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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1398049)
Hehe.
Yeah, I know that there were some challenges. It's just the whole concept that this structure, which looks kinda flimsy and flaps around a lot, is capable of supporting several hundred tons of static weight, and dealing with several G of acceleration across what appears to be the weak axis, and doing this continuously for 30 years, all while being heat cycled from -100 to +100 °F. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f99e577d3a.png https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7db711b4e4.jpg During final assembly before you mount engines, you have to hang a load simulating the weight of the engines. We call them pet rocks. I can't remember if they're filled with cement or steel, but these ones on the '47 weigh about 15k lbs each. |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398052)
During final assembly before you mount engines, you have to hang a load simulating the weight of the engines. We call them pet rocks. I can't remember if they're filled with cement or steel, but these ones on the '47 weigh about 15k lbs each.
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Originally Posted by czubaka
(Post 1398054)
That's, what, loading at 2 or 3g's?
GE genx bare engine weighs ~13k lbs according to Wikipedia. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d874086806.jpg |
Wow! I (obviously) had no idea.
Bad stuff here, pilot didn't make it. You can see after the breakup the engines made their way out of the airplane. |
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Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398052)
During final assembly before you mount engines, you have to hang a load simulating the weight of the engines. We call them pet rocks. I can't remember if they're filled with cement or steel, but these ones on the '47 weigh about 15k lbs each.
The entire wing carries the engine(s), the root part is for carrying the fuselage. I have been to Boeing. The word "impressive" does not even begin to describe that place. Got to see wing stress tests, too. |
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398138)
I'm pretty sure that procedure tests the mounting points rather than the wing roots.
The entire wing carries the engine(s), the root part is for carrying the fuselage. I have been to Boeing. The word "impressive" does not even begin to describe that place. Got to see wing stress tests, too. edit: It's not a test. They are hung throughout the assembly process. They mainly are hung to keep the CG correct. Without the weight of the engines, the plane will tip on it's ass. Bendy wing is bendy. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...96cf20b664.jpg |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398158)
edit: It's not a test. They are hung throughout the assembly process.
They mainly are hung to keep the CG correct. Without the weight of the engines, the plane will tip on it's ass. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...31a2424067.jpg |
When in doubt floor it.
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Because allofthesteering. :giggle: |
Never seen this footage. Seems like bloopers maybe?
For some reason it wont let me share just the link without embedding it. facebook.com/obseydubsit/videos/305002969902593/ |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398052)
I seriously LOL'd at that pic.
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398059)
GE genx bare engine weighs ~13k lbs according to Wikipedia.
(picture of engine)
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398158)
Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398138)
I have been to Boeing. The word "impressive" does not even begin to describe that place.
I've never been to Boeing, but I have visited the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral. Meyer Werft makes that place look like a toolshed. I remember one morning when I parked at the far end of the yard and took a bike to get to my dock, from a direction I'd never approached. Off in the distance, I saw what I assumed was a dog lying on the ground at the base of one of the large garage doors. As I got closer, I realized that the dog was a full-size box truck, which makes sense, given that I'd previously seen that door from the inside and knew it to be about 50 meters wide and 40 meters tall. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c6bbecc6f0.png You see those little dots below and to the left of the "Meyer Werft" pin? Those are 40 foot intermodal shipping containers. |
I just realize that I have access to a much more significant "ban" button than the one here on MT.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c79b565f58.png This seems... odd. I mean, there is literally a button on a webpage that I can click to fire someone. I'm not really comfortable with this development in workplace management. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1398285)
I just realize that I have access to a much more significant "ban" button than the one here on MT.
This seems... odd. I mean, there is literally a button on a webpage that I can click to fire someone. I'm not really comfortable with this development in workplace management. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...18ac284e8e.jpg |
Hell man i can terminate an entire list of people. I'm in charge of the SQL :D
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1398263)
I've never been to Boeing, but I have visited the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral. Meyer Werft makes that place look like a toolshed.
