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  • August 21, 2003 at 6:42 pm in reply to: Peter X – This is all Wrong! :( #689025
    GZYL
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    Thanks Wys! So lateral TCAS will come then?

    August 20, 2003 at 9:05 pm in reply to: Most unusual aircraft/airline you have seen? #690012
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    Saw an Antonov airlines AN-124 fly over me once. I think that’s the most unusual I’ve seen commercial-wise.

    August 20, 2003 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Peter X – This is all Wrong! :( #690168
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    Just had another idea! Can TCAS tell the aircraft to turn aswell? If so… couldn’t TCAS tell an aircraft to climb and or dive… whilst turning? That’s gotta get them out of the way of each other… and if you have conflicts between ATC and TCAS… it will still take the aircraft which obeys TCAS out of the way! Problem is, you could stray into another aircrafts flight path, causing new evasions, but you could suffer from that problem with the vertical separation too.

    Perhaps Wys can clear up the problems with my theory!

    August 18, 2003 at 8:19 pm in reply to: Peter X – This is all Wrong! :( #692630
    GZYL
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    It just struck me on the programme where the 757’s TCAS told the pilot to dive steeper instead of climb to avoid disaster.

    August 18, 2003 at 6:44 pm in reply to: Peter X – This is all Wrong! :( #692985
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    Could we improve TCAS so that it realized what the other aircraft was doing, and then modified the advice it gave?

    For example, TCAS told the 154 to climb, and the 757 to descend. When the 154 descended and a collision was still going to occur could the TCAS tell the 757 to climb and the 154 to descend? Or would the changes be too confusing? I.e. the pilots then follow TCAS orders… only 1 follows the first instruction, and the second follows the changed instruction! Getting confused already??? I am!!

    What do the aviation authorities say about procedures to avoid mid airs? Should you follow the ATC? Or TCAS??

    August 15, 2003 at 6:36 pm in reply to: First TU 154 or II62 #695923
    GZYL
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    I’m sure Arthur from the military forum will know more! I thought all the russian aircraft prototypes went to a museum, forgotten the name… but it’s a big place!

    August 11, 2003 at 6:43 pm in reply to: Civil helicopters pics #698986
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    Gazelle is 341 and I think there’s a 342 Gazelle too. Looked it up last night… it’s definitely an Alouette II!

    August 10, 2003 at 10:44 pm in reply to: Civil helicopters pics #700435
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    It is an Alouette II isn’t it? Trying to remember what company designation the II got… The III is an AS316… so it makes sense for it to be an Alouette II!

    August 3, 2003 at 9:59 am in reply to: Engine Reliability #712823
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    Now you’ve asked something!! Engines these days are pretty good in the field of reliability. There are still engines powering aircraft which have remained attached to the wing since they were fitted by the manufacturer. And I’m not talking about an aircraft which was built last week!! Todays engines typically utilise a modular construction, so if some parts go wrong, you can replace the part of the engine easily. Also, engines have built in features for makintainers, so the engine can be inspected by engineers without the engine having to be removed from the aircraft.

    August 2, 2003 at 1:06 pm in reply to: Freighters #713859
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    Lufthansa have used 737’s for freight… DO Lufthansa still use 737’s for cargo purposes?? They used to have those convertible 737’s where the seats were stripped out and the aircraft was used for freight at night.

    I can’t really see the 737 and A320 being very successful as freighters… too small and can’t carry much… thus limiting them to only a few niche cargo flights. They could fly things like mail… but I can’t see anyone wanting enough of them to justify Airbus and Boeing to produce dedicated freighter versions of these types.

    July 31, 2003 at 10:09 pm in reply to: Heathrow Tuesday (Pics) #716396
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    Where does the KLM Fokker 50 fly from?? Seems a bit odd to have this small turboprop landing at heathrow where some serious heavy metal flies into.

    July 31, 2003 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Past the 100 #716400
    GZYL
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    LOL! Don’t do that just yet… I wouldn’t trust my judgement as far as I could throw it!!! 🙂

    July 31, 2003 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Past the 100 #716418
    GZYL
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    Looks like an SP to me!

    July 31, 2003 at 9:46 pm in reply to: General Discussion #402695
    GZYL
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    Nice little recipe you have there Arthur!

    July 31, 2003 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Napalm #1978489
    GZYL
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    Nice little recipe you have there Arthur!

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