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Old 07-13-2007, 08:57 AM   #61
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Which section of RR do you work for Bomber - auto?
No, aero engines..

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Old 07-13-2007, 09:05 AM   #62
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So what can you tell us about the RR engines for the 787?
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Old 07-13-2007, 02:21 PM   #63
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And not get sacked ?

I'll list everything below
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Old 07-13-2007, 03:10 PM   #64
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Les, thats true quom!
And please pray tell, wtf does quom mean???
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Old 07-13-2007, 03:15 PM   #65
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Student at the moment (just finished second year) although I have done various summer jobs - the main one being as an analyst at a consulting company and this summer I did some work for the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen (that my Godfather owns) as a technician one thing it has done is make me want to avoid the bends at all costs those chambers don't look fun (and aren't been in when they are not compressed).

At the moment I am in the process of going through the preliminary stages of going into the RAF (have a presentation and another interview next week). So we'll see how that goes.
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Old 07-13-2007, 11:27 PM   #67
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Les, theres a stupid TV commercial up this way from a cable Co. with some cableguy explaining fiber optics to a 9 yr old. At the end he says "Its true quom" ( I may be incorrect because of my poor hearing ). Sounded like it fit, tongue in cheek . Man, at times I'm just poor on the jokes!
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I'm a pilot in the USMC. Currently in the last phase of flight school for helos. After I finish I'm slated for the MV-22 Osprey.
Interesting connection - after I left Lockheed I was one of the leads on wing design of XV-15. Jump take off was a hairy design issue because of the incredible 'up' design loads at the tip... flap design was very interesting also.

I am retired software/services exec, but keep my hands in the cookie jar as a management consultant - focused on organzational development, re-orgs (read: part time exec in turnarounds) and quality...and continued research on 8th AF FC. We breed Irish Wolfhounds, hunt and fish a lot when we can get good dog sitters (we have 12).. I build gunstocks when I get bored -

Mkloby - I haven't paid much attention to V-22 - I assume it still has a transmission 'mixing box' to make sure if one engine fails you can still drive both rotors from one engine?

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Interesting connection - after I left Lockheed I was one of the leads on wing design of XV-15. Jump take off was a hairy design issue because of the incredible 'up' design loads at the tip... flap design was very interesting also.

I am retired software/services exec, but keep my hands in the cookie jar as a management consultant - focused on organzational development, re-orgs (read: part time exec in turnarounds) and quality...and continued research on 8th AF FC. We breed Irish Wolfhounds, hunt and fish a lot when we can get good dog sitters (we have 12).. I build gunstocks when I get bored -

Mkloby - I haven't paid much attention to V-22 - I assume it still has a transmission 'mixing box' to make sure if one engine fails you can still drive both rotors from one engine?
To tell you the truth - this is my 3rd aircraft flown in less than a year. With the rate that they keep handing me new NATOPS manuals - I haven't even begun to worry about the MV-22 yet. But, I have heard that either engine is capable of powering both proprotors.
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At the moment I am in the process of going through the preliminary stages of going into the RAF (have a presentation and another interview next week). So we'll see how that goes.
Best of luck with that....hope you get in.
Is it aircrew ?
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Best of luck with that....hope you get in.
Is it aircrew ?
Yes it is. Primarily pilot with WSO as second choice.
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Yes it is. Primarily pilot with WSO as second choice.
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Yes it is. Primarily pilot with WSO as second choice.
Military aviation is so much fun. Civilian training is nowhere near comparable. I hope you get accepted - then you just need to hang on for the ride of your life.
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