SinglePot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 OK ... couple of questions ... P9190065 LR.JPG There is appears to a film on the windshield which is apparent by the colouration. Any ideas what it is? China Airlines pilot couldn't find the sick bag? Must have been a dodgy meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) OK ... couple of questions ... P9190065 LR.JPG There is appears to a film on the windshield which is apparent by the colouration. Any ideas what it is? Gold, I am serious. Grant Smith is also on th money, I am not sure which component causes this in these pic though. More and more filters are working their way into these fleets trying to combat the radiation at altitude. Much of it goes straight therough metal, but UV is becommng a huge issue with crew getting skin cancers. Edited, can't spell Edited September 27, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) P9190091 LR.JPG What sort of tyre pressure do these planes run? Obviously there are tolerances judging by the profile of these two tyres ... A320 Nose Wheel 178 min 187 max PSI Main Wheels 210 / 220 PSI They are filled with nitrogen normally. There are other "air" mixtures but nitrogen is cheap and dry, it is all about dry-ness I believe. It is commonly -54'c up top, and moisture in ya Dunlops at those temps appartently do funny things. Out of interest, the weight of the plane, or even its tire preasurs is not the restricing factor at most airports, it is the combination and including how many tires there are to spreed the weight over. One of the "common" worst offenders around here in the civil jets is the B777. A 777 will rip up a taxi way way beofre a A380 or B747 will all things being the same at gross weight. (Max Allowed Weight) But many times, with their wicked range they are no where near that weight. THAI or Singapore Airlines can operate all day in a B777 to Jakarta return (to home base) if they wanted to, but Garuda ordered and now has delivered (or about to) some new sexy B777's for direct flights to Europe, but someone in Garuda didn't think about seeing if the runways (and taxiways) in Jakarta can take them at that weight (full of fuel needed to Europe), so not direct flights as they have been advertising and selling tickets for for the next year or so !!! They are now tearing up the runways and re-building them ( or about to ). What in the Indo term for "Thai-Ness" ? Edited September 27, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just out of interest, who are the main suppliers of tires for commercial aircraft? Pirelli are making a pig's ear of F1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just out of interest, who are the main suppliers of tires for commercial aircraft? Pirelli are making a pig's ear of F1. I'm fairly sure that all the major manufacturers have a crack at the aviation market... Let's not bring Pirelli's competence (or severe lack thereof) of the F1 into this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just out of interest, who are the main suppliers of tires for commercial aircraft? Pirelli are making a pig's ear of F1. I'm fairly sure that all the major manufacturers have a crack at the aviation market...Let's not bring Pirelli's competence (or severe lack thereof) of the F1 into this An alternative to plain air or nitrogen to increase downforce might work though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Refering to above, I am realy not sure what component makes that oily look. A modern B737 windscreen has 5 layers, outer glass, 3 plastic internal layers and a 5th glass layer inside, (however commonly refered to as 3 layers, glass, plastic, glass). There are many different filters in them now, I don't understand them all though. These are very expensive, actually extreamly expensive. There are fine gold wires throughout them, that heat it up. Generally at +15'c you switch a low heat on, this is for strength, if iceing is an issue you can make it really hot. It is much stronger warm than cold for strikes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just out of interest, who are the main suppliers of tires for commercial aircraft? Pirelli are making a pig's ear of F1. I'm fairly sure that all the major manufacturers have a crack at the aviation market... Let's not bring Pirelli's competence (or severe lack thereof) of the F1 into this Yeah, they all have thier fingers in the pie. You also see bizare names, that are appartently "re-treading" compaines. These are typically re-treaded about 15 times Mind you, the cost of a retread you could buy several hundread car new car tires !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Refering to above, I am realy not sure what component makes that oily look. A modern B737 windscreen has 5 layers, outer glass, 3 plastic internal layers and a 5th glass layer inside, (however commonly refered to as 3 layers, glass, plastic, glass). There are many different filters in them now, I don't understand them all though. These are very expensive, actually extreamly expensive. There are fine gold wires throughout them, that heat it up. Generally at +15'c you switch a low heat on, this is for strength, if iceing is an issue you can make it really hot. It is much stronger warm than cold for strikes etc. Transam might find this interesting. Mechanical engineering to produce ultimate flying machines. