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(Some Guy) Scary "This is your captain speaking. You might notice a large chunk of the tail falling toward the ground. Its ok, we won't need that part till we land. Thank you for flying Delta Air."   (macon.com) divider line 148
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RabidSquirrel 2009-11-06 05:14:23 PM  
To be fair, they say that on EVERY Delta flight.

 
rand al'thor 2009-11-06 05:16:26 PM  
I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of parts of the plane flying off that "we didn't need anyway."

 
logophile 2009-11-06 05:16:54 PM  
www.ugo.com

Not Amused.

/Hot like Nestor Carbonell

 
101111 2009-11-06 05:17:23 PM  
They do it with fuel all the time.

 
Bf+ 2009-11-06 05:18:31 PM  
laceysfilms.files.wordpress.com
I've seen this movie...

 
Face_T_Facts [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:18:31 PM  
www.freewebs.com
wanted for questioning.

 
The_Sponge [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:18:34 PM  
Damn Gremlins.

 
thespindrifter [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:18:36 PM  
1980, my first experience flying in a large jet: Landed in Atlanta, plane taxis down runway with a huuuuge hangar, with the words "Fly Delta" on the roof; inside said hangar were the remains of a Delta jet missing most of its really important bits, seemingly from an unhappy meeting with the ground.

Yeah, that didn't stick in my indelible child mind a bit. Advertising at its best right there.

 
Face_T_Facts [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:19:20 PM  
Damnit!! you win Bf+

 
zfarkingman 2009-11-06 05:19:39 PM  
its gotta do something.. what?

 
Craptastic 2009-11-06 05:19:49 PM  
sigh of relief:
www.leftfieldcinema.com

 
reveal101 2009-11-06 05:19:54 PM  
rand al'thor: I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of parts of the plane flying off that "we didn't need anyway."

As opposed to parts flying off that "we really could have used"?

 
The_Sponge [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:20:01 PM  
Do they at least give you a free drink when that happens?

 
Englebert Slaptyback 2009-11-06 05:20:07 PM  

rand al'thor


I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of parts of the plane flying off that "we didn't need anyway."


All good designs include a significant amount of redundancy. Do you think the plane actually needs two wings to fly?? Nope - it only needs one. The other is a backup.

 
Death_Poot 2009-11-06 05:20:25 PM  
www.colinfahey.com

 
give me doughnuts [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:21:08 PM  
IT'S A COOK-BOOK!!1!

Oops. Wrong episode!

 
Psumek 2009-11-06 05:21:46 PM  
How does anyone notice a large chunk of the tail falling? It's behind you and there's no windows.

 
The_Fuzz 2009-11-06 05:22:37 PM  
Airplane tails are like tonsils and appendixes. You don't really need them. They are just going to get infected at some point, and cause you a bunch of problems.

 
Psumek 2009-11-06 05:23:05 PM  
The_Sponge: Do they at least give you a free drink when that happens?

Maybe. I got offered a bottle of Sutter Home when a woman barfed on me. It also took the stewardess 10 minutes to get to me. Great flight in case you were wondering

/love ya United

 
thespindrifter [recently expired TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:24:12 PM  
Psumek: How does anyone notice a large chunk of the tail falling? It's behind you and there's no windows.

Tailspin.

Oh, has anyone posted this yet?

img.listal.com

 
Treygreen13 2009-11-06 05:25:23 PM  
Usually, when the captain is speaking, it is to tell us about Pussy Control.

 
akya 2009-11-06 05:25:29 PM  
Clearly the brand name "United" is just a marketing ploy to keep consumers diverted from their real problem.

 
jtown 2009-11-06 05:25:42 PM  
Its ok, we won't need that part till we landto crash.

FTFT[hem]

 
Devil's Playground [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:26:07 PM  
"This is your captain speaking. You might notice a large chunk of the tail falling toward the ground. Its ok, we won't need that part till we land. Please note that there will be a $50.00 "Excitement Fee" added to your credit card. Thank you for flying Delta Air."

