Re: Possible successor for F-16 to be built?

Throws an interesting twist to the Finnish airforce race this year. If the US themselves want already something more simple to replace several of these expensive monsters, it's worth asking why the heck anybody else would buy them. Not to mention it's known to be unreliable, and very expensive in ev...

What is the ideal aircraft?

Motivated by the A/B lineup-race, I got to thinking, what is the ultimate\ideal aircraft? I mean forget today’s technology, fast forward 100 years, what does the market need? To me that would be a 50-seater aircraft with 5000nm max range, 50MUSD list price and a 500USD/h propulsion cost. Any thoughts?

Re: Boeing Posts $8.4 Billion 4Q Loss ($11.9 billion full year loss), Delays 777X to 2023

How can a company such Boeing, survive such massive and ongoing losses of this scale? I wonder. I do confess not knowing much on the financial side of things in the Aerospace Industry, be gentle. ;-) To be honest, it's very close to the point where it just cannot. There have been so many setbacks o...

Re: Updated: Ju-52 crash from 2018 in Switzerland - Final accident report published

Most likely, the pilots did that, to give their passerngers an impressive sight on the mountains. I would say, you can cancel the term "most likely" and replace it with "for sure". The reason why they flew that low is the Martinsloch (Martin's hole), a roughly 60 by 70 feet size...

Re: Ju-52 crash from 2018 in Switzerland - Final accident report published

You were pumping an old thread. I kindly recommend you to have a look at forum rules when posting in threads which have been inactive for more than six months. For questions please contact moderators by mail to moderators@airliners.net. Link to thread: 20 dead in Junkers Ju 52 crash in Switzerland ...

Ju-52 crash from 2018 in Switzerland - Final accident report published

I added this to the original accident thread, which to me is the only correct place to put it, and the entire thread got deleted? So the accident never happened on this forum?? :lol: :confused: :banghead: :shakehead: Anyway, here's the final accident report, should be interesting for aviation forum ...

Re: Taking off in snowy conditions

I was on a DASH-8 a few times, when the pilot announced this procedure stating it’s in order to heat up engine oil to the required level.

Don’t know if indeed for that reason, or just something that would make sense to normal people.

Re: COVID-19 Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - Q4 2020

Ok, so the southeast-UK, including London, is now on lockdown - meaning no traveling anywhere. And pretty much the entire UK is banned from going anywhere outside of UK. So the only public transportation taking place involving the UK will soon be domestic only - and even that extremely restricted. W...

Airbus innovation - removable fuel cell propeller propulsion system

I came across this actually yesterday, Airbus is presenting some fruits of their innovation: https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/stories/hydrogen-pod-configuration.html An aircraft powered by 6 independent, removable hydrogen fuel cell "pods" as they call them. I don't know, but already the hi...

Re: BA 747 catches fire in Spain.

GCT64 wrote:

Carlos01 wrote:

My last 747 flight, probably for good, was 12 AUG 2018, BA57 LHR to JNB. Would anyone here be able to find out what plane it was?

According to Mr. Bowler's fine site, it was:

12 Aug 2018: BA57 (c/s BAW57K) G-BYGG dep LHR 2055 GMT (2155 Local)

Re: BA 747 catches fire in Spain.

My last 747 flight, probably for good, was 12 AUG 2018, BA57 LHR to JNB. Would anyone here be able to find out what plane it was?

Re: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK

So what will they do with the cub?. Teach it to play the flute for the circus. He will become a piper cub. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WarmheartedOptimalHorsefly-size_restricted.gif Sir, you have no idea how close my brandnew power-laptop was just of being sprayed with coffee. Close call! :coffee: :w...

Re: AS 737 hits a bear in YAK

Sancho99504 wrote:

Haven't seen it posted yet, but "will this plane fly again or be scrapped?"

Re: Boeing 737MAX Grounding, General Discussion Thread, Q4 2020

FAA ban to be lifted as early as next week, per various sources; I can confirm activity related to this as well. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-737max-exclusive-idUSKBN27Q00H Commenting this bit from the reference -thread. I'm really having mixed feelings about this. Given all the attent...

Re: Airbus is stepping up development A321XLR

Meanwhile we have: Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten Spohr, has said that while the airline is considering ordering the A321XLR, he doesn’t think the airplane is a game changer: Ref: https://onemileatatime.com/lufthansa-a321xlr/ It seems LH wants higher standards of payload, range and comfort. I love that t...

Re: Virgin Galactic unveils Mach 3 Aircraft design

Flying time gets cut by 2/3rds instead of the 1/2 by the Concorde. LHR-JFK in 2.5 hours? LAX-SYD in 5 hours? LAX-HND in 3.75 hours? LAX-HKG in 5 hours? LAX-SIN in 5.5 hours? THIS WILL REVOLUTIONIZE AIR TRAVEL! A steam-operated catapult whipping that thing up to 10km altitude (with enginges off), th...

Re: Does COVID-19 pose a threat to global aviation safety?

I'm not a pilot nor do I live with one, but I think all those points are valid. Pilots are supposed to be mainly sane, thinking, responsible people who take care of themselves and everyone around them - but they are still human. And human mind can do unpredictable things when placed under long perio...

Re: PIA A320 (flight PK8303) crashes in Karachi

The Twitter -account of PIA would be hilarious, if this topic wasn't dead serious. https://twitter.com/Official_PIA/status/1276253116510461958 So they practically admit that a lot of their pilots have official licenses obtained in corrupt ways. They must have known it already before, also if they ha...

Re: Revisiting MH370

we neither and lets be honest the idea that he wanted to do this only came up because it is the only way a suicide would fit the facts Said differently, the facts only support suicide. Said in another way, the information presented so far would only support suicide. Knowing where majority of the in...

Re: PIA A320 (flight PK8303) crashes in Karachi

I believe this is one of the strangest air crashes in years. A plane that -literally- lands on its engines, without bursting into flames and then being able to lift off again for a go-around? Can't remember that has ever happend. . Not exactly the same (belly landing - not on engine pods) but the M...

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020 - Part II

It's just incomprehensible (don't care if that's a word). I used to fly weekly in & out with Air Baltic, and now as of tomorrow, Air Baltic will operate exactly 0 flights per day. Zero. None. Many other airlines as well, that I have used frequently, are cutting 90-100% of their operations. The c...

Re: Coronavirus Aviation Related News & Discussion Thread - March 2020

Now let’s look at the positive and meaningful impact of Coronavirus; not one person has mentioned the environmental benefits of having fewer scheduled aircraft, for example. This is actually a very interesting point, I am having my eye on it. Air travel being significantly cut down globally, and al...

Re: Do Boeing continually improve their products?

OldAeroGuy wrote:

Carlos01 wrote:

Yes. See how much better the 737 is today, compared to the one built in the late 50's. Incremental advances are visible.

You're 10 years too early.

The initial 737 EIS was in the late '60's.

Re: Do Boeing continually improve their products?

Yes. See how much better the 737 is today, compared to the one built in the late 50's. Incremental advances are visible.

Re: Southwest CEO given green light by Board to look at other aircraft

There is no other option but to move forward with the Max. Too much money has already been thrown at it. Too much money, sure, but that has nothing to do with it being certified back to service. Even if the FAA gives a "go", what about the Chinese? They could well ban MAX forever from fly...

Re: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)