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    #5792
    Jack1985
    Registered Users Posts: 2,500 ✭✭✭Jack1985


    greedygoblin wrote: »
    It's only at 11000 feet though. Is that a bit low to be performing stall tests?

    Nope, they won't be actually stalling the aircraft - All there going to do is let the speed drop and then on the Airbus ''ALPHA FLOOR'' kicks in and recovers the aircraft.


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    #5793
    fr336
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    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Nope, they won't be actually stalling the aircraft - All there going to do is let the speed drop and then on the Airbus ''ALPHA FLOOR'' kicks in and recovers the aircraft.

    But isn't that the point...what if it takes its time? :D


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    #5794
    greedygoblin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭greedygoblin


    Jack1985 wrote: »
    Nope, they won't be actually stalling the aircraft - All there going to do is let the speed drop and then on the Airbus ''ALPHA FLOOR'' kicks in and recovers the aircraft.
    Ah, ok. Gotcha. Thanks :D


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    #5795
    Jack1985
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    fr336 wrote: »
    But isn't that the point...what if it takes its time? :D

    They're at safe height for the test they actually climbed to 12,000ft before you could see the speed dropping away on FR24, it's just one of those tests for airworthiness, trust me Alpha Floor is never late - That's why its there :)


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    #5796
    fr336
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    Jack1985 wrote: »
    They're at safe height for the test they actually climbed to 12,000ft before you could see the speed dropping away on FR24, it's just one of those tests for airworthiness, trust me Alpha Floor is never late - That's why its there :)

    But why test it then? What happens if it fails? :eek: Glad they've gone over there to do their tests :cool:


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    #5797
    fr336
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    Lufthansa making their way to SNN now

    http://www.flightradar24.com/DLH9921/3edf67b


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    #5798
    Wise Old Elf
    Moderators Posts: 3,554 ✭✭✭Wise Old Elf


    Well that worked out well. I almost never get timing right like that. Singapore 747 just started taxiing as we arrived at the viewing area. A few pics in the pics thread below. Saw a few others as well, will try to upload them to imgur and add them to that thread later.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=91474889&postcount=3633


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    #5799
    nanook5
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    fr336 wrote: »
    Lufthansa making their way to SNN now

    http://www.flightradar24.com/DLH9921/3edf67b

    Looks like it's going fly directly above my house :P Might go outside and snap a few pics if it's under the clouds


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    #5800
    fr336
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    Disco Stuart wrote: »
    Well that worked out well. I almost never get timing right like that. Singapore 747 just started taxiing as we arrived at the viewing area. A few pics in the pics thread below. Saw a few others as well, will try to upload them to imgur and add them to that thread later.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=91474889&postcount=3633

    Awesome pics thanks a lot! Shannon has a viewing area?


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    #5801
    Jack1985
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    fr336 wrote: »
    But why test it then? What happens if it fails? :eek: Glad they've gone over there to do their tests :cool:

    I've only ever heard of one instance where it failed that resulted in a crash off Perpignan, during an airworthiness test - it was due to water getting into the AoA (Angle of Attack) sensors during improper maintenance coupled with the fact the crew carried out the test to low, leaving it to late to rectify the situation when A.Floor didn't kick in because the aircraft actually thought it remained on the ground.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XL_Airways_Germany_Flight_888T

    There's a good video here of a stall test also at 12,000ft in a simulator, idle the thrust disconnecting A/THR and watch as the aircraft enters the ''red band'' slow/stall speed zone and A.Floor takes control to recover.



    Excuse the Russian. :D


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    #5802
    Wise Old Elf
    Moderators Posts: 3,554 ✭✭✭Wise Old Elf


    fr336 wrote: »
    Awesome pics thanks a lot! Shannon has a viewing area?

    More like thanks to this thread I knew it was there. There's a viewing area around the back, near the entrance to Shannon Aerospace, right at the threshold of Runway 24, that's how you get the great pics of them turning after taxi.


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    #5803
    nanook5
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    It looks like DLH9921 had it's landing gear out near Patrickswell in Limerick . Is it normal to have it out that early or is that early ?


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    #5804
    Jack1985
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    nanook5 wrote: »
    It looks like DLH9921 had it's landing gear out near Patrickswell in Limerick . Is it normal to have it out that early or is that early ?

    All part of the flight programme test.


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    #5805
    nanook5
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    Jack1985 wrote: »
    All part of the flight programme test.

    I was thinking that might be it too .


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    #5806
    fr336
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    Jack are you flying the thing or something :p


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    #5807
    greedygoblin
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    Is it doing a go-around?


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    #5808
    fr336
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    greedygoblin wrote: »
    Is it doing a go-around?

    I think I heard that mentioned


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    #5809
    greedygoblin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭greedygoblin


    nanook5 wrote: »
    Looks like it's going fly directly above my house :P Might go outside and snap a few pics if it's under the clouds
    Did you get a few snaps nanook? I managed to get a couple of really blurry ones as it flew overhead.


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    #5810
    nanook5
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    greedygoblin wrote: »
    Did you get a few snaps nanook? I managed to get a couple of really blurry ones as it flew overhead.

    Yea I got a few they weren't great though . It was 12km from my location and I hadn't my camera set up properly so with a 300mm lens they pretty were blurry . One or two are OK . I can put them up if you like :)


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    #5811
    billie1b
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    nanook5 wrote: »
    Yea I got a few they weren't great though . It was 12km from my location and I hadn't my camera set up properly so with a 300mm lens they pretty were blurry . One or two are OK . I can put them up if you like :)

    You can automatically assume that we always 'like', lash them up


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    #5812
    nanook5
    Registered Users Posts: 927 ✭✭✭nanook5


    billie1b wrote: »
    You can automatically assume that we always 'like', lash them up

    Sure thing , 2 minutes


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    #5813
    greedygoblin
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    Here's mine:


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    #5814
    greedygoblin
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    LH9921 about to land? They've certainly kept Shannon Approach busy the last few hours!


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    #5815
    nanook5
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    Looks like I didn't get the focus right or else there was a lot of haze .Pretty sure it was the focus though .


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    #5816
    billie1b
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    nanook5 wrote: »
    Looks like I didn't get the focus right or else there was a lot of haze .Pretty sure it was the focus though .

    Nice! Thanks


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    #5817
    fr336
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    Green laser pointed at an Aer Arrann over the Limerick area on approach to SNN

    http://www.flightradar24.com/REA39SN/3ee3d7f


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    #5818
    nanook5
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    fr336 wrote: »
    Green laser pointed at an Aer Arrann over the Limerick area on approach to SNN

    http://www.flightradar24.com/REA39SN/3ee3d7f

    Why do people bother ? :mad:


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    #5819
    fr336
    Registered Users Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    nanook5 wrote: »
    Why do people bother ? :mad:

    Quite the coincidence you turning up tonight eh ;) :pac:

    Just stupid, mindless people clearly. One of the Aer Arann guys sounded a bit shook up but I could have that wrong.


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    #5820
    fr336
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    Ryanair dreamliner about to come over you Shannon lads now


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    #5821
    nanook5
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    fr336 wrote: »
    Quite the coincidence you turning up tonight eh ;) :pac:

    Just stupid, mindless people clearly. One of the Aer Arann guys sounded a bit shook up but I could have that wrong.

    :D:p

    Airliners should equip crew with these http://www.wickedlasers.com/laser-tech/laser_eye_safety.html


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