Cirrus - single engine personal jet

Seating up to seven people, "the-jet" has its single Williams FJ33-4 turbofan mounted above the fuselage and exhausting between the V-tail.
Nice little thing, heh!!!

What, a white-out in July?

This was the sight that greeted rush-hour commuters across southern England on Tuesday evening.
The white stuff piled up on roads and pavements as violent thunderstorms swept across the South.
But it wasn't snow that fell - it was giant hailstones.
And when it wasn't hailing it was raining.
But it's july..... supposed to be summer!!!!!
More and more signs of Global Warming.....

Flying - The Safest way of Transport.

In August 24, 2001, an Air Transat Airbus A330, heading from Toronto, Canada to Lisbon, Portugal, experienced problems with the left engine's fuel supply. Hours later, the plane runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and the 230,000Kg A330 with 304 people on-board, without engine power, glided for almost 20 minutes, descending from for more than 30,000 ft. before landing safely at Lajes Airport.

How safe can an airplane be?

These machines can fly without power. Yes, no engine running and still the heavy machines can fly and land safely with somany passenger on-board. These are not miracles. They are made to do so. They can land on sea, on grass fields and so on... Most of the systems in an airplane have redundant backups, or fail-safe techonology involved with them... so that you can fly safely...

But accidents do happen!!!

Air Transet A330 evacuation slide deployed for emergency evacuation on Lajes Air Base

Someone once said that behind every great man is a great woman and as a morale booster for RAF fighter pilots (assuming they are men) these women come painted on the noses of warplanes wearing killer heels and, increasingly, not much else.
Sexy heh!!!!!

FOD

F.O.D. stands for Foreign Object Debris or Foreign Object Damage. FOD is an aviation term used to describe debris on or around an aircraft or damage done to an aircraft. Bird strike is an example of FOD- when a plane flies into a bird, the impact can cause severe damage to the fuselage or engine, or even directly injure those aboard the aircraft if the bird strikes the aircraft in such a way as to enter the cockpit and/or cabin.

"Biting off more than one can chew", a clear example of FOD.

G Bush; Behind 9/11..... (part 1)

G Bush; Behind 9/11... (part 2)

Fly-by-Light

As we move on with the advanced technology, everything around us become more user friendly, good looking and so on....

Fly-by-Light could be the future of flight control instead of fly-by-wire ( http://unwarz.blogspot.com/2006/12/fly-by-wire.html )because it can transfer data at higher speeds, and it is immune to electromagnetic interference. In most cases, the cables are just changed from electrical to fiber optic cables. The data generated by the software and interpreted by the controller remain the same.

Highly competitive...

This is a forwarded e-mail i got from a friend which shows just how far India’s airlines are willing to go in the battle for passengers.

The email includes a photo of a Jet Airways advertising hoarding bearing the tagline “We’ve changed” in a bid to woo travelers aboard.

In an apparent game of one-upmanship, rivals Kingfisher erected a similar hoarding above the Jet Airways advert claiming “We made them change”.

Not to be outdone, both adverts are trumped with an announcement by carrier Go Air which claims: “We’ve not changed – we’re still the smartest way to fly.”

Corrosion; A major problem in aviation...

Corrosion is one of the greatest enemies of airframes. Somany accidents occured due to corrosion. On April 28, 1988, 18 feet of skin ripped off an Aloha Airlines B737-200 in flight. Corrosion is also believed to have resulted in engines 3 and 4 falling off the wings of two B747-200 freighters; a China Airlines 747 in 1991 and an EL AL 747 in 1992. In both instances, the aircraft crashed. In the EL AL incident, which occurred in Amsterdam, all four crew members were killed along with 50 people on the ground.
Clearly, corrosion is something that demands detection, treatment, and, where possible, prevention.

Forms of corrosion.
There are many forms of aircraft corrosion. The most commonly known occurs when aluminum interacts with water, creating aluminum oxide. It is not just the exterior skin that is vulnerable; as the airframe expands and contracts in response to sunlight, heat, and cold, water can penetrate into rivet holes and thus deeper into the aircraft. As well, water spilled onto galley floors, or leaking around old toilets and sinks, can find its way into the airframe.

A less obvious but equally deadly form of decay is galvanic corrosion. This occurs on the atomic level, when ions flow between two adjacent, chemically different materials. Galvanic corrosion doesn’t just occur between metals; a composite/metal pairing can also result in ions being transferred.

How do we detect corrosion?
Generally, corrosion is detected visually. Technicians go over every accessible inch of an airframe during maintenance, or when the aircraft has been stripped down to the bare metal for repainting.

How do we treat corrosion?
Once corrosion has been detected, treatment is a must. In some cases, the damage is superficial enough to be removed, and then for the repaired area to be protected with anti-corrosion products. In others, corroded components may have to be removed and replaced.

