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ACC releases details on Shaw F-16 crash
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| July 25, 2006
| Mike Kopack
Posted on 08/03/2006 7:06:12 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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Pretty scary.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Thank goodness he survived, his life is worth more than that aircraft.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:09:41 PM PDT
by
phoenix0468
(http://www.mylocalforum.com -- Go Speak Your Mind.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Gravity hardly ever causes loss of conciousness. That would be inertia.
To: Lessismore
No, that would be gravity. Inertia is static, Gravity is dynamic.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:22:57 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
Gravity is the attractive force between two masses:
F = (G * M1 * M2) / ( d ^2)
Which masses were involved in this pilot losing conciousness?
To: Rokke
Thoughts? Me? Glad he's alive, but WTF?
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:27:03 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I'm surprised that he survived ejecting at over 750 MPH.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:27:46 PM PDT
by
Riptides
To: Lessismore
The mass of his blood that left his brain and pooled in his lower extremities during high positive G maneuvers.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:29:13 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The pilot suffered serious injuries during the high-speed ejection, In all probability, serious injuries mean he won't fly again.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:30:10 PM PDT
by
fso301
To: Pukin Dog
Yes, due to the inertia of the mass of blood which attempted to continue in a straight line instead of being accelerated along a curved line.
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The investigating officer concluded there was substantial evidence that physical fatigue from flying five high-G sorties in three days, an extended layoff from flying and the mental stress associated with his instructor pilot upgrade training were contributing factors to the pilot's loss of consciousness.Sounds to me like he was pushed to press the envelope. Why?
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
So the ACC has fighters now? The SEC's gonna be pissed.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:39:56 PM PDT
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: Pukin Dog
"Thoughts?"
I'd hate to punch out at 750 knots. But then, I'd hate to punch out at all. GLOC nabs the best of us. Looking over your shoulder at 9 g's is never good for your health. I can't say I miss that part of flying the Viper. And in the last year since I ended 15 years of continuous flying I've grown a full inch. Scary. I turn 40 this year and measure 6'7" for the first time in my life. I'm pretty sure I'm done with puberty. I guess my spinal cord is finally starting to recover.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:47:27 PM PDT
by
Rokke
To: July 4th
"So the ACC has fighters now? The SEC's gonna be pissed."
...and the Big East will try to sue them again.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:49:04 PM PDT
by
Carolina_Thor
(It's always better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.)
To: Lessismore
I was writing a long drawn out explanation, then I thought, Why? I have no desire for a physics argument tonight.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:50:01 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
"No, that would be gravity. Inertia is static, Gravity is dynamic."
You misunderstand inertia. Inertia is when a mass resists changes in velocity (speed and direction). That doesn't mean it is only a static property, nor does it mean that it doesn't come into play in a dynamic system.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:50:20 PM PDT
by
Kirkwood
To: Rokke
My WTF is regarding judgment. The dude was trying to rate instructor. What is the first thing you want to know about him? If those reasons were good enough to LOC, where they not good enough to down one's self? I know, you don't want to look weak, but that's better than looking dead.
Now, I don't know about the efficacy of those reasons, but I wish they would have just answered like you did. Essentially: "It happens, get over it."
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:53:37 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Kirkwood
Just to make a long story short, you have to take into account the fact that we are not talking about an object of constant mass. It is the difference in the various masses that caused the problem. i.e., the blood and its relationship to the pilot's brain. That is not a difference of inertia, but a difference in how the two sets of mass were effected by the change in direction. I hope that makes sense, because I have had too much beer tonight to be sure. Check with me in the morning.
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posted on
08/03/2006 7:58:12 PM PDT
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
To: Pukin Dog
I thought you invest in SD real estate, you mean you do physics and drink bear too?
all at the same time?
somethin' gotta give..
Lurking'
To: Pukin Dog
"If those reasons were good enough to LOC, where they not good enough to down one's self?"
The only thing that kept me from flying a sortie was the runs. Especially during an upgrade. And especially if it was an air to air sortie. But then, I'd always be a little more "gentle" if I wasn't feeling well. Funny thing was, as soon as the canopy went down I usually forgot all about not feeling well.
Just glad I never GLOC'd.
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posted on
08/03/2006 8:14:53 PM PDT
by
Rokke
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