This Ain't Logical!
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Flight of the Phoenix
Ethereal-Cloud — 10 years ago(April 05, 2015 11:58 AM)
Why would they bother building the rigging for all those people to ride on the wings, and risk all the extra weight, when they could just send the pilot for help and wait for a rescue party?
What happened to all the aviation fuel* when they dismantled the wings?
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Fingaroo — 10 years ago(April 08, 2015 10:33 AM)
Your first question was asked and answered here (specifically see Wyldgoose's reply dated 07-23-11):
http://www.imdb.com/board/10059183/board/thread/133079546?p=1
http://www.imdb.com/board/10059183/board/thread/133079546?p=1
The short answer is that there would be no guarantee the rescue party would be able to find them again. -
greenleafie — 9 years ago(June 23, 2016 01:26 PM)
I was wondering why, instead of riding on the wings, they couldn't ride inside the pylon (fugilage.) For one thing, the fairings they attached to the wings to shield them from the wind, disrupted the air flow, and reduced the wings' lift. Only the pilot needed to be up top.
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strntz — 9 years ago(July 05, 2016 03:18 PM)
They might roast to death inside the fuselage. The craft was only a few hundred feet off the ground and had very low air speed. It also was very narrow and would have had support rods and trusses inside, so there may not have even been any room.
As for the fairings disrupting airflow, I believe the rebuilt craft had a greater wing to weight ratio than the original craft so I don't think lift was an issue.
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