Markdun Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Obviously they don’t ascribe to the notion of ‘don’t look up’. And I suppose there wouldn’t be much left of 3.5t 12m catamaran dropped from 500’... obviously it would all be still there on accordance with the laws of thermodynamics, but in small pieces according to entropy. How do gliders get away with dumping ballast, &/or lighter than air aircraft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 1 minute ago, Markdun said: How do gliders get away with dumping ballast, &/or lighter than air aircraft? Good question, MD. Do they still use bags of sand? Can’t recall our balloon pilots releasing ballast, but you’d expect it to be a routine event when the get in trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Flour in a brown bag is pretty safe. You might have trouble with "self raising"? Strips of toilet paper cutting and balloon busting are good training in something strong. Quickest from time of release decides best/winner. To bust a balloon you have to cut it with the outside arc of the prop. Near the centre if often doesn't break. IF asked I will deny everything. Suitable planes are not that available and if the wings come off. you're dead. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Gliders use water ballast . Fuel is supposed to be dumped at a place and above a certain height. IF it's an emergency just dump it. It's usually to get down to the legal landing weight. You can even ignore that if time is against you. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdun Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Nev, I’m being picky; water is still a ‘thing’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 It will generally not even reach the ground and if it did most would welcome it. Unlike avtur which is pretty unpleasant stuff. There would be times when chunks of ICE would drop from a plane. . Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Once, during a gliding competition at Gawler, a woman complained that the gliders had flown up to the Murray and loaded up water there and dumped it, complete with blue-green algae, on her washing. I think she was placated to be told that the water was just Gawler tap water. Yes, water ballast will help a glider go faster, but the same does not happen with a power-plane. Lighter will always be faster, other things being equal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 But !, using Hydrogen fuel will make ' Water ' , to be dumped on take off, & cruise . spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Your ICE car will deliver more than one gallon of water per each gallon of petrol..Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Economical cruise will be slower for lighter loaded planes. They can also fly higher to find better winds. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Bruce Tuncks said: Once, during a gliding competition at Gawler, a woman complained that the gliders had flown up to the Murray and loaded up water there and dumped it, complete with blue-green algae, on her washing. When packing up after a day of training at Narromine, a common hazard was getting buzzed by smart ass pilots of high performance gliders, who liked to dump their water ballast on us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Wasn't yellow was it? Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 11 minutes ago, facthunter said: Wasn't yellow was it? Nev Too busy running to notice, Nev. If it was yellow, those bloke had plurry huge bladders! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Only once have I dumped fuel. What a waste. Probably about 6 tons. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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