Superb work Drew,

The head to head 146 (or RJ, what ever they want to call it) is fantastic,

A nice little report, try adding some pics next time!

Well nobody likes something that comes too soon… :rolleyes:

I don’t know, why don’t you write to TOM and ask them. I’m sure you’ll get a similar answer.

The A320’s are been phased out in Oct ’09, and the A321’s in April ’09.

Well well well, what a fantastic year this has been for QFA!

Paul,
Smaller turbine engines (such as those found on business jets and smaller airliners) have a starter/generator. Depending on the position of switches and the active function on the Generator Control Unit. (The generator can function as a starter to get the turbine spinning.) This is accomplished electrically using the battery, a ground power unit, an APU, or (after one engine is started) the other generator.

Larger turbine engines use air pressure to spin the turbine for starting. The air pressure usually comes from the APU for the first engine, and the operating engine for the second engine (crossbleed start). If the APU is not available, the plane can use air pressure from a ground source, called a “huffer”. (If you’re ever listening to a scanner/ATC and here an aircraft asking to start one engine on stand, idle power only – this is usually why)

Sam

Hospital… NOW!

Get a life man… even spotter PMN isn’t that crazy! :diablo:

Brilliant! It’s a shame you don’t fly through LBA often otherwise you could have borrowed my 350D for the odd trip. Ahh well… It’s always nice to see some photos from the pointy bit and as I say, quality sometimes isn’t actually the most important thing. 🙂

Paul

That’s certainly the case with your shots… sorry, I had to! :diablo:

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