Bristol Lights......

Fly-by-wire!!!!

Mechanical and hydraulic flight control systems are heavy and require careful routing of flight control cables through the airplane using systems of pulley and cranks. Both systems often require redundant backup, which further increases weight. Furthermore, both have limited ability to compensate for changing aerodynamic conditions.

By using computers and electrical linkages, designers can save weight and improve reliability. Electronic fly-by-wire systems can respond more flexibly to changing aerodynamic conditions, by tailoring flight control surface movements so that airplane response to control inputs is consistent for all flight conditions. Electronic systems require less maintenance, whereas mechanical and hydraulic systems require lubrication, tension adjustments, leak checks, fluid changes, etc. Furthermore putting circuitry between pilot and aircraft can enhance safety; for example the control system can prevent a stall, or can stop the pilot from overstressing the airframe.

Most fly-by-wire systems incorporated redundant computers and some kind of mechanical or hydraulic backup. This may seem to negate some advantages of fly-by-wire, but the redundant systems can be simpler, lighter, and offer only limited capability since they are for emergency use only.

is this fly by wire??!!!

Assume the Position

Ok, all you stomach sleepers out there--listen up! In order to help prevent the formation of wrinkles, you need to learn to sleep on your back.

Sleeping on your side or stomach creates wrinkles because you bury your face in the pillow and the wrinkles are ironed onto your skin as you sleep. This won't happen if you sleep perfectly still on your back.

HHmmmmm that sucks! So much for beauty sleep.

30 seconds for men!!!

HALF of all women make their minds up within 30 seconds of meeting a man about whether he is potential boyfriend material, according to a study on speed-dating.

The women were on average far quicker at making a decision than the men during some 500 speed dates at an event organised as part of Edinburgh Science Festival.

What makes us yawn?

Next time you're in a meeting, try this little experiment: Take a big yawn, cover your mouth out of courtesy, and watch and see how many people yawn. There's a good chance that you'll set off a chain reaction of yawns. Before you finish reading this, it's likely that you will yawn at least once. Don't misunderstand, i am not intending to bore you, but just reading about yawning will make you yawn, just as seeing or hearing someone else yawn makes us yawn.

While the dictionary tells us that yawning is caused by being fatigued, drowsy or bored, scientists are discovering that there is more to yawning than what most people think. Not much is known about why we yawn or if it serves any useful function, and very little research has been done on the subject. However, there are several theories about why we yawn.

Is there a doctor in the house?

I made a loose analogy between the different stages of an aircraft maintanence engineer's career and a doctor’s career. Mostly about the pay and the responsibilities.
Some of u may think that we have more responsibility than a doctor. As a doctor holds a life in his hands each time he diagnoses a patient. A wrong diagnosis or unsuccessful surgery could lead to death. Our patients are airplanes. Unlike a doctor, a wrong diagnosis or repair can lead to multiple fatalities.

So where does pay fall in? If we hold so many lives in our hands should we be paid as much as or more than doctors? Again it goes back to the old supply and demand. If there is a shortage of mechanics and a great demand then pay will go up to try and attract and keep the employees. So what are your thoughts? Is there a doctor in the house? lol..

This Plane is not Safe!!!!

“Do not fly with this plane, it is not safe.” Those are some pretty direct words — no beating around the bush. If a pilot were to hear these words uttered from a mechanic, he would probably think twice about flying that aircraft.

But what if it was a pilot who said that? What if you were a passenger on an aircraft, buclked in and ready for takeoff, when you heard those words come across the intercom? Believe it or not, that situation did happen to some unfortunate passengers. The Daily Mail reported a few weeks back that a jet carrying 180 tourists was grounded when its pilot made some unsettling comments. The A321 was about to take off when a srange sound came from one of the engines. That is when the captain announced, “I am resigning from my job. Do not fly with this plane. It is not safe. Do not fly with Onur Air.”

The pilot was escorted off the aircraft leaving the passengers onboard an aircraft with temperatures over 100 degrees and no air conditioning. The passengers eventually deplaned, retrieved their luggage, and went to back to the terminal where an alternate flight had been arranged.

When the pilot made the announcement, there were varied reactions from the passengers. Some laughed nervously while others were crying and almost screaming. About 20 of them refused to board the re-booked flight and made travel arrangements to get home.

I don’t know how I would have reacted in that situation. I think I would have laughed at the surreal atmosphere of the situation. I likely would have been one of those trying to find an alternate means of getting home.

Third consecutive failure.

This is going to be a real hard tournament for coach Stoikov, as under his belt this is the third consecutive failure for Maldives. After a remarkable performance against Iran in the opening game of Asian Games, Maldivians hopes for the quater was high....http://www.maldivesoccer.com/news/2006/tournaments/asian%20games/03122006002/

Anawr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anwar is a quiet, sensitive Muslim youth in his early twenties. He views the world, under tutelage from his mentor, Master Pasha, in a romantic light, far removed from the pace of modern life in India. Inevitably, as he faces a far harsher reality, it creates the conflict that ultimately drives Anwar..........


WHOOOPS!!!! NO NO Its not me that i am talking about, a hindi movie releasing soon.. Yah "ANWAR"!!!