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chitoryu12 posted:A few months ago we had an annual meeting for one of the companies I worked for, and one of the guest speakers was Brigadier General Charles Ickes. He told a story about his days piloting F-106 Delta Darts in the northern part of the United States, the nuclear-armed interceptors against a Soviet bomber force flying in from the north. 
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ghosTTy fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Jul 3, 2015 |
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Jul 3, 2015 21:55
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Come on now, this poo poo will hold easily, since both things are made out of wood. 
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Jul 3, 2015 22:03
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Just need to re-tighten the straps every few miles.
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Jul 3, 2015 22:10
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So I found that I actually still had the video I took of Ickes speaking in my Dropbox and I pulled it up to remind myself of the details. Don't worry, the F-106s weren't carrying the nuclear rocket; the Genies were kept locked up until they were needed, which obviously never happened. Wikipedia does have a picture of an F-106 firing an inert version!  The incident was in 1975 with two-seater training Delta Darts over Lake Superior. I'll transcribe some of it for you here. quote:And I noticed that he lit his afterburner. And I thought "This is interesting, why'd he light his afterburner?" .... unfortunately, he didn't light his afterburner. His engine had just blown up. But I was about a quarter of a mile behind him, so all of a sudden I'm in full afterburner and his engine blew up. The accident board later figured out it took a quarter of a second for him to go from full power to zero. So you can imagine the impact on an airplane when literally the turbine in front of the engine broke and went through the engine, and that all happened in a quarter of a second.
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Jul 3, 2015 22:30
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Al Nipper posted:Why contain it? Desperate? Your turn. Desperate. Desperate. Desperate.
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Jul 3, 2015 22:30
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmpmneSSClM I'm not completely sure what this man was trying to accomplish.
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Jul 3, 2015 22:43
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Three-Phase posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmpmneSSClM It looks like he's got a REALLY bad idea of what a jet engine is and how it functions. I think his plan was to spray burning fuel out the back and use a turbine (spun by the leaf blower) to turn it into thrust. All he ends up doing is splattering burning liquid all over everything.
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Jul 3, 2015 22:48
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I thought he was using the leaf blower as a makeshift air start unit to try and get the compressor spinning fast enough to idle or run up. My favorite part is the lack of failure planning. Not even a fire extinguisher? come on.
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Jul 3, 2015 23:03
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`Nemesis posted:I thought he was using the leaf blower as a makeshift air start unit to try and get the compressor spinning fast enough to idle or run up. According to the video description, he credits it with "giving it too much fuel".
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Jul 3, 2015 23:05
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chitoryu12 posted:So I found that I actually still had the video I took of Ickes speaking in my Dropbox and I pulled it up to remind myself of the details. Don't worry, the F-106s weren't carrying the nuclear rocket; the Genies were kept locked up until they were needed, which obviously never happened. Wikipedia does have a picture of an F-106 firing an inert version! This is a really cool story. Must have been awesome to hear in person.
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Jul 3, 2015 23:44
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Three-Phase posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmpmneSSClM Probably this but he lacked the know how to actually pull it off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EorMrpM6q9Q
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Jul 4, 2015 01:20
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Turbine failure.  http://www.gr8tfate.com/wp/2009/09/21/russian-dam-turbine-destruction-photos/
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Jul 4, 2015 01:44
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When I was a kid, we had a decorative harpoon up on the wall for years. We took it down after redecorating and sold it at a garage sale. The guys who bought it couldn't fit it in the car, so they drove away exactly like this. I was really hoping they'd go harpoon a minivan or something.
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Jul 4, 2015 01:55
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Rexxed posted:Probably this but he lacked the know how to actually pull it off: I actually went and re-watched that after seeing the hillbilly set his table saw on fire but then decided against posting the three video series. Now I only need to post the other two though! Here is multiple world record holder/lunatic Colin Furze building his second jet engine (the one posted above), this time without using any complex tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InvF9e5kyjo And because he gets paid to make internet videos of jet engine construction, here is the video of him burning the poo poo out of his arm (and then getting the blisters drained) because he was fiddling with a propane connection and forgot to tighten it back down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYZFAuhFV4
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Jul 4, 2015 02:40
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Wear your helmet. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62a_1435947070 Probably wouldn't have helped that guy, but still.
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Jul 4, 2015 04:11
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TVs Ian posted:When I was a kid, we had a decorative harpoon up on the wall for years. We took it down after redecorating and sold it at a garage sale. why would you ever let a harpoon out of the family?
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Jul 4, 2015 04:14
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Cat Hatter posted:Here is multiple world record holder/lunatic Colin Furze building his second jet engine (the one posted above), this time without using any complex tools: Yeah, its a lot easier "building" a jet engine if one of your building materials is two turbines connected by a shaft.
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Jul 4, 2015 04:14
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Say Nothing posted:Turbine failure. Even the wooden walkway they built looks totally unsafe.
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Jul 4, 2015 04:56
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chitoryu12 posted:So I found that I actually still had the video I took of Ickes speaking in my Dropbox and I pulled it up to remind myself of the details. Don't worry, the F-106s weren't carrying the nuclear rocket; the Genies were kept locked up until they were needed, which obviously never happened. Wikipedia does have a picture of an F-106 firing an inert version!
