Anyone see these before?

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Originally posted by bemused
not to mention the speed of the heat cycle... on landing, acft tires can go from sub-freezing to wicked hot in a matter of seconds...

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is that a technical term?
:twofinger

yup, T/Rs have a lot to do w/ bleeding off speed on landing... as do flaps / spoilers... but the brakes (and, therefore the tires) are a big part of dragging those hundreds of tons moving at significant velocity to a halt.

I don't claim to be an expert on all the details of this... but I do know that... even after 15-20 min. of taxiing... big jet tires are hot (not just warm) to the touch...

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Originally posted by twrayinma
is that a technical term?
:twofinger

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only since I moved back to New England... :twofinger

ok lets get off the mechanical discussion and back to wires... you know, the solid copper pipes with little green guys running through them to make stuff happen. than i can participate in this bastardizing more effectively.

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Originally posted by oreo_n2
ok lets get off the mechanical discussion and back to wires... you know, the solid copper pipes with little green guys running through them to make stuff happen. than i can participate in this bastardizing more effectively.

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yeah, really... that's sumpin' I REALLY know sumpin' about :D

Bike week starts on June 8th this year and ends on June 15th(Fathers Day):)

If anyone in Beantown is interested in doing a day ride up there to check it out but not stay over (and possibly check out the Kangamanky Hwy?), I'd be interested...

pretty much a guarantee that there's gonna be at least a coupla rides that include the Kang during the season... but I understand that Bike Week ain't the time for fully enjoying it.

from what I hear, that whole area is clotted w/ slo-motion cruisers (in addition to the usual summer complaints) for that week... might wanna go some time when the traffic's less & the fun is more :mrgreen:

It's clearly more of a cultural experience than a shred the tires type event, but I'm all for people watching once in a while...

And thanks to silver Surfer I've got this great new route up and back...

well, for what it's worth... the scenery is luverly up thar :D

...and ya should have plenty of opportunity to enjoy it! :mrgreen:

is it?
i didn't have time to check it out the one time i went over.
:mrgreen:

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Originally posted by twrayinma
is it?
i didn't have time to check it out the one time i went over.
:mrgreen:

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guess you ain't been there during leaf-peeping season... plenny of winnebagos to act as rolling roadblocks then... :rolleyes:

2 words for the colored tires:

Fucking Gay :fairy: :fairy: :fairy: :fairy:

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Originally posted by T-595 Greg
he's good for something eh? :lol:

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:P

The Wing flappes are used for drag and is a major contributor to the braking of planes:bs: No, really it's true..

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Originally posted by Half Squid
The Wing flappes are used for drag and is a major contributor to the braking of planes:bs: No, really it's true..

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we-e-ell... as I understand it: during take-off / landing / low speed operation, flaps extend the effective length of the wing chord, increasing lift. after landing-- in conjunction w/ the wing spoilers (on aircraft so equipped)-- they disrupt the airflow over & under the wing and introduce a greater drag component... kinda like a two-sided air brake.

'course, I ain't no aeronautical engineer... and AF pilots have been known to talk outright bullshit... :rolleyes:... so this may very well not be true :dunno:

(which would prolly serve me right for convincing them that their nav aids went wonky as a result of fluctuations in the Van Allen radiation belts... :mrgreen: )