HI - BUD NEGATIVE - INCORRECT STATEMENT - NOT WHEN A PERSON GETS TO 72 YRS OF AGE AND THE EYESIGHT IS BATTLE DAMAGED - WILL NOT RESOND TO ANY MORE ENG. FORUM QUESTIONS NOW - GOODBYE J.C.
thread593-192953 AIRPORT OR IN HANGAR 400HZ POWER
HI FOLKS - JUST RETURNED TO THIS FORUM AS I AM NOW RETD. A+P - SO MAYBE GHOST BUSTER HAS SOLVED HIS AIRPORT 400 HZ SUPPLY PROBLEM ANYHOW OTHERS MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERD A SIMILAR PROBLEM .
BASICALLY IT IS NOT CORRECT TO QUOTE A VOLTAGE OR...
HI RAPTOR - I AGREE WITH THE OTHER GUYS - AM OLD RETD. A+P NOW - BUT MY COMPANY WAS THE HOBART IMPORTER FOR MANY YRS. IN AUSTRALIA - FORGET BATTERIES - GET STD. HOBART GPU 600 - BASICALLY A LARGE T.R.U. - AND POWER IT WITH THE OIL RIG INPUT A.C. POWER - THEY HAVE 50 + 60 HZ TYPES - THEN YOU...
GOOD MORNING FOLKS - DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY + - 270V. = 540V. ? .
ALL 270 V. AIRCRAFT ARE SIMPLY 270 V. D.C. - THIS IS ONLY USED ON SOME U.S.A.F. AIRPLANES - F-22 ETC + SPACE PLATFORMS - WHAT AIRCRAFT ARE YOU REFERRING TO ? - ALL OTHER AIRCRAFT USE 208V / 115V. - 400HZ - OR SMALLER ONES...
HI FOLKS - RESET SCREEN TO 1024 X 768 - RESULT VERY TINY LTR - DIFFICULT FOR OLD J.C. TO READ - DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM OF 40 % OF THIS PANEL BEING TO THE RIGHT + OBSCURED - NO RIGHT / LEFT ARROWS ON SCREEN SO CANT SCROLL LEFT OR RIGHT - JUST ANOTHER DUMB OLD AIRPLANE ENGINEER THANKS FOR YR HELP...
HI FOLKS - SAW THAT INTERESTING 30 CYL ENG. - IT IS A DODGE / CHRYSLER 6 S.V. CAR ENGINE - MOUNTED AS FABRICO SAID IN A RADIAL LAYOUT - POWERED SHERMAN TANKS ALSO - J.C. - CAN'T READ ALL OF THIS PANEL RIGHT HAND HALF OFF TO RIGHT ON MY SCREEN IF ANYONE KNOWS HOT TO FIX THAT PLS SAY SO - HAVE...
GOOD MORNING FOLKS
AM IN AUSTRALIA - SEEMS LIKE THIS COUNTRY HAS LOTS OF BUDDING ENGINEERS WILLING TO TRY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING !
AM OLD AIRPLANE ENGINEER/ELECO - BUT ALSO OVERHAUL / REFURB OLD MOTOR CYCLES FOR HOBBY - MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS DOING INSTALLATIONS OF PVC TUBE - WE USED LONG...
HI GUYS - JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO THE GOOD OLD DHC GUYS THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME AND THE OTHER A+Ps IN AVIATION - NICE TO SEE NOUGHT HAS CHANGED UNDER BOMARDIER - WE STILL HAVE LOCAL AIRLINE AERO PELICAN HERE OPERATING DHC-6-300 - GREAT LITTLE BIRD ! AM IN THEIR MAIN...
HI RHODIE - THATS A GREAT SHOT OF SPITFIRE - IS IT MK IX ? -A-58 IS THE R.A.A.F. AIRCRAFT TYPE - R.A.A.F. HAVE NICE MUSEUM SOUTH OF MELBOURNE - AT PT COOK - YES I WOULD LIKE TO RETIRE FROM THE MODERN BOEINGS ETC THAT I WORK WITH AND MOVE TO WARBIRDS - AT PRESENT I AM MEMBER OF P.M.E.A. CLUB HERE...
GOOD MORNING TURBO 65 - IT IS NICE TO SEE FOLKS INTERESTED ENOUGH TO ASK QUESTIONS OF OUR AVIATION INDUSTRY AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT . THE LARGER GAS TURBINES LIKE P+W 4000 + R.R.RB211 + G.E. 90 - AS USED ON BOEINGS LIKE B.777 /B/747 ETC / AIRBUS A.340/330 ETC - AND MILITARY TRANSPORTS LIKE...
GOOD MORNING FOLKS - DONT WANT TO GET INTO DETAILED DISCUSSIONS AS THERE ARE MANY GOOD CONSULTING ENGINEERING OUTFITS OUT THERE WHO CAN HELP BETTER THAN I CAN - BUT THE LARGEST GAS TURBINE GENERATION OUTFIT THAT I KNOW OF THAT USES OUR AIRCRFAT DERIVED GAS TURBINES SUCH AS RB211 OFFA THE...
GOOD MORNING FOLKS - GOOD TO SEE THE OLD WARBIRDS LIKE A-26 BEING OVERHAULED AND HOPEFULLY AIRWORTHY - WE HAVE SOME WARBIRD MUSEUMS HERE IN AUSTRALIA INC. FED GOVT AND MILITARY ONES - AS WELL AS PRIVATE ONES- WILL CHECK IF ANY OF THEM HAS A-26 - AND REVERT A.S.A.P.- J.C.
GOOD MORNING FOLKS - I THINK ALL OF THE ABOVE WILL HELP ANY NEW GUY WHO IS GOING TO TACKLE TROUBLE SHOOTING ON AIRPLANES / HELOS - WHETHER MILITARY OR CIVIL - I STILL FIND MANY OF THE PROBLEMS ARE CORROSION - ESP ON MALE OR FEMALE PINS IN CANNON , ELCON OR REBLING TYPE TYPE CONNECTORS ...
GOOD MORNING FOLKS -
AS YOU SAY THE NORM IS 400 HZ AT 208V./ 115V. ON LARGER AIRCRAFT - SMALLER ONES USE 28.5V. D.C.
SOME OF THE LATER MILITARY AIRPLANES USE 270V. D.C. - AS DOES THE SPACE STATION ETC.
THE LATER THINKING IS TO GO TO FREQUENCY WILD / VOLTAGE WILD ALTERNATORS AS IT DOES NOT...
