Bateleur1 Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Did Airbus buy Bomardier? Edited October 17, 2019 by Bateleur1 Long Wheel Base 1
SwissVan Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Did Airbus buy Bomardier?Something like that, not sure about the details
patham Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Did Airbus buy Bomardier? Bombardier sold off a majority share in its old C-series program to Airbus who have relabelled them as A220s. It has also sold off ifs Q400 and Dash 8 program to the same people who own Viking Air (who already had the rights and Type Certificates for the older DHC planes). So Bombardier are now sticking with trains and bizjets.
SwaziEagle Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 ZS-SDC arrives in Johannesburg 29/30 October 2019 (Hainan #1)ZS-SDD arrives in Johannesburg 5 November 2019 (Hainan #2)ZS-SDE arrives in Johannesburg 5/6/7 November 2019 (MK #1)ZS-SDF arrives in Johannesburg last week of November 2019(MK #2) This comes from a long email about the delay. Long story short, Licensing with SACAA and painting took longer than expected. They obviously could only paint them once all licenses and registration was finalised.Will SDE and SDF have the A333 cabin or they will have MK cabin? I Know Hainan ones will not be changed for the first 3 years.  Rumor has it, big A359 and A339 order coming mext year, take with a pinch of salt!
DJR Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Quantas New York to Sydney direct - 19 hours - I don't think I'll enjoy that without drugs! https://www.msn.com/en-za/video/news/worlds-longest-non-stop-flight-arrives-from-new-york/vi-AAJ5NN5 Bateleur1, Capricorn and SwissVan 3
patham Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 The 11 year old youngster wanted to do his first ever plastic model kit after being inspired by going to the aircraft museum a few weeks ago. He had been given a Hasegawa 1:72 Strike Eagle 4 years ago, when he was way too young to attempt it. As it stands, this kit has a gazillion fiddly bits - who has time to glue the lugs on the ejector bomb racks - especially when Strike Eagles can carry so many bombs in the first place. Tonight will be the finishing up of the armaments and maybe decals, touch up paint tomorrow. I think he did well (needed a bit of my help from time to time and me looking over him to explain the instructions and methodology). Room for improvement still - some brush marks on the paint and some joints really need filler which I was not able to get at the local shops, but probably he was as good as I was at that age (I remember starting at about age 9 though, on simpler Airfix kits). The joint lines were not helped by the Strike Eagle really being a rehash of their other Eagle kits, so the conformal fuels tanks do not have locating pins - they are just extra blobs of plastic to be as best aligned and glued as you see fit. At that age, discipline and patience to paint the inside of the cockpit, ejection seats does not exist, but I was the same back then too. I have convinced him that 1:48 is the way to go for most aircraft subjects - although I still have to finish my own Italeri 1:72 MH-53 Pave Hawk helicopter I have been carrying around for 23 years....      Bateleur1, DJR, Long Wheel Base and 5 others 8
dirtypot Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Quantas New York to Sydney direct - 19 hours - I don't think I'll enjoy that without drugs! https://www.msn.com/en-za/video/news/worlds-longest-non-stop-flight-arrives-from-new-york/vi-AAJ5NN5 I flew to JFK many years ago with a fuel stop over in the Cape Verde Islands which we weren't allowed to disembark for. That ended up being a 19 hour flight on the top deck of a 747. Not the most fun experience I've ever had, and not one I'd do again in a hurry. Long Wheel Base and DJR 2
DJR Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 I flew to JFK many years ago with a fuel stop over in the Cape Verde Islands which we weren't allowed to disembark for. That ended up being a 19 hour flight on the top deck of a 747. Not the most fun experience I've ever had, and not one I'd do again in a hurry.I did that a few times as well. Cape Town, Ilha Do Sol, New York. We were allowed to disembark, but it was usually so hot and humid that it didn't help at all. Long Wheel Base 1
dirtypot Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Ilha Do Sol That's the one.  You were lucky then! We couldn't move and the plane was completely shut down - IE no A/C.  Long Wheel Base 1
kosmonooit Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 I did that a few times as well. Cape Town, Ilha Do Sol, New York. We were allowed to disembark, but it was usually so hot and humid that it didn't help at all.  Made worse by being squeezed in against the side of the aircraft by a big boytjie suiping whisky non stop.
