Marty_d

Which makes my point really. Jeezus we put proximity alarms on cars where the bum end is 3m behind you. But we expect RPT drivers to judge clearance on a wingtip which is 30-40m at 45 degrees behind them, going in different directions in a turn.

Oooh, that's pretty.

So if ships are "she" while planes are "he"... Possibly explains why aircraft carriers look pregnant...

Fluid exchanges I reckon.

Getting there .. https://www.techinasia.com/news/catl-unveils-battery-breakthrough-electric-aircraft

May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something. Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip?

Just buy a pair and find out!

The only problem with motorbike gloves is that it might be hard to manipulate small switches, toggles etc. Depends on the type I guess. I wear leather gauntlet gloves on the bike and they're not very supple.

I bought and fitted one, but haven't yet started the engine - so not much use to you. Also interested in opinions though.

https://www.bellsaviation.com/category/heatedsuits.html

If true, it's not a good look for the company that instead of taking a reported incident seriously by 2 long term senior staff, they cover it up and fire the reporters. That leads me to ask what else they cover up.

Air India Fired Two Cabin Crew For Flagging Issue in Boeing 787 AVIATIONA2Z.COM Two former senior cabin crew of Air India claim they were dismissed after reporting a Boeing 787 issue a year before the June...

And you got some inverted time in!

Ok, I know it's not strictly an aircraft engine, but I found it informative. Also some motoring history I'd never heard of. Six Decades Ago, General Motors Created A Ridiculous Twin Gas Turbine Semi-Truck That Looked Like A Moon Rover - The Autopian WWW.THEAUTOPIAN.COM General Motors once tried to reinvent trucking. This is the GM Bison a wild moon rover-looking semi-truck with two turbine...

I want to know how he expected to get the answer.