I don't travel, just road trips. I'm retired and I am a caregiver for my 3 great granddaughters, no time. I flew in a small plane once, a friend took me and friends up. I was in cockpit, had to turn around because it was lightening, I was petrified. That was in the late 70's.
Ah well small planes are pretty dangerous. Driving is fairly dangerous too. Until trump cut most of the FAA commercial flight was extraordinary safe comparatively. But I understand the aversion based on your experience.
Yep. When testig engines they throw ducks and geese into a running engine to see the outcome and what can be done to improve safety. I once worked with an engineer who had been involved with that at Pratt & Witney.
The cruelty of humans goes beyond imagination. I know some people’s answer is ‘yes, but it’s for our safety”. But I think people always find some higher reason to be cruel and then acquit themselves from responsibility. I’m sure there is another way in 2025.
Wow! When I was working for Allied Signal on AC control electronics, they showed us a video of testing using an air cannon to fire dead birds into a running engine that was under development. The first couple tests tore the engine apart.
2/ But they made some changes, and in the last video, including slo-mo, the engine just sucked it in like it was nothing. The slo-mo of the bird being ingested was really interesting. No blood or anything. It just "slowly" went in.
I owned my own single engine airplane several years ago & it was a dream come true bc my dad bought a surplus plane after WW2. He didn’t own his long either bc fuel consumption wasn’t affordable. I learned so much from that experience that I’m grateful to this day.
Extra weight, the possibility of greater damage to an engine, plus it would cause turbulence in the air behind it, and the engine requires a smooth flow of air. If the flow is interrupted, the compressor at the front of the engine may stall, resulting in engine lift loss.
To test our GE turbine engines they'd throw in whole chickens from the grocery store and buckets of sand to simulate dust storms. But when a flock of birds fly in a jet
engine, you could have a fire.
I really think airplane manufacturers should make them out of the stuff used for the ‘black’ boxes 😂 Yes I’m sure someone will say that’s too heavy! But come on! Must be something that’s more durable! Carbon??
always took umbrage with this phrase... the blame is clearly on the much faster plane striking the bird. those birds were just minding their own damn business, when BAM -- plane strike.
I don't think you need to get my comments which are mostly political, but I am following you because I love your posts. So no need to follow me back. Thank you!
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Outright
https://youtu.be/aqz_4OgMi7M?feature=shared
Or: What an aircraft engine does to a bird
Even with a small bird it'd still scary as shit when you're in the plane!
Anyone know when and service will be held?
I would like to send a card.
Who
We the people
Production of countless bird Corpses !!!
then it hits other blades
breaking more. Chain
reaction type thing.
engine, you could have a fire.