Zee 0 #1 July 23, 2004 What a way to go. Suckstobethisguy Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #2 July 23, 2004 That's some fucked-up shit. What's more fucked up is this nagging feeling like I wish there had been someone on-hand with a camcorder. ...Is that wrong? --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #3 July 23, 2004 The Intakes on the 737 are not that close to the ground - How on earth did that guy get sucked in?!?=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #4 July 23, 2004 Obviously, they were close enough Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #5 July 23, 2004 That happened to an Alaska airlines mechanic years ago but he managed to hang on and the mechanics running the engine immediantly shut the engine down before the guy got to the first stage compressor blades. I believe that 737 was powered by the JT8D instead of the CFM56 (lot further to the compressor). I heard the vacuum sucked the guys eyes out of his sockets but the med people put them back. Of course, that may have just come from several retellings of the original story Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #6 July 23, 2004 Saw a video (scary clips show) of this happening to a guy through a harrier engine (I think it was a harrier anyway - it was certainly on a carrier and had crescent intakes below the cockpit). Again his clothes got caught on something and he hung up inches from the blades. His helmet and headset got sucked through the engine and the pilot shut the engine down immediately. He was fine. The guy looked all limp like a piece of string as he got sucked in - was very freaky. On a related note - saw an episode of Top Gear (uk car show) the other night where the drove (by remote) a couple of cars behind 747 engines. The ford escort got blown 50ft and tumbled trashing itself. The Citroen 2cv literally exploded and took off landing 100 or more feet away. They said their timing had to be right as they could only put the engines on full power for 30seconds before they started to rip up the runway. Them's some powerful plants. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #7 July 23, 2004 QuoteSaw a video (scary clips show) of this happening to a guy through a harrier engine (I think it was a harrier anyway - it was certainly on a carrier and had crescent intakes below the cockpit). Good video! (2.66 MB)Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #8 July 23, 2004 Yup, that's the one. Good video. Before anyone complains - the guy's fine. Funny how from memory it looked like a harrier when in fact its not at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goalie35 0 #9 July 23, 2004 That's a wild video! It's an A-6, BTW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 July 23, 2004 Damn...that sucks __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #11 July 23, 2004 QuoteDamn...that sucks Wow - that took longer than i expected Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #12 July 23, 2004 Clever One-Liners, Anybody?? I'm out... =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdhill 0 #13 July 23, 2004 QuoteThe Intakes on the 737 are not that close to the ground the engines on the 737 are some of the closest to the ground of any comercial airliner... seems like it would not be very hard... JAll that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #14 July 23, 2004 I got this story when I was working for the General Dynamics F-16 division (now part of Lockheed Martin), at Carswell AFB: An airshow was being set up and included some parked F-16's on display. In order to keep spectators from touching the a/c, the area was "roped" off using that yellow plastic chain between portable posts. The guying doing this had a bunch of plastic chain left over in a box, so he slid it under one of the a/c near the nose gear. Later that day... (Now if you don't know what an F-16 looks like, go googling for a photo before continuing...) One of the security people heard an F-16 spooling up in the display area. It had been decided to add one of the static-dislplay a/c to the show. As the guy looked toward the a/c, he saw it had sucked up one end of the chain, and it was sitting there sucking the chain out of the box, just like a kid with a plate of spaghetti. The security guy running toward the a/c with wilding flapping arms, caused the pilot to abort the engine start."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #15 July 23, 2004 a very very very expensive bowl of spagetti.... isn't the pilot supposed to do a walk arround before starting her up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brumby 0 #16 July 23, 2004 That is channel 5's Dumber & Dumber tonight @ 10.50pm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #17 July 23, 2004 Quotethe engines on the 737 are some of the closest to the ground of any comercial airliner... seems like it would not be very hard... My bad.....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #18 July 23, 2004 Quote The Intakes on the 737 are not that close to the ground - How on earth did that guy get sucked in?!? Oh yes they most certainly are. Those high-bypass fans are so big around that the undersides of the nacelles are flattened. edit - My bad now - didn't see the correction above. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #19 July 24, 2004 Quoteisn't the pilot supposed to do a walk arround before starting her up? yup, well that is if it was an airforce personel ... there would also be a maintanance peron there to to check.... now if it was civilian i have no idea... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #20 July 24, 2004 QuoteQuoteisn't the pilot supposed to do a walk arround before starting her up? yup, well that is if it was an airforce personel ... there would also be a maintanance peron there to to check.... now if it was civilian i have no idea... They would also be expected to be sober. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #21 July 24, 2004 QuoteWhat's more fucked up is this nagging feeling like I wish there had been someone on-hand with a camcorder. ...Is that wrong? What's even more fucked up is I wish I had been there with a nice grill and some good BBQ sauce. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #22 July 24, 2004 QuoteThey would also be expected to be sober were they drunk?? ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #23 July 24, 2004 It's kinda hard to BBQ tomato sauce Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #24 July 27, 2004 Quote On a related note - saw an episode of Top Gear (uk car show) the other night where the drove (by remote) a couple of cars behind 747 engines. The ford escort got blown 50ft and tumbled trashing itself. The Citroen 2cv literally exploded and took off landing 100 or more feet away. it was recently on MythBusters show (US) when they try to blow a taxi cab (dodge intrepid) to reproduce a myth that some taxi cab was blown by jet somewhere in Brasil (?). it didn't happen. they used two engines and car didn't move much,. they say it's a myth. on other hand ford escort is smaller. stan -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflybella 0 #25 July 27, 2004 Quoteit was recently on MythBusters show (US) when they try to blow a taxi cab (dodge intrepid) to reproduce a myth that some taxi cab was blown by jet somewhere in Brasil (?). it didn't happen. they used two engines and car didn't move much,. they say it's a myth. on other hand ford escort is smaller. Actually, on the show - due to insurance, they were forced to use engines much less powerful than those that were supposed to have blown over the taxi in Brazil. They couldn't make it work. BUT...at the end of the show, they ran footage from the airport cameras showing the actual event - it happened. Action expresses priority. - Mahatma Ghandi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
