04-11-2005, 10:50
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Wikipedia Wonders
This is a bit long to quote but well worth reading in full. It planely  shows the importance of not confusing metric and imperial units.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
Got any other good'ns?
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04-11-2005, 11:06
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
It's a tough call but I think this is a Lifestyle thread rather than Entertainment ... hence moved.
I saw a documentary on recently in which a transatlantic flight got into almost idential difficulties and glided in for a landing, IIRC, on the Canaries. Can't remember the details though.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_236
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04-11-2005, 12:17
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
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Originally Posted by altis
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The movie (M4TV) of this is good. Amazing how quiet the engines are on these new 767s
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113018/maindetails
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04-11-2005, 13:42
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
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Amazing how quiet the engines are on these new 767s
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That's cos they weren't running, they had no fuel left, remember? 
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04-11-2005, 13:44
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
It was a line in the movie, they initially did not tell the pax that they were running on momentum, some of the FFs soon noticed though.
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04-11-2005, 13:48
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
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Originally Posted by SMHarman
It was a line in the movie, they initially did not tell the pax that they were running on momentum, some of the FFs soon noticed though.
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D'oh! Thought you were observing the usual nonsense of airplane films, that the engines are quiet enough for passengers to have murmured conversations with each other ...
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04-11-2005, 15:18
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Re: Wikipedia Wonders
I've one which I posted here
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...038#post616038
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The movie (M4TV) of this is good. Amazing how quiet the engines are on these new 767s
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I've also read the book which is a good read called 'Freefall'
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