FlyBoy1960
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It can do a missed approach because it has a sustainer engine. The aircraft just needs to decide at 1,000 feet (or other arbitrary figure) if it is ready to land but I expect this decision has already been made some 30 minutes prior when the aircraft is descending through 10,000 feet or whatever. If it is not ready to land because there is something on the runway it can start the sustainer and fly a circuit and then land again. It obviously probably can't climb very well but it can maintain its altitude according to the information I have read. This however is an unmanned aircraft and therefore does not need to do missed approaches, it just comes in and lands. All of the UAV aircraft out there don't do a missed approach, they all come in and land the first time.
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I have been following this for a while, what they didn't mention is that it has electric deicing as required, there are little generators on the wingtips which provide supplemental power during tow to power all of the systems on the aircraft and also top up batteries (more below). They also have an electric motor which can sustain them for several hours if needed, the example mentioned above of the tow plane having an engine problem is relieved by the glider having a sustainer engine and a glide ratio of approximately 30:1 when fully loaded. Typically these will fly at 30,000 feet and will glide around 250 km in distance once disconnected from the aircraft whilst not using the sustainer engine so they have a massive footprint for landing and 10 times this if they use the sustainer engine which may also be used as a supplemental power source for takeoff to lower the rolling distance. It is a little bit "Jetson's" but it is not as stupid as it first sounds. They are even thinking long-term with a pilotless aircraft at the front towing 2 of these behind.
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Ground Effect Vehicle from Singapore
FlyBoy1960 replied to red750's topic in Other Countries Discussion
I was trying to be slighly funny, like the boat i saw at the ramp a few weeks ago. "Unsinkable 3" what happened to 1 and 2 ? -
Ground Effect Vehicle from Singapore
FlyBoy1960 replied to red750's topic in Other Countries Discussion
It's called Airfish 8 (I wonder what happened to numbers 1 to 7 ?, Probably now renamed to Fish 1 to 7) -
Please check your private messages, i sent the info as promised
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Just reached out for the details thisafternoon, i wil know by tomorrow price, seller details and phone etc.
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you can get it done on the Gold Coast, I didn't mention it because I thought they would be places closer. I know there is a dynamic balancing system for sale the model is a DynaVibe, according to the listing it is only being used about 10 times and works perfectly keeping fantastic results. Let me know if you're interested and I will pass on the advertisement
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Balloon fall in Victoria
FlyBoy1960 replied to danny_galaga's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
In the newspapers, they put the suicide prevention information and phone numbers at the bottom of the story. That should tell you what they think is going on from the very start. Mind you, the media probably asked if he had a return ticket or he had brought one way only @^#$@& -
Stearman down Shellharbour airport 09 Mar 2024
FlyBoy1960 replied to JEM's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
"The cause of the upside-down landing is not yet known." Another great aviation statement! -
Class 5 medical declaration. My experience
FlyBoy1960 replied to NT5224's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Went through perfectly first time. Are you passing the testing questions correctly ? -
Bunbury accident 1 March 2024
FlyBoy1960 replied to RFguy's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Didnt make it https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/man-dies-after-light-plane-crash-at-bunbury-airport-wa/news-story/820d39e7f85f56537045a6d635f2758e -
You could join the "Mile High Club"
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Shipping a kit by road in Australia
FlyBoy1960 replied to sfGnome's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
As RF Guy said, even cables inside a wing which are not tension like they are when the plane is assembled will bounce up and down and cause damage. We had one aircraft arrive at our airfield from Adelaide and the wings needed to be recovered because the turnbuckle managed to pop its way through the fabric and then a couple of other places as well