Originally Posted by bradpaul (Post 12022189)

Of course not, but that is not the question in this threads poll, is it?

Originally Posted by bradpaul (Post 12022189)

Of course not, but that is not the question in this threads poll, is it?

Originally Posted by 804 (Post 12022203)

No, not the question.
But a theory is pretty empty and worthless
without some practical test to prove or disprove.
So, Brad, would you be willing to test your theory
by doing as I suggested earlier?
And I don't mean at 30000 feet over
Edwards AFB, but rather at departure or approach
altitude over an area typical of
civilian airports.

Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie (Post 12022040)

Actually, they test a military engines and airframes more extensively than a commercial due to the fact that they are subjected to higher airspeeds(in most cases), higher G and wing loads. Being a former "Prowler" com/nav/radar tech, I participated in several class C and D inspections. The flight hour interval requirements for these inspections was roughly four times more often as the FAA requires for a commercial jetliner.
As far as what can destroy a turbine engine, I saw a standard "BIC" stick pen destroy an engine in an F-14 Tomcat while that engine was running at idle. On the flip side, I watched a man sucked into the engine of a S-3 Viking, running at high RPM, up to his waist, (the rest was spit out the front) and the engine still ran. Needless to say, it was removed from the aircraft with the only damage being to the front fan due to the safety helmet we were required to wear on the flight deck and when off the ground/deck.

Originally Posted by bradpaul (Post 12022221)

We of course since the suggestion is to test what idiots might do (fly a RC model into an airliner on approach) is to also test what damage a 60 sized conventional RC plane would do if ingested into a jet engine. Idiots are idiots no matter what they fly.

Originally Posted by littlecrankshaf (Post 12022227)

But Brad, we are trying to make a case against the copters with four blades...Don't interject other copters with one, two or three blades and certainly not model airplanes with propellers. Dang, you are derailing the thread.

Now back to pitch forks and burning the quads at the stake like the good little modelers we are.

Originally Posted by 804 (Post 12022363)

LCS,
there are plenty of my posts in this forum to show that
I am not making a case against multi-copters.
My comments in this thread have only to do with
whether one is at least as smart as an 8 year old,
or as numb as a crash test dummy.

Originally Posted by littlecrankshaf (Post 12022525)

my stupid comment was just tongue in cheek sarcasm...never thought it would rile you though...LOL

Originally Posted by 804 (Post 12022534)

I'll get over it. I'm blaming my short fuse on spending the last two nights doing taxes and thinking how many rc toys I could buy with the checks I have to write to uncle.
Grrrr...

Originally Posted by F-16 viperman (Post 12022400)

I remember back in the eighties when a couple of newbie morons straight from hobby shop were flying their planes in long beach close to where goodyear landed and kept the blimp in carson CA. As the blimp flew by, They thought it would be fun to see how close they could get without hitting it. Well, They got too close and hit it! They went to jail! You can educate the ignorant, But You can't fix stupid!;)

Originally Posted by littlecrankshaf (Post 12025444)

If my memory serves me correct, the PIC not only knew about AMA but was an AMA member...further, may have been the only AMA member to have his membership revoked...If correct, there goes the "do not even know about AMA" theory as some BS qualifier.... Have at it...