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Musical Wings Reduce Aircraft Stall Risk

Posted by samzenpus on from the fake-plastic-airlines dept.

notwrong writes "The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that a Qantas engineer has found a way to help small aircraft avoid stalling at low speeds: pumping sound through the wings. He found that music also works, having tested Spiderbait and Radiohead (nice choices; Spiderbait apparently works better)."

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  1. Other bands to test... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would think that playing the B-52's, U2, Eagles, Foo Fighters, a Flock of Seagulls, or Jefferson Airplane would be more appropriate, then again, who am I to say...

    1. Re:Other bands to test... by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

      Lets not try "System of a down " though

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    2. Re:Other bands to test... by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny

      Lynyrd Skynyrd?

      Define irony: a bunch of idiots dancing around on a plane kept in the air by a song made famous by a band that died in a plane crash.

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  2. Just hope.... by metricmusic · · Score: 5, Funny

    they don't play 'Crash and Burn' by Savage Garden.

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  3. Mr. Qantas aerospace engineer.. by lightyear4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... you are the wind beneath my wings.

  4. new business model for the RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    From now on, every small aircarft owner must pay royalties to the RIAA. Otherwise RIAAAF rules of engagement will not apply.

  5. I dunno... by darkov · · Score: 4, Funny

    filling wings with rock doesn't seem like such a good idea.

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  6. Next time I go flying by LupeSpywalper · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'll bring my air guitar.

  7. Hmm... by YeEntrancemperium · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will the plane explode if you blast some Necrophagist, Psycroptic, or Nile?

  8. Iron Butterfly by warthog442 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We tried this years ago, but the plane would only stay up for 17 minutes and 2 seconds, wierd...