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.

7 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Does it depend on how they Rodger? Most ships are SHE.  Nev

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

13 hours ago, facthunter said:

That's one I haven't heard B4. Was she referring to heat exchangers? Nev

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?

3 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

FOLKS 

 

ITS MY FEET & CALVES that are cold

 

Not hands, arms,  torso, etc

 

Has no one used, have an opinion on the efficacy, cost effectiveness of heated socks?????

 

😈

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.

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

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General Motors once tried to reinvent trucking. This is the GM Bison a wild moon rover-looking semi-truck with two turbine...

24 minutes ago, BrendAn said:

I don't understand how someone qualified to fly a sky writing plane never learnt how to land. 🤔

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

18 minutes ago, danny_galaga said:

Do rats only go on board Air India flights? 

No, usually they fly Air Force One

None of them are particularly related either, apart from the 787 with "suspected technical snag" whatever that is (complex sausage?) which did a precautionary turnback.  A bomb threat and a low fuel fighter have nothing to do with the Air India crash.

Goats?

Puts a big grin on your face, doesn't it!

Well, he's still acting.  Brilliant in "Shrinking".

2 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Jesus BrendAn, I know the Forum is a tad slow at the moment but in Engines & Props?😈

Well, it's an engine, and it powers a prop...

51 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

F D ,

My reply to the BIASED VIDEO !.

Facebook is a godsend for parents,  that can see their offspring when they're overseas .

It also cost's a fraction of ATT & Telstra obscene charges .

First hand , $80 for 8 minutes Australia to England ! , forty years ago . ( $10 per minute ) on Telstra home-phone.

Their reply to my query  " pay or be disconnected " .

Cheaper on their public phone . That I used,  untill " optus " .

spacesailor

 

Were you the bloke who wrote that Kevin Bloody Wilson song "Dictaphone"?

https://youtu.be/MQpxngH46wI?si=i-eygav1IYMJq3iY

21 minutes ago, red750 said:

Lithuanian Vladas Kensgaila began work on the prototype Kensgaila VK-9 in 1994. Compared to contemporary aircraft like the Tu-24, it looked very modern with a streamlined fuselage, winglets and a retractable tricycle landing gear. Much of the aeroplanes structure was made of class fibre plastic composite material. It was a low wing monoplane and was built at the Kensgaila Aircraft Plant (factory?) at the former Lithuanian Air National Guard field at Stetiskiai near Paneveyzs. Only one unit produced.

 

ENGINE: 1 x M-14PS (360 hp)
WING SPAN: 14.0 m
LENGTH: 10.24 m
HEIGHT: 3.94 m
WING AREA: 26 sq m
EMPTY WEIGHT: 1,200 kgs
MAXIMUM TAKE OFF WEIGHT: 2,400 kgs
ACCOMODATION: 6 passengers

CRUISING SPEED: 350 km/ph
RANGE: 2,000 kms with 45 minutes reserve
TAKE-OFF RUN: 200 m
LANDING RUN: 250 m
FIRST FLIGHT: 1996
PRODUCTION: 1
G-LIMITS: +5 / -2.5

 

 

 

These details were the only ones I could locate, and came from Secret Projects forum. No Wikipedia page.

How come "ENGINE" says "1 x M14-PS" when it seems to have one on each wing?

Just watched this, it's on SBS on demand.

Guy Martin learns about jet engines, trains in a Jet Provost, builds a model jet engine in one day (yeah maybe) and finally gets to fly a DH Vampire around the Swiss Alps.

Good watch!

5 hours ago, Blueadventures said:

From your image face plane towards the big door. Have prop line just forward of the drain grate line.  Chock the wheels good, maybe even level up the lower main wheel. Add a double securing with rope or a strap to a secure point behind the plane so it does not travel forward when engine running.  This way you won't pick up any stones or rocks.

 

Oh, thanks, but she's not in that shed. Up the road in a bigger one.

Nice welding!