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I enjoyed this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESZrsLrqopM
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Ola posted:I enjoyed this. Awesome video. This was pretty cool to learn from the comments: Chris Sugg posted:I love the crabbed landings, you can see it really well on the second one - B-52s can rotate both sets of wheels independently, so they can land with the fuselage pointed towards the wind and the wheels pointed down the runway.
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hobbesmaster posted:They didn’t seem to have control of the collective at least Aeronautical Insanity: A Collective Failure
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e.pilot posted:Aeronautical Insanity: A Collective Failure I like it
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 A couple blackhawks went down at snowbird resort. There are some videos out there. Looks like everyone was alright. It kind of looked like they were going into a hover and maybe hit something or each other when they kicked up enough snow to create whiteout conditions. e: https://twitter.com/IM_Inman/status/1496222345194876928?s=20&t=KQDRKiKR5kRxEnkFP_q_AQ https://twitter.com/WasatchSnow/status/1496203296419291139?s=20&t=QOo9V41lShG00xMoff9-5g fknlo fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Feb 22, 2022 |
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lol, wtf? Why are they trying to land in white-out conditions on sloped ground?
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ImplicitAssembler posted:lol, wtf? Why are they trying to land in white-out conditions on sloped ground? too busy arguing about wordle scores on UHF secure
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"Limo is not a word, it's an abbreviation of a word"
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fknlo posted:
I *think* you can see some bits of rotor flying up in the beginning of that second video, which makes me think they hit each other. Glad everyone got out safe.
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I love how the 2nd vid has an Australian voice on it because it’s basically impossible to find a ski hill anywhere that isn’t chock full of aussies.
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Mortabis posted:"Limo is not a word, it's an abbreviation of a word" “Who cares? It doesn’t have five letters.”
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Somebody crashed a Cessna near Dulles today: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-dulles/2980476/ Supposedly reported engine problems and piled it in a few miles short. The pilot did well not to take out a house or school but instead dropped in on the property outside a data center. Edit: to replace link with different, working one Midjack fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Feb 23, 2022 |
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I was coming here to ask if something was happening at Dulles today. Had a relative flying through and they were delayed so listened to LiveATC and somebody mentioned an incident. Also noticed only one runway was operating, dunno if that was due to wind. The article isn't working for me though, it's throwing up a bunch of code instead of the article.
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Platystemon posted:“Who cares? It doesn’t have five letters.” “Limos!”
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hobbesmaster posted:“Limos!” Wordle will almost certainly accept that as input, but it’s likely not in the answer set. Very few plurals are. Fun fact: “WHORE” is not recognized by Wordle. Platystemon fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Feb 23, 2022 |
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Charles posted:I was coming here to ask if something was happening at Dulles today. Had a relative flying through and they were delayed so listened to LiveATC and somebody mentioned an incident. Also noticed only one runway was operating, dunno if that was due to wind. The article isn't working for me though, it's throwing up a bunch of code instead of the article. Try this: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-dulles/2980476/
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Midjack posted:Try this: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-near-dulles/2980476/ quote:The Cessna 210… 
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To follow up on my own post: It’s owned by GTA Air, a high priority freight courier. How awkward would it be if it had AOG cargo
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fknlo posted:
C'mon, the accidents at ski resorts are supposed to be in the Marine's jurisdiction, why you gotta confuse things like this?
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Thought that was only in Italy
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Platystemon posted:Wordle will almost certainly accept that as input, but it’s likely not in the answer set. Very few plurals are. I had slave rejected the other day which I thought was strange
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PainterofCrap posted:Thought that was only in Italy There are accidents at ski resorts all over the world. They have names like “William”, “Jared”, and “Tiffany”. Jimong5 posted:I had slave rejected the other day which I thought was strange “Slave” was on the solutions list. The Times removed it and elected not to add it to the list of non‐solution words. This also happened to “agora”, “pupal”, “lynch”, “fibre”, and “wench”. That was probably an oversight. “Whore” was never a solution. They removed it because, I can only assume, they thought it was too rude to even recognize as a word. 
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Platystemon posted:Wordle will almost certainly accept that as input, but it’s likely not in the answer set. Very few plurals are. https://www.lewdlegame.com/ Gotchu covered
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FrozenVent posted:I once saw a guy drive off with the ground power cart without unplugging it from the aircraft. Meaningless plane trivia: on the Saab Viggen, if you're connected to ground power (or rather to the "readiness cart" which provides both power and climate control/electronics cooling) and start the engine up, the aircraft automatically kicks the connector out and closes the hatch behind it once the generator is making AC power. The cable just drops to the ground and the plane is free to taxi off. I think the reason for this was so that you could sit ready to scramble with the engine off without having a flightline mechanic standing by next to each aircraft, but it also prevents mishaps. Don't know if the feature carried over to the Gripen or not though.
