The plane enthusiasts thread

[Jameshow]

The early 747s (-100 Series) relied on the curvature of the earth to get airborne as it was.

I can vouch for that I wonder how this bird would get up it rattled like 20yo bus before it got up in the air!!

 

[DaveReading]

Not their wings?

Their problem was not the wings, but the engines, that provided barely enough thrust to get the 747 into the air.

And were prone to blowing up ....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Not their wings?

Umm, I thought it was Sky Hooks? 🤔

 

[classic33]

Umm, I thought it was Sky Hooks? 🤔

SKYHOOK invented by Heinz Erwin Frick, test pilot at BAe, and with specification No. 2104014, which was filed with the British Patent office in 1982?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

The Jaguar was a bit like that, underpowered.

They abandoned trials to navalise it after this one spent 30 minutes trying to catch up with the carrier.

 

[midlife]

Looking at that carrier, the original Buccaneer was so underpowered it couldn’t take off with a lot of fuel ….so took off the carrier with half empty tanks and used in flight refueling near the carrier to finish the job

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

SKYHOOK invented by Heinz Erwin Frick, test pilot at BAe, and with specification No. 2104014, which was filed with the British Patent office in 1982?

Nah, the plane takes off, hooks up and waits whilst the earth rotates below, innit?

 

[gbb]

Nah, the plane takes off, hooks up and waits whilst the earth rotates below it, innit?

Mare of mine had an interesting theory. Flights UK to Aus for instance, way over 12 hours and an extraordinary amount of fuel.
So why not develop an 'aircraft' that can just make geostationary orbit...then sit wait for Aus to come to it..in 12 hours

(Not serious but....)

 

[figbat]

Mare of mine had an interesting theory. Flights UK to Aus for instance, way over 12 hours and an extraordinary amount of fuel.
So why not develop an 'aircraft' that can just make geostationary orbit...then sit wait for Aus to come to it..in 12 hours

(Not serious but....)

If it was in geostationary orbit then it would remain over its takeoff site!

 

[Andy in Germany]

If it was in geostationary orbit then it would remain over its takeoff site!

Honestly, there's always someone who has to spoil everything with that "Science" stuff...

 

[Punkawallah]

Honestly, there's always someone who has to spoil everything with that "Science" stuff...

Technically, that’s an error in language rather than science . . .
I’ll see myself out.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Honestly, there's always someone who has to spoil everything with that "Science" stuff...

Damn facts getting in the way of a perfectly good theory!!!

 

[gbb]

A distant Chipmunk today. Used to see them all the time in the 70s, living on an airbase, dad used to work on them.

Also a (I believe) NAmerican T6 Texan, often doing the rounds around here, heard but not seen. Radial.engines are quite distinct so a good chance it was him on the other side of a treeline.