Page 4 – Key Publishing

Flightmech

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 46 through 60 (of 99 total)

← 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 →

Author

Posts
May 20, 2011 at 2:59 pm in reply to: FederalExpress aircraft updates #480202

Flightmech
Participant

Hot rumour is that the 767F (a -400 if Boeing will do it) or A330F are being lined up as MD-10 replacements. The A330-200F has already paid a visit to the Memphis hub a while back…………..

December 7, 2010 at 11:30 am in reply to: Couple of olduns #506985

Flightmech
Participant

Keithnewsome’s picture even included a beige Morris Marina! I’m ashamed to say my Dad drove one of those for a while:eek:

November 18, 2010 at 11:42 am in reply to: Where is G-CPET now? #521369

Flightmech
Participant

I think that is one of the BA aircraft that are coming to us to have holes cut in the side. Not sure when though. Will have to check aquisitions schedule and report back! She will probably become N9XXFD at some point. We are buying them like crazy.

November 7, 2010 at 7:46 pm in reply to: 737-800 Fueling Incident ? #524125

Flightmech
Participant

I think the pilot forgot to open the Cross valves on the center tank. If the aircraft is being fueled the pilot must open the cross valves in case the wing fills up. When the valves stay closed to fuel will pop out of the wing because of the pressure.

Afraid not. The aircraft can be refuelled on battery power only. No requirement for anyone to be in the cockpit. The centre tank has its own fill valve and the cross feed does not need to be operated. When (any) tank is full, the hi-level float switch should send a signal for the fill valve to close in that tank. When the last valve closes flow from the hydrant/bowser should stop.

There has been a failure wth the shut-off system in this case.

November 7, 2010 at 3:33 pm in reply to: 737-800 Fueling Incident ? #524311

Flightmech
Participant

Not common, but probably failure of the right wing tank fill valve shutoff system (float switch or such like) that then spilled into the vent box until such a sime as it was full then gravity does the rest!

November 7, 2010 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Qantas 747 Engine Problem Today?! #524314

Flightmech
Participant

wow, completely disagree. 747 event is so worth reporting even without 380 one. An aircraft carrying more than 400 passengers had to return. This was serious.

No it wasn’t. This kind of thing happens weekly or at a higher frequency somewhere around the world. Engine problem (mechanical or birdstrike etc) IFSD and return to departure airport or land at nearest suitable if en-route. If the QF A380 incident hadn’t happened then the QF 744 one wouldn’t have even got a mention.:rolleyes:

October 14, 2010 at 9:34 pm in reply to: CH5 7.30pm 14th October – World's Most Extreme Airports #527575

Flightmech
Participant

whats with the nutters at the end of the runway at St Maartins.
I WANT TO DO IT 😮

Right up until the point where you are unlucky enough to be standing behind an aircraft that has a turbine failure, but what are the chances eh? I’d still do it:D

September 23, 2010 at 2:16 am in reply to: Stansted Scandinavians 1985 #514422

Flightmech
Participant

I had forgotten about them. Theirs was the only 737 (LN-NPB) that I had ever seen with integral stairs located at the aft pax door. Braathens SAFE was another big operator at STN. I had a one way trip on their 767-200 with the return sector on a Transwede Caravelle. Going thru my T/O ‘logs’ there was also Maersk, initially for me with 720s and then 737-200s, I think that one or two of the Conair 720s migrated from Maersk to them. I’ve got Sterling DC8-63s logged as well as Nor-Fly and Partnair CV twins and Scanair DC10s. I guess I should have collected regns but I never did……where’s me hanky……:(

Yes, remember the Maersk 720’s and 737’s. Can’t remember which night was “Yugoslav” night but remember JAT, Aviogenex etc too!

September 22, 2010 at 4:20 pm in reply to: A330Fs #529305

Flightmech
Participant

Airbus talks about making a portable jack that can be stowed aboard the plane.

Most probably. For 747-400F’s with opening nose doors (genuine bulid freighters therefore, not conversions) there is a procedure to place a jack under the nose when nose-loading freight above a certain weight. Can’t see it being a problem on the 330F

September 21, 2010 at 2:05 am in reply to: Stansted Scandinavians 1985 #514442

Flightmech
Participant

Where’s the Busy Bee 737 to finish it off?:D

September 16, 2010 at 9:21 am in reply to: Russian 767 takes off with spoilers deployed #529698

Flightmech
Participant

So therefore it didn’t take off with the spoilers deployed. If the spoiler handle was armed they would automatically retract when the thrust levers were advanced anyway. What we have here, as someone has said above, is an aileron input that caused the roll spoilers on the same side as the up-going aileron to extend.

August 5, 2010 at 10:40 pm in reply to: Lufthansa MD-11F Crashes in Riyadh #534629

Flightmech
Participant

:eek:;)

August 5, 2010 at 10:16 pm in reply to: Lufthansa MD-11F Crashes in Riyadh #534638

Flightmech
Participant

Please don’t lock it on my account, I’m done with it and will view only from now on.

August 5, 2010 at 9:07 pm in reply to: Lufthansa MD-11F Crashes in Riyadh #534659

Flightmech
Participant

Utter nonsense:eek:

August 3, 2010 at 10:57 pm in reply to: Lufthansa MD-11F Crashes in Riyadh #535068

Flightmech
Participant

American Airlines seem to have had a bad time with the Mega Death 11. At one point due to it poor reliability it was called “The Scud” because once it left the ground nobody knew were it would land!!!!

Rgds Cking

Yeah, the Mega Death 11 was the follow on from the Death Cruiser 10:D I remember the “Scud” nickname from it’s early AA days too.
Author

Posts

Viewing 15 posts - 46 through 60 (of 99 total)

← 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 →