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Offline Gulfstream Driver

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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2006, 05:03:07 AM »
That's a new one.  Excellent joke!
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #31 on: March 22, 2006, 06:46:28 PM »
Btw, did we ever find out who the ones in the Altitude Five clip was?

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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2006, 06:44:34 AM »
Speaking of Airbus...

0 to A380 in 7 minutes.
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2006, 11:04:37 AM »
Hehe! It's got a funny red nose!  :D

Seriously, for all you may say, this is a really impressive bird!! 8) I've seen a documentary about it. They said they had to develop a whole lot of new technologies and processes in order to be able to build this thing, e.g. welding techniques (well, building was not the major challenge, but building AND make it light, i.e. economically feasible enough was). I still wonder that it pays to transport the parts over all of Europe... But well, that's European cooperation for you, everybody needs a share of the work...

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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2006, 06:11:49 PM »
What a monster.  I liked the whale song at the beginning when they showed the completed airplane.  The inspiring music really makes you feel safe about getting on one, too.   ::)
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2006, 10:21:38 AM »
Man, that puppy is HUGE!!!   I ain't seen that many tires since a visit to the Goodyear factory!

Must feel like you're taxiing a building, can't imagine flying it.
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #36 on: March 27, 2006, 01:39:21 AM »
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #37 on: March 27, 2006, 02:09:54 AM »
Quote from: wbarnhill on March 23, 2006, 06:44:34 AM
Speaking of Airbus...

0 to A380 in 7 minutes.

Daaaaaaaaaaamn !!!  :o

After watching this, Starship Enterprise doesn't seem all that far fetched all of a sudden....
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #38 on: March 27, 2006, 04:37:53 PM »
Quote from: Mike on March 27, 2006, 02:09:54 AM
Quote from: wbarnhill on March 23, 2006, 06:44:34 AM
Speaking of Airbus...

0 to A380 in 7 minutes.

Daaaaaaaaaaamn !!!  :o

After watching this, Starship Enterprise doesn't seem all that far fetched all of a sudden....
Amen Brother! May we all live long and prosper! \\//_ (corny improvised Vulcan-greeting smiley hehe, and for the record, my current desktop background is an awesome rendition of the Enterprise-D, my favourite, orbiting Earth (I think) with galaxies etc. in the background, I think it's an official background from startrek.com).

Btw, that's typical of the news that CNN article above, actually the test was a success and in a real life situation hundreds of lives could be saved, but they headlined some minor injuries. Of course for a test with no real danger it was too bad there were injuries, but if it was the real thing and that was all the injuries then I think you all will agree the plane design worked well. That title vs the content sadly further confirms what you guys replied about the 60 minutes whistleblower segment, that the media is so interested in ratings that they will give misleading information to get ratings regardless if it will create real-life probelms :(

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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #39 on: March 27, 2006, 07:07:14 PM »
I guess I would expect injuries in an actual emergency, but not in a controlled environment, in a hangar.  No fire, no emergency at all.  Just some "debris" in the aisles.  Even though it passed the test, I still don't think I'd want to get on one of those things.  Getting off the top deck in an emergency would be like jumping off a 3 story building.  There are too many people and too many things can go wrong. 

You are right about the headline.  It was used to grab attention.  But, what the article doesn't say is that in an Asian configuration they would need to get 1000 people off that thing in the same amount of time.  1000 PEOPLE!!!!  That's a lot.  Does anyone know if they've done evacuations in this configuration?
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #40 on: March 28, 2006, 12:54:46 AM »
This is what happens when I get bored at work... (After I check out www.chickenwingscomics.com of course  ;D )

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-269376791712267206

If you look close enough, you can see the vapor before the F-14 passes the ship.
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #41 on: March 28, 2006, 05:54:14 AM »
Quote from: Callisto on March 28, 2006, 12:54:46 AM
If you look close enough, you can see the vapor before the F-14 passes the ship.

Think his hair was on fire?
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #42 on: March 28, 2006, 11:27:27 AM »
Haha! I love this one here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8008463048690287283&pl=true
It has got nothing to do with aviation, but if you like the Simpsons, you'll like it!  ;D
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #43 on: March 28, 2006, 11:42:45 PM »
Quote from: Stef on March 28, 2006, 11:27:27 AM
Haha! I love this one here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8008463048690287283&pl=true
It has got nothing to do with aviation, but if you like the Simpsons, you'll like it!  ;D

This was the opener on this weeks episode (Sunday). As a life long Simpsons fan I say "Well done!"

Stef and Mike... looks like you guys have a bit of a Bart hair style going on with your avitars!  ;D
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Re: Interesting Videos
« Reply #44 on: March 30, 2006, 09:40:58 PM »
A friend who grew up in Alaska sent me this.

http://www.avweb.com/newspics/seaplanetrucklaunch.wmv...
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