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I saw some tweets mentioning a wing coming off, that would explain the "fuel leak". Not confirmed as far as I know.
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hobbesmaster posted:Did ground get a hold of the plane? I didn't hear. Though I didn't finish the entire recording.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Well, that looks like a write-off. and the passengers in row 36 are probably happy about that outcome, all things considered
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Looks like there might be some cheap slightly used A380s on the market soon*, Emirates wants to ditch their current inventory in favour of a 200 plane fleet of XWB powered A380neos. https://news.yahoo.com/emirates-airline-eyes-order-50-70-a350-787-091203298--sector.html * Well, 20 years or so, when airbus can finally deliver them
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Mazz posted:Great post for a pictures thread but couple things to sperg on as befitting the thread: Out of curiousity what is the protocol for when they run out of letters to designate variants?
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hobbesmaster posted:Did ground get a hold of the plane? Eventually it always does.
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Eej posted:Out of curiousity what is the protocol for when they run out of letters to designate variants? The only ones really in trouble are the AIM-9X Sidewinder and AH-1Z Viper.
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Godholio posted:Eventually it always does. Most of the time, anyway.
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phongn posted:Block numbers or a new designator, I'd imagine. Missiles can have a configuration number (e.g. AIM-120C-7). AH-1ZZ Top Viper. you're welcome.
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Eej posted:Out of curiousity what is the protocol for when they run out of letters to designate variants? Not entirely sure, the Huey and Cobra as mentioned are probably going to hit that wall soon enough, so we'll have to see. For the AC-130 though its really just the A, H, U, W, and J I think. They jumped around because the SOCOM birds had the U and W designation IIRC (MC-130W and the AC-130W are interchangable, like the Harvest Hawks), and the H/J are standard hercs. Psion posted:AH-1ZZ Top Viper. 
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SybilVimes posted:Looks like there might be some cheap slightly used A380s on the market soon*, Emirates wants to ditch their current inventory in favour of a 200 plane fleet of XWB powered A380neos. And if you want to be ready to fly them, go to a mall in Abu Dhabi.
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And in other breaking aviation news... quote:Harrison Ford Seriously Injured in Plane Crash http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harrison-ford-injured-plane-crash-n318301
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quote:The actor was stabilized and taken to a local hospital. Sources said he sustained cuts to head. There was no word on other injuries or what caused the plane to crash. It appeared he was flying solo. Really? Trying to figure out of that's an unfortunate pun or intentional. Edit: Oh man, the LAFD tweet is even better. quote:*UPDATE: 1233 Rose Ave* 1 small aircraft down on Penmar Golf Course near the Santa Monica airport. Solo occupant, an adult male being... bull3964 fucked around with this message at 01:03 on Mar 6, 2015 |
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I'm Solo, I'm Flying Solo I'm Flying Solo, Solo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_FoEy8T_A I'm so sorry...
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PBS Newshour specifically avoided saying Solo when they reported on the crash and I'm really disappointed in them
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Jonny Nox posted:I'm Solo, The best part of that video is the upper left corner.
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Ola posted:And in other breaking aviation news... It looks like he was flying back to the airport after some sort of failure and landed short. Turning back to an airport after an engine failure is pretty much the worst thing you could do https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ri66ZBObnM [/armchairpilot]
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Spaced God posted:It looks like he was flying back to the airport after some sort of failure and landed short. Turning back to an airport after an engine failure is pretty much the worst thing you could do He put it down on a golf course instead of a house or something in the middle of LA so he did quite well. edit: looking at google earth, Penmar golf course is less than 1000ft from runway 3 so yeah he did fine. hobbesmaster fucked around with this message at 02:24 on Mar 6, 2015 |
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Jonny Nox posted:I'm Solo, My life is significantly worse now that I know this exists. Thanks, rear end in a top hat.