FTFY Subby.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:26:41 PM  
It's a tail cone... chances are that it reduced fuel economy by 0.1%.

 
Psumek 2009-11-06 05:27:47 PM  
thespindrifter: Psumek: How does anyone notice a large chunk of the tail falling? It's behind you and there's no windows.

Tailspin.

www.afn.org?

 
tetsoushima 2009-11-06 05:28:05 PM  
thespindrifter: Psumek: How does anyone notice a large chunk of the tail falling? It's behind you and there's no windows.

Tailspin.

Oh, has anyone posted this yet?


A terrible movie by a terrible director. Don't believe me? Watch "Southland Tales" to see what that asshole did when people gave him some money.

 
akya 2009-11-06 05:28:14 PM  
akya: Clearly the brand name "United" is just a marketing ploy to keep consumers diverted from their real problem.

Fail...

What i meant to say was this is why i fly United.

 
lordargent 2009-11-06 05:28:58 PM  
Psumek: Tailspin.

Ohhhwheeeayyyyy

 
TheGreatGazoo 2009-11-06 05:29:20 PM  
If it's not needed to fly, why is it on the plane?

I bet the whistling sound was annoying as fark.

 
jtown 2009-11-06 05:30:01 PM  
rand al'thor: I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of parts of the plane flying off that "we didn't need anyway."

A good engineer always adds extra stuff. It's a fact that something will fail. Unavoidable. So if you've got 9 critical systems, there's a 100% chance that a critical system will break. If you have 9 critical systems and 1 non-critical system, you've now got a ten percent chance that the non-critical system will be the one that fails. The more non-critical systems you add, the greater the chance that the failure(s) will hit the non-critical systems. And you can tip the odds even farther in your favor by making those non-critical systems more prone to failure than the critical systems.

 
mark12A 2009-11-06 05:30:04 PM  
Don't worry about it!
1.bp.blogspot.com
/flying Delta friday

 
Psumek 2009-11-06 05:31:05 PM  
tetsoushima: thespindrifter: Psumek: How does anyone notice a large chunk of the tail falling? It's behind you and there's no windows.

Tailspin.

Oh, has anyone posted this yet?

A terrible movie by a terrible director. Don't believe me? Watch "Southland Tales" to see what that asshole did when people gave him some money.


I watched part of it and then all of a sudden The Rock was singing "Three Days" by Jane's Addiction. Then it got weird.

 
chandie 2009-11-06 05:31:06 PM  
Like others said - tail cones reduce fuel consumption. (Same with winglets.)

So now you just have to wonder if there's enough fuel in the plane to get to your destination without it.

 
The_Sponge [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:31:10 PM  
Psumek: The_Sponge: Do they at least give you a free drink when that happens?

Maybe. I got offered a bottle of Sutter Home when a woman barfed on me. It also took the stewardess 10 minutes to get to me. Great flight in case you were wondering

/love ya United



GAH! Dealing with noisy brats on a flight doesn't sound quite as bad.

Did Lady McBarf at least apologize? Did she have the decency to pay for your dry cleaning?

 
Ignominiousbob 2009-11-06 05:32:47 PM  
Englebert Slaptyback: rand al'thor

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the concept of parts of the plane flying off that "we didn't need anyway."

All good designs include a significant amount of redundancy. Do you think the plane actually needs two wings to fly?? Nope - it only needs one. The other is a backup.


The aircraft can actually operate in Bullet Mode for several miles even if both wings become disengaged. Passengers seated in exit rows may be requested to stick their legs out the door to help the pilots coordinate turns via the additional wind resistance. It really is quite routine, but inexperienced travelers sometimes express alarm at first.

 
Bf+ 2009-11-06 05:33:05 PM  
Face_T_Facts: Damnit!! you win Bf+

If it would make you feel better, according to the time stamp, it's a tie.
Great minds, and such...

 
kittyhas1000legs 2009-11-06 05:33:08 PM  
FTFA: It plummeted thousands of feet into a Long Island neighborhood before landing harmlessly leaving a dent in the farking face of the Earth on someone's lawn.

