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Re: Some people aren't going to like this.
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I think that "Myetball" had some interesting things to say.
As far as what the Britt had to say..... Some very interesting things in that post too. All I have to say is that I'm gonna piss off back to Australia as soon as I get out of the Marines. I know that the world is going toward something pretty big as far as oil and I don't want to be in the US when it happens. There will undoubtably be a recall of troops. Good luck recalling me. I'm going to live out in the Outback, away from as much civilazation that I can. Wish I could accuratly predice the future, but there are so many varibles to consider.
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The one thing that people tend to leave out of the equation while making accusations(sp?) of when we are going to run out of oil is the most important factor.
Technology If you think we are going to be living damn near the same way we live now in 20 years you may be in a shack up nord in wi-sconsin eh. phil
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Ok so if I support the current administration I'm a blind patriot, but if I look at the a$$ backwards other side that changes positions daily and made up my mind they are bigger idiots (sad but true) I'm not? Being called a "Blind Patriot" is the left wing liberal insult when they can't challenge the truth. Anyone that OBJECTIVLY looks at ALL the issues can't possibly believe kerry is the answer.
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PA_SVX, please don't be offended, I wasn't specifically refering to you.
All I meant by that comment was that I admire people who look at the facts, ask the right questions and make up their own minds rather than believing everything they hear and passing on that belief to others. For the record, I don't follow US politics closely enough to know whether Bush or Kerry would make a better president for you. |
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You better Darrell!!!
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To bring the thread back on-subject... there are some things I thought today while driving that I thought might interest people regarding that flash animation.
First of all, there's the "wake" or "wash" effect on the cars on the highway. Sorry, but the person who created this knows VERY little about aviation and aerodynamics. The simple fact is (and one that EVERY flight student should know) is that a plane creates the greatest wake when the aircraft is flying SLOWLY. Not fast. If I were a hijacker attempting to destroy a building with a tin can that just happened to know how to fly, I'd be at full throttle aiming the nose for the building in question. Maximum impact, potentially maximum damage... minimal evidence. Next there's the speed of something that light and really quite flimsy hitting a relatively immovable object... say a large cement block with holes in it (a reasonable description of the Pentagon). The effect of velocity combined with the actual relative mass of each object means that the plane will be pretty much obliterated... and what isn't will tend to continue travelling into the structure where it would inevitably be consumed by fire (the coke can in the campfire springs to mind here). Believe me, the aluminum most aircraft are made of is barely thicker and of roughly the same quality as the aluminum used in coke cans! Finally, there's the "whoosh" that sounded like a missile "... not like a plane at all..." as the flash quotes. Well, honestly... raise your hands... how many of you have actually stood 100 feet away from a jet engine at full throttle? I'm willing to bet that not many have... and no... being INSIDE the plane doesn't count. I have... several times. A jet engine creates unusual harmonics in the wings and other surrounding structures at about 85-90% thrust and above... this can lead to a sound that's not quite like a roaring jet engine... more like a screaming tearing sound. Ever seen the Blue Angels perform? That's probably pretty close to what ANY jet engine sounds like at full throttle... not just the Military engines. Just because commercial aviation rarely uses greater than 80% power below 18,000 feet MSL doesn't mean you can't. Also understand that jet engines aren't as docile as the general public seems to think they are... they can make a noise that can be heard from a LARGE distance. There are times I hear F15's jets taking off from St. Louis Lambert International... the sound is unmistakable... and I live 15 miles away from there! Just some food for thought. Obviously a compelling theory and fun for conspiracy theorists... but doesn't really hold much weight once under scrutiny. And yes... look at the scale of the holes in the wall of the Pentagon... they're definitely large enough for a 757 fuselage hitting dead on and straight. And as a pilot... no... keeping a plane straight and level doesn't take much practice or indeed is hard. Taking off CAN be difficult... landing is tricky and infinitely variable. Pointing a plane at a target and hitting it? Probably easier than you think, especially when the target's the size of the Pentagon. |
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Another thing I'd like to point out, is anyone who has ever driven the Grand Central Parkway in Queens NY, past Laguardia airport has had a commercial airliner come over the top of their car at an altitude of aprox 75' (less if on the service road that runs between the runway and the GCP) and not been blown off the road by it. And LGA sure isn't the only airport in the country to have a highway close to the landing/departure path's. even still, ya gotta luv conspiracy theories! Last edited by Rotorflyr; 09-11-2004 at 02:52 AM. |
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Yeah i can attest to that. I live near westchester airport and when driving on I-684 planes fly veryyyy low when they are trying to get to the runway which is right near the highway. The same when you go to LaGuardia airport. Planes fly very low to the highway.
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I know the Pruis isn't sexy or fast, nor is living close to work, taking the bus, or...say, walking or peddling a bike. If we all ****-canned our SVX's, SUV's and other fuel hogs, and actually made a point to conserve our resources, we might actually stave off the oil crisis for another month or two. Or we consume all the oil we can are screw ourselves even more. We are all plucked anyway. |
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Who invited Nader anyway? What a sour attitude. The current administration is answering directly to the people. Securing a natural resource is the number one reason for armed conflict in the first place. Short of possiblely religion, which is a dumber reason. When the American people buy huge SUV's and trucks, and high performance cars with low mpg, that's the message you send. If no one bought them that would be different. This is a free market society and our leaders need to answer to our wishes. The people that cry about the war are the one *****ing about fuel prices. You can't have it both ways. If GM decides it will only sell high milage cars, people will buy from ford. That's how free market works.
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