The spokeswoman said: "The right engine is what they called idle, it wasn't working correctly" |-)
Classic.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl ... 224253.stm
Lazy engine
Moderators: Guru's, The Ministry
- Kevin Farnell
- Vintage Pair

- Posts: 2083
- Joined: 26 Jun 2004, 13:29
- Location: Willingham, Cambridge UK.
- Contact:
Re: Lazy engine
Thanks, John.
I read the same article and was somewhat bemused by the terminology.
Hopefully, 'flight idle' has a different meaning.
Regards
Kevin
I read the same article and was somewhat bemused by the terminology.
Hopefully, 'flight idle' has a different meaning.
Regards
Kevin
Stratospheric traces, of our transitory flight.
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...
Trails of condensation, held in narrow paths of white...

