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by Singha
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.
by Singha
02 Jul 2019 11:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6031
Views: 1272021

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

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count so far is 85 cancelled and 54 diverted. will go into 100s by evening.

the other runway is a bit weak in mum?
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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
by Singha
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
by Singha
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 ...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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 ...
by Singha
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

by Singha
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...
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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

Vikas wrote:Why does Indian establishment reacts to the reports published by Al-Amreeki institutions ? Why give credibility to such toilet paper reports ?
its better not to react or come up with our own positiv neuj report. responding is just defending our innocence on backfoot.
by Singha
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.
by Singha
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" ? :mrgreen:
by Singha
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 ...
by Singha
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....
by Singha
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 :)
by Singha
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 ...
by Singha
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

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.
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.
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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?
by Singha
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...
by Singha
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...