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TupolevTu154 From UK - England, joined Aug 2004, 2127 posts, RR: 31
Posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 999 times:

Hey all!

When I was about 5 years old, I used to think contrails were made out of the aircrafts tail slicing through the sky, and all the cloud coming out of the "rip" in the tail made ashamed Silly

I also used to think that most aircraft took-off into the wind so that they could get more air blown into the engines! blush

Stupid theory's for little kids

Share some of yours!

Tom Wink bouncy

Atheists - Winning since 33 A.D.

19 replies: All unread, jump to last

MADtoCAE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 993 times:

When I was 10 I thought that if you jumped inside a plane the plane moved along and I hit the wall Big grin

I also thought that contrails where only made by fighter jets LOL

SA006 From South Africa, joined Sep 2003, 1883 posts, RR: 56
Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 986 times:

Well , I can't remember from that young but recently I thought CE's 727-200's had JT8D-17B engines , but they have 17A's hissyfit

-SA006

Proudly South African

PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11252 posts, RR: 63
Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 978 times:

The classic one, that a B747 would take 7 miles to take off.
On a non-aviation topic; I used to think that Manchester was a building in my home city, of Plymouth! rotfl

Dan

Aerlingus330 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2004, 834 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 976 times:

-When I was younger, I thought that civil aircraft took cars as well as people...lol
-When An aircrafts engines stopped...It would fall out of the sky immediatly.
-Ryanair were a good airline...(is a joke...some of it) Smile

AerLingus330

Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300

ArmitageShanks From UK - England, joined Dec 2003, 3366 posts, RR: 16
Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 966 times:

I always thought planes had engines like a car when they taxied.

Check your bags, check your brain.

Jamesbuk From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 3968 posts, RR: 5
Reply 6, posted (7 years 11 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 935 times:

not so much planes but airships but here go's ( i live near the hangars were they build the airships , like the r100 and the r101 ) when i was 5 i used to go on car drives with my dad sometimes at night and i would ask whether the airships have got theyre pyjamas on and are having there hot chocolate and going to bed.

when i was younger i didnt really know much about aircraft

You cant have your cake and eat it... What the hells the point in having it then!!!

PMN From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2005, 562 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 5 days 21 hours ago) and read 909 times:

Quoting PlymSpotter (Reply 3):
that a B747 would take 7 miles to take off.

That's the A340 isn't it?

Sorry, just getting that one in before someone else does cheeky

Paul

Edith in his bed, a plane in the rain is humming, the wires in the walls are humming some song - some mysterious song

AirWillie6475 From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 2448 posts, RR: 1
Reply 8, posted (7 years 11 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 898 times:

I used to think that AC stobe lights high in the sky were satellites orbiting the earth. I was around 6 or 7.

Skywatch From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 923 posts, RR: 5
Reply 9, posted (7 years 11 months 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 896 times:

Quoting TupolevTu154 (Thread starter):
I also used to think that most aircraft took-off into the wind so that they could get more air blown into the engines!

You sure were farther along than I was. Not too long ago, I thought that airplanes landed on the most convenient runway available, regardless of wind direction. I had no clue that wind had anything to do with it. If the plane was coming to the airport, it would just land on the runway that was closest to it. Boy was I wrong......

---Skywatch

------Forever Watchin' The Sky------

727EMflyer From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 547 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 875 times:

I did not understand the concept of thrust. I thought the propeller blew air over the wings, creating lift, and therefore the airplane flew. I wasn't quite inquisitive enough to try to figure out jets, let alone those with tail mounted engines!

Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3688 posts, RR: 31
Reply 11, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 872 times:

I remember at the age of five or so being told by my father that he flew an Airbus on a business trip. This confused me as the only Airbus I knew were those red double-deckers that drove around Heathrow with 'Airbus' on the front and sides!

"My first job was selling doors, door to door, that's a tough job innit" - Bill Bailey

USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54
Reply 12, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 858 times:

Quoting Fbgdavidson (Reply 11):
This confused me as the only Airbus I knew were those red double-deckers that drove around Heathrow with 'Airbus' on the front and sides!

When I went to London I had a good laugh when I first saw one of those...the numerous ironies are pretty self-evident...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v300/BuffsandEagles/AirbusinLondon.jpg

http://photobucket.com/albums/v300/B...on=view¤t=AirbusinLondon.jpg
...in case bandwidth runs out...

Greg

Chief A.net college football stadium self-pic guru

Jeffry747 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 962 posts, RR: 2
Reply 13, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 843 times:

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I used to think that flaps were just big ailerons deflecting the wings upwards. It used to confuse the hell outta me because it made me wonder why, if that was the case, did the plane have to rotate on takeoff.

C'mon Big B, FLY!

727EMflyer From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 547 posts, RR: 0
Reply 14, posted (7 years 11 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 835 times:

Speaking of control surfaces, I used to think the ailerons and the elevators worked identically, with the ailerons flying the front of the plane and the elevators flying the back. Once I learned otherwise it was some until I realized the elevator pushed the tail up or down to lower or raise the nose instead of twisting the whole airplane up or down.

Jamesbuk From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 3968 posts, RR: 5
Reply 15, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 808 times:

this is the next one i just rememberd when i was 7 i was watching airline with my mum and it had a BA 744 on take off roll and when it went over the camera it confused me as to why (what i thought were airlerons ) where pointing down not up and then i found out thos were flaps and that elevators make the plane go up and down not airlerons

You cant have your cake and eat it... What the hells the point in having it then!!!

KFLLCFII From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3263 posts, RR: 33
Reply 16, posted (7 years 11 months 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 796 times:

Quoting ArmitageShanks (Reply 5):
I always thought planes had engines like a car when they taxied.

LOL I heard the same exact thing from my brother a few years back, that the wheels moved the plane during both taxi AND takeoff. The funny thing about it? He was at least 18 or 19 at the time!

"About the only way to look at it, just a pity you are not POTUS KFLLCFII, seems as if we would all be better off."

BAViscount From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2004, 2338 posts, RR: 4
Reply 17, posted (7 years 11 months 18 hours ago) and read 785 times:

Quoting MADtoCAE (Reply 1):
I also thought that contrails where only made by fighter jets

Similar for me too. I used to think that only military jets would be flying at the height of those contrails because airliners flew quite low (where I grew up was right under the flightpath into LHR) - it never occurred to me that they might be made by other airliners not flying in to or out of Heathrow!

I also used to think that there were red and green twinkling stars in the sky, not just white ones (OK, I was VERY young when I thought that blush

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Shamrock350 From Ireland, joined Mar 2005, 6124 posts, RR: 15
Reply 18, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 739 times:

I used to think that aircraft had car horns to get other aircraft out of the way in the air and on the ground.
I also thought that contrails was that the plane was on fire and I always said to my self thats there were a lot of burning planes up there.

Wrighbrothers From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 1875 posts, RR: 9
Reply 19, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 735 times:

Reply 18, posted Sat Jul 30 2005 15:04:47 UTC+2 and read 10 times:

I used to think that aircraft had car horns to get other aircraft out of the way in the air and on the ground.

Me too !!

I also used to think that contrails were big ropeand that all planes going to that particular destination were all conected together blush

( I was 5yrs old though ) and i also thought that the hangers were the planes bed rooms and that they had pillows and dovets . I also thought that planes had to have a wash every morning before they took off.

Happy Flying !! wave

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