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Phanatic posted:*snip* But the security line is such a giant, soft target of opportunity I'm amazing it hasn't been targeted yet. So far the bad guys have been total idiots who couldn't manage to set their own underwear on fire, or resource-poor people like the Tsarnaevs who were at least intelligent enough to go after a soft target, but we can't rely on them all being like that. Again, don't think "pipe bomb" like in Boston, think of a big wheeled suitcase full of HE and fragments going off in a packed security line on one of the busiest travel days of the year; the curtain's gonna come down on that security theater really damned fast. You don't need as much explosive to bring down a 747, if it's in the right place, but the security line's a place where the only limit on how big a bomb you can set off is that you need to carry it with you. Someone did, a few years ago, in Moscow. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domodedovo_International_Airport_bombing
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Turns out Phanatic's TSA magnum opus was from this thread right here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3276654&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=148#post400681426
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A GA plane flew into the side of my brother's place of work and set some poo poo on fire: http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/breaking-small-plane-crashed-into-building-in-downtown-some-roads-closed-down/37174972
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Linedance posted:Someone did, a few years ago, in Moscow. Ben Gurion Airport (formerly Lod Airport) had an attack where Japanese Red Army terrorists pulled vz.58s and grenades out of violin cases and attacked a waiting area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lod_Airport_massacre
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slidebite posted:Anyone have pics of various cabin crew rest areas that are normally hidden from the dirty plebes? http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/10/inside-look-crew-rest-areas-different-airliners/ has some, mostly newer Boeings but you gotta see the blankets on that An-124.
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I got to run around on a brand new AA 777 on a commercial shoot for their new livery. The crew rest area was two beds and two giant comfortable captains chairs. Besides the low ceilings it would probably be the best seats in the plane.
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Psion posted:http://www.airlinereporter.com/2014/10/inside-look-crew-rest-areas-different-airliners/ has some, mostly newer Boeings but you gotta see the blankets on that An-124. That was a great link, thanks! Linedance posted:Sin bins. At least the lower deck ones. Those 777s do look pretty snazzy.
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MrChips posted:First one is a Boeing 314 Clipper, the second is the Douglas XB-19. And on the topic of the 314: The Long Way Round: The story of Pan Am's "California Clipper" that flew from New Zealand to New York via Africa after the US entered WW2.
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Psion posted:the blankets on that An-124.
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C.M. Kruger posted:And on the topic of the 314: Definite pro-click. Thank you for this.
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buttcrackmenace posted:Definite pro-click. Thank you for this. Yes, yes it was. That was a great read.
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How is that not a movie already? That take off from Leopoldville would make a great scene.
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C.M. Kruger posted:And on the topic of the 314: A good link/read. I reposted to the Airpower/ColdWar thread.
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i know during the holiday season at least one of you might have mislaid your cap  so don't say I never get you anything
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Sooo, anyone up in anchorage care to comment on what the (high altitude) weather thinks it's doing up there?
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Linedance posted:Sooo, anyone up in anchorage care to comment on what the (high altitude) weather thinks it's doing up there? Dude the weather is f'ed up right now, it got up to nearly 50°F yesterday, and was ~40°F today raining, and the snow is just.... gone. It looks like it normally does near the beginning of April right now.
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helno posted:There are still mechanical governors running really large Hydroelectric power plants. And the small ones, too. Fortunately for our clients, they are smart enough to not let the millwrights touch the guts of the governors and call out American Hydro or someone similar to work on the governors when they need it.
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Dannywilson posted:Dude the weather is f'ed up right now, it got up to nearly 50°F yesterday, and was ~40°F today raining, and the snow is just.... gone. It looks like it normally does near the beginning of April right now. Gave a couple of our 777s a pretty bumpy ride today, to understate it, roughly around Glenallen.
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Linedance posted:Gave a couple of our 777s a pretty bumpy ride today, to understate it, roughly around Glenallen. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/twenty-air-canada-passengers-reportedly-injured-en-route-to-calgary/article27965715/ ??
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C.M. Kruger posted:And on the topic of the 314: I just had the chance to read this and I agree, holy poo poo, pro click and why hasn't this been made into a movie.
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Dannywilson posted:Dude the weather is f'ed up right now, it got up to nearly 50°F yesterday, and was ~40°F today raining, and the snow is just.... gone. It looks like it normally does near the beginning of April right now. Breakup in December?? Eesh, that will get messy when the inevitable freeze happens before it's all completely gone.
