Comments on: In praise of biology http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jakob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12551 Jakob Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:17:59 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12551 Don't worry, after two ejections you are back to round numbers again. Don’t worry, after two ejections you are back to round numbers again.

]]> By: Ozwitch http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12454 Ozwitch Wed, 16 Aug 2006 03:50:53 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12454 Unfortunately on big new commercial jets like the A380 and the 787, there aren't any ejection seats. Some of these guys are packing about 50% carbon fiber. And as you say, there is no warning when the part is about to let go. No stress fractures, no test-to-destruction data. It just breaks. Makes me a little nervous too. Unfortunately on big new commercial jets like the A380 and the 787, there aren’t any ejection seats. Some of these guys are packing about 50% carbon fiber.

And as you say, there is no warning when the part is about to let go. No stress fractures, no test-to-destruction data. It just breaks.

Makes me a little nervous too.

]]> By: Kris, in New England http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12406 Kris, in New England Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:04:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12406 B2 - glad it never got to that point for you. HAS to be a difficult decision...but as Lex says, choice of an interesting ride or no future, I guess the t-handle doesn't look so bad after all. Lex - round numbers in your world certainly sound like a good thing. Oh, and my last post should have read "...the t-handle would be something any flyer WOULDN'T want to use..." wrong word and emphasis, apologies for any confusion. B2 – glad it never got to that point for you. HAS to be a difficult decision…but as Lex says, choice of an interesting ride or no future, I guess the t-handle doesn’t look so bad after all.

Lex – round numbers in your world certainly sound like a good thing.

Oh, and my last post should have read “…the t-handle would be something any flyer WOULDN’T want to use…” wrong word and emphasis, apologies for any confusion.

]]> By: lex http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12398 lex Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:46:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12398 No, as I mentioned <a href="http://www.neptunuslex.com/2004/07/25/1045/" rel="nofollow">here recently,</a> I've sat on a bunch of seats but never operationally checked any of them. All of my take-off's and full-stops add up to a round number, which is a source of no small pride to your correspondent. I know a bunch of guys who had to punch out, but I never envied them for it. I am told however, that no matter how bad the ejection is, it's always better than submitting to certain death. Which, it's hard to argue with <em>that</em>. No, as I mentioned here recently, I’ve sat on a bunch of seats but never operationally checked any of them. All of my take-off’s and full-stops add up to a round number, which is a source of no small pride to your correspondent.

I know a bunch of guys who had to punch out, but I never envied them for it. I am told however, that no matter how bad the ejection is, it’s always better than submitting to certain death.

Which, it’s hard to argue with that.

]]> By: badbob http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12395 badbob Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:22:19 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12395 Kris, I don't know and I'll (thankfully) never have to find out. I fingered it a cuppla times when things got hairy but I never had to use the final solution...Want and Need being 2 different things, of course! Perhaps others who visit here can tell you what the sensation is. All mine have been simulations in the ejection trainer. I can tell you that those who accomplish the real thing have a clear memory of the experience broken doen in 20-30 millisecond increments and will usually regurgitate the story quite willingly. I'm sure Lex has posted on the subject, as only Lex can in his archives. B2 Kris,

I don’t know and I’ll (thankfully) never have to find out. I fingered it a cuppla times when things got hairy but I never had to use the final solution…Want and Need being 2 different things, of course!

Perhaps others who visit here can tell you what the sensation is. All mine have been simulations in the ejection trainer. I can tell you that those who accomplish the real thing have a clear memory of the experience broken doen in 20-30 millisecond increments and will usually regurgitate the story quite willingly.

I’m sure Lex has posted on the subject, as only Lex can in his archives.

B2

]]> By: Kris, in New England http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/comment-page-1/#comment-12393 Kris, in New England Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:55:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2006/08/14/in-praise-of-biology/#comment-12393 B2 - not being a pilot (I hate to fly at all actually), I can only imagine that the t-handle would be something any flyer would WANT to use. I've only seen video images of what happens; can't imagine what that actually feels like. Like going over the roof of a car and landing on the other side, possibly? ;-) B2 – not being a pilot (I hate to fly at all actually), I can only imagine that the t-handle would be something any flyer would WANT to use. I’ve only seen video images of what happens; can’t imagine what that actually feels like.

Like going over the roof of a car and landing on the other side, possibly? ;-)

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