 bigbangbilly
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
 705 Posts
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 8:21:24 AM
scary |
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 cman7721
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
585 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:57:48 PM
stress test baby. you should see what happens when they finally give. BOOM! |
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frenchroast
Male, 30-39, Canada
381 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 6:08:06 PM
terrorist plane being questioned |
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 MattPrince
Male, 40-49, Europe
2221 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:20:08 PM
Here is that very situation. Sadly all three crew members died.
C130 Crash |
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 LazyMe484
Male, 18-29, Canada
10503 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:02:34 PM
Is this kind of stress likely to happen to a plane, in *any* situation?
It seems those wings are heavily over designed, but then, many people's lives depend on it, so its justified. |
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 DavidXJ
Male, 30-39, Western US
530 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 9:40:18 AM
That's not even as far as they go. I've heard they'll go completely vertical before failure. |
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 JaLacaob
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
1793 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 7:36:40 AM
Turbulence doesn't bend wings that far, so it's great they can handle strain of that extent. |
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 SlappyMcFish
Female, 13-17, Australia
248 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:32:34 AM
thats like buying new socks then stretching them...only hundreds of people die in this situation |
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MattPrince
Male, 40-49, Europe
2221 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:30:06 AM
I'm going to memorise this picture in my head, so that next time I'm in bad turbulence, watching a wing acting like Rolf Harris's favourite instrument.. I'll feel a bit safer.
Except... it still doesn't model turbulence very well does it.. |
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datroman
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
36 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 4:43:01 AM
I actually thought it was more commonly known, but yeah all airplane wings HAVE to be flexible, some more than others ... that's why they look so flimsy when you're actually flying, because if you were in an emergency situation, those wings aren't going to break off unless you hit something, and you can glide to safety if all else fails |
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Froggybuster
Male, 13-17, Europe
123 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:25:00 AM
It's meant to be possible for them to bend so much the tips touch each other and they shouldn't break... |
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 tom-brady12
Male, 13-17, Southern US
298 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:32:09 AM
Thats how they fly like birds..... |
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 atm
Female, 13-17, Midwest US
127 Posts
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Thursday, April 01, 2010 1:14:56 AM
cool :) |
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 SaiyanRocker
Male, 18-29, Western US
101 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:58:52 PM
How do you know if an airplane is being burned by hellfire? |
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 DarkFerret
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
2764 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 11:54:03 PM
wow... bendy wings?? |
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 dotrom
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
93 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:49:46 PM
Maelstrom, that was wonderful. |
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 RyanHake
Male, 18-29, Southern US
2698 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:46:11 PM
Insane! |
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 Maelstrom_x
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1886 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 8:36:06 PM
Of course the wings bend, they have to be able to flap for the plane to fly. Duh. |
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SouthpawSlew
Male, 18-29, Western US
94 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:40:27 PM
My Brother works on the Dreamliner. I'm so jealous. the prick is 22 and just bought a new Lexus IS300 |
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 boeingguy787
Male, 18-29, Canada
863 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:23:45 PM
alright! one step closer to commercial service! |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14460 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:01:17 PM
This was a stress test to see how far they would bend without breaking. Every commercial jet has to undergo these sort of tests so that they can determine the maximum stresses the plane can take.
That data is then fed into computers that, In the future, Will help the plane fly and stay safe. |
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 panth753
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
8225 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:48:44 PM
That looks cool. |
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 EvilGrouse
Male, 30-39, Western US
461 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 6:25:38 PM
Too bad they don't stay that way. Looks cool. |
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 D3rAnG3d
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1603 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 5:37:32 PM
that looks Stressful! lol... damn i'm a nerd |
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 Steelgrid
Male, 30-39, Midwest US
2690 Posts
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 4:22:07 PM
U should see the videos of when they snap....good poo |
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