Thanks Bentwing60. So at 70 feet agl he would have been slightly above it (53 foot 6).

(Written on 2020/06/01)(Permalink)

Wow, AoA 39 degrees at 116 kn and it didn't stall ! I guess at 70 feet agl it must have been in ground effect ?

(Written on 2020/05/31)(Permalink)

Hey Sparky what do you think of GE/Snecma engines that can develop the power to get an a/c airborne while sledding along the ground ingesting all kinds of crap scraped up off the runway, and the strength of the pylons holding those engines to the airframe. Pretty impressive equipment eh ? Maybe Airbus doesn't need all that complex landing gear, just bolt some wheels and brake drums under the nacelles.

(Written on 2020/05/26)(Permalink)

And then you have Aircan trying to land on taxiways containing a queue of a/c full of fuel and pax.

(Written on 2020/05/26)(Permalink)

Is 3 greens one of the parameters on the FDR ? If the checklist is conducted audibly/verbally it should be on the CVR.

(Written on 2020/05/23)(Permalink)

They might have been thinking "Hey there's a design that works, lets copy it"..... maybe next up a double-deck Cessna "380" with four fans.

(Written on 2020/05/22)(Permalink)

Will the floats will be mounted close together on the fuselage,meaning you'll need largish wing tip floats, adding drag, or will they be on substantial pylons and bracing which would also add a lot of drag ? I wonder if either float configuration will make it a fuel hog.

(Written on 2020/05/19)(Permalink)

Or a twin engined Trislander.

(Written on 2020/05/19)(Permalink)

I wonder how much drag those struts add.

(Written on 2020/05/19)(Permalink)

If you don't have the cash on hand (in a bank account) to pay current bills or interest or repayment on your notes and they're demanding payment now or suppliers (for example) will refuse service, (like no more fuel) and you can't get any more credit from anywhere, how do you keep operating ?

(Written on 2020/05/15)(Permalink)