FlyboyOz From Australia, joined Nov 2000, 1893 posts, RR: 28 Posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1665 times:
Hey
When I was on the plane, I closed the window blind because I don't like to look at the engines. The engines are shaking all the time and also even the wings bend up. It makes me so worried too much. Then I really hate to look the engines shaking!
BA From United States of America, joined May 2000, 11135 posts, RR: 61 Reply 1, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1565 times:
That's one of my favorite parts about flying. The wings and engines shaking during turbulence.
It's great during landings and take-off when the flaps shake on there own.
Honestly, I'd be worried if they weren't. Because that'd mean they will snap.
Just like a wooden roller coaster, if the wood is not vibrating and shaking side to side, that's bad, it means the rollercoaster is going to snap.
Just my opinion.
Regards
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." - Khalil Gibran
FrequentFlyKid From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1197 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 1535 times:
That has to be one of the funniest things I have heard in awhile. Not to be sadistic or anything, but if turbulence if going to rip off the engines then (1) you've got a lot more to worry about and (2) they are going to fall off with or without your window shade open. Like they say, sit back, relax and enjoy your flight. Most importantly......R E L A X.
SJCguy From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 579 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1494 times:
Next time you see a wing flexing, or an engine wobbling, consider this a good thing. At the speed you are going, if those engines and wings weren't given a little grace point to bend and flex, they would rip right off. If you ever go under the wing of an aircraft and right where it meets the fuselage, look at the seam...there's a gel or rubber like substance that is meant for leway during turbulence. Same with the engines. And trust me...those wings and engines can flex a ton before breaking off, a sight you will probably not see. Happy Flying!
Baec777 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1231 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1447 times:
No, not really scared or afraid to look at the engine[s] or the wing bending during a flight. I am always close to the engine[s] when I fly on several heavies.
CcrlR From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 2203 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1431 times:
I like looking at the engines too! They won't fall off. I remember when I was on a America West flight and there was turburlence and the wing was shaking and I thought it was cool though. They have the stuff bolted down so that won't happen.
"He was right, it is a screaming metal deathtrap!"-Cosmo (from the Fairly Oddparents)
Super Em From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1414 times:
The thought of the wings holding this machine in the air always crosses my mind. However I never see the engines shaking. Maybe the wings during turbulence
Delta15 From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 617 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1415 times:
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ThirtyEcho From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 1634 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 1407 times:
That is all very normal, although I can understand why it bothers you. We don't normally see structures that flex even though they are all around us in the form of buildings that sway in the wind, bridges that expand and contract and shock absorbers on our cars that respond to bumps in the road. I'm glad that it doesn't dissuade you from flying.
EGGD From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 12426 posts, RR: 41 Reply 12, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1373 times:
The first time I flew on a turboprop that I could remember, I was still a little apprehensive about flying, I didn't want to look at the prop just in case I saw it and it wasn't moving, something reasurring about not looking at it. False sense of security maybe?
One thing is for certain, if you don't like the engines wobbling and the wings flexing, don't fly on an A330!!!!!
Acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 11 Reply 13, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1319 times:
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I like to have a seat that has a good view of the front fan of the engine, then when the pilots pull back the throttles mid-air, I can look at the fan, still see it spinning and know it's just a speed reduction
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4985 posts, RR: 39 Reply 14, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1278 times:
I like being able to see the engine, that way i know its still there
Flying really does not bother me, i even spent the night before i went flying watching a documentary on discovery about airline disasters. Didnt bother me one bit.
UK_Dispatcher From United Arab Emirates, joined Dec 2001, 2550 posts, RR: 33 Reply 15, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1273 times:
I think you're on your own there, pal!
Turbulence / a/c shaking gives me quite a thrill if anything!
ExitRow From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 17, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1254 times:
The engines are shaking all the time and also even the wings bend up.
Not to mention those gremlins on the wings...
Seriously, my brother once told me that in the old United Stretch DC-8's, the flight attendants made sure several sets of center aisle curtains had to be shut during flight. This was done so if a passenger in the back looked straight down the aisle, they'd wouldn't see the entire fuselage flex wildly during flight. All normal and part of the design.
I actually like sitting just in front of the wing. You see it all. The sky, the ground and the workings of the wing and engine. Beats the inflight magazines that's for sure.
Rjnut From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 1166 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1228 times:
I cant believe anyone on this website would have any avaition-related fears ,whatsoever.. C,mon, we all love avation and planes, why fear it?
H. Simpson From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 949 posts, RR: 3 Reply 19, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1219 times:
well Rjnut, we have interesting people here, everybody in the world is not the same...
I generally don't have problem when looking at the engine because I never sit next to the engine before!, always infront or behind it, but there was a trip 4 years ago on a damn old NW 742 and I saw their was a fireball BLOW out from the left right engine, we had delayed 1:30 hours due to that, the whole flight from NRT-JFK took us 18 hours!
KaiTakFan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1585 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1172 times:
I think I have questioned before how a NRT-JFK flight can take 18 hours!?! when flying LAX-SIN with a stop in Narita only took about 18.5 hours of flying time. when I went. and the distance is significantly longer!
Bombayhog From United States of America, joined May 2001, 554 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1161 times:
Rjnut, in response to your statement- I get nervous on airplanes. I love flying and I love airplanes and I fly whenever I get the chance, but I do actually get pretty nervous, on takeoff more than the rest of the flight.
I think that in a lot of ways fearing something can lead to an obsession with it. Not to get too Freudian or anything, but part of the thrill I feel when flying comes from the fear that I tend to experience once in a while.
FlyboyOz From Australia, joined Nov 2000, 1893 posts, RR: 28 Reply 22, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1150 times:
Thanks for the information! I'm interested in Aviation but the most important is SAFETY! I need to know whether the plane is OK and ready to fly in the sky. So that's why I have to keep asking questions about safety to flight attendants and pilots about whether it is smooth to fly and hopefully not passing through the turbulence!
Baec777 From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1231 posts, RR: 2 Reply 23, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1140 times:
2nd reply....
No, not really scared or afraid to look at the engine[s] or the wing bending during a flight. I am always close to the engine[s] when I fly on several heavies. Im always sitting at windows when i confirms my tickets by phone 24 hrs in advance, or at the airport.
Delta-flyer From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2676 posts, RR: 7 Reply 24, posted (11 years 2 months 3 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1133 times:
I am more afraid of the drive to and from the airport. It's a relief to be in the safe confines of an airplane.
26 Climbout: That's the best part--watching the engine/wing shake is jamming.
27 Big777jet: I have seen many times shaking engines. It has nothing to worry about it. I love to see movement engines. The only thing worse easy shaking was DC-8-7
28 IMissPiedmont: Ah yes. One of my favourite pastimes at the Pima Air museum is to grab hold of the forward cowling on our 707 and shake it when people are around. I c
29 Zebfly2: I used to be afraid to fly DC-10's after the crash in Chicago back in the late 70's. Their engines looked as if they were jumping up and down like a p
30 Whisperliner: I personally do not like to sit in a window seat that is too close to the engines, as I am worried that a fan blade may disintegrate and the fragments
31 IMissPiedmont: Not really. The odds of that happening are so slim as to be non existant. I worry more about getting out of the bathtub than I ever would about this.
32 Continental: I remembered this one lady was scared after hearing the captain say that we'd hit some big turbulence due to Severe t-storms over FRA. The flight atte
33 VapourTrails: As long as what I am seeing is normal when I look out the window then I am not afraid! I'm not saying I don't get nervous, but I don't fly that often
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