All Things Aviation Related - Page 61

pavulon · 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bugstrider

This is a video of the plane that crashed near Sacramento. Everyone survived but it’s still bad.

https://youtu.be/dOuWiYhzMSE

https://www.kcra.com/article/plane-down-wilton-sacramento-county/37966377

An-2? Mechanical or load issues or is that on the pilot (?lift stall?)?

BReif61 · 10-21-2021, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Seahawk

His answer: "It depends."

Spoken like a true engineer!

Dantilla · 10-21-2021, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BReif61

Isn't the most aerodynamically efficient propeller a counter-weighted single blade? Which obviously has its own drawbacks.

Yes. But pilots have a tendency to say: "No way am I flying that thing" as they walk away.

Paul T · 10-21-2021, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dantilla

Yes. But pilots have a tendency to say: "No way am I flying that thing" as they walk away.

Wow, that is fascinating, I'd never heard of such a thing. Had to google it and found this article which was interesting. Doesn't sound like it was all that hot in practice.

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/november/pilot/singular-sensation

Racerbvd · Racerbvd's Garage

This was following me around.

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

only have to get worried if they is jet fooking black helictopers, i think that one is gull grey or something close to gull grey

Seahawk · 10-22-2021, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by svandamme

only have to get worried if they is jet fooking black helictopers, i think that one is gull grey or something close to gull grey

Indeed, a dull grey USMC CH-53E - the Navy version does not have drop tanks.

john70t · 10-22-2021, 08:25 AM

Those are sprayers

svandamme · svandamme's Garage

drop tanks? I was told they are extra large crayons.

Seahawk · 10-23-2021, 04:46 AM

It's alive!!!

One of UAS designs - HAZMAT bird we demo'ed for a lot of folks Tuesday in Northern Virginia.

astrochex · 10-23-2021, 04:53 AM

^Congrats on a successful demo!

Seahawk · 10-23-2021, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by astrochex

^Congrats on a successful demo!

Thanks!

I did a lot of airshows when I was in the Navy and I was more nervous for our little ducted fan demo!

The HAZMAT guys and gals love it because the chemical sniffer is outside the duct in "quiet air". The flight profile is also nose height...for all the obvious reasons.

911TES · 10-24-2021, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by edgemar

4 blade prop when I flew it.

flipper35 · flipper35's Garage

So, who wants to be a guinea pig?

billybek · billybek's Garage

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Originally Posted by flipper35

So, who wants to be a guinea pig?

Kind of disappointed that it didn't sound like this...

3rd_gear_Ted · 3rd_gear_Ted's Garage

Watch for cars.
This reminds me of when I went to Baja in a Cessna 182 and had to avoid Cows on landing.
We buzzed the more remote airstrips before landing after that.

https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/safety-ops-regulation/splashdown-caribbean-what-happened

Sarc · 10-27-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by t6dpilot

Looks like you caught me at Oshkosh this year!

Whoa...please tell (and show) us more. One of my favorites.

edgemar · 11-09-2021, 09:01 AM

KNS · 11-09-2021, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by flipper35

So, who wants to be a guinea pig?

What's the back-up in the event of a power failure? I assume some sort of ballistic recovery system. They won't get certified for passenger carrying unless they've got that addressed. Otherwise, I wouldn't get in it.

pavulon · 11-09-2021, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KNS

What's the back-up in the event of a power failure?

Apparently, the roll cage.