Worlds scariest plane landings, channel 5 - Page 2

mobertol · 13-01-2012, 22:29

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Originally Posted by walkinman221

30 foot deflection OH MY GOD if i looked out of the window and saw that i would s### my self

Some years ago ,while working as a full-time English teacher for SKF (bearings and engineering), one of my aeronautical engineer students told me he'd never flown, even after having studied the theory of flight, as he still didn't believe it was possible for a plane to stay up there! Worrying...

Boeing Guy · 14-01-2012, 08:23

of course, if the wing did not flex it would be brittle.
When they build aircraft, Boeing etc have to bend a wing until they break. Typically Boeings go to Twice the design limit before snapping, even then you would still have some aerodynamic lift, so it would be the end of the world.

The secret of the Theroy of flight really revolves around the 'lift fairys' and the fresh buttered toast syndrome, all jet aircraft have a endless supply of fresh buttered toast stuck under the wing butter side up, because as we all know buttered toast always lands butter side own!
I thing Airbus use cats? But not flown one

mobertol · 14-01-2012, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Boeing Guy

of course, if the wing did not flex it would be brittle.
When they build aircraft, Boeing etc have to bend a wing until they break. Typically Boeings go to Twice the design limit before snapping, even then you would still have some aerodynamic lift, so it would be the end of the world.

The secret of the Theroy of flight really revolves around the 'lift fairys' and the fresh buttered toast syndrome, all jet aircraft have a endless supply of fresh buttered toast stuck under the wing butter side up, because as we all know buttered toast always lands butter side own!
I thing Airbus use cats? But not flown one

Just had my morning slice - reassuring theory.

Just as well I've always believed in fairies!

jaysay · 14-01-2012, 09:54

I once sat on the fence at Heathrow and watched the Jumbo Jets landing and taking off, how the hell they ever managed it I still don't know, just wonder why Howard Hughes Spruce Goose only flew once that was supposed to be one big baby too

mobertol · 14-01-2012, 12:41

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I once sat on the fence at Heathrow and watched the Jumbo Jets landing and taking off,

I once sat in a plane at Heathrow, about 1997 I think, in a line of about 13 waiting to take off -was with my sons and flying back to Milan. We saw Concorde taxi in -that really was a beautiful plane, my boys were thrilled and still remember it now! Shame we didn't see it take off...

jaysay · 14-01-2012, 14:51

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I once sat in a plane at Heathrow, about 1997 I think, in a line of about 13 waiting to take off -was with my sons and flying back to Milan. We saw Concorde taxi in -that really was a beautiful plane, my boys were thrilled and still remember it now! Shame we didn't see it take off...

I saw it take of on its maiden Flight modertol, I was actually working in Filton near the airport at the time and when it took of they used to close the road which ran by the end of the runway

DaveinGermany · 14-01-2012, 17:40

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I dated a air hostess for a few months and she used to talk about some of the rough rides she had been through.

Cue puerile sniggering & smutty mile high club jokes.

DaveinGermany · 14-01-2012, 17:48

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Originally Posted by walkinman221

30 foot deflection OH MY GOD if i looked out of the window and saw that i would s### my self

Flying courtesy of Crab airways, when you see the spanner monkey in his covveys, balancing along the seat backs & tightening nuts & bolts (for the aileron cables) with an adjustable while the Herky bird is in flight puts you right off the in-flight grot boxes you'd been given, soggy tomato soaked bread & limp lettuce adorning slices of cheese possessed somehow loose their grip of terror.

walkinman221 · 14-01-2012, 19:26

As joe louis (i think it was him ) said when he was coming over the pond ,the question was" Joe why are you going by boat to England you can take the plane " his answer was "well i can swim a bit but cant fly an inch".

mobertol · 14-01-2012, 21:55

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I saw it take of on its maiden Flight modertol, I was actually working in Filton near the airport at the time and when it took of they used to close the road which ran by the end of the runway

Modertol is my fashionable alter-ego Jay!

mobertol · 14-01-2012, 21:56

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Cue puerile sniggering & smutty mile high club jokes.

Bù**àr it DIG beat me to the obvious comment...

More detail required Jay!

jaysay · 15-01-2012, 11:18

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Cue puerile sniggering & smutty mile high club jokes.

Not to mention the ones on terra firma

jaysay · 15-01-2012, 11:19

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Modertol is my fashionable alter-ego Jay!

Ya I know, and it was saturday

jaysay · 15-01-2012, 11:21

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Bù**àr it DIG beat me to the obvious comment...

More detail required Jay!

See Post 27

Barrie Yates · 16-01-2012, 15:17

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

Flying courtesy of Crab airways, when you see the spanner monkey in his covveys, balancing along the seat backs & tightening nuts & bolts (for the aileron cables) with an adjustable while the Herky bird is in flight puts you right off the in-flight grot boxes you'd been given, soggy tomato soaked bread & limp lettuce adorning slices of cheese possessed somehow loose their grip of terror.

You didn't mention the modern toilet facilities.