Tag Archives: Fuel

Technical Lessons from QF32

19 September, 2015 · by · in A380, Airbus, ATSB, Back Stories, QF32 Story, Resources, Rolls-Royce, Technical, Training · 6 Comments

With my suggestions for the Industry Jaanus Torp writes: Hello Richard, I just finished your book and I might say that it is not suitable for before bed reading.  Even though I had read the final report and knew the outcome, I was still quite wired by the masterfully written gripping drama. I have a […]

The Empirical Skeptic and Hacker

21 March, 2014 · by · in A380, Airbus, ATSB, Back Stories, Big Jets Book, Cabin Crew, Leadership, Management, Passengers, QF32 Story, Rolls-Royce, Teamwork, Technical, Technical Crew, Training · 8 Comments

Version 10 – July 2016 Viewers of  Air Crash Investigators program have asked me many questions including: Why didn’t we evacuate the A380 immediately after stopping on the runway in Singapore? What are my views about the Malaysian MH370 incident? My answers centre around how I gather, judge, store and use data. Empirical Skeptic I am […]

QF32 Back Story – Cold Weather Operations and Christmas

11 December, 2012 · by · in A380, Back Stories, QF32 Story, Technical · 5 Comments

Everyone has different thoughts over Christmas. I am currently sitting in cold London contemplating winter. The shortest day, or Winter solstice occurs in the Northern Hemisphere on about 21 December.   This is the day of the maximum Earth’s cooling rate, though the actual Earth’s temperature lags the “lapse rate” by about one month – […]

Back Story QF32 p 345 – A380 (Route) Specifications

24 October, 2012 · by · in A380, Back Stories, QF32 Story, Technical · 1 Comment

A380 (Route) Specifications WARNING:  This is a very technical posting! Writes Mike Farmery (a friend)  from the UK:  I would appreciate it if you could help me with some information.   I am giving a talk at a local school very soon called ‘The Chemistry of Flying’. I would like to start it off with a […]