In this episode, we see Foster and the other guy flying the high-
performance jet wearing oxygen masks. I just realized that I don't think I ever remember seeing Sky's pilot wearing an oxygen mask, even though apparently Sky's altitude ceiling is very high. Was this an oversight, or on purpose? It would be useless for the interceptor's pilots to wear oxygen masks, but I think Sky's pilots should have. Also, for those of you that have seen Sky up close, does it look like the pilot could eject?? Comments? David Levine |
It says in the UFO book that XV-104 (Fosters plane) was flying at 200,000ft!
That's space... and by rights he should have been wearing a spacesuit... Maybe, Sky1 has a ejectable capsule cockpit, where the whole cockpit is pressurised? Having said all this... for all practical filming purposes, it wouldn't have looked good for Foster and his co-pilot to have been conversing in full space suits.... and Peter Gordeno probably would not have been too happy to have his face hidden behind an oxygen mask, would have made conversation and dialogue difficult too... Artistic licence is a wonderful thing.. -----Original Message----- From: David Levine [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 7:43 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [SHADO] Question on Exposed In this episode, we see Foster and the other guy flying the high- performance jet wearing oxygen masks. I just realized that I don't think I ever remember seeing Sky's pilot wearing an oxygen mask, even though apparently Sky's altitude ceiling is very high. Was this an oversight, or on purpose? It would be useless for the interceptor's pilots to wear oxygen masks, but I think Sky's pilots should have. Also, for those of you that have seen Sky up close, does it look like the pilot could eject?? Comments? David Levine Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ |
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David Levine wrote:
>In this episode, we see Foster and the other guy flying the high- >performance jet wearing oxygen masks. I just realized that I don't >think I ever remember seeing Sky's pilot wearing an oxygen mask, >even though apparently Sky's altitude ceiling is very high. Was this >an oversight, or on purpose? > >It would be useless for the interceptor's pilots to wear oxygen >masks, but I think Sky's pilots should have. Also, for those of you >that have seen Sky up close, does it look like the pilot could >eject?? Two thoughts. 1. Sky, being an established design, might not require its pilot to wear full pressure gear. Foster, on the other hand, was test-flying a new design, and so all possible precautions were being taken. 2. Sky might be similar to the General Dynamics F-111 in that the entire cockpit can be ejected from the aircraft, forming an "escape pod". Michael _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail |
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Here's a somewhat whimsical visual notion of what I was talking about!
The caption would (hypothetically) read: "Sky-9 cockpit, discovered by SHADO recovery team some eighty-seven kilometers west of Algama in Siberia. Pilot forced to eject after taking critical damage during combat with UFOs over the Bering Sea. Pilot recovered safely". Michael _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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And naturally the picture didn't attach. Let me try again.
