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  1. facthunter
    That stuff is Historical .The Pictures are in the "silly pictures" section. The comment on the A 300 is WRONG. Planes like a DC 4 used the curvature of the earth. I recall making 2,500" at Katherine out of Darwin on a hot day Appox 72,000 lbs TOW and about 4,000 SHP available from 4 engines.. Plenty of times from 65 to 69 staggering across the Owen Stanleys" POM - LAE and return where the Loss of ANY motor would have needed some pretty quick action. ALL approved by the DCA, the CASA of the time. Nev
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    That's BS also. Most take offs were with reduced thrust. ALL twin jets go like rockets on two engines to be able to fly on ONE. I flew the first batch of the A-300 B4 in Australia Twin aisle 264 tonnes
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    I can't see why the fuss. nev
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    That really tells you nothing of direct relevance. Jet engine failures are rare compared with Infernal pistons. Nev
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    Maybe the Overhauler is in a position to find a customer? How many Aircraft types have that specific Engine? Nev
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    Lots of redundancy in the electrics. Nev.
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    You don't need a long runway flying RAAus types. That's one factor making them acceptably safe. The landing place doesn't have to be straight either. Nev
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    Could be. At one time I was getting all the crash info supplied. Nev
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    It happened to a B 737 near Italy also. Nev
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    I think that one had a pressurisation failure and flew to fuel exhaustion, then crashed. Nev
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    Watch for wires, poles trees, cattle grids, vehicles and sensational headlines when landing on a road. Nice to be near one when landing other places. Nev
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    By the "Actual Operators" I meant the Crew, SP. Nev
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    Keeping near the Runway centre is Often a challenge. Trees and shrubs and posts can bother the wings. With a road there's no other runway available. IF the Crosswinds limiting you need to have an alternate. Nev
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    Microbial contamination of avtur is a common issue. The extremes of temperature don't kill it. The additive is toxic. Nev
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    The extended time is from many sources and is related to high temperature damage to the recorders. TATA took over ownership of Air India which was not doing well financially. This latest thing if found to be a preventable error won't help. TATA is a big show. Nev
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    Kangaroos are always one jump ahead of you. Nev
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    You can't fool S Marty. Nev
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    Sweden did it long ago for the SAAB Viggen, I think it was.. Nev
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    The actual operators were certainly not fully aware of the nature of Hypoxia. Before you operate a pressurised Aircraft you used to have to do a stint in a reduced pressure hypobaric chamber as Part of the COURSE. It's insidious and you don't realise how muddled your actions become. Your Writing is illegible your Nails go blue. You are certainly not capable of operating a Plane or rational behaviour. The one we used was at Pt Cook. Nev
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    That motor properly used is not any more or less efficient than any other . It also has good CS props available. It's a known oil burner though. It's nearly 1/2 of a DC3's engine. R-1830. and it's moving along fast enough to justify it..Nev
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    These systems have lots of redundancy Unless you are very familiar with the ACTUAL system, you would have NO clue. They reckon this one may take 3 weeks. That's for the experts. nev
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    I don't have enough information to comment. If the Plane's on the line he'd still stop if the bridge was out too far. Nev
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    I hope you have a good Break and experience there. Find out about tipping. Nev
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    What other countries you have previously visited will be if interest. Don't make BOMB jokes or try to be funny. . Nev
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    Good ones have rubber boots to keep the grease where it should be. The whole calliper should float freely or it will drag and wear one pad more than the other. A loose wheel bearing will knock the Pads back and the pedal travel will be excessive on each initial application on the affected brake. Nev
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