Airplanes And Stuff.
poloxskier
01 Jun 2007
SkiBachelor, on Jun 1 2007, 05:16 PM, said:
For those who are interested it knowing the top 10 highest ranked airlines, here's the list from the July 07 issue of Consumer Reports:
1. JetBlue (87)
2. Midwest Airlines (86)
3. Southwest Airlines (80)
4. Frontier Airlines (78)
5. Hawaiian Airlines (78)
6. Aloha Airlines (75)
7. Alaska Airlines (74)
8. Spirit Airlines (74)
9. Continental Airlines (72)
10. AirTran Airways (71)
I've never heard of Spirit Airlines or AirTran Airways before.
1. JetBlue (87)
2. Midwest Airlines (86)
3. Southwest Airlines (80)
4. Frontier Airlines (78)
5. Hawaiian Airlines (78)
6. Aloha Airlines (75)
7. Alaska Airlines (74)
8. Spirit Airlines (74)
9. Continental Airlines (72)
10. AirTran Airways (71)
I've never heard of Spirit Airlines or AirTran Airways before.
Spirit is a good, fairly new start up discount with hubs on the east coast and in Florida with routes mostly in the east but they do serve some west coast cities.
Airtran is the airline that bought Valujet after their bankruptcy, they were based out of florida and combined the routes of the two airlines to create a near nationwide route system with hubs in Ft. Lauderdale and Atlanta.
Peter
11 Jun 2007
An airbus A319 on a flight from Seattle to Chicago today had its windshield break at 39,000 feet. Passengers complained of the plane taking a "nosedive." I looked on flightaware.com and it says the plane went from 37,400 to 19000 feet in one minute! That is more than 300 feet per second
poloxskier
11 Jun 2007
Skier, on Jun 11 2007, 01:58 PM, said:
An airbus A319 on a flight from Seattle to Chicago today had its windshield break at 39,000 feet. Passengers complained of the plane taking a "nosedive." I looked on flightaware.com and it says the plane went from 37,400 to 19000 feet in one minute! That is more than 300 feet per second
Explosive decompression is a serious emergency and descent must be completed quickly to allow passengers to breathe as even on pure oxygen must be under 20,000 feet unless they are using pressurized masks which are only located in the cockpit. That descent rate is probably a typo since at the overspeed that they would reach would more than likely cause the plane to break up during the descent.
Snoqualmie guy
11 Jun 2007
There's Airbus for you, everything breaking or going wrong!
SkiBachelor
11 Jun 2007
Snoqualmie guy, on Jun 11 2007, 05:20 PM, said:
There's Airbus for you, everything breaking or going wrong!
This happens to Boeing's too. I know of an incident of where a 737 had to fly back to the original airport because the cockpit window started to crack.
Limelight
11 Jun 2007
Flightdeck windscreens crack every now and then. Normally its due to an malfunctioning windscreen heat thats caused an overheat. I'd say 95% of the cases DO NOT result in a loss of cabin pressure. These windows are design to remain intact after they've failed.
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poloxskier
11 Jun 2007
Limelight, on Jun 11 2007, 08:05 PM, said:
Flightdeck windscreens crack every now and then. Normally its due to an malfunctioning windscreen heat thats caused an overheat. I'd say 95% of the cases DO NOT result in a loss of cabin pressure. These windows are design to remain intact after they've failed.
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1208567.jpgI conveyed that incorrectly, I ment to convey it as the potential for explosive decompression from a failed windscreen is a serious situation and usualy results in a safe, emergency descent rate in the event that the windscreen fails and the need for oxygen results.
JustJeepIt
11 Jun 2007
Here in Denver we've had several aircraft parked on the ramp out at DIA which have had cracked windshields. There was a little CRJ that departed KDEN and had to return when a crack began to form.
Limelight
11 Jun 2007
Bad bird, BAD! 
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This was on the way into Eugene OR one night. Cameron, keep your damn birds out of our way!
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This was on the way into Eugene OR one night. Cameron, keep your damn birds out of our way!
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SkiBachelor
11 Jun 2007
It's not my fault the airport was built near wetlands, ponds and lakes.
Bill
13 Jun 2007
Only in Eugene... hahaha... kidding Cameron. Hopefully the birds will stay out of my way on my Friday flight to Los Angeles.
JustJeepIt
14 Jun 2007
While on the topic of bird strikes, check these out!
Boeing 757 takes one in the right engine
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE
Military Training Jet in Canada takes one in the intake!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ilTc-Kzajzc
Boeing 757 takes one in the right engine
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE
Military Training Jet in Canada takes one in the intake!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ilTc-Kzajzc
Limelight
26 Jun 2007
The first 787 has rolled out of the Everett plant, and moved over to the paint shop. Official roll out is still set for July. Very cool!
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JustJeepIt
26 Jun 2007
The 787 will be the replacement for the 767. it is not quite as large as a 777, yet. Either way though it is one sweet aircraft, I love the design, check out those huge engines!
Very proud of Boeing!!!
Very proud of Boeing!!!
