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[SerenityNigh]

You don't dent fiberglass like that clear aluminum (note correct spelling and pronounciation) dent on the nose of that jet.

Fair point on the physics of it. Guessing a UFO makes far more sense than a big ass condor on an altitude high.

I'm half drunk and half ignorant. Work with me bro.

If it's a UFO, it's a small one. Unless they only fired a warning shot.

We're there, perchance, any contrails coming out of this flight?

 

[ilikecheese]

I'm half drunk and half ignorant. Work with me bro.

If it's a UFO, it's a small one. Unless they only fired a warning shot.

We're there, perchance, any contrails coming out of this flight?

To be fair I have no idea either.

Probably just a misplaced gremlin from the William Shatner Twilight Zone episode.

 

[JammyP]

Some brave pilots (and passengers) at Courcheval...

[this is looking downhill...]

 

[Dylan]

So the leading edge of a massive bird with jet propulsion isn't 'armoured'? It's 'hollow bones' like a real bird?

Might be moving to @Del's side here.

I think it's fiberglass. Probably something to do with attenuation of the radar signal, but you'd need to ask a materials engineer about that.

Also, fuselage is not an airfoil, so no leading edge. Drag is important, but otherwise not really a factor.

It is to do with attenuating the signals. Same with Submarines, the whole bow is a gigantic GRP dome to allow the sound to propagate from the transducers efficiently.

 

[Tree13]

Some brave pilots (and passengers) at Courcheval...

[this is looking downhill...]

I've sat in that restaurant and watched a couple of hairy landings. The takeoffs however.... every single one looks like a disaster. Utterly terrifying.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Bit of trivia: what can you tell about Alexi's flight from this tweet:

 

[Dylan]

Bit of trivia: what can you tell about Alexi's flight from this tweet:

He has in-flight WiFi.

What is my prize?

 

[SerenityNigh]

He has in-flight WiFi.

What is my prize?

 

[carlos21]

Yo dog.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Yo dog.

Alright Carlos

 

[carlos21]

Alright Carlos

What you doing today mate,

 

[SerenityNigh]

What you doing today mate,

Kid broke his hand. That's been most of today. Dinner with friends soon.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Naval aviators

 

[SerenityNigh]

Some brave pilots (and passengers) at Courcheval...

This 2nd video is wild, not something I think I'll be trying

 

[Dylan]

Naval aviators

I can not confirm or deny if we ever drew a penis in the ocean (it totally wouldn't show up on the patrol track, honest!).

It isn't just limited to Naval Aviators