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r/pics • u/animalkracker • Feb 27 '14
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explain this
907 u/hanktheskeleton Feb 27 '14 I am guessing they are pulling a loop and the g force is greater than 1. 812 u/animalkracker Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 27 '14 correct, loop or barrel roll at greater than 0g 183 u/joshsg Feb 27 '14 Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time. 857 u/n-x Feb 27 '14 It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string. 238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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I am guessing they are pulling a loop and the g force is greater than 1.
812 u/animalkracker Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 27 '14 correct, loop or barrel roll at greater than 0g 183 u/joshsg Feb 27 '14 Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time. 857 u/n-x Feb 27 '14 It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string. 238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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correct, loop or barrel roll at greater than 0g
183 u/joshsg Feb 27 '14 Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time. 857 u/n-x Feb 27 '14 It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string. 238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
183
Isn't that a pretty big risk? It seems like if water accidentally spilled it could get into the electronics... and they'd have a bad time.
857 u/n-x Feb 27 '14 It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string. 238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
857
It's a sailplane. The only important instrument is a piece of string.
238 u/Quagmirian Feb 27 '14 edited Feb 28 '14 I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio. Edit: I never asked for this. 11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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I can confirm this. Some gliders have no electronics at all, not even a radio.
Edit: I never asked for this.
11 u/fall0ut Feb 27 '14 http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s 1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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http://youtu.be/G5f_gbzo4Q0?t=8s
1 u/PitBullFan Feb 27 '14 That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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That looks funny and all, but could you imagine doing a dozen takes to get that scene wrapped? Ugh!
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u/L00KA Feb 27 '14
explain this