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BonzoESC posted:Australian documentary about Qantas flight 32, the A380 that blew out an engine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGiITFlaafI&feature=related Talk about some sensationalist news reporting. That reporter was unbearable. She tried so hard to get a statement out of the pilot at the end of the segment about whether or not he held RR responsible.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:This thing rules.
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Nebakenezzer posted:From page 9; this deserves a repost. Such cool planes. One of the local flying schools, Red Sky Aviation, used to have one. The owner used to make his living importing old Russian planes, hence the name. Very weird to see a Soviet flying tractor parked over here in the bay area. He waxes lyrical about how it was his favorite plane to fly. The only reason he sold it was he could no longer afford 50+ GPH.
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Jonny Nox posted:
Brief googling turned up a few in the $170K range. Not actually that bad, when you think about it. They "only" burn 30GPH in cruise (170mph), as well. One day...
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Does anybody know what happened to the ultralight thread? I think it slipped off into the archives  Anway. I'm going to pursue my PPL pretty soon. As soon as I get more than 22 hours at home in a week so I can go get fingerprinted (yay not being a citizen. At least the TSA will have my fingerprints so they can identify my body whenever I commit whatever heinous terrorist act I plan on doing in my local flight school's Cessna 140.) As much as I'd love to own my own plane, that's just not in the cards right now. I'd also like to build one, but see the previous 22 hours a week thing. SO. The thought had occurred to me that an ultralight would be a good way to a) own my own plane and b) have a fun project. The only one that really stands out to me right now is the Legal Eagle. This is mostly due to the fact that it's a 4-stroke rather than all the other 2-stroke ultralights out there. Something about that awful 2-stroke screaming away while crawling along just screams "I've given up." Anybody have any endorsements or cautionary tales about the Legal Eagle? Any other advice?
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Nerobro posted:It's still there. Excellent! Thanks very much. And yes, other options to at least hem and haw over wouldn't go amiss. If I could bring myself to get over the noise, a minimax or eindecker rep would go quite nicely. I just can't bring myself to listen to that screaming all the time.
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helno posted:With a weight limit of 254 lbs the power to weight ratio of a two stroke leaves you with a lot more weight for the airframe rather than for the engine. That was basically the conclusion I arrived at. Even a 1/2 VW has to be much heavier than a comparable two stroke for the same power output.
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holocaust bloopers posted:
No, *this* is an emergency separation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcLiAAVeYhk This puts my heart in my mouth every time. It's just insane.
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RIP in peace that 170. Looked like a really pretty plane. But seriously - how the hell do you screw up that badly? It's not like every pilot on the CTAF isn't told about parachuters being in the air once they leave the plane. Everyone for miles on the same frequency knows about it. What a moron.
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SyHopeful posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsY4G-NS0Hc  holy loving poo poo. That was phenomenal.Also, I checked out in a Citabria today. A 2002 model 7ECA with aileron spades and in pretty good shape. It was like flying for the first time all over again. Such a fantastically fun airplane.
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Captain Apollo posted:They are terrible airplanes to fly. You're welcome Are they really? My boss just cashed in on his share in a 172 to pick one up about a year ago. SR22GTS, so it's got allll the toys on it. However, I've only ever seen it in pictures. He's a total wet blanket when it comes to talking about flying, even when I was going through my PPL stuff. I keep bugging him to go flying in it, but he doesn't seem that enthused about the idea. Oh well.
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Bob A Feet posted:Lol at the size of that rudder, its like half the size of the stab. Yeah, but it must climb like the N number suggests. They're already incredibly slippery planes, I can't imagine what it would be like with that turboprop up front.
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The Ferret King posted:The fun part about Cirrus parachute deployments is the ensuing arguments on various pilot forums about how Cirrus pilots "pull first and ask questions later." To quote my check-ride examiner: "Step one in Cirrus spin recovery: reach behind your head and pull the handle." I know I wasn't there on the plane, but it sounds like the guy suffered engine failure and then nearly or actually did spin the plane. Not sure how you can get it so wrong that you spin the plane while trying to maintain best glide speed, but like I said, I wasn't there.
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vessbot posted:Very easy: 99% of the time pulling on the stick/yoke and raising the nose makes the airplane go up, so that response gets hard wired into our muscle memory. And when the engine quits, when you're in full panic mode, it's hard to overcome that hard-wiring and put the nose down to maintain speed when every fiber in your being is screaming "I want to go up" and your hand reacts in the normal "go up" mode. Oh, I know, maybe it's just that I'm so fresh out of training that it seems obvious. Also, I have the benefit of reading about it from my hotel room, not actually being in it. That reminds me - I need to practice simulated engine failure next time I'm up.
