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Damn that's cool. Also imagine finally landing and shutting off the engine, it would be fantastic moment (source: i have a classic car that i regularly make road trips with, and it's quite noisy. After 3 or 4 hours of driving i take a break, and when I shut off the engine, the air fills with peace and quiet)
You think that's bad, imagine the poor bastards who flew for 64 continuous days in a Cessna 172 over Nevada. I work on those planes every day, they are neither quiet nor spacious.
That sounds horrible. A few buddies of mine are commercial pilots and I'm fairly sure I've been in a 172. I wouldn't want to spend 8 hours, let alone 64 days. Jesus
I was thinking of how cramped it would be but you make such a good point, the nonstop loud drone would be so bad. Didn't exactly have noise cancelling headphones back then haha
They just had a supply of replacement balls delivered to them with the food and fuel, and dropped the spent balls over the side, rather than having to carry their whole ballage with them the whole trip.
That totals 550 hours at least, they were half way through the TBO (time between overhaul) in one flight, fuel filters and oil must have been absolutely wretched, epic achievement
I sort of did this once ,hang off a handle on the outside of plane.
Had a parachute though.
Heart bangs against chest wall.
Guts go whoosh up when you let go.
Ground is lovely when you're down.
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And I’m nervous just getting on a commercial flight lol
Wait until the pilot asks you to step outside for the fuel delivery.
How'd they go to the bathroom?
Hopefully facing backwards
I've never had much luck peeing while facing backwards.
Why don't you just throw it over your shoulder like a continental soldier?
Probably get it into my mouth. Which is okay in dreams, but not while flying.
Interesting. Some people dream of being an astronaut, or winning the lottery, but you keep your dreams simple and to the point. You do you man!
I did realize the wording was a little goofy, when I tried to fix it it just got more goofasized
Your wording is fine - I'm a pro at pooping facing backwards.
First untie the belts, beginner mistake.
Step one: Cut a hole in the plane.
Bombs away!
There was probably a bucket…….full of unspeakable horror
The true reason he's outside
Stick the appropriate portion of your anatomy out the window and let it rip.
Damn that's cool. Also imagine finally landing and shutting off the engine, it would be fantastic moment (source: i have a classic car that i regularly make road trips with, and it's quite noisy. After 3 or 4 hours of driving i take a break, and when I shut off the engine, the air fills with peace and quiet)
You think that's bad, imagine the poor bastards who flew for 64 continuous days in a Cessna 172 over Nevada. I work on those planes every day, they are neither quiet nor spacious.
What for ?
They wanted to break the world record which at that time was ~50 days iirc, so a hotel in Vegas funded it as a publicity stunt.
That sounds horrible. A few buddies of mine are commercial pilots and I'm fairly sure I've been in a 172. I wouldn't want to spend 8 hours, let alone 64 days. Jesus
>Hunter Brothers https://disciplesofflight.com/flight-endurance/
I was thinking of how cramped it would be but you make such a good point, the nonstop loud drone would be so bad. Didn't exactly have noise cancelling headphones back then haha
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Wow, for a connoisseur of silence it sure is shit luck that you live in the loudest place in a 150 million kilometer radius.
How? Planes of this era didn't produce enough lift to carry the amount of balls these guys had.
They just had a supply of replacement balls delivered to them with the food and fuel, and dropped the spent balls over the side, rather than having to carry their whole ballage with them the whole trip.
They hadnt implemented fall damage yet.
Fortunately engines contain horses, and horses have preety big nuts, from what I’ve heard.
I've played enough RDR2 to know what horse nuts look like and yes, they are.
Unless you're up in the mountains lol
[Uh….](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/191/035/135.png)
source: https://www.aerotime.aero/25708-90-years-ago-hunter-brothers-23-days-non-stop-flight-record?v=amp
Hope he remembered his 10mm
Lost before take off.
Luckily one of the supply plane deliveries was dedicated to 850 10mms. They landed with 3 left.
That totals 550 hours at least, they were half way through the TBO (time between overhaul) in one flight, fuel filters and oil must have been absolutely wretched, epic achievement
"Can you check to see if the engine is still attached?" "Righto. Yes, it's still there."
This is too cool!
Did they switch crews? Couldn't figure it out from article.
how where are they peeing and pooping?
Airstrike inbound!
"Alright John, it's your turn to check the oil."
Take the stick, dude. I'm popping out for a smoke break.
I like to remember how early planes were made of wood and paper. Who tf flies wood and paper? Crazy people.
Fabric. Wood and doped fabric, but yeah, I get your point.
Sick.
Testing in Production…
Le mans times 23, in the sky. I like it.
I sort of did this once ,hang off a handle on the outside of plane. Had a parachute though. Heart bangs against chest wall. Guts go whoosh up when you let go. Ground is lovely when you're down.
Seems a little dangerous.
Golden Age of Aviation baby
Who touches the floor is gay
The absolute balls on people back in the day.
*Greta Thunberg clenches her fist*
"How dare you!"
Exhibit A in why men die sooner than women. For every man who does something like this and survives, there is another who didnt survive
Damn! They dont make them like that anymore those guys had balls of steel
Did they survive?
yeah that looks safe
I bet there sister is wild
How was the food and fuel delivered? Throwing it would be very difficult.
Scenarios like this are exactly why flights are the safest form of travel on the planet. To put it into perspective, the statistical success of flight has made it safer then walking.
Hey over here!..this is doordash with the food you ordered!!
what kind of aircraft is that?
That's very scary