The Aviation Thread [Contains Lots of Awesome Pictures]

KaJuN said:
The propeller is just a big fan to keep the pilot cool. When it stops you can see him start to sweat.
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IIRC, Orville and Wilbur thought that one was old. :p
 
It wasn't very good at cooling on their designs, though, because they put the propellers behind the pilot for some reason.
 
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Passenger lands plane at Humberside Airport after pilot falls ill - BBC News

(A Cessna 172)

BBC News said:
A passenger has landed an aeroplane at Humberside Airport after the pilot fell ill at the controls.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the airport after the pilot collapsed and a distress call was made from the light aircraft.

Two flying instructors were called in to advise the passenger how to bring the plane down.

One of them, Roy Murray, said the passenger had no flying experience and did a "remarkable job".

The passenger and pilot were the only people on board the aircraft, which took off from Sandtoft Airfield 25 miles (40km) away.
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Outstanding job for a non-avaitor, well done to him!

Sadly, the Pilot died later today. :sad:
 
nsx_23 said:
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Just more proof that if its weird looking - its British
If its ugly - its French
If its weird AND ugly - its Russian!

:p
 
is that plane hoovering?
don't know how a pic can give that impression, but to me it looks like it is...
 
As for why you'd get the impression of hovering... There's the lift jets inlets behind the cockpit, outlets in the bottom, some weird nozzles here and there, and above all an impossible angle of attack in the bottom picture, unless the third one would be a picture of a wreck/fireball. Yeah, can't sleep :-(
 
moar of teh airplanez:



The Dornier 328 has instantly become my favourite small prop airliner. The takeoff (I didn't have my camera out for that) was fantastically quick and steep, it seemed to fly much higher than any other prop that I've been on, the cabin feels fairly spacious for such a small aircraft, it was less noisy than expected and it flew through the clouds beautifully. It's an absolute shame that it is no longer in production.

As for the airport in Bern, it's a tiny little thing and should be absolutely perfect for connections - very short walking distances, run by the Swiss and located bang in the centre of Europe.
 
BBC iPlayer - Horizon: Impact! Guide to Plane Crashes

It's a macabre paradox, but almost every advance in aviation safety has been driven by a crash.
After every crash, investigators determine its cause and scientists make every effort to ensure the same mistakes never happen again.
Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archives to chart the deadly disasters that have helped make air travel today the safest it has ever been.
(60 minutes)
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Horizon documentaries over the last 30 years are reprised using the following incidents:

Teneriffe - Los Rodeos two B747s Fog, CRM, ATC etc etc
Comet 1954 structural design defects
B720 NASA/FAA test crash 1980s in the Mojave Desert - non-misting "jelly fuel"
Manchester B737 fire survivability, etc
Kegworth B737 brace position improvements, etc
AF447 A330 automation/CRM problems, etc

An interesting documentary, which charts the advances in airliner safety over the years, nothing really new for me, but worth a look if you are interested in aviation safety.

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So... the other night at a 'major' airport in the midlands, we got a job for a medical emergency divert and ended up being escorted airside/down a taxiway whilst waiting for the aircraft to land. My inner 12yr old was having a field day :D
 
Jon said:
So... the other night at a 'major' airport in the midlands, we got a job for a medical emergency divert and ended up being escorted airside/down a taxiway whilst waiting for the aircraft to land. My inner 12yr old was having a field day :D
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I get to go airside/down a taxiway every day at work. :tease:

EDIT: And lately I've been getting to see some extra aeroplane porn with Typhoons, Raptors, and Ospreys.
 
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KaJuN said:
I get to go airside/down a taxiway every day at work. :tease:

EDIT: And lately I've been getting to see some extra aeroplane porn with Typhoons, Raptors, and Ospreys.
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Yeah! ..Well.... .Whatever :p

Granted there was an element of pressure as demonstrated by my colleague.. when we finally got on the aircraft and everyone went deafly quiet.. Her opening line was "Hellooo.. so why have you called for an ambulance today?" :lol:
 
I get to go airside at work every day too...

And typically on the runway! ;)
 
narf said:
In-flight chocolates should be made mandatory.

Greetings, swissnarf ;)
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That's what I always enjoy about flying on Lufthansa and Alitalia or any non-cheap carrier flight originating from Europe.
 
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