Aussie Aircraft Thread

I remember seeing them at an air base in Sacramento in '82 (?), the ground crew had Mach 3+ on their caps and mugs, the aircraft leak like a sieve until they get up to speed at which point the panels expand and seal the gaps ...... I wonder if they found that out on the ground or flying it ?

Some good videos here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZIGKwhQ8dw

 

Good question I suspect when they designed them they had an idea but new the probably didn't leak. I know it was standard practice to refuel them when airborne when the airframe heated up and sealed.
Great things given the age and to think all the titanium came from Russia, that fact made me smile.

 

Thought some here may be interested in this: Goodwood - Forward to a Friend

 

Aviation nerds with access to the SkyF1 coverage from the Red Bull Ring will probably see some good coverage from Ted (PPL and fellow aviation nerd) of his flight on the Flying Bulls DC-6 (and yes, he meant Corsair): https://twitter.com/tedkravitz/status/748102066833362944

 

...and here's a special aircraft geek version of Ted's Notebook (Ted's Logbook?) from Red Bull's Hangar-7/Hangar-8: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIlbqoq9_mE[/ame]

 

Vcool VMax - thanks for posting

 

Shouldn't you be keeping both hands on the wheel ??

Oh that's right, the flight computers are doing everything for you

 

ILS ?

 

Cool pics.

 

So much for a sterile cockpit

 

So, it runs a small block ??

 

Really like the A350 look. Qatar's livery gives it a weirdly Nimrod-y feel, but it's still nice That livery looks amazing on a Qatari C-17 actually, but maybe that's just because we're used to seeing boring grey ones all the time.

 

Cathay also have one operating into Brisbane with a -900 to start next month

John

 

You never answer the hard questions ........ is it running a small block ?

 

I also hear that there might be a bit of buyers remorse - not particularly reliable

 

Hi John the 330 is doing brisbane and the 777s sharing Sydney and Melbourne with the 330s. The 350s are doing Europe starting September. ;-)

 

Nice article about flying Moretti's favourite aeroplane:
Flying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold War - The Drive

And on the topic of A350s, two hours worth of chat about A350 test flying and test flight engineering with an Airbus pilot and engineer, from the ever-nerdy Omega Tau:
210 ? A350 Flight Testing | omega tau science & engineering podcast