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david_a posted:Then again, going multiple times is clearly the superior option because it's rad as hell
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YF19pilot posted:Remember that the XB-70 was a prototype, and thus only had two crew. The co-pilot could safely monitor the systems without dividing his attention to mission critical issues like SAMs or MiGs. The full production B-70 (and I think the unfinished 3rd airship) was to have had the traditional USAF bomber four-man crew of pilot, co-pilot, engineer, and bombardier/radio-man. That's still a helluva lot for a co-pilot to have.
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It's not like these were pilots fresh out of UPT. Even the co probably had a couple thousand hours as PIC/solo.
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Yea and? It's a big workload. That's all I'm saying here.
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Hey AI, here's a skill testing question for you: what the heck is this?   Answer: This Connie cross-bred with a Dash 8 is a Airspeed Ambassador. Built in the late forties, 24 production aircraft were made - it fell out of use by the late 1950s as it had piston instead of turbine engines.
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That actually doesn't look nearly as loving awful as an actual Connie.
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holocaust bloopers posted:That actually doesn't look nearly as loving awful as an actual Connie. That's because it's based on a normal Connie, not a superconnie. It's the superconstellation that looks like the product of extensive inbreeding.
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holocaust bloopers posted:That actually doesn't look nearly as loving awful as an actual Connie. 
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holocaust bloopers posted:That actually doesn't look nearly as loving awful as an actual Connie. said no one with eyes, ever.
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With two Bristol Centaurus engines it is likely the only twin engine plane to land with three engines out.
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Nebakenezzer posted:Hey AI, here's a skill testing question for you: what the heck is this?
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Pretend that instead of this sentence I post an edgy joke about Manchester United.
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ehnus posted:With two Bristol Centaurus engines it is likely the only twin engine plane to land with three engines out. I find this far more amusing that I really aught.
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so loving future posted:said no one with eyes, ever.
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I'm looking at the Bristol Centaurus' Wikipedia entry and I'm afraid I don't really get it. 
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Please explain your inside jokes. Please stop making people ask.
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It's two radial engines mated at the crankshaft.
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The Ferret King posted:Please explain your inside jokes. Please stop making people ask. It's a two row radial engine, which basically means it's two radials connected at the crankshaft. Correcting for English craftsmanship that should be about as reliable as a Wasp Major's four engines. 
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I'm still mad we didn't get to stop at Wright-Patterson when I helped my sister move back down from Michigan last summer. We drove through Dayton and everything. 
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I think I'm heading down to WP to watch them move the Valkyrie. I have a buddy talked into rolling with me and everything.
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Yeah I'll be at the Valkyrie move as well. It'll be awesome to see it out in the open and not crammed in a hanger.
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This is good, this means lots of photos/videos will be posted of something I have no chance of seeing in person! 
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https://www.facebook.com/1600021113597594/videos/1645950695671302/ A video of some dudes filming an emirates a380 commercial in a helicopter. Kinda scary to watch even though you know they had it all under control.
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Who is up for more engine cowlings falling off?  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/tigerair-flight-to/2199734.html
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powerslide your bushplane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RXOrc6dnSg
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drunkill posted:powerslide your bushplane Getting start-of-the-disaster-survival-novel vibes off of that "What do you mean you rolled our only way out of here?"
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Who is up for more engine cowlings falling off? Naked bike concept yo, don't fear
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Tiger is a budget airline (partly owned by Virgin) so parts falling off come with the ticket price.
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Its what you get for paying bare minimum for maintenance.
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That's how we punish the ones that do something naughty like an uncommanded complete roll in flight.
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So there are some pictures of the Bugatti 100p in flight on facebook. Looks like they kept it out of the mud this time and pulled off a circuit. helno fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Oct 18, 2015 |
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Ground resonance is a hell of a thing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihcJR0zvfM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2tHA7KmRME
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The Bugatti 100p flew and didn't crash this time. https://www.facebook.com/TheBugatti100pProject/videos/vb.261574317253048/869079413169199/
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Cat Mattress posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihcJR0zvfM Why does the engine start smoking? An oil line or something broke? Also, what did they do to cause this? Just bolt it down?
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david_a posted:Why does the engine start smoking? An oil line or something broke? I need to explain this every time that gets posted. It wasn't a ground resonance test, that's a well-understood phenomenon. What caused it in this case was the took the oleos off and strapped it right to the ground, without the struts to dissipate energy it went into resonance. This was supposed to be a weapons effect test at Aberdeen. This airframe was a total loss because during a ferry flight, it experienced a controls malfunction that resulted in a complete roll in flight, pilot managed to recover a few hundred feet before impact and got it down safe, but the airframe was definitely over stressed so the Army decided they'd bolt it down, start it up, and start shooting it with various calibers. They didn't quite get to that last part because it shook itself apart first. Edit: Dude, you can't call me out for phoneposting typos. This thing wanted to turn oleos into Oreos. Phanatic fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Oct 19, 2015 |
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Phanatic posted:Army decided they'd bolt it down, start it up, and start shooting it with various calipers. They didn't quite get to that last part because it shook itself apart first. Why would they shoot calipers at a helicopter? Seems like a strange thing to do, and a waste of good calipers. Of course, maybe they had an idea for a new and unique way of measuring things that we'll now never know.
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The Locator posted:Why would they shoot calipers at a helicopter? Seems like a strange thing to do, and a waste of good calipers. Of course, maybe they had an idea for a new and unique way of measuring things that we'll now never know. http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/3-new-us-military-surplus-measuring-calipers?a=1712036
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