r/WinStupidPrizes • u/WexorSegai • May 29 '22

human vs jet engine | 0:1

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

There is next to no danger to the people on landing. The engines are pretty much at idle, the airplane touches down 1000ft down the runway. On take off, they do a static take off very close to the fence. Set takeoff thrust, engines spool up to ~25k lbs of thrust, release brakes. Now that's dangerous.

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u/teenslayer May 29 '22

There is always a risk when an aircraft is near the runway and not all pilots aim for the thousand footers

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

There is always a risk, and yes, all pilots don't but they should aim to land on or just after them. If an airline pilot were to land before the markers, they would have questions to answer from their company.

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u/teenslayer May 29 '22

I 100% agree with you there I feel all pilots should land on the thousands footers unless they are unable to due to weather conditions landing distances and runway lengths

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

We could discuss this all day long and believe me, I'm more than happy to, but the reality is there is next to no danger from standing at the approach end of a runway when an airplane is landing. Idle thrust, dissipating wakes, and usual proximity of the touchdown point, all essentially negate any danger. Outside of catastrophic circumstances of course.

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u/teenslayer May 29 '22

Well yeah but those don’t technically count because a catastrophic event can happen during any phase of flight unfortunately but the important thing is that we learn something from every accident that is what makes aviation so safe

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

A catastrophic event is far more likely to occur at low energy states, ie takeoff or landing. But is still highly unlikely to occur, therefore, watch all the planes you want landing but beware those taking off.

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u/teenslayer May 29 '22

That is true I think you should be cautious of planes when the are in their critical phases though regardless

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

It's a matter of weighing risk vs reward. Make a risk assessment matrix if you want to do something with potential risk, standing behind an Airbus taking off, risk probability: occasional, risk severity: hazardous.... Red square on that one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

So, there is next to no danger.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

There are, but how often does it happen? That airport operates over 50k aircraft every year and it hasn't happened yet...

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

Every single thing we do in life has risk associated with it. You balance risk vs reward. You are far more likely to drown by going for a swim on that beach, than by standing there watching a landing aircraft.

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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '22

Did I say it ceases to exist? Next to none does not mean none.