just watched "Revolution"
will watch again
its pretty fun
The thing that got me was the airplanes just falling out of the sky. Even with no power modern airplanes would still glide. They wouldn't be able to maneuver but they would still glide. And I doubt any magnetic pole shift hooey would change that.It's a fictional TV show, either you buy the premise or you don't. I don't, so I'm not gonna watch.
But again, if they're going with the "laws of physics changed!!!" assumption, then anything can happen. Perhaps under these new laws of physics, lift doesn't work as we now normally think of it. Like I said, it is a free pass to do anything and be able to explain it away. I can see why some wouldn't like that.The thing that got me was the airplanes just falling out of the sky. Even with no power modern airplanes would still glide. They wouldn't be able to maneuver but they would still glide. And I doubt any magnetic pole shift hooey would change that.
Anyone watch Mob Doc?
But again, if they're going with the "laws of physics changed!!!" assumption, then anything can happen. Perhaps under these new laws of physics, lift doesn't work as we now normally think of it. Like I said, it is a free pass to do anything and be able to explain it away. I can see why some wouldn't like that.
Anyone watch Mob Doc?
Pretty much every one would except Airbuses...assuming aerodynamics aren't changed, of course.They wouldn't be able to maneuver
True. And that's why Airbuses suck.Pretty much every one would except Airbuses...assuming aerodynamics aren't changed, of course.
Do they all have redundant non-fly-by-wire controls? I wasn't sure about this, but it did seem to me that even if the engines stopped working the planes would keep gliding and could be guided into controlled descents. (But I've flown sailplanes so maybe my viewpoint is skewed.)Pretty much every one would except Airbuses...assuming aerodynamics aren't changed, of course.
In real life, yes, there are redundancies in place for fly-by-wire, but I'm not aware of any being non-electrical, so for the purposes of the show...you could not control the descent, which would probably cause a stall...Do they all have redundant non-fly-by-wire controls? I wasn't sure about this, but it did seem to me that even if the engines stopped working the planes would keep gliding and could be guided into controlled descents. (But I've flown sailplanes so maybe my viewpoint is skewed.)
Boeing should use the show as a sales pitch.True. And that's why Airbuses suck.![]()
ABC has officially disappointed me. They call a show "What Would You Do?", and nowhere on that show is there sight of ANYTHING labelled "Pie Pod".