On short flights could gear down first help cool the tires and brakes?
Jump to postThe only stupid I see is someone posting anything about their job on social media. I have no clue why someone would do that. The FA's job is an FAA safety requirement. Service is pretty much secondary to that.
Jump to postHow’d they know the wheel came off? The only indication was the ANTISKID-INOP posting on the EICAS. GF They knew. They were told it came off. They also were holding for hours to get the weight down as low as possible for the emergency landing at Dulles. If it was just an anti-skid issue they would’...
Jump to postMakes you wonder why Boeing didn’t develop this earlier The -800 / 900 and 900 ER could all have benefited from a taller main landing gear, the lower take off and landing speeds and improved runway performance that would have provided Not to mention a better looking aircraft on the ground and less ...
Jump to postOther than maybe changing some stationary and signage, completely a non issue. In regards to San Bernardina being considered as a capital, SBD has a fairly new passenger terminal with zero tenants, so any kind of aerospace growth could happen if the taxes levee-ed with SB being part of an independen...
Jump to postThe -10 MAX landing gear function is explained some in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#737_MAX_10 Found these that seem to explain the concept of levering and telescoping the -10 max landing gear. It does look like the strut telescopes shorter and possibly moves slightly ...
Jump to postThe -10 MAX landing gear function is explained some in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX#737_MAX_10 Found these that seem to explain the concept of levering and telescoping the -10 max landing gear. It does look like the strut telescopes shorter and possibly moves slightly f...
Jump to postExcuse my ignorance but how often does an aircraft require to be fully rewired in it's operational lifetime ? And I don't mean the peculiarities of early entry A380's. Newer aircraft have fiber optics. Less to replace. Lightsaber Since the fiber runs in the same bundling as wiring, if the wiring is...
Jump to postseahawk wrote:Looks to be mostly soot.
Airlines customer love unresolved squawks because anything not resolved to the customers satisfaction goes to contracts and some dollar amount is deducted from the price of the aircraft. Just depends on the customer and doesn't happen very often though and usually not for anything that affects airwo...
Jump to postHi: Nose wheels brakes, today are very simple, just a Brake Pad that act against a caliper, acted by Hydraulic Pressure. Pressure will be directed automatically by a valve, when plane is in the air and landing gear is selected “up” There are not designed to help stop the plane, but, to stop nose wh...
Jump to postAft lugs are common for aircraft recovery if they happen to leave a runway. Yes of course, but from the main gear usually. The main gear have lunette eyes built into the main gear for that purpose. Trying to tow a stuck aircraft from the nose gear could cause severe damage to the aircraft. Lunette ...
Jump to postSounds like you are a PRIME candidate to attend a diversity and inclusion class. At the very least you’d learn the difference between D&I and affirmative action. It never ceases to amaze me just how resistant some white men are to learning about things that aren’t white men. I have worked with ...
Jump to postMoose135 wrote:idude wrote:Does it have to do with earth's rotation?
No, that only effects you if you are taking off on a treadmill.
When we do RTO validation testing, the aircraft is at MTOW, TR's cannot be used and the brakes are worn to the maximum wear limit. If the brakes catch fire, the aircraft must be able to taxi/stand with out intervention from fire and rescue for 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g6UswiRCF0
Aft lugs are common for aircraft recovery if they happen to leave a runway. Yes of course, but from the main gear usually. The main gear have lunette eyes built into the main gear for that purpose. Trying to tow a stuck aircraft from the nose gear could cause severe damage to the aircraft. Lunette ...
Jump to postBeing that our hanger is almost to small for a 747, we would quit often tow from the rear of the nose gear going into and out of the hanger.
Jump to postWhat they now call "Diversity and inclusion" is just a more politicaly warped version of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action and is big business for companies that offer educational courses that employers can ram down employees throat to ensure companies meet mandated &...
Jump to postSomething that is highly recommended for transporting animals is to get tranquilizers from your Vet for your pet. Air travel can be extremely frightening for an animal especially some of the more hyperactive breeds. Contrary to what many people believe, cargo holds are pressurized and heated. No, DL...
Jump to postcrownvic wrote:May I ask what the point is of your post?
What they now call "Diversity and inclusion" is just a more politicaly warped version of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirmative_action and is big business for companies that offer educational courses that employers can ram down employees throat to ensure companies meet mandated &q...
Jump to postIDK. The link doesn't like my add blocker. Another site I won't be visiting, I guess. Commercial flights have been a hot topic for years into PAE.
Jump to postAre some of you that naive to believe bags are treated with the same care as an infant? News flash they are not. Pick your favorite narrow-body airplane. There is 95% chance that same airplane is probably bulk loaded. How do you think those bags go from the door to the bulkhead? If its a longer pla...
Jump to postWe had water injection at SAA on our early B747's and B707's and I think the HS748 had water methanol. The main point of water injection was to keep the turbine temps down as the materials used in those days was inferior to today's alloys. I think the limitation these days would be the ability of t...
Jump to postI wonder why everytime 9 ab is always 3-3-3 and not like in the old good AY md11 3-4-2, so couples would seat together, as well as family with one or 2 kids... Because seats come in sets. Under your plan I need 3 different conjugations if seats to fix issues. With 3-3-3 all you need is one. With 3-...
Jump to postThis video is an invasion of privacy for the ground worker. That’s a joke right? She’s standing out in the open. People looking out a window have every right to watch and record. She should try sucking less at her job. Kind of a slippery slope, but a good lawyer might be able to make a case that th...
