That is the exhaust section of the engine quite clearly. Last stage of LPT (3rd), with vane segments in front of it. Very unlikely to be the result of FOD damage if its just at the rear of the engine. Even with most ingestion events the debris is normally all but destroyed by the time it gets throu...
Jump to postSurprised they were doing this at night - in Portugal firefighting aircraft and helicopters generally do not operate after sunset. It is a pretty difficult job even when visibility is good... Yeah some countries are against it and others authorise night flights with night vision goggles and restric...
Jump to postI got my PPL at about 50 hours. My landings were not consistent when variables such as crosswinds or a new runway came into play. My crosswinds landings were not good, and my instructor humiliated me by showing me a perfect crosswind landing. If you don't feel ready, it means that something in you h...
Jump to postFAA regulations apply but so do EASA regulations and those are even more restrictive.
EASA says that cost-sharing by up to 6 people is deemed an acceptable practice, but when you start posting ads and the purpose is a commercial one, you are toast.
Well well. If really a FAA PPL pilot was flying a N-registered aircraft in exchange for any form of compensation between the UK and France without a point of origin or destination in the U. S. , we enter the domain of fraudulous activity with breach of several EASA regulations. Single engine piston ...
Jump to postMost of aircraft structures are covered with anti-corrosive substances. These dissolve into sea water and are toxic. I doubt that they'll remove those, it's an expensive and extensive job. I also wonder if the effects of aluminum's toxicity have been considered. Aluminum oxides and hydroxides are to...
Jump to postI think that this is not about competition or economic development, unwillingness of European or Asian airlines to expand. This is about Qatar offering gas in exchange for money and favors. After Europe put sanctions on Russia, gas supply has become a major political focus. We also see that Europe i...
Jump to postBut to MAC, this is more than just selling as many airplanes as possible. It's about catching up, overtaking and setting new standards. To the point that customers start begging them to build bigger planes. That's what they're after. If it's not a commercial success, technical competence is an irre...
Jump to postNice words & formalities between MHI, Boeing and both government agency’s.The proof is in the pudding, e.g. both MRJ and E2 fighting to bag a 200 aircaft contract at a US regional, and Boeing needs to build some E2 backlog. But the Japanese even more, and it gets real tense.. and politicians ar...
Jump to postI don't think that Airbus will get a deal like they got on the A220. For MHI, there is also little merit in selling the program at this stage. I think that both Airbus and Boeing are very scared of the MRJ because MAC is probably building an amazing aircraft that even A&B can't match with their ...
Jump to postOne thing that has supported Finnair in recent years are the joint ventures, Atlantic (AA/AY/BA/IB) in US market and Siberian (AY/BA/IB/JL) in Japan. I wonder if AY had opened SFO and LAX without the Atlantic JV, geography and the smallish home market work against them in N America. The Siberian JV...
Jump to postI don't think that the MRJ program will be sold to A or B. There was a chance for a sale to B, but with the Embraer tie-up, I don't see it anymore. As some have already stated, it's a research project to see what it takes to build a commercial aircraft in this era and how well it can do commercially...
Jump to postSo it's a couple with a daughter. The daughter got a regular seat that was empty, the couple had to sit on crew seats. When removing the carts from the galley stowage, I can see how they had to stand up for a few seconds to make space for the carts to slide out. They could have remained standing nea...
Jump to postYeah you guys are screaming a lot about nothing. The passengers had a seat for the flight phases requiring a seat belt to be worn. If the aircraft is within its weights, within its certified exit limit, all belts are worn at phases requiring them, I don't see what is legally wrong. An aircraft is th...
Jump to postFeeding LHR, ok but with what slots? Can VS claim the Virgin Red slots back? You mean the slots BE are using for EDI and ABZ already? Sure, claim them back from themselves... Also, DL could take a look at a JFK-BHX flight. There could be enough demand for a daily B757/B767 with BE feed. Feed from w...
Jump to postIt's a reality that the UK is much more than just London and BE offers the opportunity to capitalise on that. VS can secure the feed at MAN if they get any from BE. Also, DL could take a look at a JFK-BHX flight. There could be enough demand for a daily B757/B767 with BE feed. Feeding LHR, ok but wi...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to see if Airbus can do to the A380 what it did to the A340. 4 hair dryers replaced by 2 real engines, and then again by 2 newer engines. The A340 lives on in the A330neo. An A380 configured as twin with large nextgen engines that dwarf the GE9X and just slightly less range,...
