In the currently unknown scheme of things that occurred during this flight and referring to the Malaysian Safety Investigation Report issued 02 July 2018: I would have expected more explanation or a correcting statement to the Deferred Defect No. 3, dated 7 Nov. 2013: " From Daily Engineering O...
Jump to postUpdate: G-FIZU has a new owner, Buffalo Airways! Conair sold it to Buffalo on September 1, 2016 and the aircraft is now registered as C-GIZU.
Any A.netters who know what the intentions for this aircraft will be?
Regards,
Starglider
Most likely a fairing from a rocket, not built like a structure of an airliner, to many protruding bolt heads and panel numbering projected to be read in the vertical plain.
Just my two cents . . . .
Why do an experiment on an airliner with pax and crew, jeopardizing them without consult, fully exposed to daily operations for everyone to notice when, indeed, things went wrong? If this kind of experiment would exist, wouldn't it be logical to use an aircraft from the military (if they are involve...
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Jump to postQuoting 777 Jet: "If it was that low and they could make out the door outline they must have also been able to make out how many engines it had... The engines are much bigger than the doors... How many engines did they see hanging from each wing? Was the plane a 2-holer or a 4-holer?" This depends o...
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Jump to postA new documentary on the subject, broadcasted on July 13th: <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/tv/tvshows/documentaries/the-mystery-of-mh370/1258944.html" target="_blank">http://www.channelnewsasia.com/tv/tv.../the-mystery-of-mh370/1258944.html</a> However inaccurate it may be, it is interestin...
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Jump to postAfter reviewing this picture once more (ref Part 56 reply 73), a correction: <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Malaysia-Airlines/Boeing-777-2H6-ER/1235132/L/&sid=8b46a5d4807ad0de27ace620a0556607" target="_blank">http://www.airliners.net/photo/Malay...d=8b46a5d4807ad0de27ace620a0556607</a> ...
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Jump to postFor the FIXED ELT, In case of an emergency, a switch on the overhead panel can be set from ARMED to <acronym title="Air Nauru">ON</acronym>. The location on the overhead panel for this ELT switch is above the emergency light switch. However, when checking some pictures of MAS B777s, this switch was ...
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Jump to postWhy not both? For a period between 1966 and 1968 <acronym title="Polynesian Airlines (Samoa)">PH</acronym>-LLG and <acronym title="Polynesian Airlines (Samoa)">PH</acronym>-<acronym title="Kadena (DNA / RODN), Japan">DNA</acronym> were both in service with KLM on the European routes. DC-9-15, <acron...
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Jump to postOn a different note: can anyone identify the operator of this particular L-188? The blurry pictures were taken from a DVD and the tail logo is unfamiliar to me. These shots are from the 1974-1975 period somewhere in the USA. The aircraft was chartered by Rick Wakeman (of keyboard fame) and his band ...
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Jump to postApparently KLM was the only airline to buy the L-188 with Hamilton Standard 54H60 hydromatic propellers, identified by their round tip blades made of dural aluminium. All other airlines at the time bought the Electra with Aeroproducts A6441FN606 propellers with square tipped blades made from steel. ...
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Jump to postYVRLTN, thanks for sharing this very recent picture of the aircraft. The caption next to the picture mentions G-FIZU moved to Abbortsford in 2011. Then I was mistaken in thinking she was still operational in 2013. The final departure from Bournemouth must have taken place in 2011 but not published u...
Jump to postDoes anyone know what the current status/condition is of Lockheed L-188C(F) Electra G-FIZU? It is stored at Abbotsford, <acronym title="Brymon Airways (United Kingdom) and Skymark Airlines (Japan)">BC</acronym>, Canada and owned by Conair. It was phased out by Atlantic Airlines based at Coventry, UK...
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Jump to postOverall a nice addition to FSX. However, having "flown" the Just Flight F-111 several times this week I have a few questions: 1. Rotating course and heading knobs on the HSI does not change the needle / bug position. Either with AP ON or OFF, the HSI does not respond (only mouse tool tips indicate t...
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