Aeronautical Insanity: switching to secondary tolerances

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fknlo: Jul 6, 2009; Fun Shoe

That's gotta be a write off, right?

# ? Sep 9, 2015 14:57

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# ? May 23, 2024 07:07

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Yea, I'd say so. That wing isn't easily replaceable.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 15:10

Psion: Dec 13, 2002; eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

BA really wanted the first 777-9X anyway right? Look at them going the extra mile to get it :v:

Avherald has more photos and some staggeringly stupid comments, so basically "the internet as usual" http://avherald.com/h?article=48c10434&opt=0

Psion fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Sep 9, 2015

# ? Sep 9, 2015 17:07

bloops: Dec 31, 2010; Thanks Ape Pussy!

Uuuugh why did I read those?

# ? Sep 9, 2015 19:21

Psion: Dec 13, 2002; eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

Leather Bear posted:

Uuuugh why did I read those?

I know! normally I know not to read comments but ugh you make a mistake one time

# ? Sep 9, 2015 19:41

freelop: Apr 28, 2013; Where we're going, we won't need fries to see

# ? Sep 9, 2015 21:59

Tide: Mar 27, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

A high res version of that would be awesome.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 22:17

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

Leather Bear posted:

Uuuugh why did I read those?

what kind of low grade idiot detonates a bomb on a plane on the runway other than the whole Air India 301 thing

# ? Sep 9, 2015 22:18

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

what kind of low grade idiot detonates a bomb on a plane on the runway other than the whole Air India 301 thing

The same kind of low-grade idiot who is your average YouTube/news website commenter.

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:27

Preoptopus: Aug 25, 2008; Ð¢ÑÐ¸ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¾ÑÐºÐ¸,
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Not gonna lie, Im far from a plane expert and when yall get into your pilot talk i dont know what the gently caress. However every time there's a major air/space event I bee line here and ignore pretty much everywhere else. Mind boggling how unintelligent CNNs coverage of it was when I saw it on the TV at work this morning.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:58

Pidgin Englishman: Apr 30, 2007; If you shoot
you better hit your mark

Yeah, avoid the outer world.. Just had a chat in the lunch room about how 'they' know where mh-370 is because they can track ships, how there's no way they could identify the part that washed up, and how the raaf are idiots for not letting an ex pilot uncle on base to tell them about the secret airfields he used to train from.

'They've got tracker things that break off when a ship sinks and can tell you where it is why can't planes' (cough cough conspiracy terrorist cough)

:goonsay:

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:42

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Sanguine posted:

'They've got tracker things that break off when a ship sinks and can tell you where it is why can't planes' (cough cough conspiracy terrorist cough)

That would be a good idea though.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:55

Spaced God: Feb 8, 2014; All torment, trouble, wonder and amazement
Inhabits here: some heavenly power guide us
Out of this fearful country!

Why not just make the entire airplane out of what they use to make the black box? Those survive plane crashes, so therefore the entire plane could survive a plane crash no problem :downs:

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:56

Duke Chin: Jan 11, 2002; _{^{Roger That:}}
MILK CRATES INBOUND

_{_{^{- FUCK THE HABS -}}}

LUBE UP YOUR BUTT posted:

wonder how many injuries were from carry ons coming down the slides into the back of peoples heads

Seriously - the videos of the people walking around with their big rear end rolling carry on AND their handbag got the ol' DukeRage roiling there a bit. Leave your stupid loving bags behind and get off the god drat burning plane. :argh:

Oh yeah, anyone know what type/manufacturer of engine are/was on (now all over) that plane?

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:59

Plinkey: Aug 4, 2004; by Fluffdaddy

Sanguine posted:

'They've got tracker things that break off when a ship sinks and can tell you where it is why can't planes' (cough cough conspiracy terrorist cough)

Are they thinking of AIS?

# ? Sep 10, 2015 01:59

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006; I am an awkward fellow
after all

Sanguine posted:

'They've got tracker things that break off when a ship sinks and can tell you where it is why can't planes' (cough cough conspiracy terrorist cough)

That is a thing on boats.

And we're headed that way with aircraft with 406mhz registered beacons. I'm pretty sure all the Malaysia plane had was an old 121.5 beacon though, which does not help unless someone already knows generally where to start looking for you.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:01

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Spaced God posted:

Why not just make the entire airplane out of what they use to make the black box? Those survive plane crashes, so therefore the entire plane could survive a plane crash no problem

But then we would never be able to find the plane.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:02

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

Dannywilson posted:

That is a thing on boats.

And we're headed that way with aircraft with 406mhz registered beacons. I'm pretty sure all the Malaysia plane had was an old 121.5 beacon though, which does not help unless someone already knows generally where to start looking for you.

406 ELTs have been mandated in aviation for a while now.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:06

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

MrChips posted:

406 ELTs have been mandated in aviation for a while now.

Yeah, I thought Civilian passenger aircraft HAD to have 406 beacons?

