By: Airline owner - 18th January 2004 at 08:56
Wow i wonder what would happen if Boeing made all of its 727’s like that.:rolleyes:
By: Bmused55 - 17th January 2004 at 20:43
Originally posted by Ren Frew
On another note… why does the paint seem to flake off the window area so easily ?
When tearing through the air at 300mph, there is a lot of friction. Any edge facing forwards will have a lot of force put against it.
Overtime paint can peel on raised surfaces like rivets etc, or in this case the edge of the window frame.
By: wysiwyg - 17th January 2004 at 20:40
LOL @ Kabir and Ren! I hadn’t really noticed it before but I guess it’s probably some sort of combination of the abrasive effect of flying through rain coupled with localised turbulent airflow behind the upper edge of the windscreen. Also, just behind this area are usually seated a pair of receding hairlines…perhaps we could use the same excuse!!!
By: andrewm - 17th January 2004 at 16:27
Maybe the plane is frowning alot and the paint comes off cos of the wrinkles when you frown!
By: glafferty - 17th January 2004 at 16:22
Another take on the nose concept …
By: Ren Frew - 17th January 2004 at 16:17
So that’s why you don’t see it that often presumably…? 😉
By: KabirT - 17th January 2004 at 16:12
because when the pilot concentrate really hard the brain waves is too much for the paint.
By: Ren Frew - 17th January 2004 at 11:30
On another note… why does the paint seem to flake off the window area so easily ?
By: Bmused55 - 17th January 2004 at 11:25
Wys hit the nail on the head 🙂
Besides people, I think Boeing know a damned lot more about aerodynamics and Aircraft design that all of use put together and multiplied 100 times over.
By: Airline owner - 17th January 2004 at 09:55
Originally posted by tenthije
OMG, its Michael Jacksons plane!
lol very good
By: wysiwyg - 12th January 2004 at 20:06
When you start to make things that pointed they can become more draggy at extreme relative airflow angles.
If I remember correctly the optimum fineness ratio is 4:1, ie for minimum subsonic drag a fairing needs to be four times longer than its width.
By: tenthije - 10th January 2004 at 20:23
OMG, its Michael Jacksons plane!
Sign In
January 10, 2004 at 8:12 pm