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HowardDGA

Re: How to defend against slow unmanned strike vehicles?

@RJMAZ regarding “The Russian SAM systems will not be able to detect the F-35 100 miles away but the 737 based platform would be easily detected and shot down at that distance.” As soon as the aircraft - F35, 737, or Goodyear blimp - turns on its radar, it becomes a TARGET. 737 will be more survivab...

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HowardDGA

Re: How the Lockheed SR-71 Works

Great video! How did Kelly Johnson and those skunks ever create such a wonder! In an era without computers making calculations, no less. One can only imagine what the Blackbird would be like if Kelly Johnson had access to today's technology. Lockheed was a *major* user of IBM computers in the *1950...

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HowardDGA

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

Not really, the most like the S200, one larger, the other more like it, however the first is very long out of service and was huge in terms of infrastructure (a problem the Eastern Bloc did not have, a degree of public consent), the second three decades gone, a couple of years before the RAF update...

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HowardDGA

Re: Classic South American aviation question

The main US airline for much of the existence of the named Latin American airlines was ...Pan American.

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HowardDGA

Re: Rumors of Possible New United (UA) Hub

A couple of posts mentioned added p2p flights. A lot of pharmaceutical companies have HQs or major facilities in or near hub cities (BOS, EWR, BWI, IAD, LAX, SFO, SEA). Two which aren’t hubs, and have been mentioned in this thread are RDU and SAN. Both of these should have respectable business traff...

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HowardDGA

Re: 4 Feb 2024 SFO diversions

GalaxyFlyer wrote:
LAX may not have been able to take them, so off to SLC.

I have a separate question for you (with your corporate flying expertise). I’m assuming the business jet airports like SQL and APC had similar challenges to SFO. Where would the Gulfstreams, Dassaults, Cessnas et al divert to?

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HowardDGA

Re: 4 Feb 2024 SFO diversions

FlyingElvii wrote:
You haven’t “lived” until you have slept on the cots at O’Hare, or been stuck in the old ComAir remote terminal during a blizzard.

You had cots? Ha! I slept on the floor, hidden behind one of the ticketing stands to hidw out from the police. Chicago…

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HowardDGA

Re: 4 Feb 2024 SFO diversions

At least 13 flights went to FAT yesterday: UA YYC-SFO AA CLT-SFO AA ORD-SFO AA PHX-RNO WN LAS-SMF WN SAN-SJC DL LAX-SFO AM MEX-SFO OO ABQ-SFO OO DEN-SFO OO FAT-SFO OO SEA-SJC OO LAX-MRY … Thanks for these details. As I read the earlier comments, I wondered why not somewhere else in California? Can ...

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HowardDGA

Re: Does domestic competition still hold true today?

I feel like 880 was just a flawed concept from the get-go. Too small, too inefficient, and not fast enough to make up for those two problems. While flawed, the size was an increase from their commercial success, the Convair 440 and its predecessors. Still in service. And the 880 wasn't small compar...

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HowardDGA

Re: F-4 Phantom

The A-5 being slightly heavier than the F-4 and having no ailerons meant it wasn't a good dog fighter. An A-5 Vigilante based design with a pair of more powerful J75 engines, ailerons and optimised for Air Force usage would make it superior fighter to the F-4. The original A-5 is nearly identical t...

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HowardDGA

Re: F-4 Phantom

I thougth carriers were always radar-on in a hostile enviornment. Of course I know ships can go quiet, but did Navy captains in 1957 really think "There are enemies around, we should turn off our radar"? Hard to imagine what happens to an Admiral who orders every ship in the task force (e...

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HowardDGA

Re: IL-76 possibly carrying Ukrainian POWs down in Russia

Let’s consider the propaganda aspect.

You are Russia. Ukraine is using Patriots to shoot down your valuable large transports. What might convince Ukraine to stop doing that? Maybe convince Ukraine that they might be shooting down their own countrymen?

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HowardDGA

Re: F-4 Phantom

Regarding: 1…But a single seat dogfighter under ground control was always possible, as well as a smaller/cheaper fighter. Or just make something super fast and super long range, sacrificing maneuverability. Maybe you really just want to spend money on a better AIM-4 Falcon missile. The F-4 was a Nav...

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HowardDGA

Re: Could Embraer build a larger jet to compete with MAX and NEO

The load bearing word here is "western". COMAC or UAC in Russia doesn't help Embraer at all with breaking into blue chip airline fleets. Also Boeing has *zero* reason to help Embraer develop a competitor to the 737MAX. Embraer is a respected manufacturer around the world, they need someon...

