Originally posted by MadScot
As long as there isnt another chopper below you....
As long as there isnt another chopper below you....
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... just low enough that when you reach the lowest altitude with your head down (feet up), you're just a few inches far from the blades's axle.
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Wouldn't you get sucked in at that point?Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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Bungy jumping: No way! never! not by any means!
Paradroping: YEAH! (They woulden't have to push me out
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Bootomline :
I'd take a parashute any day over a bungee cord
If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.
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I'm not sure, but I think it's different from a fan propeller for example, and if I'm perfectly centered (impossible) to the axle, the 'sucking' would be much lower...Originally posted by Wombat
Wouldn't you get sucked in at that point?
anyway, I didn't even jump with a chute yet, maybe I'll first check the para-thing (i'm not sure how it's called in english, it's like a chute, but you use it by running down a high hill, and then glide)...Last edited by Gear; 21 September 2002, 06:36.Loose bits sink chips.Comment
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when does the plane leave?Look, I know you think the world of me, that's understandable, you're only human, but it's not nice to call somebody "Vain"!Comment
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it's called a parafoil"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -- Dr. Seuss
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Re: Would You?
Why does this sound like a stock market question?Originally posted by SitFlyer
Would you jump out of a, 'so called', perfectly good airplane, given the opportunity?
I'm just curious.
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I figure you would have to be sucked in. Underneath the blades, they are creating enough downward force to lift a couple tons of helicopter. That air has to come from somewhere: the other side of the blades.Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.Comment
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I'm pretty sure I'll be sick Liz, but I won't be the only one at least!Look, I know you think the world of me, that's understandable, you're only human, but it's not nice to call somebody "Vain"!Comment
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The reason for the "so called" is because of a frequent comment I get.
"Why on Earth, would someone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane?"
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first of all: there is no reason to jump outta a perfectly good plane
second: there is no good reason to board a perfectly good plane (terra firma rocks!)Better to let one think you are a fool, than speak and prove it
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Thanks, that was it...Originally posted by Greebe
it's called a parafoil
Wombat: would you test this theory ?
Actually a crash test dummy would suffice... (Mmmmm... )Last edited by Gear; 21 September 2002, 06:38.Loose bits sink chips.Comment
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Why would you want to ruin a perfectly good Helicopter?Comment
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It does not have to. Just hang the dummy (or smth. else), on a rigid rope this time, ataching a dinamometer (i think) to measure the pulling force.Loose bits sink chips.Comment
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