VNE question

Diana said:
I'll trade you cats. Mine is trained to stay off the aquarium. :D His name is Wilco.
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Hi Diana;

"A short piece I did on our cats a few years ago"

MEET CHAIRMAN MEOW!!!!!!

We have a two cats, "Chairman Meow" and "Sir Lick a Lot". Sir Lick a Lot is
the smarter of the two. I've been teaching him to play chess. Actually, he's
not all THAT smart, as I can still beat him two games out of three.

Chairman Meow on the other hand, is NOT Mensa material. You would think that
a cat living around here would know about things like aerodynamics.
Apparently not!
Our bird feeder is aprox. 10 feet off the end of the back deck on a 4x4 post
about even with the deck height of 8 feet. Yesterday, the Chairman was seen
on the deck assiduously studying flight dynamics as he envisioned them
applying to cats and bird feeders.
We watched him sit there quietly as he no doubt worked out the physics and
mentally constructed the wanted trajectory against his aerodynamic profile.
I of course being the more "experienced" member of the family already knew
that the Chairman's flight envelope bore a close resemblance to a brick. My
lovely wife of 35 years however, was actually showing some signs of concern.
" Can he make it?" she said!
"Well", I said, looking at our over fed; over weight fur critter, "perhaps
with a ladder, or if he has eaten those baked beans I left for him in his
dish."
As I spoke, my wife let out a scream as it became instantly apparent that
the Chairman had done the math. He twitched his tail and made his takeoff
run. Unfortunately, his math was either very bad, or he had used the wrong
base. He reached Cso [cat stall/paws and tail extended] and rotated at Cr
[idiot cat liftoff speed]. All four paws came out as he serenely soared over
the top rail. Somewhere between Vx and Vy he came to a complete
understanding with Isaac Newton. Actually, Bernoulli was never even a
factor. He came to an absolute stop in mid air for just an instant; I could
swear that he looked back at me with a sort of stupid smile on his face.
Then down he went, right into the rose hedge.

The problem with the Chairman is that he never actually learns anything. If
he could shave, it wouldn't be with Occam's Razor.
In his mind I'm sure he feels that the gravity was especially bad yesterday.
He will no doubt re-study the problem and try again.
:))))

Dudley
 
Dudley Henriques said:
Hi Diana;

"A short piece I did on our cats a few years ago" --snip--
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That is absolutely fantastic! I could swear I've seen my wife's cat do exactly the same thing. You know the tiny little wheels are turning, and you just know it's going to be worth watching!

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Teller1900 said:
That is absolutely fantastic! I could swear I've seen my wife's cat do exactly the same thing. You know the tiny little wheels are turning, and you just know it's going to be worth watching!

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Thanks. The Chairman was unique for sure :)
 
d.grimm said:
When I was a pump jockey at the airport a guy I know got a new Citabria.
Two weeks later I climbed my ladder to fuel and asked what happened to his leading edges? They looked like someone took their fist and pounded down the leading edge between ribs. He said he was teaching himself aerobatics and it got really fast and really low and he had to pull really hard. It REALLY screwed up that airplane.
Dave
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Lets see, you are adding fuel, so, like, the guy was still flying this thing?

"Teaching himself aerobatics"?

Is he dead yet?
 
Dudley Henriques said:
We loved the cats for sure. The Chairman allowed us to live with him, wait on him, and feed him for 15 years :)
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I loved it, Dudley!

And Leslie says "dogs have owners. Cats have staff!"

And "Our purpose in life it to pay the mortgage on our cats' house."

Hmmm.... Does that mean I live in a cathouse?:rolleyes:
 
gprellwitz said:
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Does that mean I live in a cathouse?:roll-eyes:
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Only if you are a VERY lucky pilot!!
:))

You know what they say about cats......"you call a dog, he comes right away.....you call a cat......he takes your name and phone number for possible future response."
:)
 
Speaking of cats... not:

Flutter aside, the common hazard associated with the top of the yellow arc seems to be what might happen if you maneuver abruptly near or above Vne.
You hear about (and some of us have experienced) exceeding Vne without any apparent ill effects, but horsing the airplane around at such speeds can lead to dramatic buildup of loads... not too many people have lived to tell about doing that.

I guess this guy figured since nothing bad ever happened when he pulled hard above Va, he could try it above Vne. Not a very sound decision.

Even with a plane made for aerobatics it was not such a good idea... supposedly he was more than 20 kts past Vne when he tried to pull up. Game over.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/84664/airplane_crash/
 
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