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A chinook is being used as a firefighting aircraft for the first time in Australia. The fire near Lorne is out of control in very rough terrain so they've been throwing dozens of aircraft at it, multiple erikson skycranes and many lighter aircraft too. A C130 is involved and they even flew one tanker down from Sydney (1000km) to do one drop of water last week. When it arrives to a fire area a buggy towing the bucket drives out the back quote:Helicopter lands, down goes rear door, out drives this buggy towing a trailer, which has the largest Bambi bucket i have ever seen, then they lay out the cable, which would have to be at least 30 to 40 meters long. Impressive    You can see some of the larger planes in the area show up on radar https://www.flightradar24.com/-38.57,143.87/11 https://www.flightradar24.com/N947CH/868f68c drunkill fucked around with this message at 07:01 on Dec 31, 2015 |
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drunkill posted:A chinook is being used as a firefighting aircraft for the first time in Australia. The fire near Lorne is out of control in very rough terrain so they've been throwing dozens of aircraft at it, multiple erikson skycranes and many lighter aircraft too. A C130 is involved and they even flew one tanker down from Sydney (1000km) to do one drop of water last week. Not Radar, ADS-B 
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The New Years Eve sightseeing flight (747) is on the way to Antarctica, and is south of Hobart right now. http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/ One day when I am rich 
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Jumpingmanjim posted:The New Years Eve sightseeing flight (747) is on the way to Antarctica, and is south of Hobart right now. Hopefully it doesnt shrink away before then
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slidebite posted:Anyone have pics of various cabin crew rest areas that are normally hidden from the dirty plebes? I want to post a whole bunch of pictures of dudes passed out on the troop seats and cargo bins here. The boom pod had flat pads, but was filthy and unheated.
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Not Radar, ADS-B flightadsb24.com Someone tell the owner.
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Jonny Nox posted:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/alberta/twenty-air-canada-passengers-reportedly-injured-en-route-to-calgary/article27965715/ ?? That one got the worst of it. Remember to keep your seatbelt fastened at all times!
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Jumpingmanjim posted:The New Years Eve sightseeing flight (747) is on the way to Antarctica, and is south of Hobart right now. Is there a commonly flown great circle route for the southern hemisphere over the south polar region? I know there are literally hundreds of flights over the north polar region every day, but I can only assume there isn't as many down south just simply due to population. From Australia to South Africa maybe?
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Have a cool gif of a Southwest 737 getting painted up with the Missouri state flag http://i.imgur.com/wPMIAG9.gifv
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Dead Reckoning posted:I want to post a whole bunch of pictures of dudes passed out on the troop seats and cargo bins here. The boom pod had flat pads, but was filthy and unheated. Only good part of C-130 travel is exotic stopovers and occasionally you have few enough people/small enough cargo that the litters get deployed and you have 6-8 sleep bunks.
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fknlo posted:Have a cool gif of a Southwest 737 getting painted up with the Missouri state flag That's pretty cool. I am not a painter, so can someone explain why they painted the majority of the center of the fuselage and engines in black just to repaint over it again?
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slidebite posted:That's pretty cool. I am not a painter, so can someone explain why they painted the majority of the center of the fuselage and engines in black just to repaint over it again? Some paints (especially metallics) are designed to go over a dark primer. It really makes the colors much more vibrant than going over a white or neutral gray primer.
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slidebite posted:Is there a commonly flown great circle route for the southern hemisphere over the south polar region? I know there are literally hundreds of flights over the north polar region every day, but I can only assume there isn't as many down south just simply due to population. From Australia to South Africa maybe? Not really. You're right about the demand; it just isn't there in the southern hemisphere. And beyond that, none of the major city pairings would take a flight much further than 70 degrees south, pairings like Sydney-Santiago or Johannesburg. Also the lack of diversion airports meant that for a long time this flight was the domain of three or four-engine airliners; only recently have certain twins (777, 787 and A350) been certified to fly up to 330 minutes from a suitable airport.
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 More Bain photos coming next week. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this cartoon from a New Year long past! (LOC) by The Library of Congress, on FlickrHappy New Year!
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Linedance posted:That one got the worst of it. Remember to keep your seatbelt fastened at all times! Flying eastbound over the pond today my heart sank when the cabin crew stowed their poo poo and strapped in, then I got a lot of attitude from my fellow passenger because I refused to get out my seat and made her step over to go pee (she got yelled back down). Thankfully it only lasted about half an hour. I'm a pretty white-knuckle flyer at the best of times and this is pretty much my worst nightmare even though I know it's a scenario with a perfectly safe outcome. I feel like I'm overdue this to happen, the number of miles I've flown.
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fknlo posted:Have a cool gif of a Southwest 737 getting painted up with the Missouri state flag How much weight does all that paint add to the airframe? Seems like with so many coats, it'd be pretty heavy (though insignificant compared to the overall weight). Specifically talking about those custom paint jobs, mind you.
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KingPave posted:How much weight does all that paint add to the airframe? Seems like with so many coats, it'd be pretty heavy (though insignificant compared to the overall weight). Specifically talking about those custom paint jobs, mind you. Imgur comments from a dude who does it (not for Southwest) said the system Southwest uses would be about 600lbs.
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Mazz posted:Imgur comments from a dude who does it (not for Southwest) said the system Southwest uses would be about 600lbs. That's a little high; the number I've heard for a 737 is typically 250-300 pounds. The weight of paint varys (obviously) based on the colours and the number of layers needed to complete the scheme. Interestingly, a plain white scheme is about the heaviest option, as white paint typically needs a lot more pigment per volume to look right as opposed to coloured paint, as well as more coats of paint when applied. MrChips fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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