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The Aircraft Thread!
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Man, y'all are not holding this thread together since covid-19 bit into air travel. Well no excuse now, airplanes are flying again for more than just military transport, and so they are also showing up in the news. This is a fun piece about a "time capsule" note left in a Delta plane being parked in March of 2020 for long term storage as the pandemic began to bite into regular passenger travel. The note was finally found and and read the other day when the plane was being readied for use again after such a long time.
www.inquirer.com
A Delta pilot left a note behind last March - 435 days later, another pilot found the ‘pandemic time capsule.’
"If you are here to pick it up then the light must be at the end of the tunnel."
www.inquirer.com
I lived in the Finger Lakes in NY, and at the end of our lake in Hammondsport was the Curtiss Museum. The volunteers that worked there had a complete shop where they constructed a replica of Glenn Curtiss first flying boat, The America.
They used the original plans and the original 1918 engines! Here she is on her maiden flight:
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Couple of friends of our family were the pilots.
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This was the year before, on their first try to get her off the water, but they didn't get the rebuilt engines in time for this try.
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V-8 Engines were built by Glenn Curtiss. Prior to building this plane, Glenn Curtiss built a V-8 motorcycle and in 1907 he rode it to land speed record of 136.04 mph, which held for many years.
To learn more about Glenn Curtiss and for more great pictures of his planes visit: https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org
They used the original plans and the original 1918 engines! Here she is on her maiden flight:
Couple of friends of our family were the pilots.
This was the year before, on their first try to get her off the water, but they didn't get the rebuilt engines in time for this try.
V-8 Engines were built by Glenn Curtiss. Prior to building this plane, Glenn Curtiss built a V-8 motorcycle and in 1907 he rode it to land speed record of 136.04 mph, which held for many years.
To learn more about Glenn Curtiss and for more great pictures of his planes visit: https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org
Nice post. The Curtiss Museum is a wonderful stop. I've been there many times. They currently have a very unique display exhibit running through the end of the year. "Art at War." It is a collection of vintage Squadron Insignias painted on fabric from the early days of combat aviation. Example are from around the world. Worth the trip if your close enough, IMO.
Man, y'all are not holding this thread together since covid-19 bit into air travel. Well no excuse now, airplanes are flying again for more than just military transport, and so they are also showing up in the news. This is a fun piece about a "time capsule" note left in a Delta plane being parked in March of 2020 for long term storage as the pandemic began to bite into regular passenger travel. The note was finally found and and read the other day when the plane was being readied for use again after such a long time.
A Delta pilot left a note behind last March - 435 days later, another pilot found the ‘pandemic time capsule.’
"If you are here to pick it up then the light must be at the end of the tunnel."
Not much going on in terms of long haul large wide body orders. In Delta news they did just purchase 29 used 739's and leased 7 used 359's returned to lessors bt LATAM. These will replace retiring 772's one for one in Delta's fleet.
The also added an additional 25 321NEO's to their previous order of 100 back in April.
I don't see any growth in wide body sales for another year minimum. The 10 year outlook was actually revised this year to 12% lower than the 10 year back in 2019.
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It does not have to be all about crashes, yet…
Not the first time a 737 noses over and flies straight into the ground. That was before the Super-Max fiasco, when on several occasions they experienced rudder hard overs.
nypost.com
Not the first time a 737 noses over and flies straight into the ground. That was before the Super-Max fiasco, when on several occasions they experienced rudder hard overs.
Footage shows moment China Eastern Boeing 737 nosedives before fiery crash
Footage has captured the apparent moment a China Eastern Boeing 737 that was carrying 132 people fell from the sky and erupted into flames in southern China.
nypost.com
I think China has 800 of those planes and they grounded all 800 of them. I think if this happens in America they would all still be flying .
Horrific freak crash. Just about everything and everyone disintegrated upon impact crashing into the ground from 30,000 feet at 600-700 Mph is a horrible way to go
Horrific freak crash. Just about everything and everyone disintegrated upon impact crashing into the ground from 30,000 feet at 600-700 Mph is a horrible way to go
On the upside of aircraft news, here's a piece about a drone used to save someone from drowning
www.reuters.com
Drone saves 14-year-old from drowning on a Spanish beach
A pioneering drone lifeguard service rolled out across Spanish beaches saved the life of a 14-year-old boy this month as he struggled against a powerful tide off a beach in Valencia, its operators have said.
Seems like passengers at least in the States are outgrowing airlines economy seats…
www.forbes.com
Airlines’ Seat Pitch Gets Shorter And Passengers Reach Their Limits
Airlines’ Seat Pitch Gets Shorter And Passengers Reach Their Limits
We’re focused so much on two passengers’ behavior, we aren’t looking at where the true issue lies.
www.forbes.com
The FAA Wants To Know How Small YOU Think Plane Seats Should Be
The FAA Wants To Know How Small YOU Think Plane Seats Should Be - Elite News
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will solicit feedback from members of the public regarding a proposed minimum seat size regulation. The agency looks set to finally act on a Congressional mandate passed in September 2018. FAA sizing up minimum seat size The Federal Aviation...
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It's impressive, but the requirement of a discreet graphics card makes it unplayable for alot of people who don't have gaming rigs. They need to have a low enough graphics mode to allow for a wider range of hardware.
The seat manufacturers like Recaro and Thompson Aero are noticing this, too. They're looking at new designs for "thin" seats that won't sacrifice comfort for tighter seating spacing.
Haha, yes, I remember that - I did a bit of work with DID while they were developing it. I seem to recall it was problematic, verging on disastrous. Seems like ancient history now, yet the real Typhoon still seems brand new.
It was actually a fun sim. It wasn't as deep as Falcon 3.0, but it had it's charms.