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TheFluff posted:Meaningless plane trivia: on the Saab Viggen, if you're connected to ground power (or rather to the "readiness cart" which provides both power and climate control/electronics cooling) and start the engine up, the aircraft automatically kicks the connector out and closes the hatch behind it once the generator is making AC power. The cable just drops to the ground and the plane is free to taxi off. I think the reason for this was so that you could sit ready to scramble with the engine off without having a flightline mechanic standing by next to each aircraft, but it also prevents mishaps. Don't know if the feature carried over to the Gripen or not though. It seems like a no-brainer idea, but there it is!
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Theres an old wife's tale about the engineers at Learjet re-designing the ground power plug of the Lear 23 to angle backwards because Bill Lear would start the engines and then immediately start taxiing. This prevented the power cord from being damaged if the line person wasn't fast enough in disconnecting it. I have no idea if this is true but I do know that the ground power plug on all the Lears I've flown is angled backwards!
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TheFluff posted:Meaningless plane trivia: on the Saab Viggen, if you're connected to ground power (or rather to the "readiness cart" which provides both power and climate control/electronics cooling) and start the engine up, the aircraft automatically kicks the connector out and closes the hatch behind it once the generator is making AC power. The cable just drops to the ground and the plane is free to taxi off. I think the reason for this was so that you could sit ready to scramble with the engine off without having a flightline mechanic standing by next to each aircraft, but it also prevents mishaps. Don't know if the feature carried over to the Gripen or not though. How does it disconnect the connector? Some kind of piston?
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:How does it disconnect the connector? Some kind of piston? I asked SAAB and will report back if I get an answer. My guesses? A cammed surface "behind" where the connector... connects with a piston pushing it out while rotating the thing to unlock. Maybe the connector is more like an AK magazine, with a ledge it "rocks" into and a catch on the other side; rock it the other way and it pops out.
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Humphreys posted:It seems like a no-brainer idea, but there it is! That's what I was thinking. Literally every emergency vehicle's shoreline connection I've driven has an auto ejector for when you start the engine. Sure, different types of connectors, but it's a solved problem...
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Arson Daily posted:Theres an old wife's tale about the engineers at Learjet re-designing the ground power plug of the Lear 23 to angle backwards because Bill Lear would start the engines and then immediately start taxiing. This prevented the power cord from being damaged if the line person wasn't fast enough in disconnecting it. I have no idea if this is true but I do know that the ground power plug on all the Lears I've flown is angled backwards! Hangar Employee A: "loving gently caress, plug broke, who is going to pay for this, what department do I invoice?" Hangar Employee B: "Bill Lear, and bill Lear."
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Plastic_Gargoyle posted:How does it disconnect the connector? Some kind of piston? When you plug it in there's some kind of latch or plunger or something that engages; when the aircraft wants to kick it out it just retracts the thingy that locks it in place. It's mounted to the side of the aircraft so it should just fall right off:  The hatch that covers it is spring-loaded so it just snaps closed when the hose is out of the way. I found a few stories from old mechanics though that claim it unfortunately had some reliability issues, and it happened semi-regularly that the aircraft would release the lock but the hose would remain hanging there, so the mechanic would have to go retrieve it manually anyway. This was very noticeable to the pilot though, because if the hatch didn't close after the aircraft had disconnected from ground power, a master caution was triggered with the warning light for electrical fault going off. The hose was apparently a real bear to connect too, it was heavy and mounted pretty high above the ground, and you had to kinda see what you were doing to plug it in, and while manhandling it you had to also hold the spring-loaded hatch open. There was a certain technique to it; some people put the connector on top of their heads, but particularly short mechanics (especially women) were not above using a stool to get at the problem. TheFluff fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Feb 23, 2022 |
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TheFluff posted:When you plug it in there's some kind of latch or plunger or something that engages; when the aircraft wants to kick it out it just retracts the thingy that locks it in place. It's mounted to the side of the aircraft so it should just fall right off: That picture right there is torture. A year in, maybe six months of actually doing it, and you'll feel it years later.
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madeintaipei posted:That picture right there is torture. A year in, maybe six months of actually doing it, and you'll feel it years later. Most of the ground crew would have been conscripts, which I guess at least spread the pain out among more people 
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I thought the idea of a passenger one spontaneously falling on someone's head might be pretty scary
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TheFluff posted:When you plug it in there's some kind of latch or plunger or something that engages; when the aircraft wants to kick it out it just retracts the thingy that locks it in place. It's mounted to the side of the aircraft so it should just fall right off: Interesting, thanks!
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Hostumel airport, home of the An-225 Mriya was being assaulted by Russian KA52s. Two helicopters reported to be shotdown.
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While I truly hope this gets over with soon, I hope the Ukrainians make the Russians pay dearly. Videos circulating of Russian cruise missiles attacking Ukraine.
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