Airframe corrosion doesn’t happen overnight. It can take a year or more for corrosion to seriously weaken an airframe. So the best way is to inspect the airframe regularly using a range of available techniques and tools.

Prevention is better than cure.

A visit to remember!

The Helicopter Museum located in Weston-super-Mare on the South West coast of England is the World's Largest Dedicated Helicopter Museum. I got this fantastic chance to visit the museum with my classmates today, to study a litle about the history of helicopters.

Well! the museum has over 80 helicopters in the collection with the ones on display to the public being housed in the main display building.

The helicopter museum not only conserves full size helicopters but also has an extensive collection of all associated literature and manuals.

welcome to the helicopter museum...








100s of models like these were there..








ready to take-off..







20 years on Lynx retains the title as the world's fastest helicopter

New Radiant Makes History Again

Ashfaq celebrates his goal(second goal of the match), but he was sent off later for pulling off his shirt.



ANOTHER glorious night for the Blues as they thrashed Valencia by 2-0 to win FA Cup three in a row for a second time. This clearly is another record that no other team was able to grab so far in the history of Maldives footbball. The win also ensures that New Radiant will be playing in the AFC 2008.

Surprisingly it was Valencia in the last three years that tasted the defeat against New Radiant in the final and it was 2 – 0 in all the occasions. I love New Radiant!!!

Cradle of Filth in Bristol

Nymphetamine...Nymphetamine...Nymphetamine.......

Guess what??? I was there at Bristol Carling Acedemy on this monday night, head-banging while the great Cradle of Filth was playing there favrte death metal songs.

The night started with a local death metal band, followed by a german death metal band. They spent about 1 hr and handed over to the Cradle of Filth. And then.....
Back of the looongy QQQ...

"Sick Of Life"

Paralyzed. Nothing's getting through to me.

Hypnotized from all my surroundings.

I wanna be something I could never be.

I wanna say things that I could never say.

Yeah, I'm gonna do it again!

Sick of my life. I'm tired of everything in my life.

Dragged down. Rubbing my face in the ground.

No time for the undecided.

I wanna know why I've always felt alone,

And I wanna love. Why am I untouchable?

Yeah, I'm gonna do it again!

Sick of my life. I'm tired of everything in my life.

I never wanted to be sick of my life.

I'm tired of everything in my life.

Did you flush properly?

How come the public toilets are so dirty? Maybe because people use it too much, may be because nobody clean them and may be because people don’t know how to ‘poopoo’ properly!

Then all sort of stories come out. Bigger people may have bigger poopoos and so on. Some public toilets are filthy and smelly. I don’t even want to describe them here. Public toilets are dirty because too many people use them (i.e. not enough public toilets around so the existing ones are ‘overused’), they are not cleaned properly. Some of us don’t even know how to use the toilets properly.

Be honest, the last time you used the toilet, did you flush properly? Did you even dare hold the flush handle let alone use it? When you pee, did you ‘aim’ at the bowl or sprayed all over? When you did the heavy stuff, did you actually err.. sit on the toilet seat or did you squat on the toilet seat?

The funny thing is, we all expect clean toilets. All of us. We don’t want to use dirty smelly toilets. Our toilets at home are clean. So how can we tolerate the dirty state of our public toilets? Can’t we do something about it? Can we urge the people in charge to put in extra effort to maintain the toilets? Can we get them to provide us with clean toilets? Can the authorities pump in more money to provide clean toilets?

Well! This all applies when you are in a shared house. Will you be happy to flush your housemate’s shit floating in the toilet? Will you even want to see lumps of shit floating and spreading the ‘nice’ smell throughout the house?

Yes! if we all can flush and clean the toilet after use, the problem is almost solved. Innit!!

Fake Moon Landing!

The world was shaken to the very core as it was once and for all proven that the Moon Landings were faked.

Here follows some points to keep in mind...

~If Armstrong was the first to walk on the moon, then who filmed him walking down the ladder?

~It's really hot on the moon, so everyone should have died of thirst.

~The deadly radiation belts around the Earth turn everyone radioactive and make your eyes boil in your skull unless you are wearing 18 inches of lead. So how did they get through it?

~The rocks supposedly taken from the moon are just like those in his back yard, they've just been baked real hard.

Well! we are been fooled by the Americans heh!

so spare some time and have a look and do lil bit of research..

http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicapollo.html

http://www.redzero.demon.co.uk/moonhoax/index.html

Beautiful Wales

Wales(Cymru) is a destination i have dreamed of, and there had never been a better time than this to make the dream a part of my life. Exploring Wales is an adventure, coz this country is very rich in history and culture. There are somany casltes and some really fantastic scenery, too. Unfortunately i couldn't visit all the places i wanted, but i really enjoyed the time i spent in Wales.

