drcomm
Junior Member
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Post by drcomm on Dec 9, 2005 20:35:23 GMT -5
Look, a "Sea Plane"!!
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Post by SOONERSRBETTER on Dec 10, 2005 0:34:32 GMT -5
i wonder if the plane could fly under water since it is pressurized?  ?? |
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Post by firstknife on Dec 10, 2005 1:52:40 GMT -5
most planes (refering to the fuselage of large passenger planes) are positively pressurized so they maintain positive bouyancy (ie they float) however most impacts cause structural damage to the hull that allow the aircraft to equallize and lose buayancy (ie sink).
Also the A/c structures such as the wings and empenage (tail structure) are not pressurized or sealed, so water will begin to enter these structures if given the contact.
and remeber in the 1920's and even past the second world war seaplanes were still a modern means of commercial transportation
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Post by 1LT Leskowat on Dec 10, 2005 8:46:17 GMT -5
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Post by <>Major_Havoc<> on Dec 10, 2005 19:17:42 GMT -5
I saw that same thing happem on Sky Captain and the World of Tommorow. Where the plane goes from flying to submarining. I thought all planes could do that so whats the big deal?
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Post by SOONERSRBETTER on Dec 15, 2005 20:10:33 GMT -5
who knows,i dont im just posting
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Post by firstknife on Dec 16, 2005 2:26:05 GMT -5
The problem is an engine (gas powered) needs essential 3 things to run; fuel, air and ignition If anyone was tried to swim underwater (and or drowned) for any period of time knows first hand what an engine needs that water doesn't have. solution, equipe the plane with a snorkle
another problem water is more dense than air a really cool experiment allthough I dont recommend this is to stick your hand out the car window next time you doing 50 mph and try to move it. now next time you are boating stick your hand in the water when you are doing 50 mph. the cool part to this part of the experiment is you dont have to worry about pulling you arm back in the boat because it's no longer there.
Lesson learned a P-40w doing 110kts underwater would not have wings
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