tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2709434816557219710..comments2024-03-28T18:32:43.699-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A superb illustration of wake turbulence from the world's biggest aircraftPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78256280362112341742022-01-17T21:44:00.130-06:002022-01-17T21:44:00.130-06:00Yep, wake turbulence IS a major issue for not only...Yep, wake turbulence IS a major issue for not only spacing, but altitude. You do NOT want to have one of those monsters fly 'over' your airplane in the air, you'll be making some acrobatic 'attempts' to salvage your flight.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67521415327973500272022-01-17T08:04:22.893-06:002022-01-17T08:04:22.893-06:00Solving the wingtip vortice problem is pretty much...Solving the wingtip vortice problem is pretty much the holly grail of airplane design. Air naturally wants to move from high pressure to low pressure, and the easiest path is around the end of the wing. Just about everything that been tried makes the problem worse. Professor in college told me about some experiments he was involved in. They had one contraption that basically looked like an umbrella without the fabric on each wing tip. According to the pilot, it felt like he was dragging a parachute. The device initially appeared to work. What it actually did was make the vortex form more than twice as far behind the airplane which is pretty much the exact opposite of the goal.Chrisrm1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10124163284543962060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53881865315335372112022-01-14T23:33:22.253-06:002022-01-14T23:33:22.253-06:00Own Zip code dammit LOLOwn Zip code dammit LOLBigCountryExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775633301416291951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14476469150446993422022-01-14T23:20:51.073-06:002022-01-14T23:20:51.073-06:00In 2004 in Iraq, CJTF-7 ran into some for reely-re...In 2004 in Iraq, CJTF-7 ran into some for reely-reelz resupply issues... the DotMil got caught with it's pants down, and in Baghdad, we <i>almost</i> ran out of chow... no joke... mad rationing, one hot meal and one MRE a day and told to recyle (use again) the disposable plasticware as there weren't none coming... <br /><br />So, at one point the DotMil contracted w/the 'Krainians? or whoever runs those birds to do two airlifts of chow to BIAP (Baghdad International Airport, formerly known as Saddam IAP.)<br /><br />Ever seen something THAT F'n big fly?<br /><br />Damned thing has it's on airmobile Zip Code I swear.... Made the C-5A I flew in on look like a Piper Cub...<br /><br />Js' Sayin'BigCountryExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775633301416291951noreply@blogger.com