Jump to postIt would be interesting to see if Airbus can do to the A380 what it did to the A340. 4 hair dryers replaced by 2 real engines, and then again by 2 newer engines. The A340 lives on in the A330neo. An A380 configured as twin with large nextgen engines that dwarf the GE9X and just slightly less range, ...
Jump to postHow about a CX/CZ/HX merger and HU as OW partner? Now that would be something...
CX can get HKG dominance, CZ gets direction and higher yields as CX's domestic/LCC arm, HU gets OW membership and a bit of cash.
Basically the FS top managers have met with the DL top management this week to discuss the prospects of a partnership. FS wants to play a role of supporting pillar for partnerships into the airline and would ideally eventually reduce its holding to a minority stake of 20%. FS wants to see the compan...
Jump to postThis was on French TV news with an interview of the Helicopter crew. Apparently this is a rare but established procedure which they train for (with strict guidelines concerning temperture, wind speed/direction and stability of the snow crust to avoid avalanches), apparently it is relatively stable ...
Jump to postI think that it's stupid and reckless.
One wash of wind and it's done, and the side of a mountain is the best environment for unpredictable winds.
The first rule of rescue is own safety first.
Take his license away before he kills himself and others.
I think that I have resolved this one. I have recently been on ANA B789 flights and JAL B788 flights for similar stage lengths, and found the ANA flights to be quite a bit noisier, perhaps on par with the AY A350 flights. The ANA are equipped with RR engines, would take off with higher take-off weig...
Jump to postbut for anyone considering B787's today as a new aircraft in the fleet or A330 replacement, the A330neo is a serious contender. If an A338 is considered too stubby and heavy, the same could be said about the B788. The 787-8 has a cabin area of 232m2 and an empty weight of 120T. That is 515kg of str...
Jump to postI for one don't think they will ever earn a single € off Alitalia, We're in agreement there. While we haven't seen the details of the proposal this seems a rather expensive way for DL to secure further JFK and LHR slots, which is what I think this may well be about at the end of the day. There is s...
Jump to postMost people seem to assume that AZ's problems are costs. AZ staff are definitely not overpaid, the structure is lean, courtesy of previous restructurings. WRONG >> they have a cost problem for decades ! People will pay to get a good service. Definitely not, especially not with bad economy and high ...
Jump to postDL is the most profitable airline in the world with a competent management and the biggest rate of profit sharing with its staff. DL knows how to run an airline like a family and this is what AZ needs. Plus DL's leadership knows how AZ works, the president used to be an AZ top manager. No doubt DL ...
Jump to postNot disputed I personally don’t much like the flexible fares models myself and certainly think debundling has gone way too far ! Equally I don’t like the legacy business fares and bribery model at x2 and upto x5 basis point fares either . Both equally rip off the consumer through one does a good jo...
Jump to postI'm going to add jetfuel to this thread. The B787 is a great aircraft and can be a money maker if used right. The current backlog stands at 5 years of production. The problem is that it's likely that new engine technology will be available for launch in 2025. With the current backlog and the prospec...
Jump to post“DL knows how to run an airline like a family and this is what AZ needs.” Have you spent time with an Italian family? Tight but if Giovanni screws up, we are so holding a grudge. J/k If DL can put in a good investment, streamline and optimize service as well as fill in the gaps between service clas...
Jump to postDelta May Be Frontrunner in Talks for Alitalia Deal https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-05/delta-may-be-frontrunner-in-talks-for-alitalia-deal-stampa-says Seems its down to LH or DL as partners with the state railroad. Lufthansa will definitely not continue negotiations as long as state...
Jump to postDelta777 it’s ALL about profit and moving aircraft round the estate to suit demand Ryanair’s estate now encompasses three sub divisions in addition the what might be called mainline. Ryanair Sun in Poland, Laudamotion in Germany and Austria ( and Southend if rummers are to believed; The 32x has bet...
Jump to postTime and again over the years we have heard the mantra that the Russian aircraft industry does not support it's products and thus it's customers well, especially overseas. Then along came the SSJ. With a lot of good will for the plane to succeed, many people hoped against hope that this time it wou...
