1989worstyear wrote:In '84 if someone said FBW was going to be used on commercial planes in the distant future, they would have been laughed out of the building.
DanielBednar wrote:We always talk about how the bleed air we use is VERY high pressure, t
fr8', you could always find Chapt. 78 in the 707 books, they were the pages with the black edges to them!
Jump to postIn a way this thread is quiet amusing. When I started in the industry all the manuals were hard copy in the hangar secured in a rack, you didn't have the option of taking the manual to the aircraft unless you went to the Tech Library and booked a manual out in your own name.
Jump to postYes, we have company issued iPads with Airbus e-doc & Boeing Toolbox and a 4G connection for worldwide use
Jump to postWhat do you mean by the stopper?
The door is lifted to get it out of the aperture and to close it you pull it back into the hole and let it fall under its own weight into the closed position
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/lt1yj" class="quote" target="_blank">lt1yj</a> (<a href="#74" class="quote">Reply 74</a>):<br/><i>Typically we could get a change done within tw...
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/CALTECH" class="quote" target="_blank">CALTECH</a> (<a href="#15" class="quote">Reply 15</a>):<br/><i>Well, it is more that a latch will look li...
Jump to postPlease take a look at the above site, it may be using your images in the production of calendars, mugs, mouse mats etc without authorisation. I found one of mine there.
www.airobilia.com
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/MMO" class="quote" target="_blank">MMO</a> (<a href="#3" class="quote">Reply 3</a>):<br/><i>Care to quantify that? Your statement is very much a...
Jump to postPart of the <acronym title="Air India">AI</acronym> problem the engines are hung vertically off the wing, while on the 737 the engines are perpendicular to the wing (with its dihedral). This means if 737 cowls are latched one will hang vertically and be obviously open. On a 320 they will also hang v...
Jump to postIn general the Flt Ctrls are electrically controlled, hydraulically operated. Ailerons - Hydraulic - Normal systems + RAT (Ram Air Turbine) Elevators - Norm Hyds + RAT Rudder - Norm Hyds + RAT Spoilers (14) - # 4, 5, 10 & 11 are electrically operated, the remainder are hydraulic. Slats/Flaps - P...
Jump to postI am one of the engineers that maintains Brooklands Museum VC10 ZA150 in a taxiable condition at Dunsfold in the UK. When the a/c was delivered BAe & the <acronym title="Modesto - Modesto City-County / Harry Sham Field (MOD / KMOD), USA - California">MOD</acronym> wanted it 'made safe' - engines...
Jump to postVS MAN-ATL Inaug Flt Cncld Due to Water Canon Salute Issue (by airproxx Mar 30 2015 in Civil Aviation)
Jump to postAbout 2 years after VC10 production ended the Chinese approached BAC about reopening the line because the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-62 wasn't performing as promised. Unfortunately it was too late. Jigs had been cut up and contracts with sub-contractors would have to ha...
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/TC957" class="quote" target="_blank">TC957</a> (<a href="#2" class="quote">Reply 2</a>):<br/><i>Perhaps our esteemed member <acronym title="Serv...
Jump to postHow many other 'errors' has he made without checking his sources that have been taken as fact by government officials? Does he use the same sources that were used by the experts who identified the mythical WMD's in Iraq? He quite obviously has never visited Birmingham so how can he describe it as be...
Jump to postSorry if this has already been posted but I couldn't see it. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11338985/Fox-News-terror-expert-says-everyone-in-Birmingham-is-a-Muslim.html" target="_blank">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...one-in-Birmingham-is-a-Muslim.html</a>...
Jump to postPlease do. I'll look forward to that conversation. If your 'contact' belived he/she was giving you genuine information he/she has broken company confidentiality rules which constitutes gross misconduct and can result in dismissal.
Jump to postWell, to be blunt, if that is the case your source is speaking bovine waste matter.
I was in radio contact with the a/c, downloaded live EICAS/CMC data from the a/c via AHM and attended the a/c on the runway.
I've also seen the post flt ACMS data
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<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mmo" class="quote" target="_blank">mmo</a> (<a href="#182" class="quote">Reply 182</a>):<br/><i>Well, then perhaps you could tell us what went o...
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/GDB" class="quote" target="_blank">GDB</a> (<a href="#141" class="quote">Reply 141</a>):<br/><i>It was flying on 3 apparently.</i></font></td></...