Bateleur1 Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Remember when I visited my Grandmother in Austria in 1982, I flew with SAA. SAA was not allowed to fly over Africa. So we flew around Africa with a stop over in Madrid and Zurich before landing in Vienna. With the two stopovers combine that was also a 17 hour flight. At least on the final stretch from Zurich to Vienna the plane was probably on a third full with passengers so I could (as a 9yr old) run around in the plane to stretch the legs. Long Wheel Base 1
eddy Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) Oh hell. Not what Boeing needed.  Notice the tone of the FAA letter to Boeing's Muilenburg. . Edited October 21, 2019 by eddy
Lotus Posted October 21, 2019 Author Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) The 11 year old youngster wanted to do his first ever plastic model kit after being inspired by going to the aircraft museum a few weeks ago. He had been given a Hasegawa 1:72 Strike Eagle 4 years ago, when he was way too young to attempt it. As it stands, this kit has a gazillion fiddly bits - who has time to glue the lugs on the ejector bomb racks - especially when Strike Eagles can carry so many bombs in the first place. Tonight will be the finishing up of the armaments and maybe decals, touch up paint tomorrow. I think he did well (needed a bit of my help from time to time and me looking over him to explain the instructions and methodology). Room for improvement still - some brush marks on the paint and some joints really need filler which I was not able to get at the local shops, but probably he was as good as I was at that age (I remember starting at about age 9 though, on simpler Airfix kits). The joint lines were not helped by the Strike Eagle really being a rehash of their other Eagle kits, so the conformal fuels tanks do not have locating pins - they are just extra blobs of plastic to be as best aligned and glued as you see fit. At that age, discipline and patience to paint the inside of the cockpit, ejection seats does not exist, but I was the same back then too. I have convinced him that 1:48 is the way to go for most aircraft subjects - although I still have to finish my own Italeri 1:72 MH-53 Pave Hawk helicopter I have been carrying around for 23 years....If he enjoyed this and wants to do more builds then I'd recommend finding your local scale model club and going to a couple of meetings. (And they'll come over and drink with you until the urge to build a model passes! Kidding.) You get some great advice and ideas, and there's often a swop meet where you can pick up kits and parts cheaper than at the LHS. (about "parts" - those resin or photo etch grade up kits add incredible realism and accuracy, but at a cost. They do keep the rivet-counters quiet though.)Another thing to consider if he's going to build more kits - an airbrush for painting. Way better finishes and it preserves the finer (panel) details.It's a fun hobby for kids and grownups, and an opportunity to learn about the subjects. Edited October 21, 2019 by Lotus patham 1
geomark Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Quantas New York to Sydney direct - 19 hours - I don't think I'll enjoy that without drugs! https://www.msn.com/en-za/video/news/worlds-longest-non-stop-flight-arrives-from-new-york/vi-AAJ5NN5Indeed, 15hrs odd to Sydney from here is trial enough! SwissVan, Long Wheel Base, Robbie Stewart and 1 other 4
SwissVan Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Something for the plane spotters at AWB today Did anyone see them?     The Tupolev Tu-160 (Russian: Туполев Ту-160 Белый лебедь, romanized: Belyy Lebed, lit. 'White Swan';[3]NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing heavy strategic bomber designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It is the largest and heaviest Mach 2+ supersonic military aircraft ever built and second only to the XB-70 Valkyrie in overall length.[4] It is the largest and heaviest combat aircraft, the fastest bomber now in use and the largest and heaviest variable-sweep wing airplane ever flown.[5]Entering service in 1987, the Tu-160 was the last strategic bomber designed for the Soviet Union. As of 2016, the Russian Air Force's Long Range Aviation branch has at least 16 aircraft in service.[6] The Tu-160 active fleet has been undergoing upgrades to electronics systems since the early 2000s. The Tu-160M modernisation programme has begun with the first updated aircraft delivered in December 2014.  patham 1
kosmonooit Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 PW & BJ will be spinning in their graves! But how is frigging press invitation: a day before the event! and it wouldn't be worth much if there wasn't an "unpacking" involved. And the general public? when do we get to see these legends up close & personal. patham 1
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