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Jul 4, 2015 05:05
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KernelSlanders posted:Yeah, its a lot easier "building" a jet engine if one of your building materials is two turbines connected by a shaft. ...which is exactly why most hobbyists start with a turbocharger. High speed bearings, turbine blades, and housings built to withstand the temperatures/speeds involved and machined to the correct tolerances is kind of beyond most well equipped garages. Getting all the combustion chamber and plumbing to work is difficult enough for most people.
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Jul 4, 2015 05:13
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Craptacular posted:Wear your helmet. How did his head just not burst like a ripe melon? That rock was as big as his head and travelling so fast it wasn't even arcing.
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Jul 4, 2015 05:37
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The easiest jet engine to build is a pulse jet, since there are no moving parts. They are hilariously loud and hot, though, but cool to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2LyiE_jgLs Then you put the engine in an RC plane (warning: excellent piloting) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxYuffN0qCY
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Jul 4, 2015 05:38
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Gorilla Salad posted:How did his head just not burst like a ripe melon? That rock was as big as his head and travelling so fast it wasn't even arcing. I'm pretty sure it was a bucket.
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Jul 4, 2015 05:40
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I don't know how anyone can hate Colin Furze, he's just so delightfully happy, and excited about everything. Even if someday he's definitely gonna end up doing something terrible to himself, he'll probably happily laugh the whole way through.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsXWspo5hrc
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Jul 4, 2015 05:44
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Yawgmoth posted:Oh holy poo poo. I used to live in Marquette! I've been to the exact place he's describing. That's a little freaky. Just think, a few degrees higher on the nose and it could have been a much different place you'd have visited!
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Jul 4, 2015 06:27
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:I don't know how anyone can hate Colin Furze, he's just so delightfully happy, and excited about everything. Happy 4th of July, US goons.
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Jul 4, 2015 08:35
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No matter what, I think we can all agree Colin Furze's "safety tie" (and common lack of any other PPE) qualifies for this thread.
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Jul 4, 2015 10:19
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I like his jet kettle. Specifically, the way he (a) uses it indoors and (b) does not wear ear protection while using it.
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Jul 4, 2015 10:47
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plot twist that guy actually has plastic arms with suction cups stuck on his windows
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Jul 4, 2015 12:17
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Saw something similar myself once (not in russia either) - guy in about that same sized car with his mates all hanging onto a mattress that was on the roof of the car, not entirely roped on. My dad was driving and he had a good old growl at them and then in his rear vision saw a police car zooming up the overtaking lane and went "HA! gently caress YES!" and as it zoomed on past and caught up with mattress car we saw the police car had something tied up and partially hanging out of the boot. It was the rest of the loving bed. Keep it classy, Tasmania.
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Jul 4, 2015 13:10
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IPCRESS posted:I like his jet kettle. Specifically, the way he (a) uses it indoors and (b) does not wear ear protection while using it. His granddad was a WW1 artilleryman, and deaf as a post. His father was a WW2 Naval gunnery officer, and deaf as a post. Colin likes jet engines and Safety Ties, and will be deaf as a post.
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Jul 4, 2015 13:33
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IPCRESS posted:I like his jet kettle. Specifically, the way he (a) uses it indoors and (b) does not wear ear protection while using it. You heard him say it himself. "It's wispah quiet"
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Jul 4, 2015 15:49
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Shalebridge Cradle posted:Even the wooden walkway they built looks totally unsafe. I don't know, that actually looks like a pretty competent job. No missing planks or anything immediately wrong with it, besides questionable locations for some of the support beams.
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Jul 4, 2015 16:12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVWkk4K_HQ Yeah, I'll just hold on tight, it'll be fiiiiine Craptacular posted:Wear your helmet. Without thinking, when watching the replay, I found myself murmuring in a deep baritone "...HEADSHOT" simplefish fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Jul 4, 2015 |
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Jul 4, 2015 16:44
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Sammus posted:I don't know, that actually looks like a pretty competent job. No missing planks or anything immediately wrong with it, besides questionable locations for some of the support beams. To be fair, questionable locations of support beams probably contributed to plenty of the stuff in this thread.
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Jul 4, 2015 16:49
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simplefish posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVWkk4K_HQ You mean you didn't think 'Classic fencing response' ? So the video didn't really explain it nor did the comments: Why is that the sound a turbine engineer doesn't want to hear? Is it the sound of a screw getting stuck? I reckon that's a much better sound than hearing an activated turbine explode in your face when it encounters a screw. 
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Jul 4, 2015 18:10
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Darkman Fanpage posted:why would you ever let a harpoon out of the family? I was too young to have a say in the matter. My parents redecorated from a nautical theme (harpoon, brass ship's wheel clock, sea paintings, fish tank) to a vaguely southwestern thing when they had an addition put on the house, and the harpoon moved to the garage until it was sold off. We also had a non-functional traffic light that I wanted to try and turn into a lamp that got sold off at the same time despite my objections.
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Jul 4, 2015 18:18
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chitoryu12 posted:Just think, a few degrees higher on the nose and it could have been a much different place you'd have visited!
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Jul 4, 2015 18:19
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Rick_Hunter posted:You mean you didn't think 'Classic fencing response' ?
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