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DEBUNKED: 10 Airplane Myths That People Still Believe
Business Insider ^
| 09/24/13
| Alex Davies
Posted on 09/26/2013 12:03:19 PM PDT by oxcart
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To: EQAndyBuzz
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:14:57 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. .....Voltaire)
To: oxcart
Running forward in a plane at Mach 0.99 will get you past the speed of sound causing a sonic boom and blowing out all the windows at once.
Interesting phrasing on this one:
8. Pilots can control airflow to keep passengers sedated and save on fuel.
Again, Patrick Smith has the real data: "The idea that we cut back on oxygen is simply ridiculous. Oxygen levels are determined by pressurization."
The pilot can't adjust the oxygen level, but can he adjust the pressurization altitude? I think so.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:15:13 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
To: Izzy Dunne
They didn’t mention that the door is actually on the inside of the frame pushing out. You have to pull the door in first and then it swings on a special hinge.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:16:19 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: oxcart
8. Pilots can control airflow to keep passengers sedated and save on fuel.
Well not exactly but... whan all those toddlers are screaming? The flight attendants have the ability to adjust the cabin pressure a little (most Boeing AC). As they drop the pressure those screaming meemees all pass out. Once asleep the crew raise the pressure back up so the rest of us feel better.
So that thing about sedation is a somewhat accurate.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:17:16 PM PDT
by
corkoman
To: oxcart
Center fuel tanks when empty can explode due to an electrical short.
To: oxcart
15. There are no misleading statements or misdirections in this article.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:18:33 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(We are conservatives. Not libertarians, not "fiscal conservatives", not moderates)
To: 6ppc
You're missing the point. Yes, if you happen to notice how the doors work, then you will understand that.
Isn't it obvious that a lot of folks don't notice how they work?
Isn't it obvious that if you're trying to allay the misunderstanding, it's best to point that out?
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:19:37 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: oxcart
Had this airplane landed in Washington DC, it would have gotten several dozen parking tickets...
28
posted on
09/26/2013 12:19:55 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: kidd
Opening a door is a risk. Just because it is extremely hard to open the door does not mean it is not a risk if and when the door is opened.
To: Red Badger
30
posted on
09/26/2013 12:20:29 PM PDT
by
Ingtar
(The NSA - "We're the only part of government who actually listens to the people.")
To: USNBandit
They didnt mention that the door is actually on the inside of the frame pushing out. That's exactly what I am complaining about !
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:20:29 PM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Red Badger
LOL
12. Yelling Allahu Akbar! will inspire Christians on the plane to join in and yell, “Yes, thank you God!”
(a myth that exists only in the head of John McCain)
32
posted on
09/26/2013 12:21:01 PM PDT
by
kidd
(No blood for ego)
To: oxcart
6. Recirculated air in planes spreads disease. If that's a myth, why do I almost always get a cold shortly after air travel? Also, why does the air coming out of the directional air vent sometimes smell like bad breath?
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:21:44 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(We are finished.)
To: Defiant
Have to disagree with #4. Waste water dump valves have been known to leak and cause ice to build up on the outside of the fuselage and eventually breaking off.
To: fwdude
A little misleading. Most of these are botched LANDINGS OR TAKEOFFS, where the plane is still relatively close to the ground. A failure from cruising altitude or with several hundred feet of altitude is almost impossible to survive, even over water. Altitude is your friend and allows more time to recover from mishaps. Landings and takeoffs still involve altitudes and speeds that are potentially lethal.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:23:27 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: JRandomFreeper
The claim that you’re not getting drunker, but feel more drunk because of altitude is specious. If you feel more drunk, you are more drunk. I know I can put away more beers at sea level than in Denver. Also I can put away more beer in Denver than if I’m up in the mountains at 9000 feet.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:23:52 PM PDT
by
drbuzzard
(All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
To: oxcart
8. Pilots can control airflow to keep passengers sedated and save on fuel. Pilots don't control the airflow to save on costs, they control the air temperature to save fuel costs.
-PJ
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:24:06 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: corkoman
I’m pretty sure the pressure altitude must be adjusted from the cockpit although the cabin crew might have some control over air recirculation which may make some difference ... it was always standard procedure to raise the altitude a bit to give the crew some downtime on long overnight flights.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:24:08 PM PDT
by
Neidermeyer
(I used to be disgusted , now I try to be amused.)
To: Red Badger
12. Yelling Allahu Akbar! will make the plane crash............ It might not make the plane crash but it sure will make it land faster!
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:24:27 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
To: KarlInOhio
Running forward in a plane at Mach 0.99 will get you past the speed of sound causing a sonic boom and blowing out all the windows at once. And its corollary: If you stand in the aisle at Row 1 and jump up, the plane will move beneath you, and your back will slam into the tail section of the plane.
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posted on
09/26/2013 12:25:57 PM PDT
by
Lou L
(Health "insurance" is NOT the same as health "care")
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