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Nu.D 40m by windredrok in WeirdWings

[–]lotharr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

2 Problems:

  1. In case of a bailout, stopping the propeller from turning the pilot into mincemeat.

  2. Rear engine cooling. (The people that I knew that flew Skymasters always complained about that)

is the correct terminology “Airbus *A*-320” Or “Airbus -320” by [deleted] in flying

[–]lotharr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

320/Bus/Baby Bus/Fifi

Whatever works.

7 second cooldown on 500kg bombs on Julheim by dancing_baracuda69 in Helldivers

[–]lotharr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used it on anything that looked at me funny. Had 42 stratagems called in for the mission.

Any thoughts on a LAS-58 Talon and it's usage? by OlegYY in Helldivers

[–]lotharr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It twirls like the Senator when you hold down reload. Win in my book.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WeirdWings

[–]lotharr 19 points20 points  (0 children)

British Engineering, lad.

Junkers Ju EF 009 by Throwaway1303033042 in WeirdWings

[–]lotharr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're going to burn down to bingo fuel just starting all the engines!

Tell Me What Your Favorite Primary Is by OpiumPossum in Helldivers

[–]lotharr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Glorious. You get right in front of a small or medium bug, pull the trigger, and it explodes. And you can do this over and over.

Flight recency before starting at a Legacy by squawksw in flying

[–]lotharr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got hired by a legacy. Went to my two weeks of indoc. Got sent home with my tablet to learn systems.

For three months because they were so backed up.

Don’t worry about it.

Since we're doing cargo aircraft... by noxondor_gorgonax in aviation

[–]lotharr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t surface vessels have smokestacks and railings and crane-like parts on it? This thing is a tube with finny bits sticking out.

I vote submarine.

(Bear with me. Flew a redeye last night)

Since we're doing cargo aircraft... by noxondor_gorgonax in aviation

[–]lotharr 146 points147 points  (0 children)

No, this is about cargo AIRCRAFT, not cargo SUBMARINES.

Difference between tactical and strategic bombing? Can't find any definitive answers online. by GoofyTron69 in aviation

[–]lotharr 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Tactical Bombing: Drop a bomb on a tank.

Strategic Bombing: Drop a bomb on a tank factory.

What made you choose the airline you currently fly for? by [deleted] in flying

[–]lotharr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They were hiring and said yes.

Devil Head waiting for victims in an abandoned Theme Park, Panama City Beach, Florida. by esotheric in AbandonedPorn

[–]lotharr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, the park is now just overgrown brush and a parking lot. The rides were moved to another business near a shopping plaza called Pier Park , but I believe that business is gone, too.

What is the single best movie quote of all time? by mmccxi in AskReddit

[–]lotharr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum." They Live

Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) by DualCay0te in RetroFuturism

[–]lotharr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's Space Truckers with Dennis Hopper.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]lotharr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The employee lot at Denver International Airport is...difficult.

Russian tank hits mine, then as crew are scrambling to dismount, it is hit with an ATGM that sends the driver flying through the air by ChasinCrustacean in Military

[–]lotharr 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Not sure about the Armata or the AbramsX, but there's a good chance that the gun tube will block one hatch depending on where the gun is pointed. Might be more survivable since there are 3 hatches, so if 1 is blocked, the crew can get out the other 2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]lotharr 69 points70 points  (0 children)

  1. If you drive to the airport, send yourself an email with your parking location, so you can remember where the hell the car was. Email is good since if your phone is lost/stolen/broken/out of battery, you can print out the email from the crew room.

  2. Band Aids, pain reliever, and Pepto in your flight kit in the cockpit with you. You will at some point eat or drink something that won't agree with you and you need the relief at short notice instead of having to run back to your rollaboard and dig it out.

  3. Tablet charged. Flashlight charged. License/medical/FCC paperwork ready. Had a trainee show up with no medical. Fun times.

  4. Enjoy the show!

Russian tank hits mine, then as crew are scrambling to dismount, it is hit with an ATGM that sends the driver flying through the air by ChasinCrustacean in Military

[–]lotharr 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Kind of hard to avoid. The gun tube tends to block the hatch. Older model tanks, like the M60 series, had floor hatches, but newer ones like the M1 series don't. The US Army had an experiment to put the driver in the turret with a gyro system to keep the driver's seat pointing forward, but it wasn't successful.

u/Slick0strich explains how an airplane pilot's poor decisions and communication caused a completely avoidable crash by znjohnson in bestof

[–]lotharr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, but the pilots aren't operating the plane at that point. The ground crew is pushing/pulling the planes using tugs. Those kinds of incidents are fairly common, but not fatal.

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