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Post by madmac on Jan 13, 2018 10:58:56 GMT 12
Well at least that's any NZDF staffing issues resolved for the next 24 months (only mildly tongue in check).
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Post by davidd on Jan 13, 2018 12:33:08 GMT 12
Harking back to the comments re the wood-burning stove in the Li-2 (is that REALLY a true story? However one does hear of such things occurring in postwar railway carriages in India (and occasionally in civil airliners in same country, including Viscounts, although usually smartly stamped out by cabin crew!), the original DC-3 and C-47 had (believe it or not) a STEAM-powered heating system installed as standard equipment from fairly early in its history until well into WW2 (1944). This remarkable device, which relied on a small boiler heated by the engine exhaust system, was not exactly praised for its reliability, and was subsequently removed for post-war civilian usage in temperate climates. I think a less controversial and more conventional hot air system was introduced in later C-47s, and was common postwar on routes that requited such a device.
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Post by isc on Jan 13, 2018 20:49:02 GMT 12
Yes the Li-2 had a wood stove, it was place next to the door, and there were handles on it that could be used to throw the thing out the door if things got away. The military Li-2 often had a gun turret fitted in place of the astrodome. From "The DC-3" The story of the Dakota by Carroll V. Glines & Wendell F. Moseley. Published by Andre Deutsch Ltd., 105 Great Russell St London WC-1. isc
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Post by madmac on Jan 22, 2018 11:40:52 GMT 12
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Post by isc on Jan 22, 2018 12:51:39 GMT 12
That's what they wanted to do to the C-130s when they were at Woodbourn,it would have been cheaper than overhauling the old engines and props. isc
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Post by madmac on Jan 23, 2018 9:54:24 GMT 12
That's what they wanted to do to the C-130s when they were at Woodbourn,it would have been cheaper than overhauling the old engines and props. isc Pity the article doesn't cover how they addressed the stall issue as I recall the C130J has software limits to get around issues relating to the propellers causing the aircraft to have a roll on stall due to the flow effects of the 8 bladed propellers.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2018 20:23:51 GMT 12
A couple of things here. First there is this article on the Kawasaki C-2 which looks like they may be selling them to the UAE theaviationgeekclub.com/japan-sell-kawasaki-c-2-cargo-aircraft-uae/And there's a lot of talk in the past week or so that Boeing is lining up to Embraer to form some sort of partnership. If Boeing were behind Embraer as partners that would make the KC-390 look more attractive, would it not?
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Post by madmac on Feb 1, 2018 21:15:35 GMT 12
And there's a lot of talk in the past week or so that Boeing is lining up to Embraer to form some sort of partnership. If Boeing were behind Embraer as partners that would make the KC-390 look more attractive, would it not? SAAB is trying to throw a spanner in the Boeing Embraer deal due to them trying to ensure that Boeing doesn't get its hands on the Gripen tech. Unless the US DOD buys them it will just mean twice the price for the same thing.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 1, 2018 21:30:16 GMT 12
SAAB? I thought they closed down a few years back.
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Post by isc on Feb 2, 2018 20:10:25 GMT 12
It's known as SAAB AB, Air Bus has a 30% share (39.5% voting right), I think they may have stopped making cars under the SAAB name, although they are making electric cars for China under another name. isc
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 6, 2018 10:42:03 GMT 12
Some sales will be helpful for the KC-390's chances Embraer kicks off #SGAirshow orders race with unusual sale - LoI for 6 x KC-390s airlifters from aviation services company SkyTech. Aircraft for 'multiple defense projects' says Embraer. @raestimr:
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Post by kiwirob on Feb 6, 2018 22:31:07 GMT 12
It's known as SAAB AB, Air Bus has a 30% share (39.5% voting right), I think they may have stopped making cars under the SAAB name, although they are making electric cars for China under another name. isc AB does not stand for Airbus, AB is like LTD in NZ, the cornerstone investor in SAAB AB is Investor AB which is the investment company belonging to the Wallenburg family. The Wallenbburg family own major stakes in most large Swedish companies through Investor AB, companies include Ericsson, Electrolux, ABB, SAS Group, SKF, AIK, Atlas Copco.
Also SAAB the car company and SAAB the aerospace company have not been under the same ownership since General Motors purchased the vehicle division in 95. Scania AB was also part of the same group but is now owned 100% by the VW Group.
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Post by jeffref on Feb 7, 2018 9:06:20 GMT 12
AB is just the Swedish equivalent of a "Limited Liability" Company Aktiebolag (AB for short)
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 7, 2018 10:54:12 GMT 12
From memory the acronym originally stood for Svenska Aeroplans AB, so saying SAAB AB is almost like saying ASB Bank or DB Breweries!
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Post by isc on Feb 7, 2018 13:25:36 GMT 12
Thanks for straightening me out, I understand now. isc
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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 7, 2018 21:37:23 GMT 12
From memory the acronym originally stood for Svenska Aeroplans AB, so saying SAAB AB is almost like saying ASB Bank or DB Breweries! Which they do.
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 13, 2018 13:27:41 GMT 12
And which irritates me no end!
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Post by atea on Feb 13, 2018 15:39:56 GMT 12
And which irritates me no end! AS Bank sort of works D Breweries not so much Picking that the marketers got their way on both of those. Just as long as we don't end up with BS Planes!
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Post by saratoga on Feb 13, 2018 16:45:17 GMT 12
ha ha ,already there. The 'F-35'.....
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Post by beagle on Feb 14, 2018 18:54:14 GMT 12
So reading around, I think the A400 is going thru too much upheavel at present to be a direct replacement for the C130H. If everything turns out ok and they manage to get more orders, highly unlikely, then it could come in play for the strategic role, but that's a few years away yet. So sadly it looks like it could be just new J model herks at this stage.
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