Popular Post bizzard Posted March 20, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 The humble stick, wooden stick that is, not that old stick as in a person. This stick can be a savior in many applications. Take boats for example. If your boat won't pass under certain bridges due to a lofty wheelhouse or somesuch structure a long stick is attached to the bows sticking upright. As the stick hits the bridge it snaps connecting a contact switch and battery to fire a small charge of dynamite in the too tall wheelhouse to collapse it before it strikes the bridge. A stick poking down at the stern a few inches below the rudder when reversing up close to a bank will snap off when it strikes bottom the snapping sound to warn you that it's trying to save your rudder from getting busted. Carry a few spare sticks for replacments. Now comes the big one, could make my fortune and become a multi billionaire. It's to do with aeroplanes. Aeroplanes coming in to land can be the most hazardous part of flying aeroplanes. My invention again envolves the humble wooden stick. This invention doesn't envolve any power or unreliable electromics for it to function. Landing planes no matter what size, civillian or military can use the humble stick to assist landing in dense fog or a cloud burst when the pilots cannot see to touch down. This stick of variable length depending on the size and length of the aircraft envolved is fixed under the front of the planes belly by a simple hinge. At the tail of the stick is attached a caster wheel.''A supermarket trolly caster wheel is Ideal as they have good bearings which will withstand the speed to which it will become accustomed to. A length of string also attached to the tail end leading up through a hole in the aircraft. The front of the stick is connected to the elevator, ailerons and engine speed control levers. Now imagine the plane commin in to land blind in dense fog. The stick is lowered fully by the string and as the sticks caster wheel hits the runway the stick moves upwards operating the afore said controls automatically to cause a pleasing and safe flare out and landing with no chance of pilot error. Think how much safer you'd feel if your holiday plane was so equiped. I'm approachin Airbus in Toulose first about this invention as I prefer them than Boeing. 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebotco Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Its been quite a while, Bizz, since your wheeze cells have been in action. But well worth the wait at last. This stick invention will likely require further development for the aerospace industry to appreciate its full potential. If you form a research and development company, may I put my name down for about 2 x million shares, please? I'm convinced that within a very short time, Airbus will tell us exactly where we can stick the stick - then the sky's the limit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, Rebotco said: Its been quite a while, Bizz, since your wheeze cells have been in action. But well worth the wait at last. This stick invention will likely require further development for the aerospace industry to appreciate its full potential. If you form a research and development company, may I put my name down for about 2 x million shares, please? I'm convinced that within a very short time, Airbus will tell us exactly where we can stick the stick - then the sky's the limit! I can't see Airbus refusing such an oppertunity to share and adopt my simple invention without any silly modifications. The hardest part would be drilling holes in the plane for the the lowering string and hinge screws, connecting up to the controls a piece of cake. I used to build and fligh control line model planes and the stick trick worked very well. A chap here has an electric powered radio controlled plane, ready built of course with whom I've begged to install the system on it but he doesn't seem too keen. Sticks of wood are available everywhere. Wickes, Homebase, cut from tree's, nicked from fences. it doesn't need any further development which might impair it's simplicity and performance. Of course a few shares can be yours if you pull your weight in the enterprize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Do you think the type of wood is important or would anything work? Perhaps a use could be found for the mountain of recycled plastic bottles and the " stick" could be made from them. I would like to be a shareholder in this wonderful project too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, haggis said: Do you think the type of wood is important or would anything work? Perhaps a use could be found for the mountain of recycled plastic bottles and the " stick" could be made from them. I would like to be a shareholder in this wonderful project too. Good idea, but would need a lot of research whereas sticks have been known and used for thousands of years for their dependability. I intended to stick with wooden sticks really. Wooden knotless lengths of sticks like Ash and Pine thoroughly painted and are quite bendy before snapping. Boat applications need snappy sicks like Birch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, bizzard said: Now imagine the plane commin in to land blind in dense fog. The stick is lowered fully by the string and as the sticks caster wheel hits the runway Forgive if if this sounds a bit negative or quibbly, but in dense fog the pilot would be dead lucky to happen to descend bang in line with some runaway or other, Shirley? Far more likely the stick would be bouncing off the roof of a Tesco or the chimbleys of row of terraced houses when attempting to land in fog so dense the stick would be needed. Or even the sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmr Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 A dog could make a right mess of these plans, something like a greyhound can run almost as fast as an aeroplane and could esily get the stick and run off with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Its good to see people giving the designer a bit of stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, dmr said: a greyhound can run almost as fast as an aeroplane Ermm.... do we know how fast an aeroplane can run? Edited March 20, 2023 by MtB Put the worms in the right order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, MtB said: Forgive if if this sounds a bit negative or quibbly, but in dense fog the pilot would be dead lucky to happen to descend bang in line with some runaway or other, Shirley? Far more likely the stick would be bouncing off the roof of a Tesco or the chimbleys of row of terraced houses when attempting to land in fog so dense the stick would be needed. Or even the sea! The final landing approach guide is by a radar beam. It's the acual touch down where the stick does it's bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, bizzard said: This invention doesn't envolve any power or unreliable electromics for it to function. Bites tongue..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 minute ago, MtB said: Ermm.... do we know how fast an aeroplane can run? The average touch down speed of a jet airliner is about 145mph hence the use of the supermarket trolley wheel with good bearings. Too fast for a Greyhound to grab it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, bizzard said: The average touch down speed of a jet airliner is about 145mph hence the use of the supermarket trolley wheel with good bearings. Too fast for a Greyhound to grab it. Bloody hell, that's faster than my Subaru Impreza Turbo could do on the M3 at 4am.... Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen-in-Wellies Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Stick with it @bizzard. Ignore the doubters. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 34 minutes ago, Jen-in-Wellies said: Stick with it @bizzard. Ignore the doubters. 😀 Thank you. I'm a stickler for perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 Any of these sticks any good? When walking the dog I've come across several sticks I've made into walking sticks. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizzard Posted March 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ray T said: Any of these sticks any good? When walking the dog I've come across several sticks I've made into walking sticks. 😁 Very nice Ray, bu I'm afraid they need to be straight and longer, though could be lent to wobbly passenges disembarking the plane after a difficult landing. Incidentally the string that lowers and raises the tough down stick could be operated by a passenger when told to by the Captain shouting the command by megaphone or a DIY road cone through the cabin area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 I'm going out on a limb here but I think basing the whole business around sticks could be risky. Sooner or later you may need to branch out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 This wood be wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacchus Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, Ray T said: several sticks I've made into walking sticks. 😁 Deffo needs to be a running stick at 145 mph. Walking just wouldn't cut it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, bizzard said: Thank you. I'm a stickler for perfection. I think its time for another outing of my fave joke.... What's brown and sticky? . . . . . . A stick. ~ Credit for that one to Alexi Sayle at Bracknell Arts Centre, in about 1986 ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 I'm confused. How many airport runways have bridges? The one l can only think of is Cambridge Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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