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Mess Deck: General Section => Humour => Topic started by: sjoormen on February 13, 2013, 02:27:58 pm

Title: Slovenian airforce
Post by: sjoormen on February 13, 2013, 02:27:58 pm

Apparently we don't have enough money for pilots AND aeroplanes,...
http://vimeo.com/56534375#at=0 (http://vimeo.com/56534375#at=0)

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: sjoormen on February 13, 2013, 03:50:31 pm

It seems it doesn't work right now %% (or at least to me)so:
https://vimeo.com/18150336 (https://vimeo.com/18150336)

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: richald on February 13, 2013, 05:52:57 pm

Amazing - I wonder what glide angles they can achieve? - it
looks quite flat from the video but flying through the mountains
may give a misleading impression !

Richard

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: sjoormen on February 13, 2013, 06:24:50 pm

good question I'll ask, probably depends from weight too I think that I would glide like stone with my hundred kilos :embarrassed:

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: Martin (Admin) on February 13, 2013, 07:23:45 pm

 
Amazing! I too wondered about the glide angle, at 5:00 it does look very steep....   :o

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: dreadnought72 on February 13, 2013, 11:41:48 pm

Wikipedia suggests 2.5 to 1, with a vertical descent of 25mph (and presumably a horizontal speed of ~60mph).

I wouldn't want to hit anything/the ground in one, that's for sure.

Andy

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: malcolmfrary on February 14, 2013, 10:48:20 am

It has been tried before, of course - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Sohn  but that was with 1930's technology.  He did at least have the good sense (?) to do it from a plane, with no big lumps of rock nearby.  Also mentioned by Derek Michael Bates in his story of the shower of stuff over Shropshire, where a gentleman appeared to have gained gossamer wings when the contents of the slurry pit descended upon him.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: Bob K on February 14, 2013, 10:58:24 am

The Art of Flying
 
"There is an art, it is said, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Pick a nice day, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy suggests], and try it."
 
http://www.extremelysmart.com/humor/howtofly.php (http://www.extremelysmart.com/humor/howtofly.php)

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: Jerry C on February 14, 2013, 01:20:57 pm

It's Clem Sohn, the bird man!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Sohn

Jerry.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: Jerry C on February 14, 2013, 01:24:40 pm

Sorry Malcolm, I missed your post.
Jerry.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: sjoormen on February 14, 2013, 02:01:55 pm

OK, gentelmen, some facts that I learned in discusion with One of the guys :o
Planing ratio with ordinary siut 1:1
with old design (few years that is) 2:1
desing that is tested on this wideos 3:1
Speed around 200km/h or in protestant 125 mph
what the way to go {-)

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: malcolmfrary on February 15, 2013, 10:44:08 am

Quote from: Jerry C on February 14, 2013, 01:20:57 pm

It's Clem Sohn, the bird man!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Sohn (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Sohn)

Jerry.

For those who don't have the reference - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOwven0Rt94

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: Jerry C on February 15, 2013, 11:01:11 am

I'd forgotten how funny Blaster was. Mine are all up in the loft. Must get them on MP3. Thanks for that.
Jerry.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: oldiron on February 15, 2013, 11:45:17 am

Oh to be 20 years old again and try one of those suites out. What a rush!

John

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: thegrimreaper on February 16, 2013, 10:36:22 am

WOW brave guys would love to say "gotta get me one of them fly suits, Australia here I come" but I bet the inflight service isn't as good as Emerates . Lol also to old to heavy (read Fat)  O0  but what a great video
Thanks sjoormen
 
 Mark.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: thegrimreaper on February 16, 2013, 05:58:02 pm

WOW brave guys would love to say "gotta get me one of them fly suits, Australia here I come" but I bet the inflight service isn't as good as Emerates . Lol also to old to heavy (read Fat)  O0  but what a great video
Thanks sjoormen
 
 Mark.

Title: Re: Slovenian airforce
Post by: sjoormen on March 05, 2013, 05:00:23 pm

I see military budget cuts everywhere, I see also British trials has started  And of course imported from Swiss.They are suposed to be the best. But for trials they couldn't send mountains. So they will be equiped with jets.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4FYc31rcI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C4FYc31rcI)
 
Ups forgot this one- just another day of Swiss air force:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4arnATc04U (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4arnATc04U)