Archive | November, 2008

Contrails, Chemtrails and Conspiracy Theories

Posted on 25 November 2008 by Chip

I ran across this “conspiracy “while I was looking for another video; amazing the total BS floating around the internet. This is so easily debunked, first let’s look at their case. It is such nonsense; I’ll limit it to just a few points:
1. Contrails are a new phenomenon.
2. Chemical dispersion is evidenced by “fall [...]

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KillaThrill video vs. real wing failure

Posted on 24 November 2008 by Chip

When I debunked the KillaThrill video (Best air race pilot ever) I missed an important point. Aircraft wings support each other and thus fail together. A wing spar in most aircraft designs run from wing to wing and give both wings their strength. If the spar fails the wings will fail together. [...]

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NASA: RC Boeing 707 crash video

Posted on 22 November 2008 by Chip

NASA put together what could be the largest RC (radio controlled) aircraft project. The test was actually for a new fuel that was supposed to be flame resistant. Obviously that part of the project was an abject failure.

I worked on a project to drone a Convair 880 a few years back for a [...]

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Flight Attendant forced to land plane after co-pilot suffers mental breakdown.

Posted on 20 November 2008 by Chip

So says the TIMESONLINE. Ah sorry, no; the fully 767-300 type rated, Air Transport Pilot and current Air Canada Captain landed the aircraft. A pesky little detail this “expertly” researched article (insert deep sarcasm here) didn’t get to until the fifth paragraph. Yes, I realize it makes for a snappy headline, but [...]

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A Twist to Radio Controlled Aircraft (aka: KillaThrill Video);the F-4 Phantom II (part 3)

Posted on 19 November 2008 by Chip

A great videoe of typical QF-4 missions.
Part 3
“Dog you have a rather large hole in the port (left) wing.” Transmitted Charlie 1.
“Roger that Charlie, how’s it look?”
Closing within inches the Chase pilot looked for hydraulic leaks or any burn marks denoting a bleed air leak.
“You are clean.”
“Roger, Charlie we are flying fine where did the [...]

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A Twist to Radio Controled Aircraft (aka: KillaThrill video); the F-4 Phantom II (part 2)

Posted on 17 November 2008 by Chip

Part 2.
Charlie 1(the chase pilot in his own Phantom) transmits; “Good burners.” Very important, because the nose wheel steering cannot be used to guide the QF-4 on takeoff roll and neither can the foot brakes. The tires are so thin that any brake pressure could blow one. So, the only way to [...]

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A Twist to Radio controlled Air Craft (aka: KillaThrill Video); the F-4 Phantom II.

Posted on 15 November 2008 by Chip

Sub-scale, full scale: radio controlled aircraft what is the difference? A full scale RC aircraft is an actual aircraft controlled from the ground or another aircraft or even pre-programmed. By using the auto pilot already incorporated in aircraft an operator can successfully control an aircraft from a distance up to hundreds of [...]

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KillaThrill Video: Radio Control vs. Actual Aircraft

Posted on 11 November 2008 by Chip

Jon asked an excellent question on the “Sorry but I have to KillaThrill” post.
One question, though: Is the video totally fake, or could the various stunts be done with a good RC model and a skilled pilot? Jon
Both is the answer: first a good pilot and aircraft can do astonishing manuvers, see the [...]

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KillaThrill Video and thrust to weight ratio

Posted on 10 November 2008 by Chip

I was asked to explain the thrust to weight ratio reference in my “KillaThrill Video is a hoax” post. I’ll keep it simple; it is the difference in pounds of thrust (produced by a power plant) compared to pounds of weight of the aircraft. If a power plant produces 1000 pounds of thrust [...]

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