They also say that an airplane is just "40,000 rivets flying in loose formation"
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"Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife. -
Second rule of flying : Don't hit anything big.Originally posted by realityhack
First rule of flying : The earth counts as big.Comment
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I used to manufacture helicopter parts for a living... you wouldn't get me in one!Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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and remember to switch off that big fan overhead if you feel coldOriginally posted by ChurchillComment
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Fixed wing only.... wouldn't get me up in one of those whirlybird things... when the engine fails in an aircraft you could be like me and fly twins so you have a spare. And if both go then you can trim into a glide and write your memoirs... although controlled flight into terrain is generally the preferred method of pranging aircraft.Originally posted by MrsGoof
...in a whirlybird you gotta dump the collective rapido and hope
1/2p(u2 + v2 + w2) is as high as possible...If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.Comment
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"In the annals of aviation lucky escapes, nothing beats what happened to Air Transat Flight 236 from Toronto to Lisbon two weekends ago. The huge Airbus A330 ran out of fuel over the Atlantic. Yet its two pilots were able to glide the plane for a full 18 minutes, catching warm-air updrafts, and successfully performed a "dead-stick" landing on the Azores, a mere speck of land 900 miles short of Portugal.
It was a feat that prompted awe and amazement, not least from the 291 passengers. When the aircraft slammed down on to the runway at Lajes airport at dawn on 24 August, they took just 90 seconds to evacuate using the emergency slides. Once on their feet - about 10 were hurt in the scramble - they turned back to look at the crippled plane and broke into applause. They were alive."
Try that in a chopper."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Indeed.Originally posted by Paddy"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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It must be possible, I'm sure Murdock did it on the A-Team onceI remember the good old days of this site when people used to moan about serious contractor related issues like house prices and immigration. How times have changed!?Comment
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Needle must have got stuck on the fuel gauge. Happens on our Freelander all the time.Originally posted by zeitghostIt's my opinion and I'm entitled to it. www.areyoupopular.mobiComment
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Originally posted by oraclesmith
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