 
Fundamental Thereom Of Farkulus 2009-11-06 05:33:46 PM  
flying delta to las vegas sunday morning...not getting, etc.

 
Analgesic 2009-11-06 05:33:56 PM  
Where's the Airbus/Scarebus cut and paste? Come on, people, you're slipping!!

 
nytmare 2009-11-06 05:34:25 PM  
Someone flipped the "parts fall off" switch, didn't they.

farm4.static.flickr.com

 
DaGenius 2009-11-06 05:34:34 PM  
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac (SAHL'-ak) said Friday the jet doesn't need the part to fly and passengers weren't in any danger.

Surely they can't be serious.

 
Psumek 2009-11-06 05:35:23 PM  
The_Sponge:
GAH! Dealing with noisy brats on a flight doesn't sound quite as bad.

Did Lady McBarf at least apologize? Did she have the decency to pay for your dry cleaning?


No she said it was too hot in the plane and swears she wasn't drinking even though I now smelled like shrimp and vodka. I just didn't care at that point. Was already stuck in Denver trying to go NYC. I was just happy to be on a plane.

/did get a $50 voucher from the airline at the end of it
//it's sitting unused and will probably stay that way

 
Treygreen13 2009-11-06 05:36:12 PM  
Psumek: The_Sponge:
GAH! Dealing with noisy brats on a flight doesn't sound quite as bad.

Did Lady McBarf at least apologize? Did she have the decency to pay for your dry cleaning?

No she said it was too hot in the plane and swears she wasn't drinking even though I now smelled like shrimp and vodka. I just didn't care at that point. Was already stuck in Denver trying to go NYC. I was just happy to be on a plane.

/did get a $50 voucher from the airline at the end of it
//it's sitting unused and will probably stay that way


With 50 dollars, you can get halfway to Scottsdale.

 
Craptastic 2009-11-06 05:37:00 PM  
Honest question: Isn't one of the emergency evacuation slides stored in tail cone, or am I thinking of a different kind of aircraft? I remember a tail cone slide deploying on an plane that Obama was on during primary season, and it causing some difficulties.

 
mark12A 2009-11-06 05:37:41 PM  
Psumek: Tailspin.

I LOVED that cartoon! Baloo reminded me of my flight instructor.

 
Marley 2009-11-06 05:38:04 PM  
Ignominiousbob: The aircraft can actually operate in Bullet Mode for several miles even if both wings become disengaged. Passengers seated in exit rows may be requested to stick their legs out the door to help the pilots coordinate turns via the additional wind resistance. It really is quite routine, but inexperienced travelers sometimes express alarm at first.

This is true, but generally I prefer my plane to have some forward motion in addition to downward motion when I fly.

But that's just me.

 
strangeguitar 2009-11-06 05:38:38 PM  
They bought their tickets...they knew what they were getting into...
I say: "Let 'em crash!"

 
Craptastic 2009-11-06 05:38:42 PM  
Craptastic: Honest question: Isn't one of the emergency evacuation slides stored in tail cone, or am I thinking of a different kind of aircraft? I remember a tail cone slide deploying on an plane that Obama was on during primary season, and it causing some difficulties.

Oh! And since the plane was a Boeing, did it make a boinging sound when it popped off?

 
The_Sponge [TotalFark] 2009-11-06 05:40:06 PM  
Psumek: The_Sponge:
GAH! Dealing with noisy brats on a flight doesn't sound quite as bad.

Did Lady McBarf at least apologize? Did she have the decency to pay for your dry cleaning?

No she said it was too hot in the plane and swears she wasn't drinking even though I now smelled like shrimp and vodka. I just didn't care at that point. Was already stuck in Denver trying to go NYC. I was just happy to be on a plane.

/did get a $50 voucher from the airline at the end of it
//it's sitting unused and will probably stay that way



Damn...just damn.

 
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