Compo Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Often wondered about the wake behind planes causing turbulence to following planes, how come it doesn't affect planes refueling mid air etc? I sometimes read distances of 2 or 3 miles mentioned but you often see the stacked coming in for landing 90 seconds or so apart. Quote
tyldesley_white Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Often wondered about the wake behind planes causing turbulence to following planes, how come it doesn't affect planes refueling mid air etc? I sometimes read distances of 2 or 3 miles mentioned but you often see the stacked coming in for landing 90 seconds or so apart. at 300 mph i would say that 90 seconds apart is greater the 2 or 3 miles Quote
MalcolmW Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Turkmenistan? Malaysian owned oil? But how and why? Quote
Traf Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Turkmenistan? Malaysian owned oil? But how and why? That reptile who owns Cardiff has got something to do with all of this. MMW Quote
Compo Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 at 300 mph i would say that 90 seconds apart is greater the 2 or 3 miles Shirley they're not doing 300 mph when they land though? Quote
Spider Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 That reptile who owns Cardiff has got something to do with all of this. MMW Pfffff You should know better Gartside gets first dibs on anything like this. Quote
tyldesley_white Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Shirley they're not doing 300 mph when they land though? landing speed of a 777 is 160mph so still 3 to 4 miles Quote
Sweep Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Could the missing plane not have just turned on it's cloaking device to disappear from the radar. Obviously it would have to take energy away from the front deflector shields, and wouldn't be able to make an immediate jump to hyperspace, but I would have thought it's possible. I think it might be inside a big worm on a nearby asteroid, that's where we should be looking for it Quote
Compo Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 landing speed of a 777 is 160mph so still 3 to 4 miles Furry muff! Sounds like they wouldn't get close enough to shadow another plane in that case then? Quote
enzo gambaro Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 No ship that small has a cloaking device. Quote
Big E Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 In a fighter, yes, but in a 777? I dont think they could mantain flight close enough not to be seen. Fair point. You saying visually seen or radar? Quote
jules_darby Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 No ship that small has a cloaking device.It's a traaaaap Quote
Con Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Fair point. You saying visually seen or radar? Radar would be virtually impossible, but even visually, flying in the dark, and at cruise speed, and if you look at the theory the OP made, probably flying manually, I find it hard to belive it wouldnt be spotted by someone on the other aircraft at some stage. Quote
stevieb Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Read on the telegraph that the main pilots wife left him the day before the flight. Case closed suicide is painless... Quote
birch-chorley Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 I doubt that its held up somewhere on a deserted airstrip. My money still on a crash into a sea somewhere The electronic message at 8am in the morning back to the satellite is the confusing thing though Big E / Con - in your opinion is their anyway that this could be a mistake or confused with another plane or something? Quote
DazBob Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Surely some of the passengers have got a phone finding app. Why not just check them? Piece of piss. Quote
gonzo Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Surely some of the passengers have got a phone finding app. Why not just check them? Piece of piss. I turned mine off after my mrs tracked my movements on the last wways piss up haha Quote
DazBob Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) I turned mine off after my mrs tracked my movements on the last wways piss up haha TBF, I'd be suspiscious too. What did she say? "There's no way anyone would ever walk so far in a day that was supposed to be dedicated to drinking". Edited March 18, 2014 by DazBob Quote
fatolive Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 pity this lad isn't around, he'd have soon spotted it Quote
Zico Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Read on the telegraph that the main pilots wife left him the day before the flight. Case closed suicide is painless... Reminds me of that only fools and horses where trigger is going on about his uncle the bus driver who contemplated suicide and drove to edge of a cliff What made him change his mind? His passengers Quote
Smiley Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Don't know Keith Ledgerwood's credentials - but pretty sure he would have checked all of the Wways queries before producing this blog. Quote
Casino Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 why any fcuking nutter can stick stuff on the internet and he's now plastered all over it job done Quote
Big E Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 I doubt that its held up somewhere on a deserted airstrip. My money still on a crash into a sea somewhere The electronic message at 8am in the morning back to the satellite is the confusing thing though Big E / Con - in your opinion is their anyway that this could be a mistake or confused with another plane or something? Going off what I was taught In uni and here I would say highly unlikely. They have systems, to check systems that check systems. Quote
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