Vulkanaska stoppar flyg på NZ vad tror ni man sätter in då?
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Re: Vulkanaska stoppar flyg på NZ vad tror ni man sätter in
"We must get rid of turbines. They are ruining aviation. We need to go back
to big round engines. Anybody can start a turbine, you just need to move a
switch from "OFF" to "START" and then remember
to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is more difficult to start.
Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and style. On some planes,
the pilots are not even allowed to do it.
Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a small lady-like poot and
start whining louder. Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle,
click-click BANG, more rattles, another BANG, a big macho fart or two, more
clicks, a lot of smoke and finally a serious low pitched roar. We like
that. It's a guy thing. When you start a round engine, your mind is engaged
and you can concentrate on the flight ahead. Starting a turbine is like
flicking on a ceiling fan: Useful, but hardly exciting. Turbines don't
break often enough, leading to aircrew boredom, complacency and inattention.
A round engine at speed looks and sounds like it's going to blow at any
minute. This helps concentrate the mind. Turbines don't have enough control
levers to keep a pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle with during
the flight. Turbines smell like a Boy Scout camp full of Coleman lanterns.
Round engines smell like God intended flying machines to smell.
I think I hear the nurse coming down the hall. I gotta go."
/ Jörgen
to big round engines. Anybody can start a turbine, you just need to move a
switch from "OFF" to "START" and then remember
to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is more difficult to start.
Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and style. On some planes,
the pilots are not even allowed to do it.
Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a small lady-like poot and
start whining louder. Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle,
click-click BANG, more rattles, another BANG, a big macho fart or two, more
clicks, a lot of smoke and finally a serious low pitched roar. We like
that. It's a guy thing. When you start a round engine, your mind is engaged
and you can concentrate on the flight ahead. Starting a turbine is like
flicking on a ceiling fan: Useful, but hardly exciting. Turbines don't
break often enough, leading to aircrew boredom, complacency and inattention.
A round engine at speed looks and sounds like it's going to blow at any
minute. This helps concentrate the mind. Turbines don't have enough control
levers to keep a pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle with during
the flight. Turbines smell like a Boy Scout camp full of Coleman lanterns.
Round engines smell like God intended flying machines to smell.
I think I hear the nurse coming down the hall. I gotta go."
/ Jörgen