iyaayas01 posted:

Air And Space did a pretty good article a while back on Rust's little adventure. The amount of coincidences and things lining up just right for him to be able to do what he did is pretty crazy (a healthy dose of late '80s Soviet apathy helped, of course).

Jealous Cow posted:

The fun turbulence is when you hear the engine speed increase and feel very light for a more than just a few seconds.

Wiki posted:

The findings of the investigation stated that the B-2 crashed after "heavy, lashing rains" caused water to enter skin-flush air-data sensors. The data from the sensors are used to calculate numerous factors including airspeed, altitude, and attitude. Because three pressure transducers had been improperly calibrated by the maintenance crew due to condensation inside devices, the flight-control computers calculated inaccurate aircraft angle of attack and airspeed. Incorrect airspeed data on cockpit displays led to the aircraft rotating 12 knots slower than indicated. After the wheels lifted from the runway, which caused the flight control system to switch to different control laws, the erroneously sensed negative angle of attack caused the computers to inject a sudden, 1.6‑g, uncommanded 30-degree pitch-up maneuver. The combination of slow lift-off speed and the extreme angle of attack (and attendant drag) resulted in an unrecoverable stall, yaw, and descent. Both crew members successfully ejected from the aircraft soon after the left wing tip started to gouge the ground alongside the runway. The aircraft impacted the ground, tumbled, and burned after its fuel ignited.

Terrifying Effigies posted:

I can only imagine having to write off brand new $135 mil F-35s instead

Throatwarbler posted:

Well a helicopter is just a small truck that can fly a little, they're not really as big ticket an item as jets. The US lost like 6,000+ helicopters over Vietnam and it ain't no thang.

Ola posted:

Fly-by-wire chat is never complete without:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447

How a poor UI and leaky abstractions killed 228 people.

Wiki posted:

On 27 May 2011, the BEA released an update on its investigation describing the history of the flight as recorded by the flight data recorder. This confirmed what had previously been concluded from post-mortem examination of the bodies and debris recovered from the ocean surface: the aircraft had not broken up at altitude but had fallen into the ocean intact.[1][147] The flight recorders also revealed that the aircraft's descent into the sea was not due to mechanical failure or the aircraft being overwhelmed by the weather, but because the flight crew had raised the aircraft's nose, reducing its speed until it entered an aerodynamic stall.[30][170]

While the inconsistent airspeed data caused the disengagement of the autopilot, the reason the pilots lost control of the aircraft remains something of a mystery, in particular because pilots would normally try to lower the nose in case of a stall.[171][172][173] Multiple sensors provide the pitch (attitude) information and there was no indication that any of them were malfunctioning.[174] One factor may be that since the A330 does not normally accept control inputs that would cause a stall, the pilots were unaware that a stall could happen when the aircraft switched to an alternate mode due to failure of the air speed indication.

MrChips posted:

Found another picture of the mass-abortion of 737s (click for large):



5039 (5030?) in the foreground looks like it'll end up as beer cans, what with that big tear. The one in the middle just *might* be OK.

Duke Chin posted:

That's all old poo poo - post something new.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06o7fzcE1Hk
Any lower and someone would have GOODYEAR on their forehead.

Humboldt Squid posted:

Look at this advanced wars bullshit


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-230_Skorpion

Godholio posted:

gently caress you guys, I was gonna ask if that's Iran's new Mach 3 spy plane.

holocaust bloopers posted:

Beyond that the most regular ones were fighter guys buzzing people or flying very low. I believe those for sure considering how empty Alaska is and, you know, fighter pilots are douche bags.

helno posted:

As a person who flies GA aircraft on a regular basis that is bullshit. It is stupid on several levels and the fact that you believe it makes me think less of you as a person.

BIG HEADLINE posted:

Only a matter of time...

Ambihelical Hexnut posted:

Has to be a photoshop: if it was real only the cheese wheel would be unmasked above the tree line. Also it looks pretty fake.

CharlesM posted:

Oh ye of little faith indeed.

Luneshot posted:

I wonder if that airliner graveyard is open to the public, or at least for tours. I could spend days just wandering around it looking at planes.

Ola posted:

Blitter posted:

Fashion!



Edit: Uh, not sure why I felt compelled to do this but, um her hair is so canopy-like?

Sagebrush posted:

Still looks alright with the CFTs as long as it doesn't have all that fat poo poo under the wings. F-16s are supposed to carry a couple of skinny missiles and that's it

Fucknag posted:

That would be a bigger concern than the 7000 lbs of burning jet fuel, any ordinance, or just the fact of a 20-30,000 lb jet smashing into the ground at hundreds oh mph?

Koesj posted:

I suggest you go fly drones in Somalia.