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Forum: Rumours & News
18th Dec 2019, 00:13
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

sycamore. Luxury! On the HP Herald 60% of the...

sycamore. Luxury! On the HP Herald 60% of the weight of my flight bag was hand tools.


From that Market Insider article. (that is some 'note'.)


And there was me saying that stored...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 17:51
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

568 in answer to my suggestion that some aircraft...

568 in answer to my suggestion that some aircraft could be delivered to their intended purchasers.
...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Dec 2019, 01:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Looking at pictures on the BBC site, brings home...

Looking at pictures on the BBC site, brings home the dilemma of storage. Since the loss of hundreds of aircraft would probably be fatal for Boeing, I'm wondering if they couldn't be flown to...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2019, 22:49
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Quote:Originally Posted by Loose rivets...

Quote:Originally Posted by Loose rivets https://www.pprune.org/images/buttons/viewpost.gif...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2019, 23:10
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

I would have thought MCAS, as a concept, was an...

I would have thought MCAS, as a concept, was an eloquent answer to a tedious flight-test finding, given that you allowed any automated system to control the H Stabilizer. The prime issue with MCAS...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Dec 2019, 00:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

In an idle moment. Surely big G is 6.674 28...

In an idle moment.

Surely big G is 6.674 28 (+/- 0.000 67) x 10-11 m3 kg-1 s -2. ? If we had negative G, the problems of Boeing would seem trivial since the world would fly apart and the sun would...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Dec 2019, 01:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

It's very odd about that page. I think I saw the...

It's very odd about that page. I think I saw the picture of it on Quora, but possibly another PPRuNer a while before. I can't remember. But whatever, it is such a few words in a tiny column given...
Forum: Rumours & News
13th Dec 2019, 22:32
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

And also, Grebe #4453 Electrical trim...

And also, Grebe #4453



Electrical trim beats MCAS until stopped + 5 seconds.
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Dec 2019, 02:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Virtually every night I read in here and then go...

Virtually every night I read in here and then go to Quora. Tonight, I come back with this, because I wonder how Frank Borman would have altered his career path if he'd known he might one day be...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Dec 2019, 23:55
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

And pressing it to stop that piece of software...

And pressing it to stop that piece of software running would be a nice addition.

Craig Bomben,


Okay, but Airbus took years to develop their HAL. This seems a limited time to develop a...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Dec 2019, 00:53
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

To bend a famous saying:- The road to...

To bend a famous saying:- The road to disappointment is paved with expectations.

It would be a pretty dim investor that was swayed by a little optimism.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Dec 2019, 01:36
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

During the course of these threads, I've often...

During the course of these threads, I've often wondered if mobilizing the passengers would have worked - given available time. It would of course have meant a lot of loose passengers, their lives...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Nov 2019, 01:06
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

turbidus, I'm curious. Is that safety...

turbidus, I'm curious. Is that safety engineer's, or safety engineers' ?
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Nov 2019, 23:24
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Huh, I'd just deleted my post because I felt it...

Huh, I'd just deleted my post because I felt it was a little harsh. On the whole, he's put a lot of work in, but there are some basic misunderstandings which rather need an update.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2019, 23:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Thanks. Popping open the diagram is revealing. ...

Thanks. Popping open the diagram is revealing.

It's easy to see how self-certification happens in an industry that's become so complicated.
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2019, 22:38
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Can a piece of software fall into the...

Can a piece of software fall into the 'catastrophic' category? I gather the vane can, (or more correctly the failure of) but that's a physical mechanism.
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2019, 23:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

The article, Canada, and indeed this thread seem...

The article, Canada, and indeed this thread seem to be swinging us back to a period of analysis I'd have expected shortly after the second crash. We know full well the aircraft handling has to be...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Nov 2019, 00:41
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Takwis, just reading it with conventional usage,...

Takwis, just reading it with conventional usage, I'd jump to the conclusion that the former was unacceptably high, whereas the opposite is the truth under specific circumstances.
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Nov 2019, 01:12
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

That Pan Am was just before my time. Sheeesh! ...