Jump to postThey always could have positioned right in front of the engines and snuffed them out. Wouldn't be easier to have Bruce Willis and Chuck Norris shinny down the landing gear of the fighter, jump over to the wings on the 757 and snuff the engines out with their jackets? Or, they could always kick out ...
Jump to postWhen I was supporting pilot training at BFI, I recall seeing a 767 with brake fans. IIRC it might have been a JAL or ANA. They may have been automatically controlled, because the flight crew was long gone when the fans turned off.
Jump to postDuring design of the B-787, wireless IFE was considered and rejected as having no real advantage over a wired system. An in seat back wired system that is integrated with the aircraft IFE server, public address system and electrical system is by far the best option. https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/gl...
Jump to postLAXLHR wrote:IPFreely wrote:People should learn there are cameras everywhere these days....
http://www.thisisinsider.com/hawaiian-airlines-baggage-handler-throwing-luggage-plane-footage-2018-5
She needs to be fired!! Period!
People should learn there are cameras everywhere these days.... http://www.thisisinsider.com/hawaiian-airlines-baggage-handler-throwing-luggage-plane-footage-2018-5 If they're not smart enough to figure that out, then handling baggage is definitely above their intellectual pay grade. There is no IQ...
Jump to postI work at a magazine publisher and sometimes the paper dust in the HVAC units will set off the fire alarms. We make a big deal about this shut down the presses/and equipment and immediately exit the building. I feel the pilots did the correct thing on landing immediately the person could of put hot...
Jump to postA question: Could the marijuana smoke get into the cabin air and potentially impair the pilots, crew and passengers? If so, I think that would warrant an emergency landing and ground the flight crew for a while. As well as cause problems for those passengers that get routinely drug screened. Yes, &...
Jump to postI'm pretty sure there's no cheese at McDonald's. There's something, but it ain't cheese. Lawsuit will get tossed on this blatant technicality. ha, reminds me about our uni mensa: Someone wanted to get at them for meat poisoning and the kitchen proved : no meat in the suspect dish :-) What is meat p...
Jump to postThe name of the McDonald product was indeed "Quarter Pounder with Cheese", which imply the cheese isn't an integral part of the burger The name is "Quarter Pounder with Cheese"... how does Quarter Pounder with Cheese not imply that cheese integral with it? It's the thing's name....
Jump to postAnytime ANY plane escapes the scrapper is great news. As for those DC-8's, may they take the skies at least once more and breathe some life into the old girl. Why is that exactly? So they can be a blight on the aviation community by sucking up a crap ton more fuel than modern aircraft and requiring...
Jump to postProbably the specific aerodynamics of the aircraft. The MAX being a different aircraft has different aerodynamic requirements that the 737-800.
Jump to postIt's amazing stuff really. An aircraft has to airworthy all the way up to it's being scrapped. Once an aircraft is not economical to fly because of maintenance cost and fuel cost, off to the scrappers it goes. Anything on that aircraft that might be used on an in service aircraft is collected and ov...
Jump to postAny company messages can be sent through the pilots if they are important to the company. So you think the pilots, who have actual duties while taking off and climbing to altitude, should be relaying messages? Probably not. Since they are the first on the scene and in absolute control while pilotin...
Jump to postThe obsession with cell phones is a plague in the United States. It certainly is not professional. It also should not be allowed by the company is one on company time. You are correct. Not just young people either. It's like people have to validate their existence with their phones. People are allo...
Jump to postWith the digital tech these days, you don't even need a cockpit. A digital aircraft could be flown though a smart phone's WIFI I'm pretty sure. All it would take is some changes in the aircrafts network permissions and some code written.
Jump to postI did say 727 in post #34...............
I remember the Q spring on the lower vertical fin from my old 707 days. Didn't the Q spring have something to do with controlling Dutch Roll or was it artificial feel for the rudder?
Being that Jet A has a flash point of 100F degrees, where exactly do these alleged "fumes" come from? Most likely what should have been quoted was that the aircraft(s) in question dipped into their reserves. Yes. I stand corrected. Fumes was more of an exaggerated analogy but dipping into...
Jump to postThe pilots comment might have been "tongue in cheek" being that a battery would probably get sucked down the center engine's intake.
Jump to postAnd don't forget celestial navigation. Some planes had sextant ports in their roofs just for that purpose. (Some curious minds have attached a hose to these ports to vacuum the cockpit.) http://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=761703 David Is that what that port is for? A 727 pilot commented...
Jump to postWe are suppose to embrace diversity according to the latest ideas of social fairness. Spirit will likely be sued for discrimination because the didn't embrace her single digit IQ and give her special treatment for being beyond box of rocks stupid.
Jump to postI wonder what's left to fix? It's flying at 41,000 feet. The window and any other puncture of the fuselage must have been fixed. Those surfaces are probably speed taped or temporarily fixed with a cycle limit imposed on the fix. Not very likely. "speed tape" would hold cabin pressure abou...
Jump to postWhat you have to ask yourself is how long this type of engine has been in service and how much use in total such as hours have been put on it. Just because one operator has had some trouble for whatever reason doesn’t mean the engine is suddenly unsafe if everyone else’s is fine still. No, but give...
Jump to postSafe to assume that bird will have new registration number when she departs KPAE? Why would it? Pretty obvious answer, to remove all association of this aircraft and the tragedy. Basically, pretend it never happened. Not very obvious, really. How many passengers even know what model aircraft they a...
Jump to postThere was a time when no lifeboats were needed because "statistics" proved that a certain ship was unsinkable. . The reason that "certain ship" did not have a full complement of life boats, was not statistical is was marketing by The White Star Line selling the idea that the Tit...
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