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by J
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 63

Re: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!

At Bayou Canot the tow boat operator, operating at night, made a turn into a dead-end branch of the river thinking he was in a different location. Seeing the rail bridge ahead on his radar scope he misinterpreted it as a riverbank and pushed ahead with the intention of pushing against the bank and w...
by J
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 63

Re: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!

Thanks, Per, for the correction. To get an idea of the energy involved, i used the following website with approximate data reported in the press: 95,000 US Tons 9 Knots 538,325,440 foot-pounds https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/kinetic-energy In view of the lively debate about braking on the rai...
by J
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 63

Re: THERE HAS BEEN A NEAR TOTAL SHIP-BRIDGE DISASTER!!!!!!

There is a lot of coverage about this early morning event but the video in this report seems the most informative. (You can click and enlarge). The vide appears speeded up a little but you can see the ship approaching from the west and its lights go off and back on twice suggesting some sort of powe...
by J
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:56 am
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Gawd...
Replies: 5
Views: 52

Re: Gawd...

Here is a movie clip from 1964 that discusses such efforts to contaminate us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J67wKhddWu4
by J
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:41 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

Railroad brakes do not immediately retard the train - just like a ship's propeller thrown into reverse does not immediately stop a ship. We're dealing with significant weight and momentum. Perhaps someone can explain what would happen if the track was mounted on a conveyor belt. A person mentioned t...
by J
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

I have only a limited familiarity on the issue but will note that yes, the brake system is designed not to slide the wheels. if they were to slide, they would develop costly flat spots. Sometimes you will hear a train rolling by with some wheels thumping loudly. Typically, those flat spots are cause...
by J
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:07 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

Correct, each railcar has a reservoir to store compressed air to apply brakes on the individual cars. Without going into too much detail, the reservoirs contain two compartments - "auxiliary" for standard braking and "emergency" for a faster more forceful action. The air is suppl...
by J
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

The following video shows a derailment of one train while another is passing to give you an idea of how these types of circumstances unfold. A grain train was traveling west on double track when one of its car's axles failed causing it to derail onto the adjacent track moments before an eastward oil...
by J
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

Meters of Snow Forecast for the Sierra Mountains in California Here is a web cam at Truckee, CA on the eastern slope of the mountains leading down to Reno Nevada. It is about 1000 feet below the summit at Norden. The camera regularly pivots so you can see a Union Pacific railroad crossing in one of ...
by J
Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Delta returns to Schiphol - maggots falling from overhead!
Replies: 9
Views: 146

Re: Delta returns to Schiphol - maggots falling from overhead!

I'm surprised no one yet has commented on this part of the article: In 2022, agents at Washington Dulles Airport confiscated charred bat. In 2019, officers at O'Hare International Airport intercepted about 32 pounds of rat meat. Here are a number of different ways to enjoy rat meat: https://practica...
by J
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Delta returns to Schiphol - maggots falling from overhead!
Replies: 9
Views: 146

Delta returns to Schiphol - maggots falling from overhead!

Good news for Boeing; it was an A330. Perhaps lurid videos will be showing up on social media. Maybe Dummy Pilot will stop by and explain how often passengers bring their own meals onto planes. Excerpt:" A suitcase containing rotten fish was in the overhead of the Airbus A330-300. But according...
by J
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: JetPhoto Pre-Screening Thread...
Replies: 181
Views: 49266

Re: JetPhoto Pre-Screening Thread...

Thanks for sharing that interesting video.
by J
Fri Feb 02, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: You're alive?
Replies: 27
Views: 2146

Re: You're alive?

He made it!


Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship COLOR MAGIC is currently located at NORDIC-Skagerrak (reported 2 minutes ago)


https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/de ... OLOR_MAGIC
by J
Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: You're alive?
Replies: 27
Views: 2146

Re: You're alive?

