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Re: OT: United Flight 564
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"Heter, Alan" <[log in to unmask]>
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Heter, Alan
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Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:37:32 -0700
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 Mark Bixby wrote:
Once hijackers have arisen to make their demands, the pilot would induce
sufficient negative Gs to cause the hijackers (who are standing in the aisle
and not secured by seat belts anymore) to become weightless and bounce off
the
cabin ceiling.  You then quickly induce positive Gs to slam them down to the
floor, thus temporarily disabling them (or breaking some bones).

I am not a pilot, so I have no idea how sane this is, particularly in a
large
jet.  You would also no doubt be slamming around passengers who aren't
wearing
their seatbelts, and the hijackers will probably be pretty pissed once they
get
back on their feet.

I know this thread should die, but here is some interesting reading on the
subject.
http://www.avweb.com/articles/vcomet/

Alan Heter
Senior Programmer Analyst - Information Systems
Alliant Foodservice - Minneapolis
2864 Eagandale Boulevard
Eagan, MN 55121
(651) 683-4206
(651) 683-4438 fax
alanheteratalliantfsdotcom

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Bixby [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: United Flight 564

There was an ad from some individual Cessna pilot in today's L.A. Times
newspaper advocating the use of a defensive "FLOOP" manuever to temporarily
disorient any hijackers.

Once hijackers have arisen to make their demands, the pilot would induce
sufficient negative Gs to cause the hijackers (who are standing in the aisle
and not secured by seat belts anymore) to become weightless and bounce off
the
cabin ceiling.  You then quickly induce positive Gs to slam them down to the
floor, thus temporarily disabling them (or breaking some bones).

I am not a pilot, so I have no idea how sane this is, particularly in a
large
jet.  You would also no doubt be slamming around passengers who aren't
wearing
their seatbelts, and the hijackers will probably be pretty pissed once they
get
back on their feet.
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