Comments on: Good Chute http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: thebronze http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-345277 thebronze Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:31:59 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-345277 Brad kinda beat me to it, but I was gonna say... WTH, were those guys trained by FedEx? Brad kinda beat me to it, but I was gonna say…

WTH, were those guys trained by FedEx?

]]> By: XBradTC http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-344915 XBradTC Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:22:18 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-344915 'tis a bad day for aviation safety, both large and small. 1. FedEx dumps an MD11 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7958367.stm 2. A Pilatus PC-12 goes down in Montana http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7958472.stm ’tis a bad day for aviation safety, both large and small.

1. FedEx dumps an MD11
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7958367.stm

2. A Pilatus PC-12 goes down in Montana
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7958472.stm

]]> By: SpazSinbad http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-344885 SpazSinbad Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:54:21 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-344885 "Inertia coupling is a potentially lethal phenomenon of high-speed flight in which the inertia of the heavier fuselage overpowers the aerodynamic stabilizing forces of the wing and empennage. The problem became apparent as single-engine jet fighter aircraft were developed with narrow wing spans that had relatively low roll inertia, relative to the pitch and yaw inertia dominated by the long slender high-density fuselage." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia_coupling A-4 Skyhawk could roll at 720 degrees per second. NATOPS limited it to one roll otherwise inertia coupling became dangerous in level flight. TA-4 rear seaters inevitably banged helmets on canopy despite forewarnings. “Inertia coupling is a potentially lethal phenomenon of high-speed flight in which the inertia of the heavier fuselage overpowers the aerodynamic stabilizing forces of the wing and empennage. The problem became apparent as single-engine jet fighter aircraft were developed with narrow wing spans that had relatively low roll inertia, relative to the pitch and yaw inertia dominated by the long slender high-density fuselage.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertia_coupling
A-4 Skyhawk could roll at 720 degrees per second. NATOPS limited it to one roll otherwise inertia coupling became dangerous in level flight. TA-4 rear seaters inevitably banged helmets on canopy despite forewarnings.

]]> By: AW1 Tim http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-344857 AW1 Tim Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:19:59 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-344857 Yes, The ability to get out of trouble faster than it got into it. :) There's a lot to like about a Phantom. I used to chide the AF guys down at Hill AFB about the tail hooks on their birds. They had a very poor sense of humour as I remember it..... Yes,

The ability to get out of trouble faster than it got into it. :)

There’s a lot to like about a Phantom. I used to chide the AF guys down at Hill AFB about the tail hooks on their birds. They had a very poor sense of humour as I remember it…..

]]> By: Wilko http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-344843 Wilko Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:18:55 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-344843 Tried to figure what an inertial coupling looks like. Thought it might have been a variant of a snap roll but probably not. Tried to figure what an inertial coupling looks like. Thought it might have been a variant of a snap roll but probably not.

]]> By: Pogue http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/03/21/good-chute/comment-page-1/#comment-344831 Pogue Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:33:43 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=8554#comment-344831 Thanks - as a helo pilot I'm _really_ not goint to try any of that stuff at home! Thanks – as a helo pilot I’m _really_ not goint to try any of that stuff at home!

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