For those who like Aircraft pictures

[St Enodoc]

3 hours ago, PMP said:

A ‘floater’ last week, 2/3rds of a wet runway used before landing keeps you awake.

One of the three most useless things for a pilot.

[55020]

11 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

One of the three most useless things for a pilot.

 

As a helicopter pilot, it's never been something that has worried me

[St Enodoc]

22 minutes ago, 55020 said:

 

As a helicopter pilot, it's never been something that has worried me

The other two probably do though...

[55020]

8 minutes ago, St Enodoc said:

The other two probably do though...

 

One of them is absolutely useless to anyone with a pulse  

Edited December 27, 2021 by 55020

[Ron Ron Ron]

On 27/12/2021 at 18:11, PMP said:

A ‘floater’ last week, 2/3rds of a wet runway used before landing keeps you awake.

Did you really see this, or was it just an Ilyushin ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited December 28, 2021 by Ron Ron Ron

[rob D2]

one of the most useless things right now .. is a licence !

[KeithMacdonald]

Something unusual found on Flight Radar...

 

80-year old DC3's still being used for high-tech exploration (with a few modifications)
https://www.baslerturbo.com/

With really clever gravity detectors
https://www.bellgeo.com/what-is-ftg

Here's the most recent surveying flight, flying backwards and forwards along the Cornish coast.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-ftgi#2a4ecfe0

 

Old tin (in the air) looking for new tin (under the ground) perhaps?

[Kris]

18 minutes ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Here's the most recent surveying flight, flying backwards and forwards along the Cornish coast.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-ftgi#2a4ecfe0

Saw that one on the 26th as it was flying along the coast. 

[St Enodoc]

8 hours ago, KeithMacdonald said:

Here's the most recent surveying flight, flying backwards

Now that's definitely something unusual!

[5944]

 

Trip to the local airfield yesterday to see this lot. A twelfth one (in pieces) is just out of shot to the right. 

 

Bit surprised to see N3200 with a drip tray underneath - it doesn't have an engine fitted at present! 

[Jeff Smith]

I thought that the prop shaft was part of the engine so without an engine there is nowhere to hang the prop.  I notice that the exhaust is missing though.

[boxbrownie]

1 hour ago, Jeff Smith said:

I thought that the prop shaft was part of the engine so without an engine there is nowhere to hang the prop.  I notice that the exhaust is missing though.

They may have jury rigged a prop bracket in the bay, nothing looks worse than a Spitfire with no prop on display 

[boxbrownie]

Thinking about it though, isn’t there a gearbox between engine and prop, may have just that installed?

 

I assume this as never been under the hood of a Spit, just drooled over the noise.

[5944]

There's something in there, wrapped up in a clear bin bag looking at someone else's photos, but there's daylight where there shouldn't be. So possibly some sort of jig to hold the prop in place. 

[Jeff Smith]

The gearbox is part of the engine.

 

 

 

[boxbrownie]

2 hours ago, Jeff Smith said:

The gearbox is part of the engine.

 

 

 

Probably the front half of the gearbox with the prop shaft and bearing assembly then?

[Jeff Smith]

The gearbox is an integral part of the engine, it cannot be separated and be mounted inside the engine nacelle.  The whole engine, gearbox and propeller are mounted on the anti- vibration engine mounts which are attached to the airframe.

[Ron Ron Ron]

Blu Tack perhaps….?

 

 

 

Hat, Coat …………….

 

 

 

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[boxbrownie]

16 hours ago, Jeff Smith said:

The gearbox is an integral part of the engine, it cannot be separated and be mounted inside the engine nacelle.  The whole engine, gearbox and propeller are mounted on the anti- vibration engine mounts which are attached to the airframe.

It looked from those drawings that the gearbox itself splits (they’d have trouble actually making that casting otherwise) and I was speculating they may have used the front half of the gearbox which appears to have bearings for the prop shaft within “jury rigged” just to attach a prop for show.

[Jeff Smith]

The engine would not have been partially disassembled just for show.  The engine is tested and released by the overhaul company, any partial disassembly would invalidate the warranty and CAA release.

 

The simplest answer is that there is an engine installed (hence the drip tray) but that the exhaust stubs have been removed, or not yet installed.

[boxbrownie]

1 hour ago, Jeff Smith said:

The engine would not have been partially disassembled just for show.  The engine is tested and released by the overhaul company, any partial disassembly would invalidate the warranty and CAA release.

 

The simplest answer is that there is an engine installed (hence the drip tray) but that the exhaust stubs have been removed, or not yet installed.

Or maybe they did use Blu Tack

[Rugd1022]

[boxbrownie]

16 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

I suppose Maj on board eating her cheese sarnies already?

[Metr0Land]

I flew on 3 Carvairs; they had a passenger cabin at the rear with approx 25 seats.  On one flight the public address failed and the stewardess had to come into the cabin and do a little recitation for the safety briefing.  It was bit embarrasing with her standing a couple of feet from me.

[rob D2]

How about a little “ what’s your favourite aircraft and why ?” With a photo as you deem appropriate , or even top 3