You see those little dots below and to the left of the "Meyer Werft" pin? Those are 40 foot intermodal shipping containers. The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. Located on the northeast corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the worldby volume at 13,385,378 m3 (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m2 (98.7 acres). It even has its own micro-climate.[2] This is the factory where the wide-body Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 are assembled. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...87bf612af4.jpg See those little white objects in front of the building? Those are drydocked cruise ships... :giggle: Seriously, I have never seen a building with a "horizon" before. You don't see the other side, just an indoor horizon. And, get this, there are no vertical supports. No columns, nothing. |
Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398323)
Joe, this is straight from wikipedia:
The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. Located on the northeast corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the worldby volume at 13,385,378 m3 (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m2 (98.7 acres). It even has its own micro-climate.[2] This is the factory where the wide-body Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 are assembled. See those little white objects in front of the building? Those are drydocked cruise ships... :giggle: Seriously, I have never seen a building with a "horizon" before. You don't see the other side, just an indoor horizon. And, get this, there are no vertical supports. No columns, nothing. |
Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398323)
Joe, this is straight from wikipedia:
The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. Located on the northeast corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the worldby volume at 13,385,378 m3 (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m2 (98.7 acres). It even has its own micro-climate.[2] This is the factory where the wide-body Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 are assembled. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...87bf612af4.jpg See those little white objects in front of the building? Those are drydocked cruise ships... :giggle: Seriously, I have never seen a building with a "horizon" before. You don't see the other side, just an indoor horizon. And, get this, there are no vertical supports. No columns, nothing. When they first built this plant, they had rain inside the building before they got the HVAC sorted out. I average about 6 miles a day walking because everything is so spread out. |
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1398263)
And yet the post remains cat-less. :(
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398323)
And, get this, there are no vertical supports. No columns, nothing.
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https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a0b671c567.jpg
Here you can see the 777 final assembly line on the left, and the 787 final assembly line on the right. The camera view is basically looking south to north along the office stack separating the two lines. the office stacks are kind of castellated so that the cranes can pass through from line to line. You can see the yellow crane pass-through in this picture. |
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398323)
See those little white objects in front of the building? Those are drydocked cruise ships... :giggle:
Originally Posted by Godless Commie
(Post 1398323)
Seriously, I have never seen a building with a "horizon" before. You don't see the other side, just an indoor horizon.
And, get this, there are no vertical supports. No columns, nothing.
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398326)
That's my office. Each segment of that mural is a bay door that opens wide enough to let airplanes out. The furthest bay on the left is 747, then 767, 777, all the way down to 787 on the far right. We call it "The Factory" The near shore in the foreground is Mukilteo, and the far shore in the background is Whidbey island.
When they first built this plant, they had rain inside the building before they got the HVAC sorted out. I average about 6 miles a day walking because everything is so spread out. You need a guy who's skilled at everything from project management to component-level troubleshooting, experienced with large projects and major mechanical structures, and doesn't have an ME degree? I'm really jonesing to get back to the left coast... |
I'd like to have a beer with JoeP
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Looks like you could host the Boeing Car Club autocross events on the roof :)
--Ian |
Originally Posted by wackbards
(Post 1398326)
When they first built this plant, they had rain inside the building before they got the HVAC sorted out. I average about 6 miles a day walking because everything is so spread out.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...971cda784f.jpg https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Onl...000/h44093.jpg http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NJ/...Hangar1_36.jpg https://welweb.org/ThenandNow/images...igeable-07.jpg http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id107411305 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...341b7da2bd.jpg https://forgottenfieldsblog.files.wo...nose-stand.jpg unrelated: http://justfunfacts.com/wp-content/u...pelin-dock.jpg |
Alas, they ripped the exterior off this building so it's just a skeleton frame now, but...
https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes...MG_7843-X2.jpg --Ian |
Elderly Driver Accidentally Parks Ford Fusion Atop Corvette
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/image...030217_40b.jpg https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media...qdcljghx7i.png click to play This was originally billed as a deliberate act by a scorned wife, but later reports claim it was just an old lady hitting the wrong pedal in the Walleyworld parking lot. |
Originally Posted by good2go
(Post 1398433)
Elderly Driver Accidentally Parks Ford Fusion Atop Corvette
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Roads? Where we're going we aren't going to need roads.
