maybe its a doubler? That's my thought. Looks like a repair. If you look at other A319/20 pics you will see that the 319s have it and the 320s don’t. I think it has to do with a different contour with the flaps. I don’t know much about Airbus, but I’ll bet the flaps are different between the two ai...
Jump to postQuick answer: Of the air entering a turbofan engine, some passes through the entire engine (the core); it is compressed, mixed with fuel, burnt, passes through a turbine, and exhausted. Some just passes through the fan; it is accelerated rearward and exhausted. The ratio of the two is the 'bypass r...
Jump to postthe rating plug being sort of like a "hardware dongle" in the computer sense, it tells the engine computer what thrust rating the airline has purchased / installed and thus how much power to deliver. It is installed on the engine itself and can only be changed by maintenance staff with th...
Jump to postI think its become more important on the latest designs (PW1000, LEAP) due to really tight tolerances; to prevent rotor-bow where due to different cool down rates the main rotors can slightly sag and then set in this sagged position. The computers will show "DEBOW" message or something unt...
Jump to postAlso in airplanes like the 737, it allows one common physical engine to be rated appropriately (20, 22, 24K) for the smaller -600/700 and larger (27, 28K) -800/900 frames, and be able to be swapped between them with just a plug change, the rating plug being sort of like a "hardware dongle"...
Jump to postOr perhaps its just what's available on the seating market - not all seats are designed specifically with the A380 or other airplane width/height in mind. Many airlines have an of the shelf / slightly customized seat.
Jump to postSo by the end of this year we may have around 6-7 parked A321N, that's getting ridiculous. Should PW not be sorting out existing customers before providing new engines to Airbus? This whole "accept the new plane then mothball it for its engines" seems like such a waste. Just shows the sad...
Jump to postSo by the end of this year we may have around 6-7 parked A321N, that's getting ridiculous. Should PW not be sorting out existing customers before providing new engines to Airbus? This whole "accept the new plane then mothball it for its engines" seems like such a waste.
Jump to posti just saw a picture of it sideways and i completely missed the center one. My apologies. Thank you guys!!! please delete! So sorry! The B777-300ER and A350-1000 6--6 are preferable as they are a more simple design with less parts than a 4--4--4 (less hydraulics, gear doors, etc). The A346 inherite...
Jump to postNo, in New Zealand we are ZK-XXX, letters only, Australia is VH-XXX, and now allow numbers and letters.
Jump to posthttps://www.stuff.co.nz/business/350232471/airports-proposed-solar-farm-step-closer-being-built Another airport looking at rolling out a solar farm for covering all airport electricity needs and then some. Good idea. Solar keeps getting cheaper and cheaper and makes these sorts of project alot more...
Jump to postI've always said, in my opinion the A350 is a far superior product for NZ's network. I still hold out hope for an order, if the 787-10 MTOW increase fails to deliver or Boeing's priorities change there's a small window of hope. Agree. There’s a chance for the A350-1000 IMO to replace the 77W if the...
Jump to postJust curious since many potential paper aircraft proposals are approaching 80m in length (777X-10, A350-1100) would their be scope to exceed the 80x80 m box that many airports have settled on the maximum aircraft size. In particularly I'm curious about exceeding this dimension in only length as tha...
Jump to postAlso, it seems that Boeing offered folded wingtips back in the 90s with no orders booked. Did any airlines at least shown some interest towards it? AA was interested in the 772A as a A300 replacement. One of AA's requirements was operating in/out of LGA hence the folding wingtip proposal. AA petiti...
Jump to postflipdewaf wrote:DFW17L wrote:“Flight Waitress, may I have a shoe horn? I need to take my seat.”
“Here you are. And here’s the Cisco shortening.”
‘Flight waitress’?!?!?! Do you mean trolley dolley?
Fred
When the 787 engine cannot determine the engine source of vibration (N1, N2, N3), it shows BB (Broadband). Any idea why the BB is displayed during engine start? Probably due to the resonant frequency vibration coming from various sources during start, this has been present on large turbofans since ...
