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- 02 Jul 2019 12:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
maybe his touchdown was way past the usual due to struggle to align to centerline or came in very high... should have aborted and gone around. the ATC probably has video recordings of all touchdowns for record keeping and incident investigation.
- 02 Jul 2019 11:08
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
count so far is 85 cancelled and 54 diverted. will go into 100s by evening.
the other runway is a bit weak in mum?
- 02 Jul 2019 10:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1813453
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
is HAL and ASTE pushing ahead with qualifying the hawks for a2g uses ? I saw two of them circling repeatedly over HAL apt today making touch & go. being AJT all of the rockets and CCIP delivery bombs would already be qualified for hawks. and being tactics trainers they would also have some forms...
- 02 Jul 2019 10:36
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
- Replies: 4447
- Views: 1522796
Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016
not one tfta among the whole lot. all dark rice eaters. they have somehow blended long gestation r&d with engineering prowress.
- 02 Jul 2019 10:33
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1368031
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
in a crunch situation I would still count on MSD to deliver like he did in the WC final against Sri lanka, promoting himself up the order to control the pace of the chase and only letting himself go when victory was on the doorstep. but probably his ability to steal singles and lightning quick runni...
- 02 Jul 2019 10:31
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1368031
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
today is the day bangla tigers will rip our shorts on the same pitch.
banglacricket.com is busy scheming and planning for 3 pages now.
we will lose onlee
banglacricket.com is busy scheming and planning for 3 pages now.
we will lose onlee
- 02 Jul 2019 08:32
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
3rd incident in 3 days
Airlines put pressure to save fuel
One engine is shut during taxi nowadays to save fuel esp in turboprops which is visible
Airlines put pressure to save fuel
One engine is shut during taxi nowadays to save fuel esp in turboprops which is visible
- 01 Jul 2019 11:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: INS Arihant: News & Discussion
- Replies: 462
- Views: 240521
Re: INS Arihant: News & Discussion
but her elderly boilers would need lot of upkeep and crew. not cheap to keep such a floating dated arsenal ship. if its a arsenal ship we want the fleet support ships/tankers provide stable volume platforms with cheap diesel engines and uptime. USN has taken a leaf from this playbook and will build ...
- 01 Jul 2019 09:51
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Second incident in two days after mangalore Is our training not adequate to handle monsoon? A SpiceJet flight from Bhopal to Surat overshot runway at the airport here due to heavy rainfall and wind. All the 43 passengers and four crew members are safe and they are being handled by the SpiceJet offic...
- 30 Jun 2019 15:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8767
- Views: 2385694
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
realistically other than computer chips , boeings, jack daniels and food products there is not much material goods that US can export to india. biggies like cars are made in india by likes of ford. there is a lot more of services, software, entertainment that US exports. also lot of US cos do manufa...
- 30 Jun 2019 14:53
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1503230
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Chetak if you make a road trip on west coast, drive from honnavar on KA coast via jog falls & sagar to sivamoga. very scenic route. visit the bhadra wildlife park. north of honavar is karwar and south is the beautiful giant shiva temple of murudeshwara and the sea+river drive of maravanthe. IR w...
- 30 Jun 2019 10:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 4780
- Views: 1503230
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
unless we have ultrasonic track testing machines frequently checking all high speed tracks, I think its time for the much delayed move to heavier longer rails for all of IR and make the necessary arrangements for our steel plants to supply. surely tata-corus will also have this tech.
- 30 Jun 2019 10:05
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8445
- Views: 2975267
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
but there are other factors like climate and soil which impact the viability of crops. one cannot grow tea in mumbai or coffee in kolkata no matter how you slant the playing field. also poorer farmers prefer storable food crops like rice or wheat which can be safely stored for years to feed the fami...
- 29 Jun 2019 08:26
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1813453
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
problem is we have NEVER produced a domestic design in volume apart from Dhruv and babus/HAL do have a great idea what it takes to operate at LM kind of scale which at height of cold war produced 30 F16s a MONTH. ALL of our licensed production of higher nos items - Mig21, Jaguar, Mig27, SU30 have be...
- 29 Jun 2019 00:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3361
- Views: 861165
Re: Military Flight Safety
Really scary stuff. wasnt the fourth pod which was ejected very dangerous one? It didn't seem to have a clean ejection (flew up again!) Has IAF invested in any devices that prevent bird hits? If not, wondering if it is good time to support some desi startup/university to develop a prototype rather ...
- 29 Jun 2019 00:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3361
- Views: 861165
Re: Military Flight Safety
there is video of a fatal looking MiG-27 twin takeoff crash being filmed, looks like its SOP now from tower
- 28 Jun 2019 17:41
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1813453
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
for sure the 114 SEF F16-blunder mk70 will take a lot more time than Tejas Mk1A unless we were to get 6 squadrons from USAF active line service or attrition reserve which is impossible and the usaf ones will have classified gear and not as 'advanced' as new build ones. so if anyone is expecting F so...
- 28 Jun 2019 12:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
- Replies: 6236
- Views: 1775603
Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
well its well known that US national physics labs and NSA may have more classified SC not in public domain.
massa is a large visible iceberg, but that still means 9/10 is inside the jockey undies.
massa is a large visible iceberg, but that still means 9/10 is inside the jockey undies.
- 28 Jun 2019 06:38
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
- Replies: 6364
- Views: 1368031
Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Dhoni used to be good at running singles. He has past innings with lions share being singles and twos
- 27 Jun 2019 23:48
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2129
- Views: 376169
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
its worth noting japan faced rice famine several times and this drove immigration first to hawaii and then california, which was not well received by the whites. they wanted to be the leading colonial power in the west pacific and use its resources , but ran into the western alliance.
