Wheelie to stoppie - in a C130

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Wicked Uncle Nigel, Dec 19, 2009.

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    zymurgy Guest

    Thunderbirds are go .... [1]

    If the mission profile was to land in a stadium to rescue hostages,
    better hope they're not in front of the plane when the retro rockets
    fire ...

    Paul.

    [1] Well, right up until the wing fell off.
     
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    Dave Emerson Guest

    Dave Emerson, Dec 19, 2009
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Looks like he flicked the wrong switch on the approach - braking
    thrusters instead of descent thrusters.

    I've seen this befoe somewhere.
     
    Pip Luscher, Dec 19, 2009
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  5. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip Luscher
    The braking thrusters were apparently not supposed to be fired until the
    Herc was on the ground. But the flight engineer was blinded by the
    descent thrusters[1] and fired them early.

    [1] Who knew?
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Dec 19, 2009
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    bod43 Guest



    Have good, deadpan, "mission control" naration.


    Loads of good film here.

    There is also Fat Albert.

     
    bod43, Dec 19, 2009
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    SteveH Guest

    SteveH, Dec 19, 2009
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    crn Guest

    Fat Alberts are very versatile, but that was taking it just a tad too far.
     
    crn, Dec 20, 2009
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    Beav Guest

    I thought he fired the top retro thrusters first, under manual control, got
    semi blinded and buggered up the firing of the bottom retro's. This sequence
    stopped the descent thrusters from firing at all.

    Maybe I read it wrong. I shall check.

    Quote

    "During the test, the Lockheed crew determined that the computer used to
    command the firing of the rockets during the landing sequence needed further
    calibration to perform the crucial firing sequence during landing, and
    elected to manually input commands. The reverse-mounted (forward facing)
    eight ASROC rockets were situated in pairs on the upper curvature of the
    fuselage behind the cockpit, and at the mid-point of each side of the
    fuselage beneath the uppers. Testing had determined that the upper pairs,
    fired sequentially, could be ignited while still airborne (specifically, at
    20 feet), the lower pairs could only be fired after the aircraft was on the
    ground. The flight engineer, blinded by the firing of the upper deceleration
    rockets, thought the aircraft was on the runway and fired the lower set
    early, while the descent-braking rockets did not fire at all. Later
    unofficial disclaimers alleged to have been made by some members of the
    Lockheed test crew asserted that the lower rockets fired themselves through
    an undetermined computer or electrical malfunction, which at the same time
    failed to fire the descent-braking rockets."

    End quote


    --
    Beav

    VN 750
    Zed 1000
    OMF# 19
     
    Beav, Dec 20, 2009
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    zymurgy Guest

    Talking of steel cojones :

    My all time favourite gutsy flying manouvre [1][2] was this one :



    (the Lufthansa A320 touching the wing down in a vicious crosswind)

    Paul.

    [1] Nods to Top Gun reference ;)
    [2] This one might get an 'also ran'
     
    zymurgy, Dec 20, 2009
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    crn Guest

    No, hairyplanes are big boys toys so they belong in the same place as
    sportsbikes and fast cars.
     
    crn, Dec 21, 2009
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    It's all about getting someone else to live your dreams for you and
    this is how some people do it. Nobody got hurt clicking a youtube
    link.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Dec 21, 2009
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    Unlike you.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Dec 21, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    Look, will you stop letting logic get in the way of a good whinge? I'm
    laid up indoors with a ****-off cold while Jude's out skiing, so I'm
    buggered if I'm going to be reasonable.
     
    Ace, Dec 21, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    Not helped by the jetlag. Lay in bed awake from 1230 to 0430 last
    night, then again from 0830, when I really, really, could have done
    with the sleep. Fucking business travel, I hates it.
     
    Ace, Dec 21, 2009
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  16. Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ace
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8339647.stm

    GWS.
     
    Wicked Uncle Nigel, Dec 21, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    Ta. Snow's great, BTW. Lots of fresh fell last night and it's around
    -10, so it'll be lovely fluffy powder. Skiied a couple of hours
    yesterday and it was pretty good, but the gluhwein was the best bit of
    the day.
    I wouldn't worry about it - I brought back a couple of boxes from the
    US, so we'll be OK for a while. But ta.
     
    Ace, Dec 21, 2009
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    Ace Guest

    She's back. "The powder was just luurvely; I showed them all how to do
    it." Up top was very windblasted though, and in fact they've closed
    most of the chairlifts... no, all of them, in fact, with just the
    bigger cable-cars and the drags still open. High winds lead to early
    bath.
     
    Ace, Dec 21, 2009
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  19. To the vicarious go the spills.
     
    Grimly Curmudgeon, Dec 23, 2009
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  20. I came back from Chicago today, but the flight to colorado springs was
    looking like it might get cancelled, so i took one to denver instead,
    and drove. just got home, after an 18 hours day.

    When are you stopping by again? We've got great snow, and my weekends
    are now more predictable than last time you were here.
     
    vulgarandmischevious, Dec 24, 2009
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