Jump to postThe other problem you have with too long is the fuselage becomes inefficient; the A340-600 suffered a bit from this, it was just too long for 8-abreast. 10-abreast will suffer the same issue at 80m+ An A350-1100 / B777-10 would most likely top out at just under 80m partly for this reason, and avoid ...
Jump to postMax Q wrote:If I remember correctly Concorde could maintain a cabin altitude below 10,000 feet with one cabin window completely gone, not two though !
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/travel/2024/03/air-new-zealand-suspending-auckland-chicago-route-from-march-31-to-october-25.html Here we go again! Yup more consequences of poor management decisions at NZ. It also boils down to the premature retirement of the 8 772s. Which had a lot more life left i...
Jump to postI doubt it. ORD was down to twice a week, which would suggest that it is a fairly weak route - UA are not going to touch that - especially over NZ winter season. If the US routes continue to show weakness going forward, would not be surprised if NZ pulled it for good. This. Looking at the numbers, ...
Jump to postsxf24 wrote:Can falling against the yoke result in this type of situation?
Not the first time, a couple of 747's have shed a wheel as well. Luckily no one was hurt.
Jump to postSmart thing to do would be to get a Boeing 737 BBJ similar to the Australian Airforce. They could then use the Poseidon crew to operate. Basically a common fleet type as he Poseidon vs a one off type. Depends entirely on what the requirements are. Hard to move lots of freight long distance on a BBJ...
Jump to postI don’t supply any bleed air to the packs after blocking in. I want to make it as uncomfortable as possible for deplaning to incentivize people to get off as soon as possible… If there is a delay in getting the pax door open, I’ll put the bleeds on the APU until the door is open. After the door is ...
Jump to postThey need to buy more A320's, just look at the backlog! They need to do something. I need to go to CHC on 15 Mar for a one day return work trip. 10 days out there are no seats back to Wellington after 16:05 on a ATR. Air NZ are not providing a service or meeting demand. ATR's are little more than a...
Jump to postPlans were already progressing with the previous government. Whether or not the current government is willing to pay for an equivalent aircraft or something else is yet to be found out. I wouldn't expect to hear much before the Budget at the end of May. Smart thing to do would be to get a Boeing 73...
Jump to postOn a per flight basis Aviation may seem polluting, but on an emission per Pax KM its more efficient than a car... so...?
Jump to postThis procedure caused a funny scenario when I flew with my young nephew the first time, on an A320. He said, "this isn't powerful, I thought you said...." then his eyes went wide and he kept quiet. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: As SlamClick quipped on this site some years ago, "compared wi...
Jump to postThis procedure caused a funny scenario when I flew with my young nephew the first time, on an A320. He said, "this isn't powerful, I thought you said...." then his eyes went wide and he kept quiet.
Jump to postFor new commercial level D sims, they buy parts direct from the OEM from my understanding.
Jump to postI'd say it's slightly underwinged for a good chunk of it's missions, as it's currently one of the most commonly used aircraft on East Asia-East Coast US routes, which have flight times of up to 16 hours. Those flights usually level off at only FL290 for the first 1-2 hours, which is much lower than...
Jump to postIs that reason why the 777X has less thrust (110 vs 115) due to the larger wing? Yes, the B779 wing allows for a slightly lower thrust engine. The 77W is not "under winged" for most of the routes it does, but does tend to cruise a bit lower at MTOW, at least for the first few hours (low 3...
Jump to postBaconButty wrote:77west wrote:
So, basically, the 747 profile, but a full double-decker?
More like @keesje 's ecoliner
https://i.stack.imgur.com/t6jxm.jpg
Long story short, the massive engines compensate for the undersized wings. Is that reason why the 777X has less thrust (110 vs 115) due to the larger wing? Yes, the B779 wing allows for a slightly lower thrust engine. The 77W is not "under winged" for most of the routes it does, but does ...
Jump to postI've come to the conclusion that the configuration mistake that doomed the A380 was when they opted for 10+8 abreast instead of 9+6. It would have addressed a lot of the fundamental issues with the airframe. ⋅ It would have had around 15-18% less passengers depending on how many extra row...
