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  • February 21, 2006 at 1:38 am in reply to: Eurofighter crash photos #2585869
    glhcarl
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    The refuelling probe was extended to disable the ALSR system (Automatic Low Speed Recovery) which would have prevented the the pilot landing with one – or all – of the landing gear units not down and locked if it had remained engaged.

    -Dazza

    How, pray tell, can ALSR prevent you from landing?

    If you just turn off the engine you will land.

    February 20, 2006 at 4:25 am in reply to: Most Produced Aero-Engine? #1377746
    glhcarl
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    How about the Pratt & Whitney PT-6, used on lots of small aircraft, and as a APU on lots of larger aircraft. First flew in 1964 and still in production.

    February 11, 2006 at 2:46 am in reply to: New Strategic Bomber for the U.S. Air Force #2592255
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    unmanned strategic bomber?

    Am I the only one that doesn’t like this idea at all?

    I think we tried this once before in the 1960’s. Remember the Northrup Snark SM-62 (B-62) and the North American Navaho SM-64 (B-64)?

    February 5, 2006 at 4:41 am in reply to: Your Best ever flight #545654
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    I have two best flights, I could not choose between the two..

    1. BA L-1011-500 YYZ – PMD ferry flight. Aircraft being returned to the factory to checkout a flight control problem. Only three flight crew and three Lockheed engineers on board. I got about 45 minutes of left seat time, cooked the meals, did the cross checks and showed two movies. Lots of fun.

    2. TS L-1011-150 YYZ – CBG ferry flight. Aircraft being input to Marshall for D-Check. Again only the flight deck crew and three pasengers, myself a Air Transat engineer and their head FA. Lots of room on a 345 passenger aircraft with only three passengers.

    January 25, 2006 at 4:44 am in reply to: The less than famous loosers…. #2601435
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    Losing to GD’s Phantom was bad.
    I hear McD/Douglas’ Phantom was a much better plane. 😀

    It was just McDonnell. The F-4 flew in 1958 and production started in 1961. McDonnell Douglas did not come in to being until 1969.

    January 23, 2006 at 11:42 pm in reply to: The less than famous loosers…. #2601914
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    Vought’s evolution of the Crusader.
    Lost to GD’s F-4 Phantom.

    My father worked on the F-4 test program. During the competition between the Crusader II and the Phantom the Vought people were saying “the Navy does not want a aircraft that takes engines to get it off the ground and two pilots to fly it.” All I can say to that is oops!

    January 17, 2006 at 4:24 am in reply to: Most interesting aircraft you've been on? #569740
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    I flew jumpseat on a ferry flight YYZ-PMD in 1983 and in 2001 I few jumpseat on an in-flight refueling mission with the RAF. The interesting thing is both these flights were on the same aircraft. L-1011-500 Tristar, British Airways G-BFCA in 1983 and RAF ZD948 in 2001. By the way a great flight both times.

    November 19, 2005 at 2:28 am in reply to: Air Canada gone silver! #617561
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    They didn’t polish that well. They should stick with their normal livery.

    You can not get a good polished finish on a aircraft that was previously painted. When the original paint was applied the surface had to be abraded to assist in paint adhesion, it is almost impossible to get the Alclad surface to shine after that.

    October 25, 2005 at 1:19 am in reply to: USAF Museum, Dayton #1339487
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    I would like to remind everyone, if you are ever in the Dayton, Ohio, area stop by the USAF Museum, it is stunning and it is FREE.

    September 28, 2005 at 12:32 am in reply to: London to Hong Kong — Virgin Atlantic #418760
    glhcarl
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    Great report T5. However, I saw one small glitch, when you land the flaps should be extended, not retracted.

    September 16, 2005 at 12:28 am in reply to: What were your defining moments in becoming an enthusiast? #1389446
    glhcarl
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    I grew up in Palmdale California, moved there in 1955 at age 10, everyone was involved with avation in some way. My dad worked for North Americanb Avation. If it was flying it was flying around Palmdale. You could tell the new kid in school when there was a sonic boom they would jump and look around. People that had lived there a while just sat there. So I guess I just just always knew I would be involved with avation. One interesting thing I saw was the first flight of the SR-71 (two years later I was working on them in the US Air Force). I’m retired now but worked on and around airplanes for almost 40 years.

    September 15, 2005 at 1:38 am in reply to: 01/09/05 MAN-ZRH-HKG #418890
    glhcarl
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    Great review. The A-340 (all dash numbers) are the slowest jet powered aircraft I have ever been on.

    September 12, 2005 at 4:28 am in reply to: General Discussion #366470
    glhcarl
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    It has to be the L-1011 Tristar, it put food on my table for 32 years. But I also have a soft spot in my heart for the SR-71, the first airplane I ever worked on.

    September 12, 2005 at 4:28 am in reply to: What is your fav aircraft & Why.. #1939914
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    It has to be the L-1011 Tristar, it put food on my table for 32 years. But I also have a soft spot in my heart for the SR-71, the first airplane I ever worked on.

    September 10, 2005 at 2:43 am in reply to: Nicknames that stuck #1401787
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    How about the Habu for the SR-71’s? It never had an offical name although Blackbird is the unoffical name.

    And don’t forget BUFF for the B-52.

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