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nit: the T-34 Mentor is a propellor plane
by jefftk 2y ago
nit: the T-34 Mentor is a propellor plane
- kibwen 2y agoWhen you've ridden a Saturn V, the difference between a jet engine and a prop engine becomes immaterial.
- jefftk 2y agoI'd be surprised to see a pilot endorse that
- BenFranklin100 2y agoDevelopers are such on-the-spectrum nitpickers. I guess that is what makes them good at their jobs and such unenjoyable cocktail party companions.
- hiddencost 2y agoSays the one who managed to insult autistic people and engineers at the same time? Many of the best partiers I know are on the spectrum.
- BenFranklin100 2y agoYou guys dress poorly too.
- pfannkuchen 2y agoIs it even a nitpick in this case? It would have been substantially more badass to die flying a jet at 90. If it's relevant to the point I don't see how it's a nitpick. Now picking on a particular model distinction or something like that I could get on board with.
- throwup238 2y agoIt depends on what you mean by “jet.” There’s no way he’d be allowed to fly a fighter jet or anything else with a turbojet engine at this point in his life. The medical waiver he was on wouldn’t allow it.
- meat_machine 2y agoso many fails in such a short response. Assuming someone's profession based on almost nothing, general stereotyping, armchair mental diagnosis, insult based on 'diagnosis' that's needless and honestly irrelevant. Reminds me of the common backhanded insult on reddit, "you must be a blast at parties" What kind of pilot would be taken seriously if they mix up such a basic aspect of professional knowledge? Jets and prop planes are very different beasts. I can't think of any job where you can just casually mix up different classes of objects and not eventually have it result in some significant failure. "Why did you feed the mules and not the horses?" "Don't be so autistic. I bet you're a blast a parties" "Why did you give me cheeseburgers? The customer ordered plain burgers." "Don't be so autistic. I bet you're a blast at parties" Yes, being specific about the things you work with is generally a sign that someone is good at their job, but it generally doesn't have much to do with autism. But I guess being condescending is what makes a good cocktail party companion?
- BenFranklin100 2y agoYou must be a blast at parties.
- ldx1024 2y agoSome truth to this. But if it wasn't for that mindset you'd be having your cocktail party in a cave.
- RobRivera 2y agoDare I bite: Why?
- MobiusHorizons 2y agoTurboprop, I guess you are both basically right
- mikepavone 2y agoOnly the T34C is a turboprop. It appears Anders had a T34A which is equipped with a piston engine.
- SigmundA 2y agoTurboprops are not jets, it is the wrong term. A turbine engine may be a jet engine or it may not in the case of a turboprop. Jet aircraft use jet propulsion not propeller propulsion. A jet gets significant thrust from exhaust gases, a turboprop gets almost none from exhaust gases, some turboprops actually are reversed intake in the rear pushing exhaust out the front like the PT6. Turbofans are considered jet propulsion as the both the exhaust gas and fan gas are pushing though an exhaust orifice rather than the fan being in open air as is the case with a turbo-prop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_propulsion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_propulsion
- trentnix 2y agoYou are correct and no offense taken at all. Thank you for the additional detail.