Engineer sucked into Jet Engine

[xboxist]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
A fairly unknown incident of this happened on United Airlines flight 811, when the forward cargo door opened in-flight and took out a few rows of passengers. Some of these passengers ended up flying out of the plane and into the engine Upon landing, there were still body parts in it.

I remember hearing about that. pretty sad event. now is it better to fall to your death or get cut into little peices?

People have survived unassisted freefalls.

I'd take my bet with terminal velocity kicking in and having a better chance.

What is that for a human again? Like 130 mph?

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Something like that.

Spread out real big, and kinda do a tumble/roll type thing. Aim for water maybe and kinda do a big as swan dive...

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Something like that.

Spread out real big, and kinda do a tumble/roll type thing. Aim for water maybe and kinda do a big as swan dive...

actually, I bet dirt would be your best bet. Not as much of a "brick-wall" effect as water, and pretty good at absorbing energy.

World record for surviving a freefall: 33,000 feet IIRC.

interesting site:
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/wreckage.html

 

[Brutuskend]

That kind of thing happens a lot.

It's worse when the intake is too small for the body to get sucked ALL the way in. It sucks out the eyeballs and drains the blood right out through your head.

<---Ex Jet Mechanic and Plane Capitan

 

[Ime]

What a way to go!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: jagec

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones
Something like that.

Spread out real big, and kinda do a tumble/roll type thing. Aim for water maybe and kinda do a big as swan dive...

actually, I bet dirt would be your best bet. Not as much of a "brick-wall" effect as water, and pretty good at absorbing energy.

World record for surviving a freefall: 33,000 feet IIRC.

interesting site:
http://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/wreckage.html

uhm ouch. that has to hurt though

 

[mobobuff]

Everytime I glance by this topic title I always get the urge to go "fwoomp!"




I made myself feel bad again

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
That kind of thing happens a lot.

It's worse when the intake is too small for the body to get sucked ALL the way in. It sucks out the eyeballs and drains the blood right out through your head.

<---Ex Jet Mechanic and Plane Capitan

YUMMY Thx for ruining my lunch

Ausm

 

[DanTMWTMP]

http://www.flightdailynews.com...rtransport/engine.shtm a more reliable source? donno, the OP's site looks like some sort of tabloid

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
A fairly unknown incident of this happened on United Airlines flight 811, when the forward cargo door opened in-flight and took out a few rows of passengers. Some of these passengers ended up flying out of the plane and into the engine Upon landing, there were still body parts in it.

I remember hearing about that. pretty sad event. now is it better to fall to your death or get cut into little peices?

People have survived unassisted freefalls.

I'd take my bet with terminal velocity kicking in and having a better chance.

None of the others who didn't get sucked into the engine survived the fall. I believe it was something like a 3 minute freefall.

 

[ChinamanatNCSU]

Originally posted by: EULA

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Last Video is a guy getting a little too close to an A-6 intake.

:Q

How'd he survive? Is there some sort of filter or guard inside which prevents large objects from being diced up?

In his interview he said it sucked his helmet off and blew the turbine, instantly stopping the suction power and dropping him out.

affirmative, I remember watching the interview

iirc it was also on "world's most extreme videos" or some other tv program of that nature.