Jump to postThe two for Intl have been delayed due to Airbus reviewing it's delivery schedule. I think from memory 8 month delays to original dates seems normal. I don't recall any talk re P&W. OYA was the first to be grounded and that was 11 months ago. Air NZ must have some ideas when each aircraft will ...
Jump to postAir New Zealand has 2 different subfleets of A32x family, our domestic birds have no overwater equipment (life rafts, HF radio etc) so cant even do a trans-Tasman flight. Even though the base A320 might be certified to 180min. Our international A32x fleet has all the required equipment obviously
Jump to postBut tellingly NZ hasn’t actually taken any 781s yet… the initial orders have been taken as 789s. Why? Because NZ has a cluster of routes to USA that are either ULH (eg AKL-JFK) or that are trunk routes for both pax and cargo (eg LAX-AKL) – for which the 789 offers the necessary flexibility. The 781...
Jump to postplanemanofnz wrote:Seems NZ's cleaning practices have been slipping ...
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-new ... plane.html
Herald report here for the half-year: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/air-new-zealand-profit-dives-warns-of-tougher-year-ahead/UKWHEWOLLZDJZJGI52GO3V5AKM/ NZX Statement: https://www.nzx.com/announcements/426613 Excerpt on the fleet information: “Boeing has now confirmed that the first of the ne...
Jump to postHerald report here for the half-year: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/air-new-zealand-profit-dives-warns-of-tougher-year-ahead/UKWHEWOLLZDJZJGI52GO3V5AKM/ NZX Statement: https://www.nzx.com/announcements/426613 Excerpt on the fleet information: “Boeing has now confirmed that the first of the ne...
Jump to postNZG sitting on stand 84 minus its left engine. That's a fairly important missing part... do they hang a weight off the pylon? I think there’s something hanging of the front of it. As it’s on the left side, and parked “nose west/tail east” it’s difficult to get close enough to see. There was also tw...
Jump to postIMO the A380 would have worked better with the step change in technology that has happened with the A350 and 787, more CFRP, more efficient engines, less weight, so forth. But we could debate it until we are blue in the face. As cool as the A380 is, it's been hamstrung by a number of factors, not l...
Jump to postNZG arrives on the 10th, not sure what up with it. NZM operating NZ284 to SIN today 17th. Wamos was planned before, if that wasn’t here there would probably be a few less flights elsewhere to compensate and allow PER to operate. NZG still out might be waiting for parts as no flying listed. NZG sitt...
Jump to postbubbrubb wrote:https://simpleflying.com/qantas-airbus-a220-increase-range/
sounds like end of the decade will be when Airbus may push for more range. Love the idea of point2point intercontinental travel from secondary airports with short runways!
Passenger A380's floor beams would not do well for cargo weight per square meter without significant re-enforcements. Same problem the B777 has. Plus the significant certification costs, in fact possibly impossible for a new generation combi aircraft, after the SAA crash "Helderberg". Then...
Jump to postNot galaxyflyer, but emergency exits, oxygen requirements and galley space are three determinants that would come immediately to mind. Correct, they would not get away with that on a normal airline operating certificate. Bizjets and charter ops have different requirements due to the certificates th...
Jump to postI’ve never understood why the MD dial a flap type feature never got more wide spread on modern airliners. Especially in the Airbus it seems it could be accomplished pretty easily with existing hardware. Surely we have the technology for the takeoff performance to be calculated with the optimal flap...
Jump to postAm I imagining it or did they also discuss doing this with the A350? Someone mentioned that the gear can retract sooner after takeoff. Isn’t that fully dependent on the crew moving the gear lever? The A350 can vary the flaps in flight for CG management. Not sure it has variable settings for takeoff...
Jump to postWonder if QF and an A321XLR (if they ever go international config) might take a look at AKL-SIN to shore up A380 flying post Sunrise? Hmm, nah, I don't see that, plenty of other routes that would make better use of it. Although some sort of PER-AKL-SIN-AKL-PER could work... but would need a few fra...
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