 | What do you do for a living?| OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss What do you do for a living? in the Current forums; Originally Posted by mkloby
Which section of RR do you work for Bomber - auto?
No, aero engines..
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07-13-2007, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mkloby  Which section of RR do you work for Bomber - auto? | No, aero engines..
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07-13-2007, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by jaco Les, thats true quom! | And please pray tell, wtf does quom mean???
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Country: | 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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Originally Posted by mkloby 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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Originally Posted by drgondog 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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Originally Posted by Gnomey
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.
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Originally Posted by CRASHGATE3 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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Originally Posted by Gnomey Yes it is. Primarily pilot with WSO as second choice. | Excellent good luck
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Originally Posted by Gnomey 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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