“K” - “[and] the odd collision between aircraft parked on the ramp and push back, start up aircraft leaving the ramp don’t signify.”
I bow to the ‘K’ mastery of working wood; but, as a ‘bush carpenter’ I have, on occasion knocked the odd nail or two in; dead straight. But, the quote above hits the nail, dead straight, at the correct weight, with an uncanny accuracy.
Scenario: engine spool up; fuel in: lit – bang. Oh dear: (aka WTF); a light contact. FDS the turbine is doing 14,000 rpm (ish) at about 7-800 ˚C. the exhaust romping out of the back end. What if fuel is sprayed out of a ruptured wing tank – just for a second – before the start sequence is terminated.
Wake up ATSB. For pities sake, wake up; before something goes terribly wrong.
I bow to the ‘K’ mastery of working wood; but, as a ‘bush carpenter’ I have, on occasion knocked the odd nail or two in; dead straight. But, the quote above hits the nail, dead straight, at the correct weight, with an uncanny accuracy.
Scenario: engine spool up; fuel in: lit – bang. Oh dear: (aka WTF); a light contact. FDS the turbine is doing 14,000 rpm (ish) at about 7-800 ˚C. the exhaust romping out of the back end. What if fuel is sprayed out of a ruptured wing tank – just for a second – before the start sequence is terminated.
Wake up ATSB. For pities sake, wake up; before something goes terribly wrong.