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AF447 broke up mid-air

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    #61
    Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
    I heard it has something to do with those "wing" thingies?
    Good start.

    It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

    BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.
    Originally posted by cailin maith
    Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar??

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      #62
      Originally posted by FSM with Cheddar View Post
      Good start.

      It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

      BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.
      Ah, a student of the "If it looks right, it'll fly right!" school of aeronautics, welcome to the forum!

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        #63
        Originally posted by FSM with Cheddar View Post
        Good start.

        It's how the wings actually create lift that is the difficult bit.

        BTW Helicopters don't fly. They are so ugly they are repelled from the ground.
        thats rich from a flying spaghetti monster
        I am not qualified to give the above advice!

        The original point and click interface by
        Smith and Wesson.

        Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time

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          #64
          Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
          thats rich from a flying spaghetti monster
          gravity

          bah
          Originally posted by cailin maith
          Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar??

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            #65
            If an aircraft wing creates lift to fly, then how can an aircraft fly upside down?
            Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
            Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.

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              #66
              Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post
              If an aircraft wing creates lift to fly, then how can an aircraft fly upside down?
              It cant for long, but the angle of attack gives a wing like lift effect.
              I am not qualified to give the above advice!

              The original point and click interface by
              Smith and Wesson.

              Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to time

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                #67
                Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
                It cant for long, but the angle of attack gives a wing like lift effect.
                I believe you're right!
                Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
                Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.

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                  #68
                  Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View Post
                  Unless the bloke who wrote the original story had expert advice of course.
                  Instead of just slagging him why dont you show us why you think he is wrong.
                  Do you know the safe working speed of this aircraft?

                  It is a well publicised fact that the pitot tubes on these aircraft are being replaced due to being faulty. Just google it if you dont believe me.
                  These are one of the indicators of air speed used by the control computer and the crew to control the plane.
                  At the altitudes we are talking about the aircraft has a limited operational capability
                  The aircraft is designed to fly. Not glide, not fall, fly.

                  He may be wrong, but he has proposed a theory. Telling him he is an arse is not disproving that theory.

                  I am not claiming to be an expert. Airbus is not one of my fields of expertise. I have been in the avionics industry for over ten years and some of the people on my email list who are discussing this do work in precisely this field. Jet engine control systems, cockpit information systems and flight controls.


                  Nice to read a balanced post for a change.

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                    #69
                    Those magnificent men...

                    I thought that the aerofoil shape only contributed to an aircrafts lift (i.e. it's an efficient wing) but a non-aerofoil shaped wing (or an upside-down wing) still had lift due to the aforementioned angle of attack but was just inefficient.
                    B00med!

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                      #70
                      Originally posted by Churchill View Post
                      Ah, a student of the "If it looks right, it'll fly right!" school of aeronautics, welcome to the forum!
                      So...logically....the fact that this plane apparently crashed....means.....it didn't have any wings? Isn't that a bit dangerous?
                      Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God? - Epicurus

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