ReconRat Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) What part of "you're standing too close" did these people not understand?As well as understanding the concept --> "it's time to run".People are stupid... what did they expect? This wasn't a little police chopper.quote the lady at the end... "we almost went over there."If everyone else including the police and firemen are behind you,you may be doing it wrong...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4iw2-n-Uzc&feature=player_embeddedAP Associated PressMarine aircraft mishap injures 10 at NYC parkNEW YORK — A U.S. Marine Corps aircraft's powerful propellers whipped up a wind that sent branches hurling off a tree and into a crowd of about 150 people watching a Memorial Day demonstration in a park, leaving 10 people with cuts and other minor injuries, officials and a witness said... Edited October 17, 2010 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrocket04 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm a firm believer that Bill engvall had it right with passing out signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 No doubt.....Here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 ok, another camera view, from people directly under the flight pathhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXeIjMJe_JY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 And the most excellent view, this one shows exactly what happened.Twin vortices are generated by the dual blades, and you can visibly see debris pushed out ahead of the winds generated.http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/31/new.york.fleetweek.accident/click on the "click to play"orhttp://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2010/05/31/aircraft.marine.mishap.cnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Wow....Thats some scary wind power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm confused. The marines know what this aircraft is capable of. It's isn't a new piece of equipment. The flight paths were probably figured out prior and police lines should have been kept so spectators were not put in danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm betting the pilots were sayin ...wait...wait....not yet....wait....NOW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbret Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 No doubt.....Here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 I'm betting the pilots were sayin ...wait...wait....not yet....wait....NOW. we like stupid people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 OMG how retarded! i mean really though, what about that looked like a god idea?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm confused. The marines know what this aircraft is capable of. It's isn't a new piece of equipment. The flight paths were probably figured out prior and police lines should have been kept so spectators were not put in danger.Yeah, thats some pretty shitty planning on the organizers part, I smell lawsuits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Yeah' date=' thats some pretty shitty planning on the organizers part, I smell lawsuits.[/quote']Oh yeah, great. Now we'll have full length warnings on the sides of military aircraft..."Caution - proximity to aircraft operations may be hazardous to your health" Edited June 1, 2010 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 No but the planners of the event should have cleared the area, they should have known better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowc10 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevysoldier Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Oh yeah, great. Now we'll have full length warnings on the sides of military aircraft..."Caution - proximity to aircraft operations may be hazardous to your health"Yeah, because those danger signs work great now as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OsuMj Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 wikipedia says max takeoff weight is 60,500lbs, sooo, it needs to produce an equal or greater amount of force in the "upward" direction to get off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 enginerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obesityrules Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 bush's fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I'm confused. The marines know what this aircraft is capable of. It's isn't a new piece of equipment. The flight paths were probably figured out prior and police lines should have been kept so spectators were not put in danger.The articles seem to suggest otherwise, but when I heard about this on the radio this morning, they said the landing was un-planned. Or perhaps maybe their original landing location wasn't suitable for some reason?Because you're right; the pilots and organizers of this sort of thing are normally VERY aware of this type of hazard. It's not like the Marines don't do air shows.We had a life-flight chopper land at my elementary school when I was a kid, and the pilot made us all go inside. The entire school was standing around the parking lot, probably still 200' away, and the pilot refused to land until we were all in the building for fear that he'd kick up dust, gravel, etc, on the parking lot and pepper us. Even then, he landed on the soccer field instead. I remember, because I was pissed off that we couldn't see it land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Tom' date=' how much "downforce" does a whirlybird that large have to create in order to get off the ground?[/quote']wikipedia says max takeoff weight is 60,500lbs, sooo, it needs to produce an equal or greater amount of force in the "upward" direction to get off the ground.2267.08 square feet under the rotors, with 60,500lbs load, would equal a downward pressure of about 26.6 pounds per square foot at the ground. Which is only a surface pressure increase of 0.185 psi. The maximum pressure differential in a tornado would be about +/- 10% of ambient, or +/- 1.47lbf. So this helicopter was about one eighth of a max tornado. Doesn't sound like much, but a little tornado could be about that much. (Note: this is enough force to knock a person down and send them tumbling.)enginerdYes, Thank Youbush's faultmulti presidential faults. This V-22 project started back in the mid 80s. Edited June 1, 2010 by ReconRat one eighth, not one tenth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 You need to change your screen name to Bing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 You need to change your screen name to Bing.Bing sux, I rock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidgetTodd Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 NERDORIFIC! You do have some mad Google skillz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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