIMG), Italy">ALL</acronym> DC-9's produced, as well as on the early DC-9-80/ <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80's. Douglas explained in one of the earliest DC-9 bulletins in SAS...
Jump to postI fly both the A340-313X and A330-343X. In our briefing cards in the A/C log, the letter X means that the cargo hold floors in addition to facilities for handling normal baggage containers, also have additional facilities that are needed to handle dedicated and special cargo containers. We have a MT...
Jump to postThe deflectors do one thing the chines don't: deflect gravel, sand and other solid debris. The DC-9's and <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80's we (SAS) operates/operated also had a deflector on each main gear leg. Gear legs on the DC-9-20 and DC-9-40 were identical. They were interchang...
Jump to postThere is an interlock mechanism between no. 1 and no. 4 thrustlevers to ensure that both outer engines are at idle reverse thrust before reverse thrust can be increased, thus avoiding thrust assymetry. This feature does not exist for the inner engines, and thrust levers can be moved directly to max....
Jump to postThese F-5A's look like they belong to the Turkish Air Force's acro team "Turkish Wings". I saw them at an airshow in Constanta, Romania in 2006.
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Jump to postAll SAS DC-9's were Cat. 2 certified ad all MD-80's were Cat 3A. I flew them all.
Jump to postI don't think the Soviets were all that early with turbofan fighters.
I believe the first turbofan bomber was the B
We have started to this as a regular procedure on our (SAS) A330 and A340 recently. We shut off both <acronym title="Air Canada">AC</acronym> packs before entering the runway and turn them on again after climb thrust has been set and with a minimum of ten seconds between each pack. We save some fuel...
Jump to postIn the 70's, I boarded an SAS DC-9 with the original paint scheme with a black painted radar nose cone. A boy in front of me asked his dad why the plane had a black nose. "It's rubber in case the plane bumps into a mountain during flight". This was an election year, and judging from the ignorant pol...
Jump to postToday there's another report of a Widerøe captain having to strip practically to his underwear before being allowed access to his plane. When the passengers were boarding, a police officer came forward and asked the captain if he could keep their fully loaded guns in the cockpit. There were 5 of the...
Jump to postThe first <acronym title="Stockholm - Arlanda (ARN / ESSA), Sweden">ARN</acronym> <acronym title="Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi International (BKK / VTBS), Thailand">BKK</acronym>-flight departs 29 Oct and returns 30 Oct. <acronym title="Scandinavian Airlines (Denmark/Norway/Sweden)">SK</acronym> 6973 seem...
Jump to postSeems something went wrong with the quotation here. And something else, as well. God am I glad Microsoft doesn't make airplanes!
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Jump to postCan't seem to get the quote to appear for some reason, but Dave, here's a reason for the captain's "forgetfulness"! The plane (RRA) was turning right after push-back and the left winglet hit RPK which was at the gate, having just arrived from a previous flight. The captain excused himself to the pas...
Jump to postMy worst experience was an Eastern 727 in March 1976. <acronym title="New York - John F. Kennedy International (Idlewild) (JFK / KJFK), USA - New York">JFK</acronym>-Atlanta. Being seated between 2 humongously fat persons didn't make things better. And the sandwich was sour and absolutely disgusting...
Jump to postThen we have the DC-6. Many still flying around the world. No Stratocruisers (apart from a few KC-97's). I believe there are more DC-8's flying than 707's. Douglas and P&W. An unbeatable combination!
Jump to postSAS Intercont has nothing to do with this. It's a separate company within the SAS Group. SAS Denmark will bear the brunt of this loss, with SAS Sweden taking the rest. And, as already mentioned, there are insurance clauses connected to situations like this. A/C types have been grounded before (733 r...
Jump to postEven though SK's DC-9 Classics had been slated for retirement,no dates or timespan had been decided upon. 9/11 changed that abruptly and they flew their last flights for SAS in early January,2002.
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Jump to postAll the aircraft types with spoilers i have flown have procedures NOT to arm spoilers in a landing with malfunctioning main gears. I would think that the Q400 AOM has a similar statement in the Emergencies Section. Even so,the pilots on this flight apparently armed the spoilers,with the gear collaps...
Jump to postThe screwdriver cone saves between 3 and 5%,depending on C.G. location.
The cone cannot be retrofitted to the DC-9 without extensive modifications because the arming and jettison mechanisms are different on the MD-80/90.
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Jump to postI remember seeing the KLM/Viasa DC-8 in the summer of 1965.My father was stationed in Anchorage,Alaska and my grandfather was coming on a visit.He arrived on that DC-8!
Jump to postScandinavian Airlines Sweden has HUD's in their 736/7 and 8's with the <acronym title="Altenburg - Nobitz (AOC / EDAC), Germany">AOC</acronym> permit to use them in low vis. approaches.The SAS 73NG's in use with SAS Norway have them installed,but de-activated since the ex-BU ones do not.Neither is t...
Jump to postHad absolutely no problems converting from central yoke (MD-80) to sidestick (A330/340).Problem was where to put your right hand when V1 was called. And finally,with the sidestick out on your side,there's a table that extends in front of you,enabling you to have your inflight meals in a dignified ma...
Jump to postNo flying Caravelles for the time being but a group of Swedish enthusiasts are working on getting an ex. SAS/ex. Swedish A.F. machine flying.I don't know how far they've come. Any Swedes out there?
Jump to postHappens very often on the MD-80/90.I can't remember if they ever shuddered on the DC-p,though.
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