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2014-02-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Man's body found in South African Airways jet wheel well at Dulles International

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-02-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 ..unfamiliar with the customary and usual operating environment of the A340.?

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-17 00:22|| 2014-02-17 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Nobody told him to take warm clothes. At flight level 380 (38k feet) it's quite nippy out. Just ask any mountain top.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-02-17 07:15|| 2014-02-17 07:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Warm clothes are not the problem, there's no air up there.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-17 08:32|| 2014-02-17 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 There is air in the tire if only he brought an extra valve stem. But the bigger security concern is that it could of been a bomb instead of a knucklehead.

Posted by Airandee 2014-02-17 08:43|| 2014-02-17 08:43|| Front Page Top

#5 I believe airliner tires are filled with Nitrogen.

Posted by Hellfish 2014-02-17 09:39|| 2014-02-17 09:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Yea, this guy is chatting with Nelson about his "radical" trip... He won't be the last desperate bastard to try this trick.

Posted by Pancho Sforza6225 2014-02-17 11:22|| 2014-02-17 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 The question is did he freeze before hypoxia set in.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-02-17 14:50|| 2014-02-17 14:50|| Front Page Top

#8 The question is did he freeze before hypoxia set in.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-02-17 14:50|| 2014-02-17 14:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Never try to back page through the comments section; it don't work that way.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-02-17 14:52|| 2014-02-17 14:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Been there and done that too many times Ed.

Posted by Shipman 2014-02-17 16:04|| 2014-02-17 16:04|| Front Page Top

#11 The air up there is rare.

Cold air and no oxygen. Annnnnd, if you survive the flight, you could be mangled or drop out when the gear door opens and the gear extends.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-02-17 22:00|| 2014-02-17 22:00|| Front Page Top

#12 I suspect Hypoxia first (TUC apx 3-6 mins during climb to FL 400) best case = 6 min.

Assuming a constant climb rate of 2,000 ft/min, an altitude of apx 12,000 ft AGL would be attained in 6 minutes, max TUC.

Standard Temp at 12,000 ft is 16.2 degrees F - damn uncomfortably cold, and the ride there would not be fun, but not instantaneously fatal. Doesn't get below 0-F until somewhere around 16,000-17,000 ft.

Assuming no damage at gear retraction (See Alaska Paul), the "stowcicle" should have fallen into the arms of Morpheus before freezing to death.

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-17 23:00|| 2014-02-17 23:00|| Front Page Top

#13 and yes, I do have too much time on my hands tonight!

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-02-17 23:08|| 2014-02-17 23:08|| Front Page Top

#14 As someone said. Rantburg U is always open.

Thanks for the enlightenment. (Not that I was thinking of trying it mind you....).

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-02-17 23:43|| 2014-02-17 23:43|| Front Page Top

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