Blancolirio
Jun 9, 2023 06:13:55 #
I may have mentioned him before. If so, it seems that I'm mentioning him again. Juan Brown is a commercial airline pilot who reports on all things about flying. Most of his videos explain the possible causes o crashes, but he also covers other aspects of flying. He might be in a hotel room in London one day and Paris the next, but he makes good videos regardless of where he is. Did you ever see a plane take off using less than ten feet of runway?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhL7WTto6Xk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhL7WTto6Xk
Jun 9, 2023 07:33:28 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I may have mentioned him before. If so, it seems ... (show quote)
Even watched a bi-plane fly backwards. It was also demonstrated hovering overhead.
Jun 9, 2023 07:41:31 #
Stephan G wrote:
Even watched a bi-plane fly backwards. It was also demonstrated hovering overhead.
Not something I would do. That sounds like The Twilight Zone.
Jun 9, 2023 08:10:39 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Not something I would do. That sounds like The Twilight Zone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2#/media/File:An-2_GJT.jpg
It has been a while when I saw it at a Wings air show.
One of the secrets in the cited event above can be seen by the action of the winds on the banners. If the wind was blowing in the other direction, the plane would not be able to "jump" into the air.
Jun 9, 2023 09:16:47 #
Stephan G wrote:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2#/media/File:An-2_GJT.jpg
It has been a while when I saw it at a Wings air show.
One of the secrets in the cited event above can be seen by the action of the winds on the banners. If the wind was blowing in the other direction, the plane would not be able to "jump" into the air.
It has been a while when I saw it at a Wings air show.
One of the secrets in the cited event above can be seen by the action of the winds on the banners. If the wind was blowing in the other direction, the plane would not be able to "jump" into the air.
Some huge airlines can backup but they prefer not to do that.
Jun 9, 2023 10:20:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Some huge airlines can backup but they prefer not to do that.
They even gave up on the formidable sky-hooks!
When I used to fly kites, I used the jerk the line to utilize the pull on the leading line as I ran into the headwinds.
Jun 9, 2023 12:15:05 #
Stephan G wrote:
They even gave up on the formidable sky-hooks!
When I used to fly kites, I used the jerk the line to utilize the pull on the leading line as I ran into the headwinds.
When I used to fly kites, I used the jerk the line to utilize the pull on the leading line as I ran into the headwinds.
Oh, go fly a ...
Jun 9, 2023 14:58:23 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
Stephan G wrote:
Even watched a bi-plane fly backwards. It was also demonstrated hovering overhead.
I've been in an airplane that FELT like it was flying backward!
Years ago I had the good fortune to get a ride on "D-AQUI", a 1936 Junkers Ju 52 trimotor, beautifully restored and being operated by Lufthansa Airlines.
17 passenger seats, pilot, copilot and one stewardess.
Before engine startup, it was a bit disconcerting to watch the pilot climb out onto the wing and use a yard stick to check the fuel level!
We took off from San Jose Int'l Airport and followed Hwy 87 south into the Santa Cruz Mtns. During our initial climb from the runway, I swear the cars on the freeway were passing us!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Junkers_Ju52_(Lufthansa_D-AQUI).jpg
Take-off speed 75 mph
Cruise speed 150 mph
Landing speed 50 - 60 mph
I think the radial engines on the trimotor are rated for about 700 hp each. I can't imagine what it might have been like to fly in the first version Ju 52s (1930), which used a single motor rated at about 800 hp!
Jun 10, 2023 08:53:00 #
Flew in a Piper Cheyann and it could back out of a parking spot by reversing the prop pitch
Jun 10, 2023 08:56:42 #
sodapop wrote:
Flew in a Piper Cheyann and it could back out of a parking spot by reversing the prop pitch
Whoever thought about changing the pitch on the propeller should have received an award. I remember "Feather number three" from all those war movies. I was thinking it before the pilot said it.
Jun 10, 2023 10:13:54 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Whoever thought about changing the pitch on the propeller should have received an award. I remember "Feather number three" from all those war movies. I was thinking it before the pilot said it.
It's like shifting gears. Low gear bigger bites higher speed high gear smaller bites.
Jun 10, 2023 10:55:26 #
Jun 10, 2023 13:00:33 #
I haven't seen him but I do watch mentour pilot on FB.
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