Here is a do-it-yourself Airplane

[Mini D]

That would never work.

1) Where the hell do you get a match stick as wide as a fly is long?  Are there some kind of uber matches out there somewhere?

2) Try splitting the sulfer end of a match with a razorblade.  Get the iodine and bandages ready when you do it.

3) There is absolutely nothing supporting the vertical stabilizer.  It would never hold.

4) There is even less holding the horizontal stabilizers in place.

5) They do not mention to place the wings in a manner to balance the front and back half of the plane.

6) Flies fly in semi-chaotic manners, you could never coordinate all 4 of them.

MiniD

[vorticon]

Originally posted by Mini D
That would never work.

1) Where the hell do you get a match stick as wide as a fly is long?  Are there some kind of uber matches out there somewhere?

2) Try splitting the sulfer end of a match with a razorblade.  Get the iodine and bandages ready when you do it.

3) There is absolutely nothing supporting the vertical stabilizer.  It would never hold.

4) There is even less holding the horizontal stabilizers in place.

5) They do not mention to place the wings in a manner to balance the front and back half of the plane.

6) Flies fly in semi-chaotic manners, you could never coordinate all 4 of them.

MiniD

you forgot to mention the fact that rubber cement doesnt work very well on wood...

[Saurdaukar]

Originally posted by SOB
OMFG!

What is wrong with you people?  What happens to these flies when you're done torturing them?  Leave them to die on the matchstick airplane, or worse - tear their legs off?!  Next you'll be shooting prarie gophers and enjoying infra-red carnage!  You all make me sick.

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by Mini D
That would never work.

1) Where the hell do you get a match stick as wide as a fly is long?  Are there some kind of uber matches out there somewhere?

2) Try splitting the sulfer end of a match with a razorblade.  Get the iodine and bandages ready when you do it.

3) There is absolutely nothing supporting the vertical stabilizer.  It would never hold.

4) There is even less holding the horizontal stabilizers in place.

5) They do not mention to place the wings in a manner to balance the front and back half of the plane.

6) Flies fly in semi-chaotic manners, you could never coordinate all 4 of them.

MiniD

You just cant get it to work, thats it insnt it?

[Chairboy]

I don't know if this would work or not, but the issue of the the insects flying in a chaotic manner would seem to be dealt with by them being glued in place.  Since there are lots of flys, they would generate straight thrust/lift, and since they can't move around, they might not be able to change direction of flight.

[loser]

didn't voss have one of those?

[Dingbat]

Originally posted by Chairboy
I don't know if this would work or not, but the issue of the the insects flying in a chaotic manner would seem to be dealt with by them being glued in place.  Since there are lots of flys, they would generate straight thrust/lift, and since they can't move around, they might not be able to change direction of flight.

Actually the difference in wieght and direction of thrust would allow directional control.

I remember reading an ASRS report about a commercial airliner upon losing two hydralic systems inflight (supposed impossible to occur) used thrust differential to manuver for a safe landing.

[Mini D]

Originally posted by Dingbat
I remember reading an ASRS report about a commercial airliner upon losing two hydralic systems inflight (supposed impossible to occur) used thrust differential to manuver for a safe landing.

That was a DC-10 that had it's tail engine experience a catastrophic failure and severed all the tail control hydraulic lines.  They used differential thrust on the wing engines to slowly spiral down for a final aproach effectively setting up for "a safe landing".  Unfortunately, a wind shear hit them on final forcing them down in a corn field.

MiniD

[Dingbat]

Originally posted by Mini D
That was a DC-10 that had it's tail engine experience a catastrophic failure and severed all the tail control hydraulic lines.  They used differential thrust on the wing engines to slowly spiral down for a final aproach effectively setting up for "a safe landing".  Unfortunately, a wind shear hit them on final forcing them down in a corn field.

MiniD

Thanks for clearing that up.  I looked around a little more and found that some walked away, some didn't.  It could have been a lot worse...

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Every pilot should take the time to hear Captain Al Haines speak, if the opportunity presents itself. He was the PIC of the United DC-10 which made an emergency landing after suffering complete hydraulic failure. Although many died as a result of the crash landing, through the efforts of Captain Haines and his crew, many lived. He modestly attributes much of what happened to luck and good fortune. In actuality, it was through cockpit resource management, cool headedness, sound familiarity with the aircraft, and some luck, that Captain Haines and many others survived.  ----

[XtrmeJ]

There is only one way to solve this. Somone try this expirement and film the test flight.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by XtrmeJ
There is only one way to solve this. Somone try this expirement and film the test flight.

I'll do it, if you get me a digital camcorder..

[B17Skull12]

i'll do it in summer.  plenty of flies around here then.(ok more than plenty is skyisnearly blackwith them so much crap and horses around.)

[cpxxx]

Actually the DHL A300 that was hit by the Iraqi missile lost all hydraulic power and was landed using differential engine control only.  Amazingly the Captain of the A300 was at a lecture by Captain Al Haynes who was the Captain of the DC-10 in Sioux city incident only a few weeks previously.

None of this has anything to do with the flies. But someone should try it and post a video.

[medicboy]

Originally posted by vorticon

PERK THE FLY PLANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!1