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Brody · Post by **Brody** » Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:12 pm

Doc67 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:29 pm That's got to be some serious crosswind to push that aircraft around like that.

Very true. And interestingly enough, the B-52's wings are so large and effective lift generators that upon take off the pilots actually have to push the yoke forward a bit.

If you watch a normal B-52 take off, it lifts off almost flat with hardly any nose pitch up, unlike most other aircraft where you can obviously see a nose high pitch up upon takeoff.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:50 pm

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:10 am

Vought V-173 Flying Pancake (1942-1947): A circular flying wing with twin propellers, the V-123 took off and landed in confined space. Reportedly, the wood and fabric aircraft flew well and was very strong, however; the planned fighter version was built but never flown before being canceled.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:02 am

"Precious Metal" a P-51 Mustang fitted with a V12 Rolls-Royce Griffon and two propellers that are contra-rotating. "Precious Metal" is used as a racing aircraft.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:08 am

Damn, @Freightdog was this you?

Post by **Freightdog** » Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:04 pm

Fortunately, no. But we had a moment a few years back departing KL. The ground staff overloaded the aircraft and lied to us.

Hot day.
Aircraft much heavier than planned (and way beyond certified weights)
Engines running at maximum temperatures.
Fortunately, a lot of runway.
Fairly certain the passengers didn’t notice.

There’s a couple of interesting videos along the same line as this one, on the tube. I’ll see if I can find them.

Sadly, this one being fatal

Post by **Username Taken** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:40 pm

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:42 am

Strikemaster Royal New Zealand Air Force

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:47 pm

In 1990, a panel of the windscreen on British Airways Flight 5390 fell out at 17k feet, causing the cockpit to decompress & its captain to be sucked halfway out of the aircraft. The crew held onto him for more than 20 minutes as the copilot made an emergency landing. The pilot made a full recovery.

andy1 · Post by **andy1** » Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:45 am

Brody wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 6:47 pm In 1990, a panel of the windscreen on British Airways Flight 5390 fell out at 17k feet, causing the cockpit to decompress & its captain to be sucked halfway out of the aircraft. The crew held onto him for more than 20 minutes as the copilot made an emergency landing. The pilot made a full recovery.

The day this happened i was at the air show at Boscombe down, they suddenly stopped all flying for about 45 minutes. I think they were considering whether to bring him down there but thought better of it.

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