don't forget to duck....http://www.break.com/index/really_lo..._fly_over.html
-
-
Re: how low can you go....
Krikey!!!
Wayne Sagar
"Pusher of Electrons" -
Re: how low can you go....
He's almost as low as the infamous Spitfire video! (Language!)
While looking, I found "Holy stack fire, Batman!"
Rutan Long EZ, N-LONG
World Speed Record HolderComment
-
Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
I like the inverted one!
JarrodComment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Th only problem with those Victor still-photos is that they just make it look like it's landing or taking off.....Now, if the plane had retracts and the wheels were up.....Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
He could STILL be landing.Now, if the plane had retracts and the wheels were up.....
If it takes full power to taxi to the tiedown...Comment
-
Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Looks like he flew a little too low
JarrodComment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Now THAT looks intense...Excellent photoshop work too...Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Do stack fires happen very often? Everyone seemed pretty relaxed there. I have never seen one, and know very little about them.
TonyComment
-
Re: how low can you go....
All a stack fire is is excessive fuel accumulating in the pipes on start-up. It isnt' really dangerous, as long as you keep cranking...it'll essentially blow itself out when the engine catches.Originally posted by deepskyDo stack fires happen very often? Everyone seemed pretty relaxed there. I have never seen one, and know very little about them.
Looks cool, though.Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
If you'e shooting starts, NOT NEARLY OFTEN ENOUGH!!!Originally posted by deepskyDo stack fires happen very often? Everyone seemed pretty relaxed there. I have never seen one, and know very little about them.
Harumph!
Wayne Sagar
"Pusher of Electrons"Comment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Thanks for the info.TonyComment
-
Re: how low can you go....
Not much risk, really- its just excess fuel dumping out and burning, and there's not much fuel actually there at any given instant in time. If you ever watch stock car racing, they frequently get a similar fire out the side-mounted exhaust pipes when drivers stall the engine (usually after a spin-out or wreck) and since the exhaust plumbing volume is actually quite a bit bigger than on a Merlin or Griffon, the fire will sometimes be taller than the roof of the car and look pretty alarming while the engine is being cranked to re-start it. But it blows out the instant the engine starts, or if the driver quits cranking it will drop back to just a couple inches in height and then burn itself out in 15 or 20 seconds.Originally posted by deepskyDo stack fires happen very often? Everyone seemed pretty relaxed there. I have never seen one, and know very little about them.Comment
Comment