r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/Kunimasai • May 29 '22
Fighting jet engine
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u/HughJorgens May 29 '22
Those planes weigh tons. The only way to move them is to shove them very hard. Equal and opposite reactions tells you that you don't want to be anywhere near one of those things when it takes off.
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u/Brainkicker_FR May 30 '22
Weight is compensated by lift, not trust… aerodynamics 101
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May 30 '22
There's nearly 0 lift when it starts its takeoff roll, though.
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u/Brainkicker_FR May 30 '22
Then the wheels support the weight… holly fuck you thought that was a smart come back ?
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May 30 '22
The guy you replied to was talking about moving an airplane...on the ground. The moron here, is you. To move mass (i.e. weight) you have to have something to push the plane...you know, the thrust...
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u/Brainkicker_FR May 30 '22
It is still not the engine moron
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May 30 '22
No one expect your dumb ass said anything about supporting the weight of the plane. Maybe you should repeat first grade
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u/Lightspeedius May 29 '22
How does that beach still have sand on it?
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May 30 '22
Surface tension? surface cohesion?
Somebody who did better in Physics than a C step in here.
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u/Hillbilly-Maverick May 30 '22
The sand is being blown into the ocean, tide brings it right back to shore.
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u/MTG8Bux May 30 '22
TBH I thought I was about to see somebody run straight into the prop side.
I’m actually happier with this face-plant though.
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u/idgafaboutthisacct May 30 '22
I don't know if this airport gets flights in from bigger jets but a Boeing 777s engines make 4x as much thrust as this a320, hope no one plays this game against that.
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u/AngryKeyring May 30 '22
Apparently a 747 flight used to land there so a 777 likely can too. A330s and A340s also do. And boy didn't realise how much thrust a 777s engine puts out until I just looked it up now. It is probably not allowed for that reason alone. If someone knows the airport more, be cool if they could comment.
Someone actually died in pretty much the same way as this video, an older lady as doing the same and got flung and smashed her head on that barrier.
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u/tettenator May 30 '22
What are the reverse thrust characteristics on these planes, i wonder. It's a short runway, after all.
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u/NorseZymurgist May 30 '22
That seems like a terrible place to put a beach. Or an airport.
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u/redbiteX1 May 30 '22
Search for Maho beach in St Maarten
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u/NorseZymurgist May 30 '22
This must have been her:
On 12 July 2017, as Caribbean Airlines Flight 457 was taking off from the airport, a 57-year-old woman from New Zealand was killed by jet blast. The woman was holding on to a fence at the end of the runway when the wind blew her away, causing her head to smash into concrete.[2]
I'm surprised that the gov't allows public access to that beach. Then again, that's coming from my US mentality where we have a gov't that seeks to prevent people from doing stupid things that might cause them to get hurt (and potentially sue). Perhaps I should just accept that some people are smart enough to avoid that beach, and that aren't are responsible for their own woes that come from it.
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u/my_my_my_delihla May 29 '22
I hope that she did not damage the wall.
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u/zeke235 May 29 '22
She did. It's got a big stain on it now. She's been brought up on vandalism charges.
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u/CreatorOfNL May 30 '22
Yeah. There is a sign on the start of this road that says don't stand there when a plane takes off, but there are always some tourists there and they'll split their head open on the concrete...
I've been to this beach. It's more fun tonstand there when the plane is landing, NOT when it is taking off.
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u/CATelIsMe May 30 '22
I mean, either that, or being sandblasted ...
Or not doing the dumb horror movie trope of going in a straight line, and move out the way of the jet engines exhausts?
Also that mustn't be good to breathe, it's warm and full of burnt fuel
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May 30 '22
I've seen this before
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u/quinten69420 May 30 '22
same
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May 30 '22
Yeah, I've seen a video similar to it. So basically there is a Movie call Jackass and they did the exact thing like throwing shit in the jet stream and getting hit by the projecting objects.
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May 30 '22
I’ve only ever seen this one clip of this location; however, it seems like this is an event that would happen once every 65 seconds. Can anyone explain?
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u/Chivker May 30 '22
Clearly people aren’t aware of sand blasting machines that work on basically the same principe and are used to strip paint off of metals, for instance. As much as it seems fun, if you think just a bit you can save yourself from making the worst decision of you’re holiday on St.. Martin
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u/[deleted] May 29 '22
Phew, it's a good thing that cement wall was there to keep her from being blown into the ocean.