Why You Should Never Believe A Passenger
07-31-2009, 08:32 AM
#31
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2008
Position: DHC-8 CA Furloughed
Posts: 305
[quote=ewrbasedpilot;653416]
An American Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday shortly after taking off in Missouri after one of its engines was disabled by a collision with a bird.
The American Airlines MD-80 jet landed at Lambert Airport in St. Louis shortly after takeoff around 2 p.m., FOX 2 in St. Louis reported.
"I was looking out the window when I saw a big ole' white thing flash by, then the engine jarred like someone dropped a ton of bricks on it,"
"Then I saw the whole thing come out the back end of it. They said we hit a bird, and it smelled like me barbecuing and forgetting my barbecue. It was a horrible smell."
Sitting in the back on an MD80, I do not remember being able to see the rear of the engine. Maybe this aircraft was retrofitted with a rear window from a '69 Beetle. As for odors, I think the cooked bird would be completely negated by the sweet lav smell. I'll bet Mr. Quim, or whoever, is going to file a lawsuit for the trauma he was subjected to.
An American Airlines jet was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday shortly after taking off in Missouri after one of its engines was disabled by a collision with a bird.
The American Airlines MD-80 jet landed at Lambert Airport in St. Louis shortly after takeoff around 2 p.m., FOX 2 in St. Louis reported.
"I was looking out the window when I saw a big ole' white thing flash by, then the engine jarred like someone dropped a ton of bricks on it,"
"Then I saw the whole thing come out the back end of it. They said we hit a bird, and it smelled like me barbecuing and forgetting my barbecue. It was a horrible smell."
Sitting in the back on an MD80, I do not remember being able to see the rear of the engine. Maybe this aircraft was retrofitted with a rear window from a '69 Beetle. As for odors, I think the cooked bird would be completely negated by the sweet lav smell. I'll bet Mr. Quim, or whoever, is going to file a lawsuit for the trauma he was subjected to.
07-31-2009, 09:40 AM
#32
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: Dry hopping a 90 Min IPA
Posts: 215
i suggest putting something comparable to a rotisserie skew in front of the engines. the bird woud get impaled and with the speed/airflow hopefully the feathers come off. after that, the skewer would slid into an opening by the burners for a nice 'grilling'. right before engine shut down, the FA opens the appropriate door to let the chosen sauce into the engine to flavor the bird. did i miss anything?
08-01-2009, 07:01 AM
#33
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: Bus
Posts: 109
How about props that are attached to the n1 shaft and then at altitude they fold up and retract into the spinner? Im going to make a lot of money with this idea...
08-01-2009, 10:02 AM
#34
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,369
why stop at a grate? lets go ahead and get mesh screens... at least prevent the little birds from getting in... but then we have to worry about the bugs and water ingestion... hmm.
How about props that are attached to the n1 shaft and then at altitude they fold up and retract into the spinner? Im going to make a lot of money with this idea...
How about props that are attached to the n1 shaft and then at altitude they fold up and retract into the spinner? Im going to make a lot of money with this idea...
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
