Aircraft Disasters

swampyankee said:

I wasn't directly involved in birdshot testing but the story I heard was that GE claimed that tests on the TF-39 engine, which was used on the C-5A, had birdshots done on it, and the CF6 was similar enough that it didn't need the shots repeated. Considering that the TF39 had a completely different (and much more complex) fan design, this was disingenuous.

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Who's butt did they have to kiss to allow such terminological inexactitude to get through?

I worked at Lycoming (in Stratford, not Pennsylvania) and the general consensus is that had we or P&WA pulled that sort of crap, we'd see our type certificate pulled.

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Probably, is Lycoming as well connected?

Some of the techs I worked with at Lycoming grew attached to the birds, and said they were upset with having to kill them.

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Couldn't they just make a substitute, I figure there's probably something of similar density to a bird... to avoid having to shoot people left and right there's ballistic gelatin for example: I figure that and something to duplicate bones could be put in a framed shape and sent on it's way...

They also really hated cleaning up after each shot

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Yeah, I'd have that job too...

Hell, considering that there's an increasingly popular blogger out there who is recommending drivers kill cyclists by deliberately running into them

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What!?

MIflyer said:

The other pilot replied, "They cancelled my flight! I fired up engine number one and all was Okay. I fired up number two and all was Okay. I fired up number three and all was Okay. And then I fired up number four, but.they had parked the food service truck too close and I sucked up one hundred and sixty seven chicken salad sandwiches."

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That's a joke right?

XBe02Drvr said:

I spent two years working as a night airline mechanic 1930-0530 four (non consecutive) nights a week.

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And I'd probably consider those to be great work hours .

Zipper730 said:

And I'd probably consider those to be great work hours .

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Then you would enjoy being an aircraft mechanic. The first 10+ years are at night.

Zipper730 said:

And I'd probably consider those to be great work hours .

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IF, IF,...you could live in a world of night people, that is! Most night workers are stuck living in a world of day people, where they can never get enough sleep, spend leisure time with their families, or go to a medical appointment without incurring a huge sleep deficit. Doing precise, exacting, safety-critical work is hard enough on the back side of the clock without adding total exhaustion into the mix.
Cheers,
Wes