air crash investigation United Airlines 232 (part3)

[ConnieLingus69]

As of today, Denny Fitch has been battling a fatal form of brain cancer (Glioblastoma) for 25 months. They originally guessed 15 months (the average). We've long known he's a human who's WELL above average. He and his wife Rosa have a site called "Denny's Journey", which details his treatment, etc...interesting.

[ConnieLingus69]

I thought it was funny when Capt. Al Haynes said: "The DC-10 is sometimes called an "old man's airplane"....simple to fly".

[wolverbob]

I like how non-airline pilots are "experts".

[marieclairexan]

it's crazy how planes and aerodynamics work.. it falls and then gains speed and goes up? sounds really weird..

[CaptEm1]

@marieclairexan It actually makes perfect sense. Think of it as a skater going up and down a ramp. When he goes down he gains enough speed to make it up to the other side, and then gravity pulls him back down again. As an airplane gains speed it also gains lift in the process which forces it up, but then gravity wants to pull it back down so you have to stabilize it, or else you lose speed and the airplane will automatically go down.

[ADOPTmeBITCH]

THE DC DESIGN SUCKS ASS the third engine is in the most wrong and fragile place on the plane

[ns81]

Description of Phugiod is not completely accurate - the airplane is of course not "conscious" of its airspeed. Rather when it reaches a certain airspeed the lift coefficient increases relative to the drag, and it's nose up again...

[wollmamaguckn]

@ns81 It exactly what You say: it is OF COURSE not "conscious".

He only uses it as a picture, and a quite good one I think.

He seems quite good in explaining facts and at the same time telling them, as a as a story.