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/mmo" class="quote" target="_blank">mmo</a> (<a href="#171" class="quote">Reply 171</a>):<br/><i>Spoke with a friend of mine at <acronym title="V...
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/strfyr51" class="quote" target="_blank">strfyr51</a> (<a href="#158" class="quote">Reply 158</a>):<br/><i>The B787 has 6 engine driven generator...
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/hmmmm..." class="quote" target="_blank">hmmmm...</a> (<a href="#152" class="quote">Reply 152</a>):<br/><i>How does a bleedless system heat the c...
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/PGNCS" class="quote" target="_blank">PGNCS</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>Then please explain Asiana 214. </i></font></td>...
Jump to postThe fact that the 787 uses materials that are lighter than the same installation as installed on the 777 is irrelevant. The plain fact is, it is weight that does not need to be carried. Not all the chief pilot community have pushed for it, other systems of LVDT actuation have been successfully used....
Jump to postI am not trying to start an Airbus/Boeing conflict but as I am currently on a 787 course I have a comment. It has been impressed on us how much weight has been saved on the 787 yet when you see the amount of ironmongery below the cockpit floor to support two control columns and make it feel right yo...
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/NCB" class="quote" target="_blank">NCB</a> (<a href="#0" class="quote">Thread starter</a>):<br/><i>Will it be able to keep the cabin pressurized...
Jump to postEast African Airways was run by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Each aircraft was registered in one of the three countries to share the 'honour' about. The tail emblem of the airliners was basically the national flags of the countries in a circle. Whichever country a particular aircraft was registered ...
Jump to postI don't know why everybody believes the statement that Nico deliberately hit Lewis. You cannot hit another car and know you are going to come off better. A couple of cm either way and the puncture wouldn't have happened and Nico would still be hampered by a damaged front wing. Deliberate contact wit...
Jump to postSome airlines 'drive away' an aluminium/CRP tube from the manufacture and deliver it to a third party organisation for the interior fit because it is cheaper than getting the manufacturer to carry out the work
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/william" class="quote" target="_blank">william</a> (<a href="#27" class="quote">Reply 27</a>):<br/><i>I read here on Anet, the aircraft could ha...
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/trnswrld" class="quote" target="_blank">trnswrld</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i>The correct method took ridiculous amount ...
Jump to postThere is a report of Short Belfast Captain getting a round of applause after landing and on turning round he counted 19 people on the flight deck!
Jump to postEvery deportee is an unwilling passenger, should airlines involve themselves in every deportees case? Why is this case more worthy of attention than any other deportation where the person faces a perceived danger?
Jump to postMay be the question should be why did Airbus change the lever arrangement on the A320 from the A300/310/330/340 configuration?
Jump to postBritish Caledonian tried this on their DC10 for a short while. In the rear cabin in left 1 row of seats down the RHS of the cabin. It wasn't popular with the pax and the walls of the cargo area vibrated.
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Jump to postOn Fri 13th with ground support equipment supplied by Virgin Atlantic & British Airways we (Brooklands Museum) brought ZA150 back to life after 3 months, running all four engines and taxi-ing her a short distance to roll the tyres off their flat spot.
Jump to postOn the A346/Trent 500 combination there is an ECAM warning 'ENG STATOR ICEING RISK' if the engine has been operating in iceing conditions at low power for 10 minutes. From a maintenace POV if this appears in the log book we have to boroscope the engine before next flight
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Jump to postToday marked 50 years since prototype BAC One-Eleven G-ASHG crashed after entering a super-stall during flight test killing all 7 crew members. RIP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-24608183
Ah.....I know what you are talking about now. I used that method on the DC-10 that had a multitude of hydraulic maintenance valves to isolate various parts of the hyd systems. That was not possible on the 747 Classic all you had were the wing & tail flight control isolation switches.
Jump to postI've no idea what the 'Amp-Clamp' method is. The method descibed is a Boeing MM procedure that needs no equipment apart from access equpt.
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/aerotech777" class="quote" target="_blank">aerotech777</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i> I didn't understand this procedur...
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/TristarSteve" class="quote" target="_blank">TristarSteve</a> (<a href="#1" class="quote">Reply 1</a>):<br/><i>There is an emergency opening bott...
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Jump to postWhich type of leak check to use is not optional. The method to use is specifed in the <acronym title="SAM (Colombia)">MM</acronym> according to the particular maintenance action that has been carried out. Going over and above <acronym title="SAM (Colombia)">MM</acronym> requirements achieves nothing...
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