Bad one this AM... :(

"David Kinsell" wrote in message
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Here is a very cool photo of this test being done on an Airbus. They
forgot the block of wood

If you blow up the picture, it looks like a large red block of something
(probably oak) is doing exactly what it s'possed to do.




Mmmm, no. I am quite sure in saying that Oak does not produce a trail of
sparks. A large chunk of steel, yes.
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Jim in NC


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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 at 18:20:13 in message
, Morgans
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Mmmm, no. I am quite sure in saying that Oak does not produce a trail of
sparks. A large chunk of steel, yes.

How did the original 'Boy Scout' method of lighting fires work then?
Wood burns and friction will heat it beyond ignition.
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David CL Francis

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 at 18:20:13 in message
, Morgans
wrote:

Mmmm, no. I am quite sure in saying that Oak does not produce a trail of
sparks. A large chunk of steel, yes.

How did the original 'Boy Scout' method of lighting fires work then?
Wood burns and friction will heat it beyond ignition.
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David CL Francis

With the speeds and pressures involved, I feel certain that the runway would
scrub away wood, like a giant sanding belt, removing the heated wood, *way*
before a huge trail of sparks evolved. The end result would be a badly
scraped fuselage.

Of course, it could have been "ironwood". ;-)
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Jim in NC


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