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World's biggest plane, Stratolaunch, marks another key milestone
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostSo... falling with style?
It didn't have much of a glide profile though. They called it a flying brick.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostWell it wouldn't be very smart to launch one into space and then find out they couldn't land it.
It didn't have much of a glide profile though. They called it a flying brick.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostBarely controlled falling.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostBut not as bad as landing an F-14 on a carrier deck -- "a controlled crash".If it weren't for the Resurrection of Jesus, we'd all be in DEEP TROUBLE!
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostDon't they have to hook the plane to keep it from overrunning the runway and crashing into the sea?
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostHow does the pilot not get hurt from the sudden stop? That looks more forceful than a car slamming on the brakes.
An interesting factor is that the plane goes to full power on landing just in case they miss all arresting cables. If they didn't have full power, and 'overshot the runway', they'd fall into the sea in front of the Carrier.
My brother served on USS Ranger, and he said the pilots laughed "yeah, it's be bad enough to fall into the ocean on takeoff, but to be run over by your own ship adds insult to injury!" (If you overshoot on landing, you won't get run over by the ship, cause you're coming in at an angle (red arrow below), and you would come off the plane to the port (left) side. Only on initial takeoff could you possibly be "run over by the ship". (blue arrow)
carrier deck.jpgThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Christianbookworm View PostThe ship is moving? Well, I guess it would be hard to park in the middle of the ocean. And inconvenient to drop anchor every time a plane needed to land.
And, on landing, the faster the ship is cruising, the less difference there is in the speed of the ship and the landing aircraft. If it were possible for the ship to go about 120 knots, it would be much easier for the plane to land. The plane would seem to "hover" and just "set down" on the deck. Carriers can go about 32 knots, or about 40 mph. Planes land at 120 to 140 knots, or about 150 mph.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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