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facthunter

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  1. What actual figures are being encountered? You'd have to have a pretty good idea of the reality. Using fuel bleed to cool the fuel seems to add risk.. Nev
  2. Who does but it's fine on a C-150 with a Cont. 0-200. Fluid won't flow uphill without assistance. Nev
  3. The pump can't create volume. It can produce negative pressure on the suck side and positive on the other. Gravity produces pressure also from energy of position. Potential energy. like height in an aeroplane. Nev
  4. Pressure doesn't remain constant unless there is no flow.. That's when you have a confined fluid. Pressure measuring at various points would show reducing pressure . Nev
  5. Those planes would have a good chance of fetching a good price in todays circumstances. Some "Equity " people are the most ruthless. Nev
  6. Filled up and operated on the right routes they are still viable. No? Nev
  7. Anything over 20 years old would be pretty ordinary. Anything used commercially would have a million K's on it . . Nev
  8. Nobody reconditions motors these days unless it's for something historic or collectable. Nev
  9. It's done by exhaust gas recirculation which reduces combustion temps but also reduces efficiency so more CO2./ km The worst pollution is diesel particulates for human health and SO2 where the fuel is really crook. . Nev
  10. Makes plants grow. Generated naturally by lightning. Called laughing gas, used as an anaesthetic. Nev
  11. If an idling motor cut out you generally would not make the strip, either. On a forced landing you should aim about 1/3rd down the strip to ensure you make the strip. Better to hit the far fence at walking speed than the near one at flying speed. Nev
  12. IF you don't use power in gusts you are depriving yourself of a very useful extra control. A motor idling is more likely to stall than one at say 1/4 power On a short strip for landing it's useful also. Nev
  13. I've been a life time motorcyclist but IF they were Invented now they'd never be allowed on the road. Nev
  14. Surely not? Has she taken out a lot of Insurance on you? Nev
  15. After 4 YEARS I thought a bit of drift might be OK. Nev
  16. Nothing wrong with that, John... CASA have made some crazy statements at times. They said no plane can get into the air without an ASIC Retracted about a week later. Nev
  17. I've done it the other way around but why WOULD it be allowed? Maybe you have been lucky so far. VH is ICAO compliant. RAAus operates on dispensations. Anyhow your argument is with the CASA.. Nev
  18. I don't think a Check in an RAAus plane will cover a VH. Without a current medical you can't legally fly the VH unless it's a TIF with an instructor. Nev
  19. Take off power is MAX on pistons and is where the mixture is enrichened to reduce detonation. It's often limited to 5 minutes use. Nev
  20. "If" and "Might" but the prime aim is Aviate. Don't lose control of the plane. #1. Nev
  21. You blokes have been told a MILLION times to stop exaggerating. Nev
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