Imagine seeing THIS outside your plane!

[BUTCH1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPvKl6ezyc

 

[skyking]

I thought of this:

 

[Platypus]

I thought of this:

first thing that came to my mind too when reading the title

 

[HamburgerBoy]

I didn't know that this kind of thing existed at all. Really badass stuff (video of the dude coasting through the Alps is even cooler).

 

[BUTCH1]

first thing that came to my mind too when reading the title

Shat did a great job with that one, but I loved the re-make for the movie with John Lithgow and directed by George miller

 

[runzwithsizorz]

Only us old folks would remember the young William Shatner from that episode.

 

[BoomerD]

Better that than this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dont3uTVqvA

 

[BUTCH1]

Better that than this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dont3uTVqvA

Or this, at least the engine cowling did it's job.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS1YAX70edc

 

[balloonshark]

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's pretty awesome. Imagine people hijacking a plane using those suits and getting in with a battery operated sawzall. This needs to happen in an action flick.

Wonder how they managed to fly in a relatively controlled matter that close to the plane though. Even small planes flying too close have been known to lose control from the induced turbulance from the jet engines. I guess they are small enough that there's less surface area to affect them.

 

[Darwin333]

Better that than this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dont3uTVqvA

LMAO! "Oh that's not good".

Fuck I'd be hightailing my ass to the nearest exit that didn't have flames on the other side of it.

 

[Red Squirrel]

LMAO! "Oh that's not good".

Fuck I'd be hightailing my ass to the nearest exit that didn't have flames on the other side of it.

I thought that was hilarious too, so casual. Wonder if someone checked it out or if they took off as normal. That's actually a big issue in commercial aviation the schedules are so ridiculously tight and delays delay every other plane too, so they only really want to delay if the plane is literally on fire, and stays on fire. Not on fire anymore? We're good to go, we'll get the maintenance guys to check that out when it's due for regular inspection. Seat belt sign on, let's go!

 

[TheVrolok]

LMAO! "Oh that's not good".

Fuck I'd be hightailing my ass to the nearest exit that didn't have flames on the other side of it.

This. Fuck that noise, I'm out.

 

[Darwin333]

I thought that was hilarious too, so casual. Wonder if someone checked it out or if they took off as normal. That's actually a big issue in commercial aviation the schedules are so ridiculously tight and delays delay every other plane too, so they only really want to delay if the plane is literally on fire, and stays on fire. Not on fire anymore? We're good to go, we'll get the maintenance guys to check that out when it's due for regular inspection. Seat belt sign on, let's go!

Fuck that, they would have let me the hell off that plane! I don't give a damn if I have to open the emergency exit my damn self but me and this plane ain't meant to be today buddy.

 

[BUTCH1]

I thought that was hilarious too, so casual. Wonder if someone checked it out or if they took off as normal. That's actually a big issue in commercial aviation the schedules are so ridiculously tight and delays delay every other plane too, so they only really want to delay if the plane is literally on fire, and stays on fire. Not on fire anymore? We're good to go, we'll get the maintenance guys to check that out when it's due for regular inspection. Seat belt sign on, let's go!

You have no idea what your talking about, that plane has to be brought back and checked for damage, incident reports have to be filled out by the crew and maintenance people. If they find no damage and know what caused the flames to erupt then it's "possible" they let it go many hours later.

 

[BUTCH1]

F-ing George Miller nailed that one, I'm not usually a fan of re-boot's of any kind but GM took this episode and ran with it. Lithgow was awesome as well.

 

[BUTCH1]

That's pretty awesome. Imagine people hijacking a plane using those suits and getting in with a battery operated sawzall. This needs to happen in an action flick.

Wonder how they managed to fly in a relatively controlled matter that close to the plane though. Even small planes flying too close have been known to lose control from the induced turbulance from the jet engines. I guess they are small enough that there's less surface area to affect them.

Not possible, that was a carefully planned event with the plane flying very slow. Also somewhat dangerous as a plane that big is plowing a LOT of air around, they had to stay away from some areas or risk being spun out of control.

 

[bbhaag]

I love the fact that jet packs are a thing now. They were total science fiction when I was a kid but now they are real. That's so cool.

 

[John Connor]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=37814651&postcount=55

 

[skyking]

My buddy was on the downwind to land at Nome, Alaska in a Piper Chieftan. The fuel line failed on one engine and sprayed high pressure avgas right onto the turbo. He sees the fire,
shuts down the engine and lands.
Later he is in the bar having a few and this guy walks in, and tells the story from his perspective. He says the flames were trailing back about 100 feet behind the plane, where my buddy could not see. He said he really did not need to know that detail. More drinking ensued.

 

[Red Squirrel]

You have no idea what your talking about, that plane has to be brought back and checked for damage, incident reports have to be filled out by the crew and maintenance people. If they find no damage and know what caused the flames to erupt then it's "possible" they let it go many hours later.

That's what's suppose to happen, willing to bet that often enough it's not what actually does.

 

[pcgeek11]

I was waiting for one to get too close and get sucked up into the engine.

 

[feralkid]

Only us old folks would remember the young William Shatner from that episode.

Yeah, I wish they'd show reruns of the Twilight Zone.

Oh, wait...

 

[ViRGE]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VPvKl6ezyc

Well that's impressive. It also brings a new meaning to the phrase "window seat."

 

[Triumph]

What you didn't see was a civilian drone getting sucked into the intake.