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Just out of interest, who are the main suppliers of tires for commercial aircraft? Pirelli are making a pig's ear of F1. I'm fairly sure that all the major manufacturers have a crack at the aviation market...Let's not bring Pirelli's competence (or severe lack thereof) of the F1 into this Yeah, they all have thier fingers in the pie. You also see bizare names, that are appartently "re-treading" compaines. These are typically re-treaded about 15 times Mind you, the cost of a retread you could buy several hundread car new car tires !!! China's probably got the retread market sown up? BTW. My brainwave of ozone filled F1 tires would never fly. Likewise, gold alloy wheels. Back to the drawing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #009 Try for the ... AirlineMake and ModelNever see this one before ... Well ... before I photographed it ! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Re Re-Treads: "China's probably got the retread market sown up?" I don't know where they are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #009 P9010050 LR.JPG Try for the ... AirlineMake and ModelNever see this one before ... Well ... before I photographed it ! . Air Macau A319 "Bangkok Casino Express" Edited September 27, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #009 . Air Macau A319 "Bangkok Casino Express" Indeed Mr Chao Lao Beach it is ... Air Macau Airbus A319-132 Rego B-MAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #001 Try for the ... AirlineMake and ModelNice easy one for the week-end It's in slightly special livery . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabC Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thai Airways A330 in Star Alliance Livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Thai Airways A330 in Star Alliance Livery.Can't be Thai.. The logo hasn't been spray painted out using MS-Paint (No it is Thai though, seriously) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Speaking of the Nordic airline, just rocked up to the Imperial Queens Park for an event and bumped into the crew... Not a bad looking bunch, a few Olga's but overall an impressive line up.. The uniform? Not so much.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Speaking of the Nordic airline, just rocked up to the Imperial Queens Park for an event and bumped into the crew... Not a bad looking bunch, a few Olga's but overall an impressive line up.. The uniform? Not so much.. No worries Bruce....just ditch the uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Speaking of the Nordic airline, just rocked up to the Imperial Queens Park for an event and bumped into the crew... Not a bad looking bunch, a few Olga's but overall an impressive line up.. The uniform? Not so much.. No worries Bruce....just ditch the uniform. Well.. True.. You're not looking at the mantle piece whilst you're stoking the fire.. But, first impressions tend to be important... Take SQ for example, that uniform looks great in front of the fire place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 So does a school uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #001 Try for the ... AirlineMake and ModelNice easy one for the week-end It's in slightly special livery . Air new zealand Boeing 777? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #001 Try for the ... AirlineMake and ModelNice easy one for the week-end It's in slightly special livery . Air new zealand Boeing 777? Take another twirl on the dance floor, NZ 1. Don't fly to BKK and 2. the 777 doesn't have winglets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 So does a school uniform. Always gotta go too far SinglePot hahaha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #001 Air new zealand Boeing 777? Take another twirl on the dance floor, NZ 1. Don't fly to BKK and 2. the 777 doesn't have winglets. Agreed ... but he had a go ... and that's half the fun ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Plane Spotting 2 ... PSP 2 #001 Air new zealand Boeing 777?Take another twirl on the dance floor, NZ 1. Don't fly to BKK and 2. the 777 doesn't have winglets. Agreed ... but he had a go ... and that's half the fun ... True indeed and I wasn't trying to be a Rex hunt about it, guess the lack of smiley could have led to that impression.. Sorry gents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 So does a school uniform.Always gotta go too far SinglePot hahaha... I'd better not point out the irony of B-Mao on Air Macau then. Sorry gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 So does a school uniform.Always gotta go too far SinglePot hahaha... I'd better not point out the irony of B-Mao on Air Macau then. Sorry gents. Dont worrie about it, Singlpot,.... Grantsmith and David48 meant well. I like to play this game. Love to investigate and search. While I am at it, I learn a thing or 2 as well from the experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinglePot Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Me too. Run out of likes. Been on the football forum. I mean soccer forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantSmith Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 So does a school uniform.Always gotta go too far SinglePot hahaha...I'd better not point out the irony of B-Mao on Air Macau then.Sorry gents. I was going to.. But thought otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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