Bristol? O Brizzle??

Not only is Brizzle a unique city to visit, they also have their own distinct local dialect! For those new to the city here's a quick guide to how to speak Bristolian!

'Awwright me babber' or 'Awwright me luvver' (Alright my friend?) are Bristolian greetings, and you may wish to add 'Ow biss?' (How are you?)

Bristolians are warm and welcoming, they pride themselves on doing a 'proper job', if you're lost just ask 'Where's it to?' (Where is it?) and if you like something, it's 'gert lush'.

Yer tiz (Here it is) Innit (Isn't it) Wern it (Wasn't it) ant (hasn't) are just a few of many words unique to the West Country dialect. L's are frequently added to sentences, so 'Idea' becomes 'ideal', and 'mind' is added to the end of sentences to emphasise 'You know what I mean'.
Around the city you may find yourself in 'Bemmy' (Bedminster), 'Embray' (Henbury) or 'Taardown' (Totterdown) or you may venture further afield to 'Baff' (Bath)

And if you're travelling by bus, then don't forget the obligatory 'Churz drive' (Cheers/Thank you driver) as you disembark!

another dayout - at the heart of brizzle

a dayout - at cribbscauseway

Are we engineers!

One of the most controversial topics running in my mind is what we should call ourselves. If I use the term mechanic, some say the term is degrading. They would say “technician” is a more professional title.
But not everybody agrees with that. To many, “technician” is a demeaning title. To them a technician refers to someone with a very specific skill – a lab technician (once i was, heh) for example. Technicians go through very specialized training on a very limited scale to do a very specific job. According to the FAA, we are called mechanics. Under EASA, we are mechanics before we get license and become engineers when we get license. Well, technically speaking that is correct.
Then you have those wanting to be called engineers. But are we really engineers? Does two years of school mean we can call ourselves engineers?
In the end, we will get the respect that we earn. If we call ourselves engineers, it won’t mean squat if we show up to work unshaven, with stained blue jeans and an un-tucked t-shirt with holes. It doesn’t matter how much training we have had or how many degrees are hanging on the wall, if we act un-professionally we are practically guaranteeing professional suicide.
What do you think? What title you prefer? Technician? AMT? A&P? Engineer? Does it even matter to you?

You may be wrong...

It’s not what you don’t know that will get you in trouble, it’s what you think you know that isn’t so.
It’s what you think you know that isn’t so. How true that statement is. Put it this way; You don’t know what you don’t know.
I tried to think of an example where this is true. How about memorizing torques or writing them down on cheat sheets in our toolbox instead of referring to the manual each time? We may not think it is that big a deal, but in reality we can be setting ourselves up for failure. Here’s an example from personal experience. Me and my partner were installing a fire extinguisher bottle in the avoinics bay of the Learjet in our college hanger at Gloucestershire airport. My partner has previous experience. Whne it comes to torque load the mounting bolts, he told that the bolts shud be torque loaded to 30-inch pounds by refering the size of the bolts. We did try but the bolts were lose at the end. In disbelief, he walked over to the maintenance manual to check for himself. He was surprised to see it. Yes its mentioned in the manual that those bolts shud be torque loaded to 60-70 inch pounds. He meant well, but he could have easily gotten in trouble by what he thought he knew that wasn’t so.
I agree that what we think we know that isn’t so can be just as dangerous if not more than just not knowing. At least if we don’t know, we tend to go to the appropriate manual to double-check. What do you think?

Anti-Skid Troubleshootingggg

exess to avionics bay..

the avionics bay - the white box is the anti-skid control computer

checkingggg.....

cockpit lighted up-final inspection carried out.

at work...

This is my second week at Gloucestershire airport, but first day getting my hand on real-world work. Yeh it was intersting to work on this sweet learjet. My first job is to remove, inspect and reinstall the fuel pressurizin check valve in the Learjet aircraft.
between i got some spare time to take these pictures..... a small piston engine aircraft...

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The luvly LearJet..

Huuuge heh... imagine four of these (4 tonne) engines hanging down the wings of Boeing 747 ...

Good team work... to go home...but... bloodyyy mini bus...

Portuu Gaal..

Portuu Gaal! Portuu Gaaaal!!! Yah they did it again. Crushed Bra-Zeel 2-0 this time by late goooools from substitute simao (benfica) and Cahvalo(chelsea). Here follows some picz we took on that glorious night.

packed stadiumlined up

bra-zeel free kick
portuu gaal scored...

N joying the early morning snow fall...

walking over the snow..
trying to escape...
too cold to complete..
had cuppacino...
walked away...

In 'Emirates'.....

Well not in United Arab emirates, but i was at the Emirates stadium of Arsenal Football Club to see the world class players showing off their magics in the world class stadium.