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Halcyon 25-02-2011 22:13
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An Air traffic controller proposes from the control tower over the airwaves. Awww

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3de_1298664544

Taf 02-03-2011 14:02
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Raptor at Farnborough


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7510364.stm


film of the display... wayy back in 2008....

Chris 02-03-2011 14:10
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Impressive stuff - no doubt that sort of manoeuvrability has been under top secret development for years and years ... and no doubt it's given rise to more than one or two 'UFO' sightings. :D

Cobbydaler 04-03-2011 14:41
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Couldn't believe this story about the NAO report into Eurofighter Typhoon procurement:
Quote:
Probably the most dismal figure we are given is that the RAF will actually put into service just 107 Typhoons. At the moment it has received 70: the last of the 160 planes ordered by the UK will be delivered in 2015. But, we are told, "by 2019" all the Tranche 1 jets (which were still being delivered to the RAF at the start of 2008) will be "retired" – that is, thrown away. We'll pay for 160 jets (actually we'll pay for 232), but we'll only ever get a fleet of 107.
Link

Kymmy 09-03-2011 11:56
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Talking about a typhoon.. here's a fantastic post on one of the other forums I frequent.

http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/chatter...tml#post557485

:rofl: :shocked:

DocDutch 14-03-2011 21:18
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OMG Kymmy thats a close up.

Kymmy 23-03-2011 17:53
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Fantastic mid-air refueling footage for the tornados/typhoons going to Libya

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12832866

G UK 03-04-2011 21:57
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More wreckage from AF-447 has been found. Lets hope they can finally find the black boxes and put this to bed once and for all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12953432

Halcyon 03-04-2011 22:06
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Some of you are bound to have heard about the incident this weekend in which a Southwest airlines (Flight 812) had a rapid de-pressurisation of the cabin after a part of the ceiling flew off and left a hole in the cabin fuselage.

This got me thinking about the stress these airlines put on their planes on a daily bassis.
Often these low cost carriers are making several trips per day, each time putting stress on the planes fueselage.

With some UK airlines still running 737 300 and 500 series aircraft put into service in the 90's, we are ending up with planes that are now over 20 years old.
With frequent flights on a daily bassis how long before these planes are so used that something goes wrong. Its time that some companies update their aircraft.

Hom3r 03-04-2011 23:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon (Post 35205478)
Some of you are bound to have heard about the incident this weekend in which a Southwest airlines (Flight 812) had a rapid de-pressurisation of the cabin after a part of the ceiling flew off and left a hole in the cabin fuselage.

This got me thinking about the stress these airlines put on their planes on a daily bassis.
Often these low cost carriers are making several trips per day, each time putting stress on the planes fueselage.

With some UK airlines still running 737 300 and 500 series aircraft put into service in the 90's, we are ending up with planes that are now over 20 years old.
With frequent flights on a daily bassis how long before these planes are so used that something goes wrong. Its time that some companies update their aircraft.
Having worked in aviation, I know that the average jet flys passengers for 15-20 years, and flys 100s of thousands of cycles and have regular checks.

When thay have a 'C check' (majot MOT check) every panel that can be removed is, often paint is removed and eddy currents are used to find cracks. This check takes about a month.

Halcyon 04-04-2011 11:54
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Looks like we might get some answers over the Air France 447 flight from Rio to Paris.
Wreckage has been found. Hopefully the data recorders will give some vital info.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12953432

Hom3r 04-04-2011 13:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon (Post 35205725)
Looks like we might get some answers over the Air France 447 flight from Rio to Paris.
Wreckage has been found. Hopefully the data recorders will give some vital info.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12953432

Unlikely to find them anytime soon as they are 2.5 miles down.

Halcyon 12-04-2011 17:38
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(CNN) -- An Airbus 380 clipped a smaller plane while taxiing to the runway for takeoff from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11...lane.incident/

Chris 12-04-2011 17:48
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Saw a Typhoon over Loch Lomond this afternoon - came south, executed a tight turn to starboard whilst losing altitude and then tore off northwards again.

I've never seen a Typhoon here before. We get the occasional Herc and a few Tornados but they always seem to be on the way somewhere else. I got the impression this one was limbering up for a trip to Libya ...

Hom3r 12-04-2011 21:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon (Post 35211349)
(CNN) -- An Airbus 380 clipped a smaller plane while taxiing to the runway for takeoff from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/04/11...lane.incident/

Thats the A380 pilots career stuffed, as some airlines don't like pilots with 'accidents' on there records (their fault or not).


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