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I doubt any modern designer would envisage powering the vehicle directly from the turbine, rather it would power a generator that fed Electric motors, which have a far greater torque/rpm range than any IC Engine and thus need minimal number of gears

Getting back to Turbines Steam Turbines perform well in US Carriers but only practical because they have a nuclear reactor onboard to generate the heat to make steam. Gas turbines directly fuelled with built in combustion chambers seem to have settled mainly into aviation use, I'm unsure if they still get used in some tanks and trains but they have in the past. Compound Turbine/electric systems could still be practical in large trucks with room for the fuel in the trailer but emissions are just too High with common fuels...hydrogen perhaps?

Fails to mention its main unusual feature of geodetic lattice construction of the wing. I've see one rotax power over here a lovely looking aeroplane IMO.

Lets just remind ourselves how the pump works, the diaphragm could only be completely stuck in any position if the cam broke or part of the the plunger snapped and fell inside the crankcase or it tore through the diaphragm

Yes sorry I misunderstood the recall terms

Faking the time would be dumb, the problem might not show up without sufficient hours so you send it off they check it and say oh its a good un, the you get some real hours on it and it breaks.

You're going to have to rig up a pretty effective forced air cooling system to attain safe ground runs any longer that 15-20 mins I wouldnt run jab any longer than 15 on the ground, so it would take 200 cycles of 15 minute runs and 20+ minute cool downs to get the 50 hours. shorten the cool down times and you wont make the next 25 minute run without cooking something I dont consider that a practical operation, I suppose it depends on how much free time you have

Thats not practical at all

Aah, thanks. Blimey that reporter is a bit brave touching that unexploded ordnance

Why are there rows of Clecos along the ventral bay edges? and no marks on the ground? This looks like a set up, possibly using parts from more than one Hermes drone that have probably been used in propaganda shots in the past

Like everyone here I dont know what happened, but accounts I've read about the standard of CRM withing Indian civil aviation and embedded cronyism allowing instances of Aircrew with faked hours into positions they shouldnt be, I wouldnt be too quick to blame technical flaws We'll see

I know this is probably the wrong place but I have to say the amount of support my government and air force is giving Israel in its continued warmongering is disgusting. The IDF are shooting kids in the head and we call a few protestors that spray some red paint on a plane terrorists...what a f****d up world

Pilot debrief whilst having a bit of a tendency for adding "my heart goes out" or "the most shocking part" every 5 minutes is indeed far better than steeve who pedals much that is plain wrong. I generally wait for Blancolirio to post something or go have a read on pprune which of course you have to filter

Thy still do, but its a very different operation and obviously not available to civilian aviation .....Well apart from being chosen in an emergency of course like anywhere else

Oh come on Brend, I've heard the stories🤠