Quotation - Truth

“There are only two mistakes one can make on the road to truth;  not going all the way, and not starting.”

Buddha

Aerospace 9 - Bombardier CSeries

“Okay;  Now, pay attention”.  The head master said at this morning’s assembly.

“John;  What are you doing?  Don’t do that”.  There was a slight smile.

“It has come to my attention ....”  He looked down at his notes.

I have received some comments regarding the potential success of Bombardier’s new CSeries aircraft, and I should point out that, since the aircraft’s first flight on the 16th September, 2013, (See my Blog of the same date) four CS100

http://berniesblazon.blogspot.ca/2013/09/aerospace-6-its-innovation.html

flight test vehicles have been built and are happily flying down in Wichita, US.  In fact, about 850 certification test hours have been amassed on the aircraft to date.  Another, larger, CS300 version has been completed, and should fly within the next few weeks, following various ground tests.  The final CS300 flight test vehicle is in construction and should be available soon.

http://cseries.com/cs300-all-fired-up/

There are still concerns that that orders are below the numbers anticipated at this stage which is making many financial analysts concerned, but as this is a totally new technology for the industry as a whole, that shouldn’t be too surprising

It will be a somewhat tense year.

Aerospace 8 - Flight Tracking

I read the following in an aerospace journal this morning:

"An International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) working group is recommending that new aircraft delivered after 2020 come equipped with a tracking data broadcast system that sends regular position updates to airline operators, a flight data recorder that automatically deploys (and floats) after a crash and a tamperproof distress reporting unit that will transmit aircraft position and identification to a global network of rescue coordination centers (sic) when unusual attitudes, speeds or accelerations or other triggered events occur." 

 Considering that this equipment is already available, do you believe that there is industry pressure against mandatory installation?

Politics 13 - Je Accuse

It seems that today is about ‘Free Speech’.  Therefore, I wish to take the opportunity to say something controversial but, in my opinion, very true.

Fundamental Islamic extremism is the result of the Israel/Palestine hostility.

It is as simple as that.

Religion 5 - A Question of Hypocricy

I have just written a comment in a well-known magazine and, for the first time, cannot resist posting that same comment here.

Two, seemingly well-organized, French terrorists are on the run (At the time of writing).  But, usually, every criminal makes a mistake, and it is likely that these two will also have made a mistake (Assuming that the police have identified them correctly).

Enough (almost) has been written about the fanatical belief of most Muslims to adhere to the assumed words of their Prophet.  Therefore, it seems quite obvious to me that many (more than we imagine) know the two men concerned, but will sympathize with their terrible actions, and will not reveal their whereabouts.

Yet, every time there is a murderous terrorist incident, most Muslims around the globe, from the Imams to the small man and woman in the street can be heard to say, "We do not condone these terrorist actions".  Yet, I repeat, many know the two men involved.  Therefore, are they actually saying, "We do not condone these specific terrorist actions ... but infidels must be eliminated somehow".

It will be interesting to discover, when (if) these men are caught, if it will be the result of information from the tight-knit Muslim community.  Otherwise, the word hypocrite must be applied ... in the form of satire, perhaps.