19 The 'plane truth (what goes up...) (Urban legends)
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This article is from the Urban legends FAQ, by Terry Chan tchan@dante.lbl.gov and Peter van der Linden linden@eng.sun.com with numerous contributions by others.
19 The 'plane truth (what goes up...) (Urban legends)
T. 800ft diameter asteroid passed within 500K miles of hitting earth in 1989.
T. Confused pilots occasionally land on tiny strip short of correct airport.
T. F51D plane can flip due to engine torque.(A. Frisbie posted pilot's manual!)
Tb.US Govt fixed plane transponders always report positions(catch drug imports)
T. Airforce/manufacturers tests planes by firing chickens from special cannon.
T. Cessna planes used to not be sold in the US due to threat of liability suits
but Beechcraft and Mooney did still make & sell planes in the US.
T. Pilot can discreetly signal a hijack by setting the transponder to "7500"
Tb.Leave flaps down when off the active as a request for armed intervention!!
F. The Great Wall of China can be seen with the naked eye from the moon.
T. Many manmade structures can be seen with the naked eye from Earth orbit.
F. Shuttle crew did secret experiment on how to make love in zero gravity.
Tb.Jet lag is exacerbated by alcohol consumption.
T. Parachute mishap brought down a Cessna (gently) on a novice's parachute.
F. Airlines use a gas to keep passengers mildly sedated and less troublesome.
U. Similar story of lowering cabin pressure below usual.
Fb.Both pilots on airliner end up locked out of cockpit in lavatory mixup.
["Death and Danger in the Air" in CBA]
U. In 90% of plane crashes, the words "Oh sh*t!" appear on the flight recorder.
Fb.Another passenger arrives for full plane; airline employee Gay must give up
his seat. Someone else answers yes to "Are you Gay?"; Gay says "*I'm* Gay";
more passengers chime in that they're gay and "They can't kick us all off."
F. Bank programmer makes big bux by skimming off or rounding calculations in
a payroll or interest compounding program. [AKA "Salami" method.]
T. Institutions are very reluctant to report frauds so may be difficult to ID.
T. There're lots of stories about how the Challenger astronauts died.
T. ...Check the sci.space FAQ and http://www.winternet.com/~radams/chall/
T. On 2 July 1982, some lawn chairist w/lots of hot air went to 16K ft.
F. Neil Armstrong may have helped an old neighbor named Gorsky get a blowjob
when he took that step. [http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo.html]
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