Strange Sighting (plane)

An Irish passenger would already be tying all the sheets he could find into a handy parachute just in case ;)
 
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Firstly: The takeoff speed reference V1 indicates a "takeoff decision speed" which means if an engine failure occured before this, it can be aborted. Takeoff speed reference V2 indicates the minimum speed needed to safely climb in the event of an engine failure. Technically an airplane can take off with one engine as long as it reaches V2 before the end of the runway.

Secondly: I'd say light caused this phenomena and there were the correct amount of engines. That or your neighbours are growing skunk. Has your appetite increased lately?
 
fothsn said:
burgundy & white in colour also looked like a kangaroo of some sort on the body of the plane,
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Did it have a Red tail with a white Kangaroo?

If so then that is QANTAS(im not yelling, its just written in capitals)
 
spinneR~uk said:
Firstly: The takeoff speed reference V1 indicates a "takeoff decision speed" which means if an engine failure occurred before this, it can be aborted. Takeoff speed reference V2 indicates the minimum speed needed to safely climb in the event of an engine failure. Technically an airplane can take off with one engine as long as it reaches V2 before the end of the runway.
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I'm lost :p

spinneR~uk said:
Secondly: I'd say light caused this phenomena and there were the correct amount of engines. That or your neighbours are growing skunk. Has your appetite increased lately?
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Ah! So that could be the funny smell and the fact I become dizzy after prolong spells in my garden lol



On a serious note it probally was an illusion as you said, but I'm sticking to my initial sighting of only 1 engine on the plane :D
 
Zip said:
Did it have a Red tail with a white Kangaroo?

If so then that is QANTAS(im not yelling, its just written in capitals)
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Yes correct :) although I've just looked on LBI's website and no planes from Aus actually land at the airport :confused: It looked as though it was AIR Southwest so I don’t know where I got the kangaroo image from :D
 
Sleepy said:
then its possible what he saw was a test bed for trying different engines.
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That would be my guess, I remember seeing a video of them flight testing the engines used on the new double decker Airbus and it was about twice the size of the other regular engine :p .

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I also thought it could be a test bed, but that wouldn't explain having just the one engine........what if the test one failed :o

Most likely an optical illusion.
 
STEALTH PLANE. YOU CATCHED IT BEGINNING TO CLOAK THE SKIES ARE FULL OF INVISIBLE SPY PLANES CHECK GOOGLE VIDEO FOR ALL THE DOCUMENTARIES
 
sam83uk said:
slightly off topic but a israeli airforce pilot managed to land an f-15 with only one wing :eek:
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The F15's fuselage is so wide in comparison to the wings that it can provide a significant amount of lift, so losing a wing doesn't mean instant loss of control. Saying that its still a spectacular piece of flying.
 
Sleepy said:
The F15's fuselage is so wide in comparison to the wings that it can provide a significant amount of lift
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The fuselage generates virtually no lift. Contrary to popular belief it's the down draft of the air that has flowed over the top of the surface that generates the lift, something the fuselage doesn't do. The way he had to compensate for the loss of the wing was by giving it full flaps on the remaining wing which does two things, causes drag and generates lift. Add a dash of throttle to counter the drag and it can be controlled enough to land safely. Theoretically it would apply to any modern aircraft, although I wouldn't want to be the test pilot who tests it.
 
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