And then this happened to it: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ng-gadget.html |
^ that gives me an idea.
Unrelated: Years ago, I owned a Commodore 64. It was a great computer. Came with nearly everything you could want... except a disk drive. If you wanted one of those, it was an external box that sat on the desk next to the machine. How far we've come in 30 years... https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...09a0af3de6.png |
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^ Nightmare fuel.
In other news, an old video I shot of a co-worker of mine capturing a bat which had been haunting WLLD-FM control room for four days, and then releasing it outside. |
I have had to catch a bat in the powerplant I work in twice. Once they get near the generators, their echo location doesn't work anymore and they just drop to the ground and look extremely confused and lost. As soon as you get them outside, they are back to normal.
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from my FB feed:
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...e2&oe=595AC4BC the next post was this: https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...f5&oe=59720AA8 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7cbe33daf8.png |
Something I came across this evening:
The NSA's official guide to sanitizing documents of sensitive information ("Redacting with Confidence") includes screencaps of Links, the feline assistant from Office 2000. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6b500411f7.png |
Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 1398712)
Something I came across this evening:
The NSA's official guide to sanitizing documents of sensitive information includes screencaps of Links, the feline assistant from Office 2000. https://vice-images.vice.com/images/...1470916257.jpg |
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Dihydromonoxide has been used to kill millions of people, is readily accessible as a common drugstore item, and its possession remains completely unregulated. The internet is simultaneously the best and worst thing that has ever happened to our modern society. Mechanic reassembling a machine: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...309_105208.jpg |
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Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment. Some of the known perils of Dihydrogen Monoxide are: http://www.dhmo.org/images/poisonbottle.gif
What can I do to minimize the risks? Fortunately, there is much you can do to minimize your dangers due to Dihydrogen Monoxide exposure. First, use common sense. Whenever you are dealing with any product or food that you feel may be contaminated with DHMO, evaluate the relative danger to you and your family, and act accordingly. Keep in mind that in many instances, low-levels of Dihydrogen Monoxide contamination are not dangerous, and in fact, are virtually unavoidable. Remember, the responsibility for your safety and the safety of your family lies with you. Second, exercise caution when there is the potential for accidental inhalation or ingestion of DHMO. If you feel uncomfortable, remove yourself from a dangerous situation. Better safe than sorry. Third, don't panic. Although the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide are very real, by exercising caution and common sense, you can rest assured knowing that you are doing everything possible to keep you and your family safe. |
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Old, but applicable to those of us on the East coast:
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7966397e38.jpg |
Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 1398832)
Old, but applicable to those of us on the East coast:
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7966397e38.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/10nyosw.jpg |
Here in California we can't handle snow. 6.0 earthquakes no problem, but frozen water falling from the sky?!?!?!
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1398285)
I just realize that I have access to a much more significant "ban" button than the one here on MT.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c79b565f58.png This seems... odd. I mean, there is literally a button on a webpage that I can click to fire someone. I'm not really comfortable with this development in workplace management. :rofl::rofl: I literally have the same page/button at my disposal :rofl::rofl: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e5468c73f4.png |
Nothing to see here...
Just a bolt I "used" today. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e0bd0da788.jpg |
I knew a manager at Cisco who accidentally fired someone once by clicking a button like that. Took a bunch of paperwork to fix it. :)
--Ian |
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I recognize Jaws from 007, but I have no idea what The Wild West Show is...
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/...20140911183645 |
I know all.
My father in-law watches old western shows almost exclusively. |
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