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Hermsgervørden posted:My life is significantly worse now that I know this exists. Well I just found out that Airdrie (where I live) has to move their airshow because CYYC killed it. So I'm sad too.  Don't look up Hologram Girl from Star Wars Kinnect btw. edit: hobbesmaster posted:He put it down on a golf course instead of a house or something in the middle of LA so he did quite well. I'm pretty sure Harrison Ford has been flying lovely old airplanes longer that most posters in this thread have been alive. Jonny Nox fucked around with this message at 05:18 on Mar 6, 2015 |
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phongn posted:Block numbers or a new designator, I'd imagine. Missiles can have a configuration number (e.g. AIM-120C-7). Thankfully with the -9X they're doing the Block thing and I think even the USMC has finally recognized that they need to give it up with Cobras. Mazz posted:Not entirely sure, the Huey and Cobra as mentioned are probably going to hit that wall soon enough, so we'll have to see. Sort of...there were also AC-130Es, they were converted from C-130Es during Vietnam and were later upgraded to AC-130Hs. The U designation got pulled out of AFSOC's rear end. The AC-130Js are the first gunship based on the -J model Herc, which explains that. The MC-130W designation also got pulled out of AFSOC's rear end, so when they turned all of those into gunships like you said with the Precision Strike Package (like you said, a variation on Harvest Hawk) the -W carried over even though there's really no basis for it. Also all the H's are retired, last ones went to the boneyard at the end of last year.
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phongn posted:The only ones really in trouble are the AIM-9X Sidewinder and AH-1Z Viper. For the AH-1 I think they skipped a whole bunch of letters to get there so it's no big deal.
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A 1/22 scale A310 flying around inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDtqUg8R6Jw
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drunkill posted:A 1/22 scale A310 flying around inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDtqUg8R6Jw That thing flys a lot slower than I was expecting at the beginning. I'm guessing based on the speed and some visual clues (the seams top and bottom, and some rippling especially along the bottom seam) that the fuselage is actually inflatable and filled with helium?
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The Locator posted:That thing flys a lot slower than I was expecting at the beginning. I'm guessing based on the speed and some visual clues (the seams top and bottom, and some rippling especially along the bottom seam) that the fuselage is actually inflatable and filled with helium? Yeah, it's mostly balloon.
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Spaced God posted:Yeah, like choppy water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU8JMbe9ljU Too bad the original version didn't have wheels. But the grandson of the designer fixed that, along with adding a more efficient wing and turboprops:
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StandardVC10 posted:For the AH-1 I think they skipped a whole bunch of letters to get there so it's no big deal. AH-1 and UH-1 share model letters. The first AH-1 is the AH-1G, since the UH-1 was up to the UH-1F when the Cobra came out. 
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drunkill posted:A 1/22 scale A310 flying around inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDtqUg8R6Jw That reminds me, how do aerodynamics scale down? Small RC planes always look like they have to go blazingly fast to get lift compared to the real thing. I saw a RC Cessna once that would be doing like 600km/h on takeoff if it was a real plane.
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Lift squares, but so does drag So you get a 152 that needs 600 knots scaled to take off, but you also get a 152 that CAN do 600 knots scaled
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simplefish posted:Lift squares, but so does drag Ooooooh, neat, so smaller things have way less lift, proportionally, but also way less drag, and because most RC planes are made of very very lightweight materials and have proportionally strong engines they can go way faster, relatively? (if you can't tell i'm pretty dumb when it comes to the physics of flight)
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StandardVC10 posted:For the AH-1 I think they skipped a whole bunch of letters to get there so it's no big deal. That's because AH-1 and UH-1 are the same helicopter family, so the AH-1 is also blocked by all of the UH-1 variant codes. The 'easy' solution would be to break all 4 of the HH-1 family out into their own base code, so that you don't have the Huey, Twin Huey, Venom and Viper fighting for the same variant code space.
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Ola posted:Yes. Just what I needed to see after booking a flight on Delta, to New York.
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slothrop posted:Just what I needed to see after booking a flight on Delta, to New York. Congratulations, your odds of having an issue on your flight are exactly the same as before you saw this picture, or before that plane went off the runway!
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slothrop posted:Just what I needed to see after booking a flight on Delta, to New York. At least it's not a southwest flight to midway.
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Jonny Nox posted:Well I just found out that Airdrie (where I live) has to move their airshow because CYYC killed it. So I'm sad too. My money is on the show moving to Springbank (YBW), check out the Snowbirds page and you'll see two days this summer that list Springbank on their schedule.
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hobbesmaster posted:At least it's not a southwest flight to midway.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1248
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