Poorest Engineering - Your Vote
05-06-2010, 07:44 AM
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05-06-2010, 07:56 AM
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Not thinking ahead
05-06-2010, 08:03 AM
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05-06-2010, 02:43 PM
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05-07-2010, 04:46 PM
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My mother gave me her 1993 Buick Century with 25,000 miles on it at one point. You (I) had to pull the engine loose from its mounts and jack that SOB up from underneath just to change the spark plugs. I found they had never been changed in 15 years of use. They had the original markings on them. There are many makes of cars in the history of the industry with equally bad engineering in play. If it gets off the new car dealers lot and they get their money, and all is well so why should they bother? This is why people tend to buy Toyotas and Nissans nowadays.
05-08-2010, 07:17 AM
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A-320 Flight control system. Alierons are too small and respond about a half second after you really need them in a gusty cross wind. I didn't realize what a lousy design the Bus was until I recently went back to flying a 757.
You mean you actually HAVE positive control of the aircraft close to the ground? Why would you need that!?
Friggen Frogs..
You mean you actually HAVE positive control of the aircraft close to the ground? Why would you need that!?
Friggen Frogs..
05-09-2010, 05:47 PM
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Would you be able to find a reference or more info on this?? I've never heard of it and I am interested to learn more...
Oh and I had a 1995 Nissan where the oil filter was on the backside of the block, and you needed a special sized tool to remove it, only avialable at Nissan dealships.
And the Cessna cabin heat - something about a 1/8th inch piece of sheet metal being the difference between O2 and CO just aint right. And you can never get a comfortable temp....
05-09-2010, 06:04 PM
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05-09-2010, 07:21 PM
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Ha so true, the only thing worse than that was the Piper Seneca (I think) where the hot air was sent through metal ducts along the floor, would start to melt the bottom of my shoes if they came in contact
05-09-2010, 07:47 PM
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That was the Phantom...
Unfortunately, in my last squadron, the mechanics developed a way to cheat and do it by just raising the seat (Not in compliance with the Tech Order). Problem was, the mech doing the work accidentally touched the hot post of the battery and the casing of the ejection seat rocket motor with his wrench...the rocket motor fired, and he was on the seat.
Inside a hangar. Very sad.
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