Jump to postI think that FR has a hard time making these long flights work out financially. Some of them edge on the 5 hours flight time, putting FR in a tight spot in terms of yield management. So they are probably routes that can be axed regardless of the outcomes of labor conflicts. This was the case for EIN...
Jump to postI don't see $45 Million for other parts and scrap metal. It’s not 45 million for scrap metal. All the rotable parts like avionics, flight controls, spoilers, flaps, winglets, fairings, landing gear, doors, galleys, toilets and their associated systems where possible will be removed and returned to ...
Jump to postI don't think that it's an object going through the engine. You are looking at the last stage of the low pressure turbine and its vanes that guide the airflow into the turbine blades. Some blades are sheared off. At this point pressure is pretty low so it's unlikely the airflow would have sufficient...
Jump to postIt was briefly discussed in the A350 production thread and the concensus is that this is a derated variant that JL will use domestically.
Jump to postIn my opinion, many posters here don't get the full picture. As the previous post from Wayfarer points out, one of the major bottlenecks in support was owed to French conglomerate and major GE partner Safran who delivers CFM engines to Airbus and Boeing besides parts for competing RJ engines such as...
Jump to postRe above posting.Does anybody know why many 'electric designs' including the EasyJet ones show small distributed fans often embedded in the wing or small props all along the wing.There has to be a reason as they nearly all do it,as opposed to classical large props/fans. I think that it's mainly to ...
Jump to postA propeller doesn't rotate faster at altitude in real life, but let's assume that we up the RPM when air gets thinner. Soon enough, your propeller tips goes supersonic and you encounter a surge in drag, also called compressibity loss. This is why they don't do this in the first place, and instead k...
Jump to postAll piston, turbofan and turboprop engines lose significantly thrust at high altitudes. However the thrust required to push the aircraft through the thin air also reduces significantly. So the net result is the piston, turbofan and turboprop engines fly much further at high altitude. The big advant...
Jump to postThe only issue is whether an electric motor loses hp at altitude or lower temperatures, versus whether the PW127 operates less (or more) efficiently in similar environments. The FJ44 data above suggests the PW127 might also lose something in terms of (shaft) horse power at altitude, but I would wel...
Jump to postFirstly,It's good to see this important new subject in aviation has received over 200 contributions and over 12,000 views.Makes a change from 'bring back the 757' or similar retro thinking. In terms of using taxation to change or modify behaviour,well of course taxation has been used in this way si...
Jump to postCurrently fuel is heated by fuel-oil heat exchangers. Heat wasted by the engines is recycled to heat fuel. But compared to batteries, fuel doesn't need much heating. Again the batteries don't need heating. Tesla has to cool the batteries. Cooling is the biggest problem limiting their performance ye...
Jump to postI qlso invite you to scroll down to page 3 of the below document to realise that low temperature at altitude will be a real problem. https://na.industrial.panasonic.com/sites/default/pidsa/files/panasonic-ncr18650bf-datasheet.pdf And for the cold temperatures, I think the self heating due to the ra...
Jump to postTo me it looks like they flew straight over the Alps, near the Mont Blanc in fact. Anything North of Nice is mountains and anything East of Grenoble is mountains and they were quite a chunk to the East of Grenoble, about 100km. That was not their best decision IMO even if enough margin existed, tha...
Jump to postTesla 2170 battery has considerably higher energy density than you are claiming. At individual cell levels, specific energy density of li-ions is exceeding 250Wh per kg. However, you need to remember that cells need to be put in packs and then they need to be interconnected, sensors, fixtures, prot...
Jump to postI think that continuing can be justified if the routing keeps you close to airports and away from mountains. If not, the routing should be adapted. So the real question is, did they adapt their routing to stay far away from the Alps and as close as possible from diversion airports? I'm currently ki...
Jump to postThe large consensus of opinion here seems to be swayed in favor of the "safe" option; i.e. land at the first available airport. Except …. common sense would also dictate you would desire an airport with reasonable facilities, both in terms of maintenance for the aircraft, and comfort for ...
Jump to postTesla 2170 battery has considerably higher energy density than you are claiming. At individual cell levels, specific energy density of li-ions is exceeding 250Wh per kg. However, you need to remember that cells need to be put in packs and then they need to be interconnected, sensors, fixtures, prot...
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