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    As well as cold you should worry about circulation and clots forming if you don't keep moving a bit. Keeping hydrated plays a part there also. Exhaust muff heaters have a history of CO leakage but CO can enter through almost any place as the interior is usually below atmospheric pressure.. Flying in Below zero C air can include the risk of airframe icing if you enter cloud or on descents with a Cold soaked airframe. Nev
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    Where's the CAR function? Nev
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    Pretty good choice of Aircraft. Nev
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    Probably COMPLETELY Unrelated Causally. Just sensation. Nev
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    There's a vast choice and you make an informed decision or just buy what was there if it works OK.. I don't think there's a debate to Have. Walk in and say "Have you got something LIKE THIS in stock?". Mention it's for an aeroplane and they will tell you to go elsewhere.. Nev
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    Wet or Dry season is what matters on such a trip. Over 4-8 weeks a forecast won't be available. You might have to stay somewhere if it turns pear shaped, weather wise. Could be unsettled in the Southern Part in Spring and some icing getting back to CBR. Be a full bottle with your weather information. Fuel in remote areas may be expensive. I wouldn't fly over the Gulf Just after Cape York and I'd consider being near roads when POSSIBLE & CARRY WATER. and 2 radios. Nev
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    Some oil cooler were near round and soldered copper honeycomb, I doubt solder tanks or radiators are permitted today. Oil cooler ones would take more pressure and be more solidly Constructed. Water types for OIL avoid as they won't be expected to take the Higher Pressure. Other wise no issue. They are ALL heat exchangers. You can have LIQUID /LIQUID and GAS /Gas as well.
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    R.Young, It was close to flying if my memory serves me correctly. I recall thinking the tail could be bigger. Nev
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    EVERYTHING is. Look up Heat exchangers to see what's available. I've seen Chinese stuff that's superior to the others. Nev
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    There was one at Lethbridge VIC. Nev
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    You have got to keep them soft. (The Mitts or Gloves). Gloves by their nature cannot easily be insulated Frozen digits can't feel anything. Electric heating would be the go.. I recon. It wouldn't take much ergs either. Remember it's 2 C for every 1000 ft with the standard lapse rate. Nev
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    Mitts can be better than Gloves, for cold. Nev
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    You can repair some leaks with resin in the Matrix if you know what you are doing. Nev
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    I'd use electric sox and gloves Some Motorcycles have heated Handlebars. Have a light weight draft proof flying suit with Wool under it . Fly Lower. Get in your car and put the heater on. Have a Bowl of hot soup. Run around the Block. Nev
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    You're most welcome. Nev
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    Looks Hard to get in and out of . I prefer Tandem. Good view for Both and you don't have to have an arm around the other, Like in a C-150. I'm Biased. I'm a bit of a Cub and Citabria man and can tolerate Austers. . Nev
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    Getting near Impossible to get the FACTS on anything. Nev
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    The "Culture" Of Boeing is skewed to Profit above all else. Probably Accountant driven Union Hating and establishing and sub contracting NEW companies where work conditions are a bit wild and primitive. I've never been Keen on the Dreamliner but it does have colossal range. There was never any secret among those watching what was going on about Boeings workplace Culture and cost cutting. The short Undercarriage limited the type of engines that could be fitted to the older 737's which already had rudder actuation Problems. causing fatalities . I chose to NEVER be endorsed on them.
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    Boeing has always attacked Airbus Industries since they first went into Business as a Multi Nation Conglomerate. USA didn't allow Concorde a fair go either. Boeings SST with advanced metallurgy never went into Production . Above speed of sound Air Travel has a severe COST penalty and always will .Travel at even Mach .82 raises the OAT by over 30 deg C. THAT'S a LOT of energy Man, and it gets a LOT more above the speed of sound . Flight Planning gets a lot more critical and weather dependent. Nev
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    I don't think the V tail solution is a roaring success. They were based on a Military Trainer I think. They tend to "fish tail" Nev
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    Boeing did the same in the USA. Profit before everything. I don't know when TATA fully took over. Nev
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    It's a fairly common problem. Some motor bikes (speedway) put the carby Bowls remotely mounted to reduce Vibration. . Nev
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    Airbus appeared to be moving at the time they contacted and the other aircraft wing ran into the Tail as the plane turned left.. I feel it should have waited till Clearence was assured. Cutting it too fine. You can't play dodgems with stuff this big. It was the Job of the Boeing to avoid. The Other bloke could not do anything and the first thing they would notice is the whack when contact was made. Nev
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    Theres a lot of high temp exhaust with Turbines . They are ALL Carnot Cycle and the efficiency is a result of high Combustion Temps and PRESSURES. I've NEVER seen any what you would call HIGH pressures in an aircraft jet engine and you only get IT at near PEAK REVS. Highest I've seen is an EPR of about 2.3. That's AXIAL flow . Multiple Stage, centrifugal ones could go higher but I know of NO examples. Turbines operated at Low Power and altitude have abysmal efficiency and non fan Turbines are a thing of the Past, in aircraft. Also like Many Turbo chargers they can quickly ruin your Hearing. Some LARGE Jet Aircraft engines HAVE been used in the ME to generate electricity but they sit on Lakes of OIL. They can be fired up and at full Power within Minutes. Pistons still remain the Most efficient Dinasaur derived Power Plant but their reliability Borders on Unacceptable some times.. Nev
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    Working for an AERO club is VERY political. You are working for a large committee There's no room for that BS with a business .. A Flying Club is inevitably run by a PART-TIME Committee of Competing EGOS and Biases and as it's said "a Camel is a Horse designed by a committee". Most of us are aware of a Club being taken over by some group of Zealots who want to take in in one direction or another often as the result of some hidden benefit (Kickback). Many FAIL due internal conflict and inept management and getting behind with some requirements with the "Oh I THOUGHT YOU were handling THAT.. THEY follow a similar path as many Co- Ops and SHARED Aircraft arrangements. They can work but it has to be a tight ship and meet the deadlines. Nev
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