AUS AVIATION 20 RE QANTAS AIRMANSHIP NOT WAS PANIC STRICKEN EVACUATION
From: Petzl (petzl+news2@no-spam)
Subject: Re: QANTAS Airmanship NOT - was panic-stricken evacuation
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 18:55:34 +1000


On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 16:24:40 +1000, "RT" <r.thomas@no-spam> wrote:

>
>Petzl wrote in message <978fgv4cdfho52r2gns0ta313pels7ig0n@no-spam>...
>>And if the magnesium is alight water will/may help it burn as it then >>would give off hydrogen! (so much for an apprentice with a full >>bladder.)
>
>Petzl, do loosen your grip. If there is any magnesium on the go not even >an apprentice would go near it.
>

That's right these (Class D) fires though uncommon cause maximum damage. Temperatures exceed 4500 degrees °C and react violently when attempts are made to extinguish
I saw the video footage of evacuation there was a lot of smoke about aircraft so what ever was burning was more than a "minor" concern
Most certainly time to evacuate an aircraft quickly don't you think
Petzl
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From: Phil Smith (psmith@no-spam)
Subject: Re: QANTAS Airmanship NOT - was panic-stricken evacuation
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:17:40 +1000

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 15:19:11 +0100, Simon Elliott <simon@no-spam> wrote:

>Thanks for the info on the F27. I wonder why it wasn't fitted with a >propeller that could do full reverse pitch? Would this mean that it >couldn't push itself back or am I missing something here?
>

Pull up http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/bulletin/apr96/gjeah.htm
Probably one of the better layman insights into the intruiging workings of the propeller system on the Fokker Friendship.


From: Simon Elliott (simon@no-spam)
Subject: Re: QANTAS Airmanship NOT - was panic-stricken evacuation
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:25:40 +0100

Phil Smith <psmith@no-spam> writes >Pull up http://www.aaib.dft.gov.uk/bulletin/apr96/gjeah.htm >
>Probably one of the better layman insights into the intruiging >workings of the propeller system on the Fokker Friendship.

Yes, very interesting. I didn't realise that the constant speed units were so complex.
-- Simon Elliott http://www.ctsn.co.uk/