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kix
The 767 manual states very clearly this maximum speeds and curves related to altitude and barometric pressures, any pilot who pushes the aircraft beyond these published VMAX are just trying to commit suicide.
choos
i dont get this..
mach 0.86 at 23000 feet is eas of 360
but mach 0.86 at 1000 feet is eas of 559..
and saying Vd is 420 knots.. but at what altitude?? 420 knots eas at 40000ft is a markedly different mach number than 420 knots eas at sea level..
from what i understand most of the buffeting and damage comes from the shockwaves of near and breaking the sound barrier.
NewAgeMan
Altitudes for Vd is listed in the Boeing 767 Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS). 420 knots Vd is from sea level to about 18,000 feet.. then .91 Mach above 23,000 feet.. linear variation between those points, whereby you may note from the Airbus380 flutter test example from the OP that in that case the Vd/Md of Mach .96 was at a ceiling of about 38,000 feet.
Flatcoat
reply to post by bbracken677
Under no circumstances is Mach 1 at sea level under 500 mph or knots, let alone 411? Really? We would be hearing sonic booms continually if that were true. Another case of building an argument on false data (scuse me...BS data)
I was under the impression that the most important factor here is air density, not whether the aircraft achieved mach speeds or not. Lower altitudes means denser air thus reducing maximum safe airspeeds the lower you descend.
miniatus
These posts will keep coming until the end of time... happy almost 2014... 9/11 conspiracies will never die
Phage
reply to post by jhn7537
I don't find ignorance amusing.
NewAgeMan
Here's the calculater
www.luizmonteiro.com...
420 knots (EAS) is the Vd limit according to wind tunnel and flight testing for the Boeing 767.
425 knots at Sea Level is an equivalent airspeed (EAS) of about .99-1.0 Mach, at 22,000 feet.
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bbracken677
To exceed the limits, in terms of speed, of the craft's rating is to stress the craft's components to levels where the scheduled maintenance no longer applies....something that a commercial airline (and the FAA) would severely frown upon. It does not, necessarily, mean that the craft would break apart but rather that hazardous conditions which could result in failure of components resulting in a crash.
If an airline pilot were to exceed the craft's safe limits while in a maneuver of some kind, the craft would have to be taken out of operation for an indefinite period of time in order to inspect and replace, as needed, the components most likely to be stressed by the maneuver.
kix
reply to post by neformore
You are confusing rate of decent with airspeed or TAS.
The EA flight defended from cruise and United flew quite a while at lower than 10k feet.... different scenarios.
Most airliners will withstand a lot of abuse, but in my view that 767 takes the cake, maybe it survived but if I had to guess Id say NO exceeding VMAX for more than 50 knots is in most cases cause for breakup.
WWJFKD
miniatus
These posts will keep coming until the end of time... happy almost 2014... 9/11 conspiracies will never die
Because everything that is causing us so much ire stems from this day and until we reach a conclusion we can all live with we will not have peace.
NewAgeMan
The OS cannot be believed. It would defy all reason and logic in the face of the actual occurrence and phenomenon under observation.
hellobruce
NewAgeMan
The OS cannot be believed. It would defy all reason and logic in the face of the actual occurrence and phenomenon under observation.
According to truthers it is much better to believe in modified planes, silent explosives..
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
Originally posted by maxella1
What would they (rescue workers at Ground Zero) find in the wreckage if bombs were?
Active thermitic material, and high temperatures.
Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe
from www.benthamscience.com...
Extremely high temperatures during the World Trade Center destruction
(pdf) www.journalof911studies.com...
Additional research also worthy of evaluation
The Journal of 9/11 Studies
The idea of 'public presumption'," he explained, "is akin to [the] notion of 'public myth' but without the negative implication sometimes invoked by the word 'myth.'
Such presumptions are beliefs (1) thought to be true (although not necessarily known to be true with certainty), and (2) shared in common within the relevant political community."
~ Philip D. Zelikow, 9/11 Commission Chairman
www.abovetopsecret.com...
defcon5
The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.
RNZAF 757 high speed low pass, 500knots at 50m...As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.