Ola posted:

That made me wonder too. There is quite a lot of glass fiber aircraft around, is it very different from carbon fiber?

Nerobro posted:

No. Every bit of structural fiberglass I have seen on an aircraft was done with cloth made exactly the same way as carbon...

Godholio posted:

The publisher is out of their minds not to reprint it.

Boomerjinks posted:

That's really, really loving cool. I'm still lobbying for a helicopter to fly me away from my ceremony in July.

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Currently the girl insists that her dress will be "too big" for a helicopter.

Slo-Tek posted:

I just took a 26 hour each way flight, in coach, on DELTA, which means 30 year old Northwest aircraft. Movies projected on screens on the bulkheads, Remember those? From the 80's?

Manny posted:

The same company is selling a TSR2 engine, serial number 1 for £250,000.

ApathyGifted posted:

Oh thank gently caress, I was beginning to think I was the only person who thought this. Seriously, just reading the 9001 requirements as an intern, all I could think was "this is the vaguest, most useless 'no duh' bullshit I've ever read, are we seriously spending millions of dollars just to get certified for having common sense?"

Of course the answer was that companies don't have any loving common sense, that's why horribly vague rear end-covering requirements and certifications exist.

ApathyGifted posted:

You wouldn't even need the mate/demate tools when you get there, so it would probably be the cheapest to transfer!

BonzoESC posted:

I've never been on a large ship that has wings.

VikingSkull posted:

Smokey Yunick had a hard card* for Eastern Airlines that allowed him to fly wherever he wanted to go at any time. It was issued to him personally by Eddie Rickenbacker.

Gorilla Salad posted:

You just know there was at least one poor bastard in there when it happened.

Saga posted:

By "uncool", do you mean screaming and making GBS threads yourself convulsively at 35,000 feet?

Epic Fail Guy posted:

Pallets don't bitch.

PatrickBateman posted:

NWA business class seats

OptimusMatrix posted:

I was always under the impression that you wear the type of footwear you'd want to run through burning flames or twisted metal should anything happen.

BonzoESC posted:

Does Deltalina wagging her finger at you really get you that hot and bothered?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:

Not always



e: info - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Glasgow_International_Airport_attack

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Smeaton, a bag handler, was off duty when he saw the incident start to develop. He later recalled his first thoughts on being confronted by the two desperate suspects who drove a burning jeep filled with explosives into the airport entrance. He heard three explosions as he smoked a cigarette during his break: "What's the score? I've got to get this sorted."

He added "I thought, 'That's not right,' and ran over to assist. All that was going through my mind was I've got to help the policeman, I'm not letting these guys get away with this."

It was reported that Smeaton shouted "fuckin' mon, then" and aimed a kick in the testicles at Kafeel Ahmed

Alpine Mustache posted:

For the first pass we were inside since it was windy as gently caress and we figured it would go up the river. But no, it went RIGHT OVER OUR BUILDING. For the return pass we all went up on the roof.

Linedance posted:

as soon as I scrolled to this image the Airwolf theme started playing in my head like someone flipped a goddamn switch.

Dr JonboyG posted:

Interesting article on American Airlines trying to get out of having sold people unlimited passes back in the 80s and 90s: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0506-golden-ticket-20120506,0,3094073,full.story

CroatianAlzheimers posted:

grover posted:

These guys would like to have a word with you

mlmp08 posted:

But yeah, I love the idea of a big stealth insane aircraft carrier airship for the purpose of transporting around some antiquated Harriers.

CommieGIR posted:

Yep. And I think most Airliners also carry GCAS (Ground Collision Avoidance System) which, in conjunction with Radar Altimeter's would keep you from hitting the ground. And GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System)

Phanatic posted:

Also, you can't just switch between blanks and real rounds with a machine gun by swapping magazines;

Preoptopus posted:

I see how paint weight can affect fuel economy but never thought it would be drastic enough to determine the paint job! I love learning fun facts like this.

movax posted:

Look at some pictures of older FedEx jets (before the damned arrow logo), they were big purple jets instead of white. If I recall correctly, either the purple paint ended up costing more because it got degraded by UV quicker (meaning more frequent repaints) or the white paint was cheaper/lighter.

joat mon posted:

bigger