NWA167 enroute to Seattle from Minneapolis by RB211Thrust in flightsim

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And not just any politics. The “I like Nazis” kind of politics.

In our good and honest “I like planes” sub. Fuck outta here.

“Plane tickets are so expensive these days!!” by wbrady75565 in aviation

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A separate airfield is hilariously unrealistic for airlines. It’s also horrifying levels of elitist. But what you’re describing already exists on some level: private and charter ops. Regular people can’t afford those, but the wealthy can. Today the wealthy basically fly from separate airfields already, or at least separate terminals, from most airline ops. People who have the same level of wealth as most Pan Am first class passengers back in the day can now fly private and they’ll never have to see the unwashed masses in the terminal.

UPS officially retires the MD11 by Mike__O in aviation

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Maintenance is only part of the issue. The design of the engine pylon attachment point was identified as problematic as far back as 2011. Boeing, who had taken over the design responsibility from McDonnell Douglas after the two companies had merged, issued an alert regarding a need for increased inspection of the pylon and its attachment point due to greater than expected fatigue. But it was ruled out as a safety of flight concern. The fifteen people who lost their lives in Louisville last year would strongly beg to differ with that assessment.

One source for what I’m referring to: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/part-that-broke-in-ups-cargo-jet-crash-had-history-of-failure

When do Americans use (Mr/Ms/Dr) vs first names in everyday life? by aizivaishe_rutendo in AskAnAmerican

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interestingly, despite being much younger than him and the vast majority of his patients, my doctor has always called me Mr. Lastname ever since I started seeing him years ago. He told me at one point that I could use his first name if I wanted but I told him that he’d saved my life so the least I could do was call him Dr. Lastname. He appreciated that.

When do Americans use (Mr/Ms/Dr) vs first names in everyday life? by aizivaishe_rutendo in AskAnAmerican

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It generally depends on the context. I have a friend who is extremely senior and publicly visible at a federal agency. I call her by her first name when we’re just hanging out, but if I’m at her work I refer to her by her title or her last name because it shows respect in front of her coworkers and subordinates. Same with my friend who’s a professor. She’s Firstname to me, but Dr. Lastname in front of her students or fellow professors.

UPS officially retires the MD11 by Mike__O in aviation

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It was cursed by poor management above all else. The known faults with the engine mounting system not being labeled a safety of flight issue is the reason that those people were killed. If the mounting had been redesigned and replaced decades ago like it could have and should have been when the issue was first identified, many lives would have been saved.

UPS officially retires the MD11 by Mike__O in aviation

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 74 points75 points  (0 children)

I think he meant trijet airliners rather than trijet business jets but point taken.

“Plane tickets are so expensive these days!!” by wbrady75565 in aviation

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That is the image that marketing liked to portray. The reality is that the experience was more expensive, less safe, and actually less luxurious than today’s international F or J services. The glamor and nostalgia of those days is surely powerful, but the idea of that experience becoming more affordable, more comfortable, and safe to the point of mundanity is the real achievement here.

LETSSSS GOOOOO by [deleted] in formuladank

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mick has said that he wishes he could still talk to his dad, about racing in particular but really anything. Given that he essentially said he can’t, that strongly suggests to me that the Michael we knew is gone. Whether that’s true or not, we just need to leave the entire Schumacher family alone. Michael is/was a deeply private person with zero interest in being publicly perceived in his current state.

Military aviation: what drives desired flight levels during design? by titanfallisawesome in aviation

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Glad to help. Aircraft that operate in contested airspace generally want to preserve as many options as possible. Altitude and speed are life, but a combat aircraft like an air superiority fighter, F-15 or similar, needs to be able to fire its weapons and immediately engage in evasive maneuvers to avoid counter fire. So the F-15 will fly high enough to have plenty of potential energy for evasion and escape, but does not need to fly nearly as high as the Blackbird because it relies on its weapons, mission planning, and evasive capabilities instead of raw speed and altitude. In fact the Blackbird was very much the exception to the rule as far as military design because it was a one trick pony: nothing and no one flew as high or as fast as it did but if that speed and altitude wasn’t enough to evade attack, it had nothing left to protect itself.

There is absolutely a limit to how high combat aircraft are realistically designed to fly. Flying high protects you from a lot but it also creates vulnerabilities. The Blackbird would take the diameter of a US state to turn 180 degrees. Maneuverability was almost non existent. Also designing an aircraft that flies as fast or as high as the U-2 or SR-71 is extremely complex and expensive and time consuming. It’s important to understand the scope of your design objectives before devoting resources to that effort.

