View Full Version : Journo goes for a spin in an F18...
philipMac
10-05-06, 03:53 AM
linky (http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/swf/blueangels/blueangels.swf)
(Includes sound, talking and jet noise.)
Scene 2 cracked me up. That probably makes me a bad person.
Anyway, just thought I would share :P
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
Apart from that, excellent!
Cloggsy
10-05-06, 08:41 AM
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
to stop sickness!
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
to stop sickness!
Thats what I thought good link. :lol:
rpwoodman
10-05-06, 11:33 AM
I am sooo jealous!
If I won a stack on the lottery, I'd go to Russia and fly Migs, Sukhois.
I would have thought gum would be dangerous, hazard of choking whilst passd out and all that, but he's right it does seem to stop him vomiting!
made me chuckle :D
kitten xx
Filipe M.
10-05-06, 01:32 PM
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
to stop sickness!
It's essentially to even the pressure between the outer and middle ear, actually. It changes a lot with the altitude variations, and chewing something allows for the opening of the Eustachian tubes that connect your mouth cavity to the middle ear.
If you don't do this, at best it'll feel like your ears wanna pop out (anyone who's been on a plane must have felt this for sure during takeoff and landing). I believe the extreme speed at which the fighters change altitude may even do some damage to the tympanic membrane if this pressure is not evened out.
philipMac
10-05-06, 02:42 PM
The guy mentioned that it was ginger cheming gum, and ginger is meant to be good for motion sickness.
Also, like Filipe says, pressure diff can be gotten around easily.
Ward8124
11-05-06, 09:27 AM
Im sorry but i have to say thats the funniest thing ive seen all year!!! Bravo! :lol:
philipMac
11-05-06, 02:23 PM
Im sorry but i have to say thats the funniest thing ive seen all year!!! Bravo! :lol:
Finally...another b*stard :wink: , thank you... I was starting to feel bad, but tears were rolling down my face when I was watching this.
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
to stop sickness!
It's essentially to even the pressure between the outer and middle ear, actually. It changes a lot with the altitude variations, and chewing something allows for the opening of the Eustachian tubes that connect your mouth cavity to the middle ear.
If you don't do this, at best it'll feel like your ears wanna pop out (anyone who's been on a plane must have felt this for sure during takeoff and landing). I believe the extreme speed at which the fighters change altitude may even do some damage to the tympanic membrane if this pressure is not evened out.
A sensible answer from an acoustic guy!
Filipe M.
11-05-06, 05:48 PM
Why the hell is he chewing gum?
to stop sickness!
It's essentially to even the pressure between the outer and middle ear, actually. It changes a lot with the altitude variations, and chewing something allows for the opening of the Eustachian tubes that connect your mouth cavity to the middle ear.
If you don't do this, at best it'll feel like your ears wanna pop out (anyone who's been on a plane must have felt this for sure during takeoff and landing). I believe the extreme speed at which the fighters change altitude may even do some damage to the tympanic membrane if this pressure is not evened out.
A sensible answer from an acoustic guy!
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