River Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 The pilot of a Cessna climbs out of his small plane uninjured after a giant Russian Antonov jet, in background, flipped it over with the force of its engines while both aircraft were taxiing toward the main runway Thursday at Calgary International Aiport. 1
Bandit12 Posted September 12, 2013 Posted September 12, 2013 I imagine that would have been one short, but wild ride....
johnm Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 ............. you'd feel like running up in front of the ruskie and throwing spuds (or frozen chickens) in the inlets
facthunter Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 Idle speed is enough usually for taxiing purposes. The problem is when the plane has stopped and has to get moving again. If the pilot uses a handful you would not want to be anywhere near the jet efflux area This should have been posed a while ago. Finger trouble. Thanks to the sophisticated nature of Ian's site I picked it up. nev
farri Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 Happened to a guy I instructed, way back when. Not by another aircraft but by a willy willy. He had gone flying in his Sky Dart,from the Mareeba aerodrome. He had landed and was taxiing back to the hangar when all of a sudden he found himsel upside-down. He wasn`t badly hurt but the aircraft was damaged. He swore he didn`t see any sign of the willy. A Cessna coming in to land almost got into trouble but managed to go around then land safely. Frank.
facthunter Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 Willy willy's or dust devils are a threat to a lot of aircraft even large ones. More so for things with light wing loadings. Nev
dutchroll Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 In my day job, we're always at pains to be aware if there are any light aircraft nearby. The thrust required to "unstick" a stationary jet and get it moving at the heavier weights can be up around 40% N1, which is a fair bit of wind to blow the way of a Cessna! As facthunter said, you rarely need more than idle thrust to keep the plane moving, except perhaps at very heavy weight on a hot day. And if you're doing your job properly you shouldn't normally need more than idle thrust going around a corner either. But even idle thrust can be a lot if your plane is tiny and the jetblast hits you sideways.
facthunter Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 You are lucky if it was a DAY job. Nev
dutchroll Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 I kid myself. The night hours and back-of-clock are plentiful, but I keep telling myself if I pretend they're not there, they'll stop scheduling me for them!
Patrick Normoyle Posted September 13, 2013 Posted September 13, 2013 Often these big guys only use their inboard engines as the outer ones are low and hang over the non-sealed areas and can suck up all sorts of crap, should have stayed a bit further back perhaps.
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