Cool things seen on FlightRadar
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MB140 said:
Scabutz said:
Penrhyn said:
I know the reasons for it, or at least most of them, but it blows my mind that single component, albeit a very complex one, can cost $13m.Imagine if you dropped one when fitting it.
I’ve also witnessed someone try to remove an antenna (worth £1m from an aircraft (only 5 antenna were ever made in the world) and missed a tiny bolt destroying the antenna (Crane required to remove it). I’m so glad that wasn’t me and my name was no where near the paperwork.
The Sgt supervising at the time was physically sick after it happened.
Scary how rare and valuable some of these things are, and also how fragile too.
tonyvid said:
MB140 said:
Scabutz said:
Penrhyn said:
I know the reasons for it, or at least most of them, but it blows my mind that single component, albeit a very complex one, can cost $13m.Imagine if you dropped one when fitting it.
I’ve also witnessed someone try to remove an antenna (worth £1m from an aircraft (only 5 antenna were ever made in the world) and missed a tiny bolt destroying the antenna (Crane required to remove it). I’m so glad that wasn’t me and my name was no where near the paperwork.
The Sgt supervising at the time was physically sick after it happened.
Scary how rare and valuable some of these things are, and also how fragile too.
In reality you knew most items came with at least 3 or 6 or more zero price tags attached to them!
Airbus’ Zephyr solar/battery powered UAV just about to complete its 27th day continually airborne. It broke its own 26 day record yesterday.
More info here:
Zephyr breaks own record for longest unmanned flight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62123819
More info here:
Zephyr breaks own record for longest unmanned flight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62123819
LHB said:
thismonkeyhere said:
I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.
Any idea what it was?
USAF F16 from Aviano Any idea what it was?
thismonkeyhere said:
LHB said:
thismonkeyhere said:
I just heard, but couldn't see, something saucy go over. Flightradar is calling it NICKEL61 and it looks like it could be heading for Fairford.
Any idea what it was?
USAF F16 from Aviano Any idea what it was?
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