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HowardDGA

Re: JetBlue/Spirit Merger Discussion thread - 2024

The DOT publishes its monthly Air Travel Consumer Reports with on-time arrival data at major airports, including JFK and BOS, by carrier. No, B6 is not the equal of Delta within statistical relevance. Not even close. https://www.transportation.gov/resources/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/...

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HowardDGA

Re: What happened to flight engineers when 2 man cockpits were introduced?

A sidebar, but about engineers. Back in the day, in the USAF engineers were the top of the enlisted ranks—often command chiefs, most Senior and Chief Master Sargeants, always averaged in a unit one stripe above loadmasters… From what I’ve read, the HH60 Pave Hawk has two pilots and a flight enginee...

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HowardDGA

Re: JetBlue CEO resigns.

Tha HA COO might be available…

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HowardDGA

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

Who manufactures the plug? LMI?

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HowardDGA

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

Well, now we know the *real* reason AS is aquiring HA - they want those reliable 717s!

More seriously, what was the fallout from the Aloha 243 fuselage incident? I can see this be having the same investigation and regulatory response.

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HowardDGA

Re: People who work in aviation or frequent flyers, what is the worst city you have visited and what made it so bad?

Kno wrote:
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Erie PA, Binghamton NY, and Ft Myers are up there with some of the worst cities for me.

Another vote for Binghampton…

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HowardDGA

Re: Airbus Atlantic: 700 staff sick after Christmas dinner

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/24/business ... index.html

HowardDGA

~100 Airbus Staff Ill After Christmas Party

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/24/business ... index.html

Cue Airplane “did they have the fish” in 3…2…1…

HowardDGA

C-27 Grounding

It looks like both the US Coast Guard and the RAAF have grounded their C-27s: https://www.flyingmag.com/u-s-coast-guard-grounds-fleet-of-c-27j-surveillance-aircraft/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/craighooper/2023/12/08/blow-to-pacific-security-as-cracked-aussie-c-27j-spartans-are-grounded/?sh=6c2a8e7...

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HowardDGA

Re: Rumor: AS to acquire HA; operate as separate brand.

-Eliminate surplus office space costs, renegotiate facility and A330 leases due to stronger credit of combined organization. Regarding leases, the rise in interest rates has made this a less attractive alternative. AS/HA may get better rates for new equipment, but I don’t think the current lease co...

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HowardDGA

Re: Rumor: AS to acquire HA; operate as separate brand.

32andBelow wrote:
But will the Alaska brand go global? Or will they come up with a new name? Pacific Airlines? New pacific?

I vote for Pacific States Airlines - maybe they
can make SAN a hub…PSA

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HowardDGA

Re: Could the Airbus A220 a good basis for a European MPA?

bikerthai wrote:
RJMAZ wrote:
It ticks every box for a long range MPA.

Only France has the funding to do it. And other country would have a chance to tag along. But that plane won't be available until 2035.
bt

Agree, but could Airbus (or ATR) partner with Kawasaki to use their MPA sensor suite?

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HowardDGA

Re: Pacific Islands Aviation - 2023

https://samoanews.com/regional/samoa-ai ... ii-airport

HowardDGA

Re: Air Tahiti Nui PPT–LAX schedule

TN008 is from PPT to CDG with a three-hour fuel stop at LAX. I presume TN102 is going CDG to PPT. Neither entirely depends on LAX O&D traffic.

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HowardDGA

Re: The USS Nimitz should be kept for Marine air assault.

Regarding:
“ A large tilt rotor aircraft can be developed quickly but large ships require long term planning.”

What can be developed quickly in the size range required? A tilt rotor C-130, C-27, or ATR-72? Inquiring minds want to know…

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HowardDGA

Re: DL loses passenger’s dog at ATL

Does anyone know what reason the CBP gave for deporting her back to the Dominican Republic?

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HowardDGA

Re: Short flights that are served “better” by trains

Just seen on Flightradar24 that BA Regional do a service from London City airport to Southampton. I find it crazy that these flights even exist when you consider there is a direct train from London Waterloo straight to Southampton. How can an airline even see this as beneficial/profit to their netw...

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HowardDGA

Re: Short flights that are served “better” by trains

Are there any flights that operate from one airport to another in the same metro area? For example MDW to ORD or LAX to LGB? I believe there is LAX-SAN service. That is the closest today from LAX. But maybe sometimes it is faster than doing the 125 miles road trip. I think there was a LAX-SNA servi...