Let's give Ancient Mariner a little Nautical Porn. I give you the following. Click on the images to enlarge after reading the comments. HMS Majestic - captained by well=known Edwin Smith https://www.shorpy.com/node/27241 SS Eastland - Great Lakes excursion steamer that later capsized at a dock in Ch...
by J
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

It's ok to be interested in transportation. Just don't be like this guy. There is no accident or injury - just a middle-aged man who seems a little too enthusiastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cLZ_JEfB14
by J
Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:48 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: Railroad Thread
Replies: 493
Views: 199590

Re: Railroad Thread

by J
Wed Nov 15, 2023 12:16 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Weekend Whack Jobs
Replies: 20
Views: 7619

Here is a Step in The Right Direction

Woman ordered to pay $38,952 to American Airlines after causing flight to be diverted November 15 PHOENIX — A Hawaii woman has been sentenced to more than three months in prison and has to pay restitution after causing a flight from Phoenix to be diverted. According to federal court paperwork, the ...
by J
Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: D.B. Cooper rides again...
Replies: 6
Views: 3860

Re: D.B. Cooper rides again...

The FBI closed the notorious 51-year-old skyjacking case—but one man says he knows exactly how to solve it. Excerpt: A former professional blackjack player may be on the cusp of cracking one of the most notorious cold cases in history—one so puzzling, even the FBI couldn’t solve it. But first, the ...
by J
Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:33 am
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Horizon Jump Seater Dissatisfied with Service
Replies: 12
Views: 986

Re: Horizon Jump Seater Dissatisfied with Service

More. As a pilot himself, this jumpseater would have been familiar with the layout of aircraft cockpits. Though the 737 and Embraer E175 have differences, the jumpseater could probably identify the fire suppression handles not only from his time in cockpits in general but also because, as an Alaska ...
by J
Mon Oct 23, 2023 6:34 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Horizon Jump Seater Dissatisfied with Service
Replies: 12
Views: 986

Horizon Jump Seater Dissatisfied with Service

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged after trying to stop plane engines midflight; flight diverted to PDX Excerpt: PORTLAND, Oregon — An Alaska Airlines flight bound for San Francisco had to be diverted to Portland International Airport (PDX) on Sunday after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot atte...
by J
Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: FAO Dummy Pilot Fake DLH 717s at DETROIT
Replies: 4
Views: 518

FAO Dummy Pilot Fake DLH 717s at DETROIT

We'll have to be careful - seeing is not always believing...... Excerpt - article has images. Mystery: Lufthansa Boeing 717s At Detroit Airport Someone with the username Brick made a fascinating observation on airliners.net. This person was looking at Google Maps for Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), and...
by J
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Discussion Forum
Topic: Cheap composites
Replies: 33
Views: 1719

Re: Cheap composites

Titan Airways A321 flies with missing windows Excerpt about the A321 NEO" with links to ax report and radar image of flight. The United Kingdom’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is currently probing an alarming incident that occurred on October 4, 2023 involving a Titan Airways Airbu...
by J
Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Off Topic Forum
Topic: If Airlines Were People
Replies: 0
Views: 1122

If Airlines Were People

For non-US viewers, our Spirit Airlines is somewhat like Ryanair.

https://youtube.com/shorts/JAAO8hKtmAw? ... 1QRwmgyvxY
by J
Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Ural A320 forced landing at Omsk
Replies: 13
Views: 750

Re: Ural A320 forced landing at Omsk

October 3: Ural Airlines has confirmed that it will attempt to fly its Airbus A320 out of the field it became stranded in following an emergency off-airport landing on September 12. The Russian carrier said is a statement that it was considering “several options for taking off the aircraft from the ...
by J
Fri Sep 22, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: Aviation Safety Discussion Forum
Topic: Ural A320 forced landing at Omsk
Replies: 13
Views: 750

Re: Ural A320 forced landing at Omsk

Update: Ural Airlines Plans To Fly A320 Out Of Field! By Spyros Georgilidakis | September 17, 2023 Initially, the information we had was that the flight went around during its final approach into Omsk, because of a hydraulic issue. It now seems that this was inaccurate. The airline and Russian auth...

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