That Pan Am was just before my time. Sheeesh! Both training captains. But was the skipper entitled to go back, or even be required to do a courtesy visit to the pax. A Civil prosecution seems a...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Nov 2019, 01:06
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

They managed to extend the program from about...

They managed to extend the program from about half an hour, even given one should allow the emotional side appropriate air time. Heart rending, but with all due respect, I feel that issue should be...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Nov 2019, 22:44
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

I assume that was written after the event(s),...

I assume that was written after the event(s), though it does seem a little like moving the goal posts after a multi-billion $ investment has been given the go-ahead.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Nov 2019, 00:35
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Over these months I've become more and more...

Over these months I've become more and more bewildered by certain design-logic. Now this. What is it supposed to mean? Movements that are un-commanded, presumably meaning by the pilots, must mean...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2019, 22:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

In the presentation to the FAA, they show two...

In the presentation to the FAA, they show two sets of switches which seem to be the same thing. Items 3 and 5. What are the trim override switches?

Do they simply mean the effective overriding...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Nov 2019, 00:05
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

In my suggested, quick cut followed by four stage...

In my suggested, quick cut followed by four stage reintroduction, the last item to be reinstated is MCAS, but wait, can that specific software be divorced from the autopilot and indeed, STS? I assume...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2019, 23:18
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Stick Push and Stick Nudge. Very different...

Stick Push and Stick Nudge. Very different animals. Davis insisted upon the Push on T tailed rear-engined aircraft - the Nudge on the 707 etc., and as previously mentioned, the latter didn't require...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Nov 2019, 01:24
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Which is very different challenge to simply...

Which is very different challenge to simply stopping the elevator load going light.


Another means of effecting the cure perhaps by mechanically operated surfaces on the cowling? Well, to lose...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2019, 02:28
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

That sounds familiar. It spells out all too...

That sounds familiar. It spells out all too clearly just how potentially 'catastrophic' that single failure can be, inasmuch as it lets the AND inputs sum from the last stopping point.
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Nov 2019, 00:58
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

I remember this clearly from the early days of...

I remember this clearly from the early days of these pprune discussions. It seemed to fade away, as did the completely opposite 'redatumization' after each AND run.

I have never been clear about...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2019, 02:07
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Having read in for nearly a year, I'm ever...

Having read in for nearly a year, I'm ever increasingly flummoxed by some of the basic operating philosophies I'm reading here. In a 'Crowd of pilots', many of whom are current on the NG, there seems...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Oct 2019, 02:29
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

I'm puzzled. I'd have thought that the pilots...

I'm puzzled. I'd have thought that the pilots would have had to claim against their employers, and the airline bring the case against Boeing. I can't see how Boeing have a direct responsibility to...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Oct 2019, 01:21
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

To pick a nit: The above would be a pitot/static...

To pick a nit: The above would be a pitot/static tube, mostly used on small aircraft. In larger aircraft the little hole in the side is a drain, the pressure loss from that is allowed for. The...
Forum: Rumours & News
14th Oct 2019, 01:19
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

#3055 While I agree that looks a cheap...

#3055



While I agree that looks a cheap way of indexing, I assume it's like it is so that it can be calibrated. Just looking at that grub screw makes me shudder. LockTight? I'm at a loss.
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Oct 2019, 00:56
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Hmm . . . fair comment, but at the same time it...

Hmm . . . fair comment, but at the same time it doesn't go all floppy on the relevant axis.

gums' description of a solid stick I found very hard to imagine, but let's look at that extreme.

You...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2019, 02:09
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

What a lovely pdf. Thanks. I didn't associate...

What a lovely pdf. Thanks. I didn't associate pdf with such good photography. The dynamic photos of wing bending at different loadings is quite . . . tensing.
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2019, 01:22
Replies: 4,656
Views: 4,790,956
Posted By Loose rivets

Oh, goodbye. I was writing this while you were...

Oh, goodbye. I was writing this while you were replying.

Grebe also links to another Seattle Times report. The internal politics is a frightening subject, but because of my years in electronics...
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