tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post194811940897255147..comments2024-03-29T16:19:53.951+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: Question time # 75Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-64829917399295005322009-10-25T22:22:25.074+13:002009-10-25T22:22:25.074+13:00Discharge rod, for hooking up to powerlines from a...Discharge rod, for hooking up to powerlines from a helicopter before the linesman climbs out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-31650172714126594242009-10-24T08:45:27.843+13:002009-10-24T08:45:27.843+13:00Hey, that is not a silly thought there Anonymous.
...Hey, that is not a silly thought there Anonymous.<br /><br />Unfortunately. This is not the case.<br /><br />Believe it or not : this item is more substantial that that !Dave Paullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356554328922097058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-57730192263762569432009-10-24T07:25:08.653+13:002009-10-24T07:25:08.653+13:00Used for cleaning salt deposits from power lines?Used for cleaning salt deposits from power lines?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-26595993907614390962009-10-23T12:36:13.813+13:002009-10-23T12:36:13.813+13:00Looks like my chocolate fish is reasonably safe fo...Looks like my chocolate fish is reasonably safe for the moment.<br /><br />Its not a MAD stinger - nor a weather tool. Not on a XL750 nor a Twinstar. It aint a pitot and not related in any way to the file name. It does not rotate: It is not designed to protect the rear fuselage.Dave Paullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356554328922097058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-14269564019212019092009-10-23T10:58:06.611+13:002009-10-23T10:58:06.611+13:00It looks not unlike the injector used for squirtin...It looks not unlike the injector used for squirting oil into the hot exhaust gasses to make the smoke during aerobatics on a jet aircraft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-74775355329860876952009-10-23T10:32:29.874+13:002009-10-23T10:32:29.874+13:00Is it some sort of tail rotor or rear fuse protect...Is it some sort of tail rotor or rear fuse protection skid?Spitfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-15217702313560667082009-10-23T08:31:57.488+13:002009-10-23T08:31:57.488+13:00Surely it is the relative humidity and dew point p...Surely it is the relative humidity and dew point probe on the Met Services aircraft used on the atmospheric research project into water particle sizes in lenticular clouds way back in the mid 1980's<br />I think the aircraft was based at Masterton.<br />Type and registration not known by me,Kiwi 172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-1832504982849894352009-10-21T21:36:10.629+13:002009-10-21T21:36:10.629+13:00..maybe a glider pitot tube or if really hard up m.....maybe a glider pitot tube or if really hard up maybe a high proformance sailplane wing..of course taken at an acute angle to mislead us..like the image file name! I'mm tricky..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-91993841617460021792009-10-21T19:23:49.244+13:002009-10-21T19:23:49.244+13:00No idea really, but can I guess a Magnetic Anomoly...No idea really, but can I guess a Magnetic Anomoly Detector on an XL750 or a Twinstar?Rodneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333107141651747690noreply@blogger.com