Aviation

[gtb1943]

It's called RIPS and it is a requirement now, but I believe this one was built before the requirement and allowed to operate without it.

that should be a required upgrade and should not be allowed to operate without it.

 

[triplets_93]

 

[triplets_93]

 

[rags747]

I love toys but this does not thrill me at all, probably because I generally hate flying.

I did some research on it, $128k and Sold Out for 2025 and 2026, looks like they can produce about 500 in that timeframe, No license required, 20 minutes of flight time, looks like she comes with a parachute just in case, 8 motors with 4 rotors, can fly with the loss of 1 motor.

Rather spend that on another car!

 

[triplets_93]

I love toys but this does not thrill me at all, probably because I generally hate flying.

I did some research on it, $128k and Sold Out for 2025 and 2026, looks like they can produce about 500 in that timeframe, No license required, 20 minutes of flight time, looks like she comes with a parachute just in case, 8 motors with 4 rotors, can fly with the loss of 1 motor.

Rather spend that on another car!

Can we tempt you with an "X Fighter" design??

 

[rags747]

Can we tempt you with an "X Fighter" design??

Now this one is cool, will never see the light of day though imo.

 

[Aikmaniac]

My favorite aircraft. I was lucky to see one do an air show demo like this here in Tampa at MacDill AFB. Just a showstopper.

 

[Flamma]

I've been watching aviation channels on you tube about past incidences and learned some shocking details. Shocking to me because I am ignorant on the subject.

One of the big planes, could have been a triple 7. It took off with 300,000 pounds of fuel. I think the entire aircraft weight close to 800,000 pounds. How does that thing get off the ground? I can't comprehend that.

Is the wind so powerful that it can lift such a monstrosity? Going at around 180mph is enough to lift that thing?

 

[gtb1943]

I've been watching aviation channels on you tube about past incidences and learned some shocking details. Shocking to me because I am ignorant on the subject.

One of the big planes, could have been a triple 7. It took off with 300,000 pounds of fuel. I think the entire aircraft weight close to 800,000 pounds. How does that thing get off the ground? I can't comprehend that.

Is the wind so powerful that it can lift such a monstrosity? Going at around 180mph is enough to lift that thing?

size of the wings and size of the Engines.

I knew an old pilot from Vietnam that flew Phantoms; he always claimed it was proof that you could make a brick fly if you tied a big enough engine to it.

 

[Flamma]

size of the wings and size of the Engines.

I knew an old pilot from Vietnam that flew Phantoms; he always claimed it was proof that you could make a brick fly if you tied a big enough engine to it.

Well, yeah, but it's not just the engines, right? Engines make you go fast, something has to provide lift. Which would be the wings. I just can't wrap my mind around the speed/weight ratio to get lift. I guess you're probably right. The engines play a bigger role than I thought.

 

[triplets_93]

Heathrow Airport is CLOSED: Travellers warned do NOT come to terminals with chaos expected

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14521965/amp/Heathrow-Airport-CLOSED-fire-travel-chaos.html

Heathrow Airport will be closed all day on Friday - sparking worldwide travel chaos and days of mayhem for hundreds of thousands of people.

The UK's busiest airport has been forced to shut after its main electrical substation exploded and set alight less than two miles away in Hayes.

Around 200,000 people travel through Heathrow every day and the chaos from today's closure is also expected to have drawn out effects over the weekend.

At least 1,357 flights have already been cancelled, diverted or delayed. Some planes already on their way London managed to land at other UK airports.

But dozens of flights have been diverted to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lyon and other European cities.

More than 16,300 homes in west London are also suffering from blackouts as the fire at the electrical substation continues to rage.

The busy airport, which sees a plane land or take off every 45 seconds, announced its closure at 2am on Friday and ordered passengers not to come to its terminals.

 

[gtb1943]

Heathrow Airport is CLOSED: Travellers warned do NOT come to terminals with chaos expected

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14521965/amp/Heathrow-Airport-CLOSED-fire-travel-chaos.html

Heathrow Airport will be closed all day on Friday - sparking worldwide travel chaos and days of mayhem for hundreds of thousands of people.

The UK's busiest airport has been forced to shut after its main electrical substation exploded and set alight less than two miles away in Hayes.

Around 200,000 people travel through Heathrow every day and the chaos from today's closure is also expected to have drawn out effects over the weekend.

At least 1,357 flights have already been cancelled, diverted or delayed. Some planes already on their way London managed to land at other UK airports.

But dozens of flights have been diverted to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lyon and other European cities.

More than 16,300 homes in west London are also suffering from blackouts as the fire at the electrical substation continues to rage.

The busy airport, which sees a plane land or take off every 45 seconds, announced its closure at 2am on Friday and ordered passengers not to come to its terminals.

so was it blown up?

 

[Vtwin]

Well, yeah, but it's not just the engines, right? Engines make you go fast, something has to provide lift. Which would be the wings. I just can't wrap my mind around the speed/weight ratio to get lift. I guess you're probably right. The engines play a bigger role than I thought.

I just yesterday saw a video talking about the crash used in the opening of The Six Million Dollar Man. It was an actual crash involving an experimental aircraft affectionally called the flying potato because it had no wings.

The pilot walked away.

 

[CyberB0b]

I've been watching aviation channels on you tube about past incidences and learned some shocking details. Shocking to me because I am ignorant on the subject.

One of the big planes, could have been a triple 7. It took off with 300,000 pounds of fuel. I think the entire aircraft weight close to 800,000 pounds. How does that thing get off the ground? I can't comprehend that.

Is the wind so powerful that it can lift such a monstrosity? Going at around 180mph is enough to lift that thing?

There’s a formula.

L = Cl * A * .5 * r * V^2

This is the coefficient of lift (shape of the wing) * area (how big the wing is) * 1/2 of the air density * velocity over the wing squared.

You’ll notice jet wings are swept back and thin, and small planes like a Cessna have a thicker more square wing. Those contribute to coefficient of lift. Area is just the size of the wing. Density of the air is affected by temperature and altitude. Colder air is generally more dense, but air closer to the ground is more dense, too. Velocity of the wind over the wings has to do with the ambient wind, but mainly from the engines pushing it through the air.

This is kind of a basic, dumbed down version of, but if you make the wing go 2x faster in the air, you get 4x more lift.