Experts baffled!

[Kenty]

I dont think this is normal! It'll never catch on....

[Eric Mc]

It's been tried before -

[Impasse]

I would never have you pegged as a Carry On fan!

[Eric Mc]

"Carry on Cleo" is one of my favourite films of all time.

[Impasse]

It's Up the Khyber for me, mainly for the dinner scene.

[Eric Mc]

I'd put it near the top of my favourite "Carry Ons" as well. There were some duff ones too - but the good ones are excellent.

[Simpo Two]

Hengist Pod!

[Eric Mc]

I think his descendants should be suing Apple.

[vanordinaire]

Impasse said:

It's Up the Khyber for me.

Each to his own I suppose, it takes all sorts

[Simpo Two]

Eric Mc said:

I think his descendants should be suing Apple.

Quite prophetic that H.Pod comes before I.Pod! Hengist was just one letter away from success... how different things would have been.

[Eric Mc]

A bit like HAL and IBM

[maffski]

Kenty said:

I dont think this is normal! It'll never catch on....

I don't know, they groove the runways to get rid of rain don't they?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgbWu8zJubo

[ColinM50]

Eric Mc said:

A bit like HAL and IBM

Never thought of that connection. Interesting as to who thought of it

[anonymous-user]

Square tyres! I guess the result of an puncture, that allowed the tyre to deflate in the wheelwell during flight at altitude (low pressure) and then the tyre collapsed as the plane descended? (the puncture could have "sealed" when pressurised from the outside in, rather than inside out?)

[Kenty]

Max_Torque said:

Square tyres! I guess the result of an puncture, that allowed the tyre to deflate in the wheelwell during flight at altitude (low pressure) and then the tyre collapsed as the plane descended? (the puncture could have "sealed" when pressurised from the outside in, rather than inside out?)

Pretty much what I thought, described well!
As soon as I heard they had a tyre pressure alarm on take off and decided to continue to London, the inside of the tyre was going to be at low pressure through the 'hole' and deformed the tyre - powerful stuff air!

[perdu]

ColinM50 said:

Eric Mc said:

A bit like HAL and IBM

Never thought of that connection. Interesting as to who thought of it

In "The Lost Worlds Of 2001" Arthur C was quite pleased with his little jest I seem to recall

I had that book on my shelf for years and read/reread it many times

Has whoever 'borrowed' it from me decided to let me have it back?





No

Probably not




NEVER LEND BOOKS

BOOKS LOANED ARE BOOK GONE...

I love my books too much

[Buzz84]

Max_Torque said:

Square tyres! I guess the result of an puncture, that allowed the tyre to deflate in the wheelwell during flight at altitude (low pressure) and then the tyre collapsed as the plane descended? (the puncture could have "sealed" when pressurised from the outside in, rather than inside out?)

Mrs Buzz is an engineer for BA and showed me a pic she took of this wheel when it came in, we came to the same conclusion.
High pressure tyre at height deflates over the course of a 12 hour odd flight and equalisied to the low pressure there. Then the decent would be relatively quick and not be enough time for it to equalise, leaving it at low pressure resulting in its collapse.

[bobbo89]

Buzz84 said:

Mrs Buzz is an engineer for BA and showed me a pic she took of this wheel when it came in, we came to the same conclusion.
High pressure tyre at height deflates over the course of a 12 hour odd flight and equalisied to the low pressure there. Then the decent would be relatively quick and not be enough time for it to equalise, leaving it at low pressure resulting in its collapse.

Are we talking about the same principle as this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5pljUJ6b1k

[Buzz84]

bobbo89 said:

Buzz84 said:

Mrs Buzz is an engineer for BA and showed me a pic she took of this wheel when it came in, we came to the same conclusion.
High pressure tyre at height deflates over the course of a 12 hour odd flight and equalisied to the low pressure there. Then the decent would be relatively quick and not be enough time for it to equalise, leaving it at low pressure resulting in its collapse.

Are we talking about the same principle as this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5pljUJ6b1k

Yeah exactly that. In the plane wheels case the external pressure will be increasing. Opposed to the myth busters reducing the barrels internal pressure, but it's exactly the same overall effect and forces involved.

(On a side note - That's a great mythbusters test when they get that train car to implode!)

[Halmyre]

perdu said:

ColinM50 said:

Eric Mc said:

A bit like HAL and IBM

Never thought of that connection. Interesting as to who thought of it

In "The Lost Worlds Of 2001" Arthur C was quite pleased with his little jest I seem to recall

No, Clarke always denied it. There's a story about a reporter interviewing him over the telephone and asking if it was deliberate. "No it is not." said Clarke, a bit testily. "It stands for Heuristically programmed ALgorithmic computer!" The reporter swore he could practically hear the capitals.