Ssnake Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Adam Peter said: That house owner is quite lucky, more so if the car is theirs. My definition of "lucky guy" seems to be quite different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ssnake said: My definition of "lucky guy" seems to be quite different. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 They were showing footage of this on CNN, when you look from the top the roof of the car is stoved in. So lucky, but not THAT lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I was speaking about the first picture, missing the house and the pick-up in L-shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Yeah, it was the pick up that had its roof stoved in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Yeah, it was the pick up that had its roof stoved in. Looked up some other pics, looks like part of the gutter was touched, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJ Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Stuart Galbraith said: They were showing footage of this on CNN, when you look from the top the roof of the car is stoved in. So lucky, but not THAT lucky. CNNCNNCNNCNNCNNCNNCNNCNNCNN cnncnncnncnncnncnncnncnncnncnncnncnn cNncNncNncNncNncNncNncNncNncNncNn CnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnnCnn cnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnNcnN C N N C N N C N N C N N C N N C N N C N N シーエヌエヌシーエヌエヌシーエヌエヌシーエヌエヌ 시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔시엔엔 美国有线新闻网美国有线新闻网美国有线新闻网 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Adam Peter said: Why? Because even if you didn't get hurt and you could sue Boeing, the airline, or the turbine manufacturer for compensation, you still have your home and your car partially wrecked, in winter. I'd rather be left alone by aircraft parts falling from the sky altogether even if I couldn't litigate afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stuart Galbraith Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) This guy is great. Edited February 22, 2021 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 The picture with the blade through the roof is, I believe, a separate incident in The Netherlands involving a 747-400 freighter (with PW 4000 family engines, but not the same model). Blancolirio is a first officer who flies 777s for an airline that is not United. He is the guy who produced the best reporting on the California dam spillway failure a couple of years ago. I feel that he occasionally finds it difficult to maintain quite the same detachment when reporting aviation related issues but overall his quality of reporting is excellent. My mild criticism is about the occasional emotional engagement, which can make him a little more judgemental than is sometimes appropriate from the information provided. It's quite understandable, though, and easy to see, so he remains a reliable source of quality information. Another who produces quality aviation content is Mentour Pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Yeah, the report I posted covers both incidents, and I sought out the respective most-published pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Boeing 777 makes emergency landing in Moscow after engine sensor problem Quote MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Rossiya Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane made an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Friday due to a problem with an engine control sensor, the airline said. The plane was a 15-year-old 777-300ER, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, which means it has General Electric engines. Those are different from the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines under scrutiny after an engine fire aboard a United Airlines 777 on Saturday which prompted the suspension of operations involving planes using those engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 As this seems to have developed into a general "what is going on with planes" topic... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56690529 Quote A "simple flaw" caused by a language difference led to a "serious incident" for a flight from Birmingham last year. All female passengers whose title was "Miss" were classified as children - not adults - on the Tui flight after a software upgrade, a report said. That meant that their average weight used for take-off calculations was lower than it should have been. The difference could have had an impact on take-off thrust, but the report said flight operation was not compromised. Take-off prep documents told the pilot that his Boeing 737 jet was 1,244kg lighter than it actually was after using 35kg as the average weight of the females involved rather than 69kg. So, where was the code produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, DB said: As this seems to have developed into a general "what is going on with planes" topic... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56690529 So, where was the code produced? This simple "flaw" has already caused accidents in the past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Midwest_Flight_5481 "Although the pilots had totaled up the take-off weight of the aircraft before the flight and determined it to be within limits, the plane was actually overloaded and out of balance due to the use of incorrect Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved passenger weight estimates. When checked, the National Transportation Safety Board found that the actual weight of an average passenger was more than 20 pounds (9 kg) greater than estimated. After checking the actual weight of baggage retrieved from the crash site and passengers (based on information from next-of-kin and the medical examiner), it was found that the aircraft was actually 580 pounds (264 kg) above its maximum allowable take-off weight with its center of gravity 5% to the rear of the allowable limit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 To be fair, a Beechcraft 1900D is likely to have less margin than the Tui aircraft, and the lower number of passengers increases the scope for significant deviations from the mean. It does suggest that load sensing on the undercarriage might be a useful thing, not sure if anyone does that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 I have seen a truck with my eyes that was able to measure its own weight. Expensive and much more demanding things like planes can't do that? A bit more is on stake than paying fines for too high axle load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Yes, but find a truck that weights over 600 pounds and hits the ground at 140 knots. Imagine the engineering to beef it up to perform in that environment, and it suddenly looks a whole lot cheaper to get Pilots to do their sums correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 And before anyone asks, no, it's not Flight 19... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Max is still haunted. Now some electronic grounding problems. Halt to 737 MAX deliveries stymies Boeing’s recovery effort Quote Due to a change in the manufacturing process, various panels and power control units on the MAX flight deck built since early 2019 are not properly grounded electrically, which can potentially affect operation of certain systems, including engine ice protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Peter Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 F.A.A. tells airlines to inspect Boeing 737 switches that could pose a safety risk. Quote The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday instructed airlines to inspect a pair of cabin air pressure switches on all Boeing 737 planes, citing safety concerns. If the switches fail, oxygen levels could fall dangerously low inside a plane without warning. That could incapacitate flight crews, making them lose control of the plane. “Addressing these failures requires immediate action,” the agency said in a directive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Wonder if they might have the same issue on the 777.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 The Airworthiness Directive is clearly limited to all variants of 737, from the -100 up to the -900. It doesn't appear to include the 737MAX or any other Boeing product (but it might include military derivatives of these older 737s, I guess.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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