by TutiFruiti
Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:33 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Blade bringing down ATR 42 of PIA flight PK661
Replies: 1
Views: 1373

Blade bringing down ATR 42 of PIA flight PK661

Hello all, Back in 2016 , Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK661 performed by ATR-42 (reg no AP BHO) crashed near a place called Havelian resulting in 47 deaths. The flight origin was Chitral (a city in Hindukush mountains ) towards Capital Islamabad at distance of 280 km by air.. An init...

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by TutiFruiti
Sat Jan 12, 2019 3:47 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Emirates announces 2019 schedule changes
Replies: 78
Views: 18250

Re: Emirates announces 2019 expansion outline

Can this over all modifications regarded as expansion or reduction... put other way.. is Emirates facing pleasant winds or strong head winds??

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by TutiFruiti
Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:24 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737
Replies: 13
Views: 2808

Re: Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737

I know it was EGPWS. ;) Every Boeing model, except the KC-46, has been delivered with Honewell EGPWS for over 20 years. This Boeing model was designed and delivered a bit before that time frame. 1969. Don't recall the delivery date, but long before the last 20 years. It had EGPWS. It wasn't deliver...

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by TutiFruiti
Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:49 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330
Replies: 5
Views: 2528

Re: Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330

The halo appearance is simply an effect of refraction; you could think of it as "bending" light. You can see some effects of refraction if you hold your hand against a bright light or bright sky; the fingers sometimes appear thinner than they are, and if you look at the the spaces between...

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by TutiFruiti
Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:40 am
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Most expensive aircraft part
Replies: 39
Views: 11074

Re: Most expensive aircraft part

Fan blades as mentioned above are most expensive individual part.

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by TutiFruiti
Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:13 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737
Replies: 13
Views: 2808

Re: Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737

Thanks 747Whale and Starlionblue ... It drift together and pass..agree...!!
also..
i guess, after Emirates A380 almost made Glex fell out of sky on Arabian Sea near gulf of Oman..the Big Aircrafts like 747-8, A380s and also the 757 (wake in relation to size), may be kept more apart these days..

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by TutiFruiti
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:28 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737
Replies: 13
Views: 2808

Plane passing under Plane question? 747 from 737

Hello All. I happen to video a plane under plane by chance but two important questions still in my mind , as i could not find answer. The video is as follows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNGI8fX71fM 1) Does a plane passes under another plane fully below & parallel vertically it or it is bit t...

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by TutiFruiti
Mon Jan 07, 2019 1:02 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Cologne Bonn Airport -- Cologne city view and Cargo planes
Replies: 3
Views: 3598

Re: Cologne Bonn Airport -- Cologne city view and Cargo planes

Thanks for info.. I think that may be reason that many of those legendary cargo planes are not frequently captured by camera because of their arrival and departure times despite them passing over very populated regions that almost anyone can capture good fotos. Yes. The efurbishment finished somewhe...

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by TutiFruiti
Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Cologne Bonn Airport -- Cologne city view and Cargo planes
Replies: 3
Views: 3598

Cologne Bonn Airport -- Cologne city view and Cargo planes

Hello All, Cologne Bonn airport is a mix of passenger and cargo airport served by airlines like Eurowings, Turkish etc for passengers and UPS,FedEx, ASL Belgium,DHL etc for cargo. The cargo planes arrive mostly at night and depart somehwere in daytime. The plane in my case used 14 L approach which p...

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by TutiFruiti
Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:55 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330
Replies: 5
Views: 2528

Re: Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330

Thanks.. perfect answer.. got it

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by TutiFruiti
Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:33 pm
Forum: Technical/Operations
Topic: Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330
Replies: 5
Views: 2528

Shadow in rainbow hallow of A330

Hello All. I want to understand the physics and meterology aspect behind the phenomenon. It shows an A330 landing at IST and when it descend into cloud cover it shows the airplane shadow, which is normal, but the important part is the shadow is surrounded by a rainbow shaped hallow. For first 10 sec...

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