Michael >From: "Michael Wolff" <[hidden email]> >Reply-To: [hidden email] >To: [hidden email] >Subject: Re: [SHADO] Question on Exposed >Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:38:09 -0400 > >Here's a somewhat whimsical visual notion of what I was talking about! > >The caption would (hypothetically) read: "Sky-9 cockpit, discovered by >SHADO >recovery team some eighty-seven kilometers west of Algama in Siberia. >Pilot >forced to eject after taking critical damage during combat with UFOs over >the Bering Sea. Pilot recovered safely". > >Michael > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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At 08:07 PM 6/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>David Levine wrote: > > >In this episode, we see Foster and the other guy flying the high- > >performance jet wearing oxygen masks. I just realized that I don't > >think I ever remember seeing Sky's pilot wearing an oxygen mask, > >even though apparently Sky's altitude ceiling is very high. Was this > >an oversight, or on purpose? > > > >It would be useless for the interceptor's pilots to wear oxygen > >masks, but I think Sky's pilots should have. Also, for those of you > >that have seen Sky up close, does it look like the pilot could > >eject?? The accurate models do have ejection warning markings, so I'd have to say yes. >Two thoughts. > >1. Sky, being an established design, might not require its pilot to wear >full pressure gear. Foster, on the other hand, was test-flying a new >design, and so all possible precautions were being taken. Established aircraft designs mean nothing as far as oxygen masks go. F-15's, F-16's, F/A-18's, etc., are all established aircraft as are all other U.S. military combat aircraft, and oxygen masks are required for each and every one of them. The only thing working in favor of Sky 1's lack of masks is that the jet is part of a submersible seacraft, and needs to be watertight (and airtight) as a matter of course. >2. Sky might be similar to the General Dynamics F-111 in that the entire >cockpit can be ejected from the aircraft, forming an "escape pod". Possibly, but I know from personal experience that 111 crews wore masks ( I spent 4 years in the A.F. working on those pigs!), but the problem on the models I've seen is the lack of seams around the cockpit delineating a removable canopy or an ejectable crew module. I would probably opt for an ejection seat instead of a crew module, though, since there's less complicated technology involved in it. |
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The reason you might not see seams for the ejection of the capsule around the
canopy might be it is like some of the older types that ejected downward so it wouldn't be hit by the tail section. James K. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
At 09:33 PM 6/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>The reason you might not see seams for the ejection of the capsule around the >canopy might be it is like some of the older types that ejected downward so >it wouldn't be hit by the tail section. The only problem there is the nose gear doors and an intake directly aft of where the pod would come out! And that would ruin anyone's day faster than a tail section would! |
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>And naturally the picture didn't attach. Let me try again.
It won't make any difference -- the mailing list strips out all attachments. You can however upload something to the "files" section of SHADO. Marc |
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----- Original Message ----- From: <[hidden email]> To: <[hidden email]> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [SHADO] Question on Exposed > The reason you might not see seams for the ejection of the capsule around the > canopy might be it is like some of the older types that ejected downward so > it wouldn't be hit by the tail section. > > > James K. > A real bummer if you need to punch out low to the ground.... Dave H. |
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Dave H wrote:
> > The reason you might not see seams for the ejection of the capsule >around >the > > canopy might be it is like some of the older types that ejected downward >so > > it wouldn't be hit by the tail section. > > > > > > James K. > > > > >A real bummer if you need to punch out low to the ground.... That's when you stick your legs out the bottom and do the Fred Flintstone Landing! Michael _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus |
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Someone wrote:
> ... It would be useless for the interceptor's pilots to wear oxygen > masks, ... As Interceptors are likely to be exposed to enemy fire, I would feel much safer in an Interceptor in a full space-type pressure suit, not merely an open helmet with a riotsquad-type visor. I suppose that part of the logic is that in `goodies' the movie producer wants the character's face to be fully visible whenever possible. Same sort of reasoning as: in scuba divers in Thunderbirds, goodies always seem to have a fullface mask with a big full front window, but baddies always seem to have a pilot-type opaque hemispherical mask and small eye- holes. |
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Amelia wrote:
>Now I have an image of Straker as Fred at his desk, in an animal skin, >signing reports on stone plates with that bird's beak. Meanwhile, his Shado >car is >run by hamsters on a wheel. Barney is Alec, and Lake is Wilma and Gay is >Betty? And I don't even want to think about what the UFOs look like. And SID, of course, is now SHALE (Space Helper Against Loathsome Enemies) Michael _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail |
Uhm, then just what is SkyDiver? A mutated Pleasuarous perhaps, with a "Terrordacktal" for Sky? (Can't have just any plain old flying dinosaur for Sky, now can we? After all it is an advanced model.)
Michael Wolff <[hidden email]> wrote:Amelia wrote: >Now I have an image of Straker as Fred at his desk, in an animal skin, >signing reports on stone plates with that bird's beak. Meanwhile, his Shado >car is >run by hamsters on a wheel. Barney is Alec, and Lake is Wilma and Gay is >Betty? |
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