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The Real Amethyst posted:Knew there'd be at least one evacuating with a big rear end suitcase for in their hand. Not only was there more than one the first guy out the door led with his briefcase!!
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Why did so many passengers die in that one? Smoke inhalation inside the cabin? It looks mostly survivable-ish - fuselage intact, they got two doors evacuating p much immediately.
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the aft fuselage is actively on fire which is usually bad for the people in the aft fuselage
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Godholio posted:Is this relevant yet? just sitting here thinking about the sloshing that would happen every loving nanosecond this thing moves or turns or.... anything That water would last like eight minutes
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Spaced God posted:just sitting here thinking about the sloshing that would happen every loving nanosecond this thing moves or turns or.... anything It has towing points on the front. I wanna see the recovery vehicle! e: Never noticed the anchors, lol. Track tensioning must be a bitch.
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madeintaipei posted:It has towing points on the front. I wanna see the recovery vehicle! A tugboat being carried in another mobile lake.
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real quick what's that book about the US Air Force operating russian aircraft out of Nevada called again?
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747s (simulating) launching poo poo in real life! https://www.virgin.com/news/virgin-orbit-successfully-completes-final-captive-carry-flight 
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bloops posted:real quick what's that book about the US Air Force operating russian aircraft out of Nevada called again? Red Eagles?
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bloops posted:real quick what's that book about the US Air Force operating russian aircraft out of Nevada called again? Red Eagles Efb
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bloops posted:real quick what's that book about the US Air Force operating russian aircraft out of Nevada called again? the projects were called Have Drill and Have Doughnut. edit: and also "Constant Peg" the book is Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs MRC48B fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Apr 15, 2020 |
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madeintaipei posted:It has towing points on the front. I wanna see the recovery vehicle! I'm the sail boat and the beach party nestled between the two front catapults. And the sharks trying to swim away from the launching seaplane.
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Edward IV posted:I'm the sail boat and the beach party nestled between the two front catapults. And the sharks trying to swim away from the launching seaplane. i've always been a fan of the pool elevator just in front of the island (ha), implying that the hangar bay is some kind of magnificent flooded grotto
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bloops posted:real quick what's that book about the US Air Force operating russian aircraft out of Nevada called again? Red Eagles. EFB, but this has reminded me to order a copy. There's one in the F-15 squadron here that I see all the time, but I never have my phone handy to do this.
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Apr 16, 2020 03:52
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Few days old but wow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzD5u_fLo70
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From an AP report:quote:KEEP YOUR SEATBELTS FASTENED: The U.S. is offering airlines a $25 billion aid package, but damage to the sector will be extensive and long-lasting. Industry analysts say it could be five years before the industry fully recovers.
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quote:Job cuts at the airline, though prohibited through September under strings tied to the aid package, are likely in the fall. 
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airlines employ roughly half a million people so that's uh 50k per head just fuckin pay em out direct
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:airlines employ roughly half a million people so that's uh 50k per head LoL if you don't think they will still layoff the majority of that workforce and distribute the majority of that money in bonuses and payouts to executives for doing such a good job at reducing operating costs.
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Murgos posted:LoL if you don't think they will still layoff the majority of that workforce and distribute the majority of that money in bonuses and payouts to executives for doing such a good job at reducing operating costs. 
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btw the whole PDF is great: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/529372.pdf      
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Nevermind flying cars its 2020, where are our "nuclear powered carrier a/c"
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That as anime as gently caress. Straight Macross stuff.
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Having thought about this, I think it may be a mistake to try and design bespoke aircraft for your aircraft carrier airplane Actually, dumb confession: writing that thing about Amerika bombers made me think that two of the out-there ideas the Germans had on this subject were actually quite intelligent. These are: 1. Since actually attacking/bombing is such a different job than "flying across half the earth", it makes sense to split development into two parts: one, a big honkin' carrier aircraft that is good at flying long distances and heavy lifting, and a second aircraft to deploy and recover from. This has two advantages: both aircraft can be optimized for their respective roles, and the attack aircraft can be swapped out with newer designs, like a missile, without needing to develop a new carrier. 2. The giant aircraft, optimized for long distances and heavy lift, should be made easily adaptable for many roles. In a WW2 context this was a *long* list, but in a modern one, "heavy lift transport" surely makes sense, as does making it into the type of "infield utility bomber" that keeps 1940s/1950s designs in service. You could also make it into a space launch platform, or an "arsenal" aircraft, loaded with guided munitions. So, I think it may be a mistake to try and design bespoke aircraft for your aircraft carrier airplane. You'd at best end up with something like the Harrier - an under-performing aircraft who's ships were specifically designed with VTOL in mind....and that gave us the F-35B. Better to say "I want this number of X to be carried by the carrier," then scale the design up till you have the hanger space. (And then, y'know, judge if the cost is remotely worth it.) hobbesmaster posted:Nevermind flying cars its 2020, where are our "nuclear powered carrier a/c" Given that engine power can be expressed in kilowatts, as well as the weight of engines and fuel, is there a point where a properly shielded, weapons grade nuclear reactor makes sense over conventional propulsion? In previous aircraft the answer has been "oh holy poo poo no" but feel free to think of an aircraft 25%-50% bigger than an An-225 novid-19: try to give the internet a math/engineering problem
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hobbesmaster posted:Nevermind flying cars its 2020, where are our "nuclear powered carrier a/c" I think they used a picture of a Soviet ekranoplan and just made the lines dotted for plausible deniability at the inevitable senate hearing into defense misappropriations
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How about that time a Marine stole an A-4 and only got 4 months in the brig? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HersvTbNdC0
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Apr 16, 2020 22:08
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Well, It was only an A-4.
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Jaguars! posted:Well, It was only an A-4. You could probably come home with a couple of those just jangling around in your pocket if you worked around em.
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https://i.imgur.com/RLCP7DK.mp4
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MRC48B posted:the projects were called Have Drill and Have Doughnut. edit: and also "Constant Peg" Anyone know the background on where these names come from? They sound like random garbage meant to mean nothing, but then they go and use the same words over and over like they do mean something. Like if I hear "Have <blank>", I immediately think, oh thats a USAF black project.
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That's very cool!
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I'm suddenly intrigued by how you get to the point where "skydiving movie camera operator" is a part of your career.
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Xenoborg posted:Anyone know the background on where these names come from? They sound like random garbage meant to mean nothing, but then they go and use the same words over and over like they do mean something. Like if I hear "Have <blank>", I immediately think, oh thats a USAF black project. It's all of the above, basically. Sometimes they mean things, sometimes they're completely random, sometimes a term is intentionally used because it usually means a thing but in this case it's a misdirection.
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Godholio posted:It's all of the above, basically. Sometimes they mean things, sometimes they're completely random, sometimes a term is intentionally used because it usually means a thing but in this case it's a misdirection. Frequently an activity or location will be assigned a letter or word that gets reused. “Have” seems to be associated with things that happen at Groom Lake.
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As is the case with basically every crazy MI stunt, the BTS story of it is just insane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS9c7JTICh4 My favorite bit from the A400 stunt from Rogue Nation is McQuarrie going "so I said to Tom as a joke, 'hey what if you were on the outside of that thing when it took off'" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8JDWlucqPE
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The MI movies are an escalating series of Tom Cruise dares at this point and I am onboard for it.
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He said "hey, how about I'm flying the helicopter for real?" And they paid for four months of helicopter lessons out of the movie budget.
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Closest thing I've ever seen to a real life YER ON GUARRRRRRRD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPpgpB5XDVQ
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