OT Paul Allen Shows Off the World's Largest Airplane For the First Time

[TBpup]

Yeah, too bad nobody designing the airplane ever heard of crosswinds.

I'm curious as to how much crosswind it would take to affect that monstrosity?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

They don't plan to fly it in and out of PDX.

barfo

Unfortunately I'm afraid they might fly it noses first into Downtown Portland. Hopefully there's an Antifa protest going on then.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

It reminds me of a quote from 28 Days Later....

You know how I know it's a shit idea? Because it's obviously a shit idea.

 

[Minstrel]

So if this plane works fine, is the conclusion that airplane designers are okay at designing airplanes?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

So if this plane works fine, is the conclusion that airplane designers are okay at designing airplanes?

People get lucky at work all the time.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

So if this plane works fine, is the conclusion that airplane designers are okay at designing airplanes?

Neil Olshey traded Plumlee for Nurk and a pick. Does that mean he's okay at being GM?

Or could this plane be Burt Rutan's Meyers Leonard?

 

[Minstrel]

Or they know more about building planes than you do. We don't even need to discuss Russia in that theory.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Or they know more about building planes than you do. We don't even need to discuss Russia in that theory.

They know more about building planes than me, they might even know more about it than Airbus. That didn't stop those test pilots from crashing into the woods when the computer made the plane land against the pilot's wishes.

I'm sure the Samsung engineers that designed the exploding Note7 are geniuses. Shit still happens.

 

[MarAzul]

I'm just going to go ahead and assume they know more about it than you. Although I will stipulate that you probably know quite a bit about crosswinds generally. Fair enough?

barfo

Actually the original thought was not about crosswinds as much as the physics involved that Crosswinds would bring to bare. Such as the need for rapid acceleration, at the moment of touch down, of the outer hull in the course change impeded by the enormous inertia of the outside hull of the separated pair.

But you may think what you wish. Fair enough?

 

[theprunetang]

This message board reminds me of the characters from It's Always Sunny; finding a way to argue about anything, no matter how trivial and inane.

Poster A: I think Mountains are pretty neat. They are majestic, beautiful, and I frankly like them.

Poster B: Mountains kill people bro. If you like mountains, that must mean that you like to kill people.

Poster A: But God made the mountains. If you don't like them, then you hate God. Good luck in hell.

Poster B: Yeah, but God also made Hitler and Russia. So, you're a Russian Nazi?

Poster A: that Hitler thing is a straw man. Come on!

Poster B: Hitler was NOT made out of straw. You must be insane to think that he was made out of dried grass.

Poster A: You are a mountain hating Cuck.

 

[Minstrel]

They know more about building planes than me, they might even know more about it than Airbus. That didn't stop those test pilots from crashing into the woods when the computer made the plane land against the pilot's wishes.

I'm sure the Samsung engineers that designed the exploding Note7 are geniuses. Shit still happens.

Sure, shit happens. That doesn't mean that even if the plane is a success, it's "just getting lucky." More likely, it'll be a properly designed plane that didn't get totaled by "unknown" issues.

 

[MarAzul]

Why doesn't this thread show up in the OT list of threads?

 

[MarAzul]

This message board reminds me of the characters from It's Always Sunny; finding a way to argue about anything, no matter how trivial and inane.

Poster A: I think Mountains are pretty neat. They are majestic, beautiful, and I frankly like them.

Poster B: Mountains kill people bro. If you like mountains, that must mean that you like to kill people.

Poster A: But God made the mountains. If you don't like them, then you hate God. Good luck in hell.

Poster B: Yeah, but God also made Hitler and Russia. So, you're a Russian Nazi?

Poster A: that Hitler thing is a straw man. Come on!

Poster B: Hitler was NOT made out of straw. You must be insane to think that he was made out of dried grass.

Poster A: You are a mountain hating Cuck.

Ok, But it looks like a monstrosity to me. However, I like the mission the monstrosity is designed to fill.

 

[theprunetang]

Ok, But it looks like a monstrosity to me.

That scenario wasn't aimed at you or anyone in particular. I was just making of how much people argue here over little things, myself included.

For what it's worth, my immediate reaction when viewing that plane was how fragile it looked being connected by just a wing in the middle. Then again, I'm not an aerospace engineer.

 

[barfo]

But you may think what you wish. Fair enough?

Completely fair.

barfo

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

Sure, shit happens. That doesn't mean that even if the plane is a success, it's "just getting lucky." More likely, it'll be a properly designed plane that didn't get totaled by "unknown" issues.

Was just reading more about it, even if it flies it may not have a viable business use. Seems like a few rocket builders backed out.

And, these same people built that Virgin plane that crashed not too long ago.


https://g.co/kgs/J8vc8q

 

[MarAzul]

connected by just a wing in the middle

It makes me wonder if it is not intended to separate under unusual circumstances.

 

[theprunetang]

It makes me wonder if it is not intended to separate under unusual circumstances.

So, like a mother and father taking seperate flights just in case of a crash so there will still be a parent left for their children. You may be on to something.

 

[rotary111]

Maybe the Blazer dancers will be in one side and the team in the other side?

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

So, like a mother and father taking seperate flights just in case of a crash so there will still be a parent left for their children. You may be on to something.

Do some kids go with mom and some with dad? Or is this when the kids stay home?

 

[theprunetang]

Do some kids go with mom and some with dad? Or is this when the kids stay home?

I think it's saved only for that ubiquitous "Home Alone" moment when poor little Kevin McCallister gets left by himself in NYC. We've all been there.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I think it's saved only for that ubiquitous "Home Alone" moment when poor little Kevin McCallister gets left by himself in NYC. We've all been there.

I skipped school 120 days or so in Highschool, I was home alone a lot.

 

[theprunetang]

I skipped school 120 days or so in Highschool, I was home alone a lot.

It all makes sense now.......









Just kidding. You just left that pitch hanging right in the strike zone.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

It all makes sense now.......









Just kidding. You just left that pitch hanging right in the strike zone.

No need to make fun of me, I pay for it every day having to work my ass off to make a living.

 

[barfo]

Why doesn't this thread show up in the OT list of threads?

Crosswinds.

barfo

 

[riverman]

Maybe someone's mentioned it but that plane would look so much better with matching pinwheel logos

 

[theprunetang]

No need to make fun of me, I pay for it every day having to work my ass off to make a living.

As do I. The rat race never ends.

 

[barfo]

As do I. The rat race never ends.

It does when the rats die. It remains to be seen whether they die from rising sea levels, a giant airplane crashing into them, ethnic cleansing by college students, or overwork.

barfo

 

[theprunetang]

It does when the rats die. It remains to be seen whether they die from rising sea levels, a giant airplane crashing into them, ethnic cleansing by college students, or overwork.

barfo

I'll take all 4 of them at once.

 

[riverman]

It does when the rats die. It remains to be seen whether they die from rising sea levels, a giant airplane crashing into them, ethnic cleansing by college students, or overwork.

barfo

you forgot apathy and asexuality....rat depression...rat suicide