tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post2315990928174511414..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: How Do You Stop A Million Pounds Moving At 200mph?Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-40669002143225274782015-01-20T16:39:22.178-06:002015-01-20T16:39:22.178-06:00We routinely took off at 800,000 pounds(E4B). We ...We routinely took off at 800,000 pounds(E4B). We had a pilot that was a real good 'stick', unless he was landing. His last name was Silver, and he was nicknamed 'HiHo Silver' because he always bounced that sucker on landings!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17710024657666605625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-38235575682647414392015-01-17T13:42:39.173-06:002015-01-17T13:42:39.173-06:00The brakes got just a little warm.:-)The brakes got just a little warm.:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-53709295112793945842015-01-17T12:19:33.907-06:002015-01-17T12:19:33.907-06:00That's extreme testing. Amazing equipment.That's extreme testing. Amazing equipment.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286464602579225993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-2714848546507117572015-01-17T02:58:35.559-06:002015-01-17T02:58:35.559-06:00Hey, if you want to get down and stopped in 30 fee...Hey, if you want to get down and stopped in 30 feet, you need to use a little brake.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-73153613013926572272015-01-16T20:46:07.216-06:002015-01-16T20:46:07.216-06:00Oh, So all that smoke wasn't supposed to be th...Oh, So all that smoke wasn't supposed to be there when we were flying and you landed your 172 like that, right?Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-86926094542535455432015-01-16T18:55:14.737-06:002015-01-16T18:55:14.737-06:00Somehow, "2500 degrees" and "way co...Somehow, "2500 degrees" and "way cool" seem incongruous in the same sentence. Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-45682246084579592062015-01-16T17:31:58.430-06:002015-01-16T17:31:58.430-06:00Two of my friends worked on the flight test progra...Two of my friends worked on the flight test program for that model.<br /><br />They've got some pretty interesting stories.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-12945042086854387122015-01-16T17:18:22.889-06:002015-01-16T17:18:22.889-06:00I would think the smoke coming from those brakes w...I would think the smoke coming from those brakes would scare the poop out of the passengers (or, at least, out of me). I'd expect to see people going down the slides after that if the airplane was actually full. <br />Impressive, though. Old 1811https://www.blogger.com/profile/09079719195789200332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60603137754375047142015-01-16T16:07:30.171-06:002015-01-16T16:07:30.171-06:00Hey Murphy,
As an aircraft mechanic I inward...Hey Murphy,<br /><br /> As an aircraft mechanic I inwardly cringed but was still impressed by the sheer stopping power shown. Way cool video:)MrGarabaldihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768774166065615995noreply@blogger.com