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re: Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine was one of Navy's first female fighter pilots
Posted on 4/18/18 at 10:56 am to ell_13
Posted on 4/18/18 at 10:56 am to ell_13
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And you got mad when the answer by some was "yes".
I did not get mad, I just asked why the answer was 'yes'. Nobody has told me from a technical perspective why it is more difficult to land a plane with one engine. The fact that people were on the plane is not technical.
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BTW. I read your links. They all have to do with a failed engine. One that just shuts off. This was completely different.
Engine failure is engine failure. The engine is no longer in service. Doesn't matter if it blew up, fell off, or just died. If evidence comes out that the flats/slats/spoilers/power etc were compromised in the explosion then yes, this is obviously an entirely different conversation. So far I haven't heard of that. It seems like all systems were still functional (minus the engine and that dang window).
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Posted on 4/18/18 at 10:59 am to Fe_Mike
quote:The fact that shrapnel blew off and tore a hole in the plane doesnt already make it different that "just a failed engine"?
Engine failure is engine failure. The engine is no longer in service. Doesn't matter if it blew up, fell off, or just died. If evidence comes out that the flats/slats/spoilers/power etc were compromised in the explosion then yes, this is obviously an entirely different conversation
Posted on 4/18/18 at 10:59 am to Fe_Mike
quote:That's not what this was. It didn't just shut off. It blew up, possibly affecting the wings functions (certainly the aerodynamics), and put on a hole in the plane. It's not the same.
Engine failure is engine failure.
quote:Wow. You really think an engine cutting off will have the same effect as an engine falling out of the sky? That's where we are at right now? Sheesh.
Doesn't matter if it blew up, fell off, or just died.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 11:03 am to Fe_Mike
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Engine failure is engine failure. The engine is no longer in service. Doesn't matter if it blew up, fell off, or just died
bullshite. I don't know anything about flying a plane, except that I don't want to. But most any moron knows that an engine blowing up and a window breaking changes aerodynamics. And planes are dependent on aerodynamics, among many other things.
The operable words above are "most any"
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 11:05 am
Posted on 4/18/18 at 11:22 am to Fe_Mike
The pilots own words describe the aircraft as Missing part of the aircraft.
You can be sure that the flaps were damaged as well as the hydraulics that control them. Not to mention a hole in the fuselage that sucked out one person and partially sucked out another.
The massive pressure exhaust at height causes the plane to peel itself outwards. She had to do an emergency descent and bleed speed while not allowing the plane to peel apart. Oh, and then she put it down safely.
You are being obtuse in your continued questioning and I don’t think anyone will argue a simple shutdown is appreciably harder than landing with two engines but that is clearly what did not happen. An engine blew up enough to create a hole and shower passengers with shrapnel. If you don’t see how that is different then I will gentlemanly stop pushing the issue and feel sorry for your lack of common sense.
You can be sure that the flaps were damaged as well as the hydraulics that control them. Not to mention a hole in the fuselage that sucked out one person and partially sucked out another.
The massive pressure exhaust at height causes the plane to peel itself outwards. She had to do an emergency descent and bleed speed while not allowing the plane to peel apart. Oh, and then she put it down safely.
You are being obtuse in your continued questioning and I don’t think anyone will argue a simple shutdown is appreciably harder than landing with two engines but that is clearly what did not happen. An engine blew up enough to create a hole and shower passengers with shrapnel. If you don’t see how that is different then I will gentlemanly stop pushing the issue and feel sorry for your lack of common sense.
This post was edited on 4/18/18 at 11:24 am
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