Comments on: "Heck with the tiger. What about the plane in the driveway."
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Comments on MetaFilter post "Heck with the tiger. What about the plane in the driveway."Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:39:35 -0800Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:39:35 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60"Heck with the tiger. What about the plane in the driveway."
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2002/TRAVEL/NEWS/04/10/runaway.plane/index.html">"Heck with the tiger. What about the plane in the driveway."</a> Maybe this plane was piloted by an invisible network of terrorists aiming to disrupt LA traffic.post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269Thu, 11 Apr 2002 06:02:25 -0800fpatrickCNNLosAngelesAmericanAirlinesLAXairplanebrakesroadblockMechanicalError767BoeingBy: alumshubby
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It says "parked," so I assume the aircraft was totally shut down, i.e., the engines weren't spooled up and providing any thrust. Airports are necessarily flat -- even the staging areas traditionally referred to as "ramps" are level rather than inclined. So what got this bird rolling?
I'm going to guess that the culprit here is wind. A jetliner has a huge "sail area" for breezes to push against, and enough sustained force might overcome the resting friction and get its unbraked wheels to roll.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258412Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:39:35 -0800alumshubbyBy: groundhog
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Pilot probably left it in neutral instead of park. Unless it's a manual tranny...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258414Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:43:27 -0800groundhogBy: plaino
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This sounds <a href="http://www.najaco.com/aviation/news/2000/august2000.htm">familiar</a> (last two entries for Aug 7, 2000)comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258422Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:55:39 -0800plainoBy: monkeyJuice
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LOLOLOOLOLLOOL - watch the video!!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258425Thu, 11 Apr 2002 07:58:01 -0800monkeyJuiceBy: monkeyJuice
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- erm maybe i should watch where i post my comments -comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258430Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:02:35 -0800monkeyJuiceBy: MrMoonPie
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I followed a link from the page plaino cites and found <a href="http://www.405themovie.com/">this movie</a>. Very cool.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258439Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:19:51 -0800MrMoonPieBy: grum@work
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I'm sorry to go off-topic, but the funniest thing on the link from plaino is the very last paragraph on that page.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258440Thu, 11 Apr 2002 08:28:48 -0800grum@workBy: camworld
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"Hmmm, I wonder what this button does..."comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.16269-258481Thu, 11 Apr 2002 09:27:04 -0800camworld
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