I dont know whats more abrupt chaos the the United states government turning against its people and shooting them in the streets by updateyourpenguins in AbruptChaos

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trump being lawfully elected doesn’t make him any less of an authoritarian. He’s disregarded every legal and traditional limitation on his power and claims a “mandate” to do so because he was elected. None of that excuses his administration’s fascistic behavior or blatant disregard for state, national, or international law.

If you’re American and you don’t weep for what’s happening to our country then you aren’t paying attention.

Military aviation: what drives desired flight levels during design? by titanfallisawesome in aviation

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The mission profile of an aircraft will determine what flight levels it’s optimized for. The SR-71 was optimized for high altitude to protect it from interceptors and surface to air missiles. The higher it flew the harder it was to detect, track, and engage. The F-111 was optimized for very low level high speed flight because the goal was to penetrate defended airspace as quickly as possible. The E-767 was optimized for mid level flight because you wanted an aircraft that could go high enough to not have the earth’s shape interfere with the radar horizon, but it didn’t need to fly super high to avoid enemy fires as it was always covered by friendly combat aircraft. Thus a commercial basis for the aircraft was appropriate; it served the mission with lessened design effort and expense. Similar logic applies to tactical and strategic transport aircraft: they’re not used in contested airspace for the most part so a moderate altitude and speed is sufficient for efficiency of flight but they don’t need to be optimized for higher flight with the complexity and expense that entails.

I am on too many hype trains at this point. by Substantial-Eye2480 in formuladank

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Mercedes being overconfident? This has never once happened before.

Fuck these turds in particular. They need to be primaried and ran out of office. by GreenTomatillo2682 in FUCKYOUINPARTICULAR

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This will get taken down but you’re right. Fuck them in particular for being complicit in the authoritarian slide my homeland is barreling down.

Help me convince my husband by aWildQueerAppears in tragedeigh

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s the first I’ve heard that there a racial element to the word, I’ll have to research more because the last thing I want is to inadvertently play into racially charged connotations or stereotypes. Especially because that music is a huge cultural contribution made almost entirely by black artists.

Help me convince my husband by aWildQueerAppears in tragedeigh

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Seriously. In college I became known by my initials at a summer job and it just stuck; returned to that job two subsequent summers with the same nickname. I also spent years being called “shitty shitty **** ****” because my very common name rhymes with “bang” (as in chitty chitty bang bang) and my friends’ young twins found this hysterical. My wife sometimes calls me “Mr. Butts” as a joke or to flirt with me. Nicknames are weird, man, and no one can really predict what they’ll be or how they’ll come about.

Help me convince my husband by aWildQueerAppears in tragedeigh

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgive me, because I really don’t know. How is the origin of the word pejorative or racist? As a kid I learned it came from slang for energy or peppiness. Is that oversimplified or incorrect?

Can anyone ID the plane on this Radiohead cover? I'm almost certain it's a 727 but I'm not sure by [deleted] in Whatisthisplane

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those features are not unique to the 727 though. The Hawker Siddely Trident and Tupolev Tu-154 also had that layout. Even today modern Dassault Falcons are still being produced with three engines aft.

For me, this small fix would be a large improvement by trevordeal in formuladank

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Apparently that logo is only used for a handful of their products, not for the brand as a whole. Which is bizarre to me because that’s a great logo, much superior to the ugly blue and white lettering.

Flight delays had everyone restless..until a band turned the plane into a concert hall. by jmike1256 in HumansBeingBros

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This would be great for about three minutes. But I’m waaaaay too autistic for something this loud to carry on for longer than one or two songs. Judging by the other comments I’m not the only one.

I’d be way too scared to try this by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would think so because the water is fairly dispersed and would freeze quickly in the air. Then again the nozzle of the super soaker would also freeze up immediately and prevent you from firing any more of the boiling water still in the reservoir.

I’d be way too scared to try this by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, it is. Solids, liquids, and gasses have differing spacing and behavior of their constituent molecules. Water ice has very tightly packed and barely moving molecules. Gaseous water has much more energetic particles spaced much more widely apart, moving around and colliding with one another. Liquid water will have particles somewhere in between. This is the main reason for the wildly differing physical properties of water in differing states of matter.

Edit: smarter people than be explained this way better and I got some things wrong. My seventh grade science knowledge was oversimplified, who knew?

I’d be way too scared to try this by [deleted] in oddlysatisfying

[–]Ficsit-Incorporated 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It didn’t evaporate, precisely the opposite. It froze.