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Discussion in 'General Off-Topic' started by Car crusher, Apr 4, 2014.

  1. CreasingCurve

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    You can manually assign the clutch to a button that has a variable input like the triggers or thumbstick.
    I cant wait to do some clutch dumps away from traffic lights or intersections (when nobody is watching of course) when i get my p's in the next couple days. I haven't really been able to practice launches except for around my parents property but they were pretty average as i didn't want to leave marks that clearly showed i was being an idiot.
     
  2. aljowen

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    The problem there is that the moderation staff would have to have knowledge of all of the original images. While I am sure that would be an interesting training course to go on it isn't really practical.

    Presumably the attraction to it is similar how many (often car) forums are filled with naked ladies and tits as avatars. Although I must agree that I don't really get why you would want that as an avatar?
     
  3. BowlerHatJack

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    Well the job of finding out if the profile pic is an cropped is easy if the suspect member often posts in the "caption avatar above you" thread.
     
  4. B727ClassicFlyer

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    I'm afraid that this GIF just sums up this thread with the way it's going right now.

    (Don't worry, it's a crash experiment. It's not a real passenger jet crashing)
     
  5. BowlerHatJack

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    On an other topic: Why does the cockpit brake off the main body of the jet so often during crashes?
     
  6. B727ClassicFlyer

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    I think it has to do with the way how the frame of the aircraft is designed and how the aircraft hits the ground. In the GIF, those seated in the area of the jet that broke off would've had the highest fatality rate compared with the back end of the jet, with the lowest fatality rate, which is because crash forces tend to weaken as they travel towards the back of the jet.
     
  7. Eastham

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    That's pretty neat, wonder how they guide the test plane with no one there to fly it.
     
  8. B727ClassicFlyer

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    They did it via remote control, as by this video...
     
  9. machine

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    Prolly has to do with the plane's structure. I guess the frame is stronger at the middle because of the wings.
     
  10. CaffeinatedPixels

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    Come on, go old school

     
  11. mms

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    I created a new group, and I have a new profile pic.
     
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    "this video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country" - except channel 4 is British...
     
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  13. aljowen

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    Looks as though the front wheel and wheel storage section dig into the sand, this makes the plane want to start tumbling head over heel, however the plane is not strong enough, so it snaps at the weakest point relative to the applied forces. The reason why it snaps instead of crumpling must be something to do with being stronger under compression than tension.
     
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  14. Eastham

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    That interesting and terrifying.
     
  15. aljowen

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    Probably because it was only supposed to be on 4od for a limited period of time before disappearing. Also because they want you to log into 4od and watch it there where they can serve you 15 mins of ads and track your viewing habits.
     
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  16. B727ClassicFlyer

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    Here, I downloaded the video for you so you can view it, @ThatGamer164.
     

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  17. Eastham

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    I used a VPN. :oops:
     
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    That is brutal, especially from the inside view. Was interesting to see how they do it too.

    I have never been on a plane, although I may be going on one in summer.
     
  19. B727ClassicFlyer

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    Here's some post crash photos.

    That's the cockpit section to the far left of the photo and directly behind the entire fuselage. This section broke off as soon as the aircraft hit the sand.


    Better view of the entire cockpit section in relation to the fuselage section. As you can see, the entire cockpit is just shredded apart by impact damage.


    In a real world crash like this, the survival rate for the pilots is next to none, as the impact force combined with the cockpit section peeling off, and generating more impact damage could've severely limited survival for the pilots.



    Avianca Flight 052 was also a great example of cockpits just blowing off the aircraft in crashes, as when the 707-321B hit the mountain, all the weight and inertia from the crash blew off the cockpit, sending it flying through a strand of trees and into the deck of a house some 100 feet from the impact site.

    That's the entire cockpit to the right of the photo, with much of the remaining fuselage in the background of the photo.
     
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  20. sam9

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