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| Thread ID: 150767 | 2022-07-02 06:22:00 | For Aircraft Enthusiasts | bellbird (6169) | PC World Chat |
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| 1487188 | 2022-07-30 05:19:00 | A convertor belt? That's what I thought. Ken obviously has a faulty finger.:D Thank you very much for that information Clive. That explanation makes a lot of sense. I had not thought about the landing speed. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1487189 | 2022-07-30 05:26:00 | Aah, the fickle finger of fate? :) Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1487190 | 2022-08-03 14:33:00 | Thank you for that, Clive. But apart from the fact that they don't want them to bump into each other, is there another reason why they land into the wind or could they land with a tail wind? Mostly it is for noise abatement and conservation; whether landing or taking off attempts result in using wheels beyond the end of the runway the resultant noise and paperwork is just not worth it. Also, passengers losing the no-claim bonus on their life insurance does very little to generate repeat business for the air carrier. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1487191 | 2022-08-04 05:18:00 | Mostly it is for noise abatement;) When you talk about noise - I used to work in the telephone exchange in old Papatoetoe and when the aircraft were taking off west to east (runway 05 right - not very often) they would roar over the exchange at full throttle and I had to tell the person I was talking to on the phone to wait for a minute as it was impossible to hear them when the planes flew overhead. That was in the 70s. I'm assuming that is the same today. So much for noise abatement. :waughh: But then with exchanges having moved from electric mechanical to computers, there will most probably be little reason for anyone to be working in the exchange. There will only be someone required to be there every so often and that would not be for all day I would not think. |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1487192 | 2022-09-03 23:03:00 | Have watched a very interesting video on the 309th AMARG - Aero Space Maintenance and Regeneration Group, known to many as The Boneyard. Air New Zealand stored some of it's aircraft there during the pandemic. Have a look here: www.youtube.com |
Roscoe (6288) | ||
| 1487193 | 2022-09-04 04:04:00 | I understand why aircraft need to take off into the wind and usually - like at Auckland Airport - they take off and land in the same direction, but do they need to land into the wind? There is only one runway at Auckland so they obviously need to take off and land in the same direction but what about an airport like London Heathrow? They have two runways and so could take off and land in opposite directions. Beijing has 9 runways and Atlanta has 5 so I suppose they could also land and take off in opposite directions. I wondered if the reason was to have all the aircraft flying in the same direction so they don't bump into one another. Is that correct? So apart from that, do they need to land into the wind? to add, they can land with small tail wind, so at times its fine that they all take off and land in same direction. however if the winds are to high they have to take off into the wind. with only one runway its a case of organising the incoming planes so they are out of the way. ie get them landed before letting the planes on the ground take off. they also have designated routes and holding patterns to keep aircraft out of the way of each other. |
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