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Intrepid and Resilient
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From FLY-theBook.com Apollo 11 50 years ago today, as Apollo 11 completed its Trans Lunar Injection burn to accelerate and position into a Free Return Trajectory on the way to the moon, it’s worth...
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Mayday Mayday
Flying east at 37,000 feet over the Indian Ocean (Photo R de Crespigny) Update 22 Feb 2012 I think the Canadian “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky” production (as shown...
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Technical – ATSB Report –“QF32 – The story behind the story”
My book “QF32” was published in July 2012, about one year before the ATSB published its report into QF32. Because of this mismatch in time, I was not permitted to publish information discovered by...
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Vale one of the world’s greatest pilots
With a sad and heavy heart I learned that aviator and test pilot Captain Eric Melrose ‘Winkle’ Brown CBE DSC AFC HonFRAeS Royal Navy died on 21 February 2016. Eric Melrose Winkle Brown (21 January 1919...
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Celebrate Nancy-Bird Walton’s 100th Birthday
(Photo RDC) The Airbus A380 registered VH-OQA, named “Nancy-Bird Walton” is a special aircraft. Nancy-Bird was a remarkable woman. Wherever you are on Friday the 16th October, lift a glass and toast...
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Technical Lessons from QF32
With my suggestions for the Industry Wonder (Painting by my friend Coplu (Coplu.Com)) Jaanus Torp writes: A good picture of an uncontained turbine failure Hello Richard, I just finished your book and I...
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Technical – QF32’s Hydraulics, Apollo 13 and the “Fog of War”
Your Highness Ms Universe by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Mike asks: Hi Richard, Having read your book QF32 and a number of resources available online, please let me ask one question regarding your video...
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3 Interviews on Black Swans, Resilience & Oshkosh “Theater in the Woods”
“Knowledge” Painting by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Report on Resilience “Resilience – Recovering pilots’ lost flying skills” The Royal Aeronautical Society, London has published the report that I produced...
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Airbus Pilots’ Eyes Only: Better Searching of Airbus FOCT Manuals
“In Search of … ” Painting by Coplu (Coplu.Com) Nerd Alert! I compiled this blog for Airbus pilots and ground staff who need to access the Airbus FOCT manuals. It is written for those who wish to...
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The Empirical Skeptic
Viewers of last night’s Air Crash Investigators program (Australia on Channel 7) have asked me many questions including: Why didn’t we evacuate the A380 immediately after stopping on the runway in...
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Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky
There has been a lot of recent interest in the production entitled “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky”. This program has been broadcast on the National Geographic...
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Mayday Mayday
Flying east at 37,000 feet over the Indian Ocean (Photo R de Crespigny) Update 22 Feb 2012 I think the Canadian “Air Crash Investigation S13E10 – Qantas 32: Titanic In The Sky” production (as shown...
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Royal Aeronautical Society
(Image: Richard de Crespigny) I will discuss my story of the QF32 book (event) at a special meeting of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) in Cambridge on the evening of Wednesday 27 November 2013....
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Bio-Mimicry of Shaking Dogs
You don’t have to be a dog lover to be awe struck by this fantastic video of dogs shaking themselves dry. Their seemingly simply movements generate up to 70 G accelerations that “centrifuge” the hair...
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Aviation Now and Tomorrow – Airbus A380, Storm Petrels & Super Sonic Cars (SSC)
The aviation industry continues to evolve. The changing political, economic, cultural, technological and communication landscape is forcing continued consolidation of airlines, routes and aircraft...
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Welcome to the Big Jets Book discussion
I am writing a book about big jets My definition of the big jets are those bigger than the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320. Large corporate jets (Gulfstream and Cessna) are also included. For aspiring...
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Physics for the Coffee Table – Quiz # 6 – No Winners This Week!
Question # 6 Airservices Aviation Rescue and Fire Fighting fire vehicles welcome home VH-OQA Nancy-Bird Walton at Sydney Airport. (Courtesy AirServices) See also: Physics for the Coffee Table OQA...
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Clouds
High Flight (Courtesy Richard de Crespigny) Only those who fly fully appreciate the wonders that exist out the front of the cockpit. Our passion is fueled by the experiences of seeing and feeling...
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QF32 Back Story – Rolls Royce Trent 900 – Request for Questions
I have been researching Rolls-Royce engines for decades. I have studied the engine’s “workshop manuals”. I visited the Rolls-Royce production and engineering facilities in Derby, UK just two...
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