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HowardDGA

Re: Scheduled commercial helicopter flights

davidjohnson6 wrote:
Does anyone know where to find a list of all scheduled commercial rotary wing flights, for which a single person can buy an ordinary ticket without chartering the entire helicopter ?
I remember seeing a thread about this before, but can't find it

Does Blade in NYC count?

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HowardDGA

Re: ANZ to weigh pax before boarding thru 2 July 2023

How about weighing the jetway?

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HowardDGA

Re: Largest and Smallest Aircraft You've Flown On

Largest - 747-200

Smallest - Schweitzer 2-33

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HowardDGA

Re: Plane spotting with an iPhone?

Didn’t know if I should start a new thread or add to this one.

Any plane spotting experience with the Moment 58mm telephoto lens? Phone is a 12 Pro. I wasn’t planning on buying another one until at least the iPhone 16 arrives.

Thanks in advance for your feedback

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HowardDGA

Re: Boeing & Lockheed models for BWB tanker/cargo

RJMAZ wrote:
The engines mounted above the wingbox helps hide the fan blades and reduce the IR heat signature from below.

But it doesn’t seem like it would help avoid detection from airborne radars, i.e. an AWACS or Mig-31.

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HowardDGA

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

ReverseFlow wrote:
I doubt Finland would be a donor considering
a) The F-18s are still their front-line fighters and aren't going to be replaced for a few years.
b) Their neighbour

Certainly true points. But could they get F-35 delivery slots earlier to replace their current F-18s?

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HowardDGA

Re: Sonar Bouy on a quad-copter

Drones may have a real benefit for littoral ASW. An SH-60 might have to operate within MANPADS range of shore. Sending a smaller-target drone to drop that part of the sonobuoy pattern could preserve the expensive, high-capability helo and its crew.

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HowardDGA

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

https://youtu.be/xfoPdlMg4Og What makes the F-18 a better candidate tha F-16 for Ukraine? Shorter runway lengths? Better radar? What gives? bt Possibly availability- Australia, Canada, Finland, and Spain may have some available real soon now. And other operators (e.g. Malaysia, Switzerland) might b...

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HowardDGA

Re: Why were US-China flights far more sustainable than US-India flights?

Many more US corporations have business in China than in India. More US-related offshore manufacturing in China than in India.

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HowardDGA

Re: How to defend against slow unmanned strike vehicles?

bikerthai wrote:

The F-150 truck is uquitous in the US.

bt

Yes, but those are Super Duties (F250/F350). Still fairly common. Looks like the 1999-2007 body style.

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HowardDGA

Re: B-21 Rolling out on Dec.2

This should be a very interesting roll-out. What is the scuttlebut - will it use 2x F35 engines? https://www.airandspaceforces.com/first-b-21-bomber-to-roll-out-of-northrop-grummans-palmdale-calif-plant-on-dec-2/ Mods - sorry I searched for a B-21 thread - but for some reason the site kept making i...

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HowardDGA

Re: Time to talk about.....old airlines!

Golden West has already been mentioned. I flew on one of their Shorts 330s once.

Imperial Airlines (Airways?) flew Bandeirantes and was based in El Centro, CA, I believe.

I only got to experience these airlines while PSA was on strike in the late 70s.

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HowardDGA

Re: What aircraft type do you associate with a particular airline?

Piedmont: YS-11

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HowardDGA

Re: Best-looking widebodies

1. L1011
2. 747 (8i best, SP worst)
3. A340
4. All twins.

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HowardDGA

Re: Eastern & CLT: What was the point?

Italianflyer wrote:
At the time CLT was less than half of its population today and this is long before became the banking/finance powerhouse it is today.

Well, IBM had a major plant in Charlotte at the time. First Union/Wachovia still existed, too. Hardly a commercial desert.

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HowardDGA

Re: Morning Consult: 40% of former U.S. road warriors expect to never travel for work again.

There has never been a pandemic-induced widespread adoption of technology replacing in person work to this extent though, so there has never been a broadly deployed prolonged shift like this to "bounce back" from before. Replace “never” with “in my lifetime”. The 1919 Spanish flu pandemic...

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HowardDGA

Re: Your Favourite Airport to City Link (Rail, Bus etc.)

PDX. LAX FlyAway is good if you are coming from the San Fernando Valley or the UCLA area. The Valley line connects with the Orange line now. The rail connections to LAX are abysmal IMHO. Any city on the Green Line (e.g. Norwalk) has acceptable service to LAX IMHO, but anyplace else...not so much. I ...

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HowardDGA

Re: Which Airline/Travel Credit Card Do You Use? -

Chase United here.

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