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EightBit posted:I saw a strange-looking aircraft today and wonder if you guys could id it by description: twin pusher turbo prop with a blocky canard on the front, about the size of a typical business jet. Either a Beechcraft Starship  or a Piaggio Avanti  .
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It's also got no wing at all on it. So skinny and so little chord. Why?
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Duke Chin posted:...with the rear end of a You take that back you. <  >
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priznat posted:Yeah they are very cool looking planes. I have a thing for British plane designs. The even crazier thing is to realize that the potbelly is a fuel tank, extending it's endurance to a whopping hour and a half or something while also making gear-up landings....interesting. edit: regarding V-Bomber chat, the last flight of the Victor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGjPu6DPzWU
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AzureSkys posted:Speaking of Southwest, a few weeks back I was at a facility where some painting was going on. There were non-discolosures and stuff so I didn't mention it. They flew away at 2am to ensure no attention outside. I love the oversized vertical stab on the 737s, but those renders make it look gargantuan. Not a good look.
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Naturally Selected posted:Old video and probably a re-post, but I just came across this and thought I'd toss it up. Bf109E-4 restored to flying condition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzUUlO6ihwE Music is ehh, but that engine sounds drat nice. No wonder those things were bastards on the ground - that gear geometry is scary and the thing has no rudder on it. That tail looks way too small.
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MrYenko posted:(I still hear JT8D compressor stalls in my sleep.) Googling this led to this pretty neat video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQWYhsYfMxE
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helno posted:The Champ looks like such a fun little plane. They really are. Not very fast at all - 75-80mph cruise is about all you'll get out of 65hp - but just a total joy to hang out and watch the world go by beneath you.
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Boomerjinks posted:Model 777 made entirely out of manilla folders Mad props to the skills involved in this, but of *ALL* of the airplanes he could've chosen, he built a 777? Even if you limit it to passenger planes, it's not even close to the best choice, such as Concorde or a DC-3 or a Super Constellation?
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simplefish posted:I can see why people would like the constellation but I don't Regardless of your opinion of the constellation's looks, it is orders of magnitude more interesting than a 777. I mean, he might as well have made a 1:4 scale Camry or a washing machine.
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http://flightaware.com/photos/view/1353456-26ea9a8229173970b9897d0edf4043ac554bbc95/aircrafttype/ The plane in question. A Zivko Edge 540. Good for 15Gs, according to the manufacturer, so this 9.8 isn't even stressing it yet.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:One of my favorite parts of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum is the 1910's poster describing how to deal with an engine failure: This is still pretty much true, sadly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ri66ZBObnM
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:Dude is Anders in the cockpit. Isn't he though? Fully torqued, bro.
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Colonel K posted:I just like Not  , either.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk There's one at my airport. Bastard also has a texan, a beech staggerwing, and several RVs in the hangar.
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MrChips posted:Also the
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Tsuru posted:This looks like fun Looks like somebody did the same thing as this guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cUYCjbCjbg Start calling the pilot Captain Nosewheel.
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According to avherald, that Asiana plane touched down almost a quarter mile(!) short of the runway, wiping out the localizer. http://avherald.com/h?article=484c306e&opt=1024 No wind, no real adverse conditions to speak of, just parked it right on top of the localizer and pulled the gear out of it.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Surprised no one's linked this yet: A 152 with a smoke system. Now I've seen everything. That was some serious flying, though. Impressive.
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sofullofhate posted:They are taking the piss. It's both - they're taking the piss while explaining things correctly. Are there better ways to word it? Yes. Is it as fun? No.
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Castle also has a B-36, which really is just a loving massive plane. I'd heard it was big, but until you actually see one in person, you have no context for it. It's some next level poo poo. The top of the rudder is 46' off the ground. Totally forgot they have a Vulcan there, though. Figured I would've remembered that one
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simplefish posted:E: also I've never flown so I don't know how clear the horizon is at night over water. Almost impossible, especially on a dark, moonless night. Just ask JFK Jr. about that one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Jr._plane_crash
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mlmp08 posted:I think I've posted this like 2-3 times in the Airpower/Cold War thread, but I'm pretty sure I have yet to spam this video in this thread: Necro, but this is a brilliant song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRNyCHLell8
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Re: sonic boom chat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annkM6z1-FE What was that you said about sonic booms diminishing at speeds over Mach 1?
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slidebite posted:That death toll has to climb. 7 seems low from how packed that highway looked. It was the A27, traffic was stood still anyway.
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Nebakenezzer posted:More valuable if kept in the packaging? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PrRUKFcnPM
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Thanks to Nebakanezzer's monster airship effort-posts, I got this reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v64BBffYFtw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101 Also, if you haven't yet done so, listen to the new Maiden album. It's  as.
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