I mean, naturally it doesn't matter if you are deep underwater. And the battery for the beacon only lasts a few hours.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:12

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

CommieGIR posted:

Yeah, I thought Civilian passenger aircraft HAD to have 406 beacons?

Since 2009. Not only that, but COSPAS-SARSAT doesn't even listen on 121.5 anymore either.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:12

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006; I am an awkward fellow
after all

MrChips posted:

406 ELTs have been mandated in aviation for a while now.

There are several generations of 406, not all of which have been forced onto all of the countries. Certainly the newest, which burst-transmits gps coords and doesn't just rely on sat-triangulation (older 406) aren't worldwide madated yet?

But who's to say that they were up on their battery time changes, actually did G-switch checks, and routinely tested their equipment functionality?

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:14

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

MrChips posted:

Since 2009. Not only that, but COSPAS-SARSAT doesn't even listen on 121.5 anymore either.

I know a lot of military aircraft still carry 121.5 transmitters only. Dunno about civilian cargo.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:14

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006; I am an awkward fellow
after all

CommieGIR posted:

I know a lot of military aircraft still carry 121.5 transmitters only. Dunno about civilian cargo.

We all got kicked into the 406 world starting about 2 years ago. Mind you, the new ELT's still squawk on 121.5 and 243, but the primary locator is 406. Ask me about upgrading 23 aircraft and registering them all with NOAA over the course of 5 months! :suicide:

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:26

I would blow Dane Cook: Dec 26, 2008

Dannywilson posted:

Ask me about upgrading 23 aircraft and registering them all with NOAA over the course of 5 months!

Which part was the most painful?

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:29

spookykid: Apr 28, 2006; I am an awkward fellow
after all

Jumpingmanjim posted:

Which part was the most painful?

Making sure the same information and formatting was done for each plane and entering all that into NOAA's Web-0.1 site.... which has to be redone every 2 years. Oh, and their password requirements are pretty draconian.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:34

Wingnut Ninja: Jan 11, 2003; Mostly Harmless

freelop posted:

Aeronautical Insanity: PYF Plane Butts

# ? Sep 10, 2015 03:36

Bob A Feet: Aug 10, 2005; Dear diary, I got another erection today at work. SO embarrassing, but kinda hot. The CO asked me to fix up his dress uniform. I had stayed late at work to move his badges 1/8" to the left and pointed it out this morning. 1SG spanked me while the CO watched, once they caught it. Tomorrow I get to start all over again...

I think people need to face the fact that the ocean is a mega huge place. We could've known exactly where the plane went down and still not find it by the time we got something out there to look. I think the fact that people have survived on life rafts give people hope about the ocean but poo poo you've got about just as much of a chance at survival as being in a huge desert. The ocean is scary man.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 03:51

KYOON GRIFFEY JR: Apr 12, 2010; Runner-up, TRP Sack Race 2021/22

Duke Chin posted:

Seriously - the videos of the people walking around with their big rear end rolling carry on AND their handbag got the ol' DukeRage roiling there a bit. Leave your stupid loving bags behind and get off the god drat burning plane.

Oh yeah, anyone know what type/manufacturer of engine are/was on (now all over) that plane?

GE90s. It was a big deal when BA selected GE rather than RR back in the day.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 04:04

Duke Chin: Jan 11, 2002; _{^{Roger That:}}
MILK CRATES INBOUND

_{_{^{- FUCK THE HABS -}}}

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

GE90s. It was a big deal when BA selected GE rather than RR back in the day.

deeeeeeeeeeeerp that's right. For some reason I had it in my head that this was one of the planes that, some types have THESE engines, some types have theeeeeeese engines. Don't know why.

Ed: Oh yeah, heathrow and the 777 RR trent engine belly flop

Duke Chin fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Sep 10, 2015

# ? Sep 10, 2015 04:13

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

CommieGIR posted:

I know a lot of military aircraft still carry 121.5 transmitters only. Dunno about civilian cargo.

And military installations/aircraft still monitor it (not all aircraft, obviously).

# ? Sep 10, 2015 04:16

MrChips: Jun 10, 2005; FLIGHT SAFETY TIP: Fatties out first

KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:

GE90s. It was a big deal when BA selected GE rather than RR back in the day.

BA took a good number of RR-powered -200ERs as well in addition to the other GE-powered variants (-200, -200ER and -300ER) they bought.

e:f,b

# ? Sep 10, 2015 04:23

hobbesmaster: Jan 28, 2008

Duke Chin posted:

deeeeeeeeeeeerp that's right. For some reason I had it in my head that this was one of the planes that, some types have THESE engines, some types have theeeeeeese engines. Don't know why.

Ed: Oh yeah, heathrow and the 777 RR trent engine belly flop

You mean the time the shutdown codes were inadvertently sent from the Tony Blair's plane. :tinfoil:

# ? Sep 10, 2015 04:28

charliemonster42: Sep 14, 2005

Thanks to Nebakanezzer's monster airship effort-posts, I got this reference:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64BBffYFtw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101

Also, if you haven't yet done so, listen to the new Maiden album. It's :black101: