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Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by sv123 »

fsckboy wrote: post #137
aeturnum wrote: post #16

Makes me think of the famous "707 Barrel Roll" story from its initial testing: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/60-years-ago-the-f... “You know that. Now we know that. But just don’t do it anymore.” Edit: forgot the barrel roll was on a 707 - not a 747

there's film of Tex Johnston's Dash-80 barrel roll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA7kPfC5Hk many years later, Boeing Chief Test Pilot John Cashman stated that just before he piloted the maiden flight of the Boeing 777 on Jun. 12, 1994, his last instructions from then Boeing President Phil Condit were “No rolls”. -- anecdote from https://theaviationgeekclub.com/that-time-tex-johnston-barre... I wonder why "the suit…

§ 91.303 Aerobatic flight. No person may operate an aircraft in aerobatic flight - (a) Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement; (b) Over an open air assembly of persons; (c) Within the lateral boundaries of the surface areas of Class B, Class C, Class D, or Class E airspace designated for an airport; (d) Within 4 nautical miles of the center line of any Federal airway; (e) Below an altitude of 1,500 feet above the surface; or (f) When flight visibility is less than 3 statute miles. For the purposes of this section, aerobatic flight means an intentional maneuver involving an abrupt change in an aircraft's attitude, an abnormal attitude, or abnormal acceleration, not necessary for normal flight.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by ordu »

aeturnum wrote: post #16

Makes me think of the famous "707 Barrel Roll" story from its initial testing: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/60-years-ago-the-f... “You know that. Now we know that. But just don’t do it anymore.” Edit: forgot the barrel roll was on a 707 - not a 747

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Post by indrora »

rootusrootus wrote: post #96
dylan604 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can tell nobody from Nascar was involved as there are both left AND right turns.

Fun fact: not all nascar tracks are left turn only.

Yeah when you race them backwards they're right turn only.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by stubish »

alexose wrote: post #140
juliand wrote: post #118

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It took them 2 hours and 40 minutes to complete the easter egg

More cynically: Roughly 2.4 tons of fuel, equating to 16.8 tons of CO2 emissions.

Fun is a good thing to spend some of our CO2 emissions budget on. We need fun. A joyless society isn't worth saving.

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Post by jt2190 »

aendruk wrote: post #139

Screenshot: https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/QmcjrYXR934QZqBuMHioRdcZEmo... On small displays this is otherwise obstructed by a cookie popup that offers only an “accept all” button. What’s even the point of the popup then?

Make sure to choose “yes” to see the Easter egg

> Live flight not found

> The flight with callsign GTI747 is currently not tracked by Flightradar24. It's either out of coverage or has already landed.

> Do you want to see the flight history of this aircraft?

> [ ] No, close pop-up > [X] Yes, show aircraft history

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Post by dwohnitmok »

kibwen wrote: post #189
protastus wrote: post #73

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Every complex project lives and dies by a relatively small group of true believers. From the outside, we don't know who they are, but sometimes we get a glimpse of their passion.

This goes for human organizations and communities in general. If you want something to persist and excel, find a way to empower the people who truly Give A Shit.

Pain ensues when you have two or more people/camps of people who Give A Shit but are in conflict with each other. Then often the organization just rips itself apart or collapses.

The tricky bit is how to empower people who Give A Shit while maintaining alignment.

Re: Easter egg in flight path of last 747 delivery flight

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Post by tonymillion »

stanmancan wrote: post #177
alexose wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More cynically: Roughly 2.4 tons of fuel, equating to 16.8 tons of CO2 emissions.

I have no clue what I'm talking about but this piqued my interest. If I ask WolframAlpha: Q:how many carbon molecules in 2.4 tons A: 1.092×10^29 molecules X molecules of pure carbon carbon would theoretically require 2X molecules of oxygen to turn into CO2 Q: how much does (10^29)*2 molecules of oxygen weight in us tons A: 5.827 tons So 2.4 tons of Carbon + 5.827 tons of Oxygen = 8.227 tons of CO2? Maybe? What am I m…

You also missed the carbon monoxide and water vapor that would be produced. Along with nitric and sulfur oxides. So it’s probably not as bad.

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Post by anonymous_sorry »

sho_hn wrote: post #192
anonymous_sorry wrote: post #116

I'm sure it's insignificant in the scheme of things, but I don't think it justifies the unnecessary carbon emissions

I'm sad you are getting downvoted for this. This was my first thought as well. You are not a party pooper and you live in reality. I like the atmosphere/branding of aviation and prefer flights over train travel as an experience, but after my wife recently wrote an article about the handling of emission information by the sector and I read many of the more science- and engineering-focused studies she is referencing in…

If I'd expressed it this eloquently I suspect I'd have been less downvoted!

I would totally think this cool if there were no climate emergency. But the needless and frivolous extravagance feels so tone deaf to me.

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Post by Aeolun »

kloch wrote: post #85
isaacdl wrote: post #18

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Should note that's a 707 that Tex Johnston rolled, not a 747. I'm not aware of any barrel rolls performed in a 747.

It wasn't even a 707, it was a prototype model 367-80. There were some unusually significant structural differences between the prototype dash 80 and production 707's, for example: > The 132 in (3,400 mm) wide fuselage of the Dash 80 was large enough for four-abreast (two-plus-two) seating like the Stratocruiser. Answering customers' demands and under Douglas competition, Boeing soon realized this would not provide a…

They added 26 centimeters. Just barely enough to fit another person.

Seriously, what were they planning to transport? Pixies?

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