Topic: Damage tolerance Rockwell Collins....cool stuff

[kghost]

Kinda a cool video for all the aviation buffs.

http://www.rockwellcollins.com/news/video/damage-tolerance.html

[nickjtc]

Ah yes, but does the system replace the pilots underwear at the same time?

[kghost]

Ah yes, but does the system replace the pilots underwear at the same time?

Excellent question 

There was an Israeli Pilot not long ago that landed with a huge chunk of wing missing off an F-15

[troppo]

Excellent question 

There was an Israeli Pilot not long ago that landed with a huge chunk of wing missing off an F-15

I remember seeing that, lost almost all of th wing on one side, the company that built it said no #$%*ing way, its impossible. Then they saw the footage and the plane itself

[Steve F]

Ah yes, but does the system replace the pilots underwear at the same time?

The system is programmed to react proportionately to amount of crap in the pants.  More crap, the more it takes over.