- 27 Jun 2019 23:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 1704434
Re: Understanding the US - Again
so the shadow use of vietnam by rebadging cheen goods as made in vietnam after packing it there may take a hit or moving some ops there
on with it
on with it
- 27 Jun 2019 19:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India and Japan: News and Discussion
- Replies: 2129
- Views: 376169
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
japan had no natural resources to plunder so perhaps thats why nobody showed a persistent interest in conquering it. indonesia, malaya and india were the prize catches , and some strategic choke points like aden, suez, hormuz, trincomalee, singapore and hong kong when the japanese realized their leg...
- 27 Jun 2019 17:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
- Replies: 3611
- Views: 1245290
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
manu pubby says damage to P15B was confined to one compartment per his sources and damage not that severe.
not much can be said until its revealed what got damaged.
not much can be said until its revealed what got damaged.
- 27 Jun 2019 15:30
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7937
- Views: 2195655
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
84 bangladesh taka = 165 Paki rupee = 1 USD
should tell how fast their trajectories are diverging.
should tell how fast their trajectories are diverging.
- 27 Jun 2019 11:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7937
- Views: 2195655
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
1 $ is presently 84 bd taka, and 160 tsp rupee. i heard imf has mandated that tsp rupee be further devalued to 180. so bd currency is quite stable and not the toilet paper that is the tsp rupee. paks who earn in riyals & dirhams in gulf and dollars in west will be loathe to send money back given...
- 27 Jun 2019 11:38
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8445
- Views: 2975267
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
BD textile industry is driven by investments from south korea and japan I believe. and as you said they get preferential tariffs as a "most poor" country, a status they might soon outgrow technically. they are hovering on the verge of overtaking TSP GDP, aided by the steep devaluation of t...
- 27 Jun 2019 11:35
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8767
- Views: 2385694
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
its better not to react or come up with our own positiv neuj report. responding is just defending our innocence on backfoot.Vikas wrote:Why does Indian establishment reacts to the reports published by Al-Amreeki institutions ? Why give credibility to such toilet paper reports ?
- 27 Jun 2019 11:34
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8767
- Views: 2385694
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
aptly put Chetak sir, as you always do.
- 27 Jun 2019 07:44
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2297404
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
arent bullets supposed to be interchangeable or does the length also vary ?
will the regular INSAS desi bullets fit into gori chamri SIG and caracal rifles or are "indians and dogs not allowed" ?
will the regular INSAS desi bullets fit into gori chamri SIG and caracal rifles or are "indians and dogs not allowed" ?
- 26 Jun 2019 18:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5619
- Views: 1581036
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
as per shashi tharoors book "era of darkness" which is a good read, the EIC goras got very lavish expat salaries while serving in india, and after completing a tenure were entitled to a fat pension in retirement back in england. this in addition to whatever they could loot or cart away on ...
- 26 Jun 2019 18:03
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5619
- Views: 1581036
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
the first confusion one should dispel is there were two Dyers involved. one was the rat who ordered the shooting and was in the military. the other was the governor of punjab. shaheed udham singh took care of the latter. the first rat died at age 62 in london of natural causes. https://en.wikipedia....
- 26 Jun 2019 17:44
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7937
- Views: 2195655
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
weak pak rupee should boost lahore tourism from indian tourists
- 26 Jun 2019 13:57
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2297404
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
the Metis or Kornet would be far cheaper really. and they work like hell as the houthis have proved against tfta abrams and IFVs wielded by the saudis. what we need is a next generation of cheap laser beam rider in the MPATGM not a javelin-mki @ cost of a konkurs :rotfl: force planning in tune with ...
- 26 Jun 2019 10:45
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7937
- Views: 2195655
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
maybe the plan is hope DT does not get reelected, engineer some new crisis with india and negotiate with a more sympathetic potus for durex v2.0 status.Vips wrote:Another 4-5 months worth of comfort for the Pakis. What after that? Remember they have $24-28 Billion in dues within the next 18 months.
- 26 Jun 2019 10:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 1704434
Re: Understanding the US - Again
so there is pushback from the white deep state about letting in too many indics/sinics because they and their kids will compete for the plum jobs in finance, law, medicine and engineering and not just serve as the underclass as the first gen hispanics & middle east migrants are doing. hey even t...
- 26 Jun 2019 10:36
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 1704434
Re: Understanding the US - Again
I saw a astonishing chart in TOI recently about the wait times of the "current date" for GC for indians. for EB1 it was like 3 yrs (used to be always current earlier) for EB2 - 10 years (for china 3 years) for EB3 - 10 years (for china 4 years) add to that vast numbers lakhs in queue and p...
- 26 Jun 2019 09:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Understanding the US - Again
- Replies: 7488
- Views: 1704434
Re: Understanding the US - Again
these concentration camps seem to be taking a leaf from the infamous grand wizard of anti migrants ex sheriff joe arpaio of phoenix. the richest country in the world cannot build a few proper camps while spending trillions of rattling their sabres worldwide ? --- he federal government told a panel o...
- 26 Jun 2019 09:03
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
is that malvinder and shivinder brothers of ranbaxy/fortis fame in the back?
- 26 Jun 2019 08:37
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
- Replies: 8445
- Views: 2975267
Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
you can use any labels , but fact is Namo wants a broad scale rising tide that will use 6 inches deep 10 miles wide momentum to create huge markets for products and services than just focus on the top 20% of the countrys areas and people. you all know the vast gaps in healthcare, crop insurance, LPG...
- 26 Jun 2019 08:32
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
- Replies: 6031
- Views: 1272021
Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
why cant the indian govt pass a ordinance that in such cases the indian lenders will have first cut of whatever is on table. UK USA probably have that already and would do it in a heartbeat to benefit their own banks if needed. why should we be good boys and obey the judgements of rigged foreign com...