The cup holders are there for a reason

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/13/2019 at 14:42 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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A Condor Airlines A330 en route from Frankfurt to Cancun had to divert to Shannon, Ireland after the pilot spilled his coffee into the radio located in the center console . First the captain’s radio shorted out and started smoking, then the first officer’s radio overheated and failed . The flight deck crew donned oxygen masks due to smoke in the cockpit, and t he airliner landed safely. C ondor is looking into getting cups that actually fit into the cup holders.

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Aremmes > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 14:47

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Boeing engineers seen furiously jotting notes for their next 787 MAX feature update.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 14:52

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That would be the German influence on Airbus’ design.

“ Cupholders? NEIN!!”

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 14:54

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Sammyno55 > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 14:58

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I am a test engineer for a company that manufactures cockpit displays. I have routinely performed this test on various equipment using various fluids including cola, coffee, and tea. There’s a publication that defines the test and an ISO standard that defines the fluid.

Nearly every piece of airplane equipment is design tested. I’m really surprised this happened.

ttyymmnn > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 15:02

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That’s interesting.  It certainly makes sense to test like that, but I never considered it.

ttyymmnn > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 09/13/2019 at 15:04

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They would only need two cup holders. Nine would be too many.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Aremmes 09/13/2019 at 15:04

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It’s too random, it’s not a built in bug...I mean feature. This relies on the pilot/co-pilot to bring a coffee and place it in the wrong spot. 

Sammyno55 > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 15:12

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I'm amazed how some things are tested and how much abuse they can take before failure.

ttyymmnn > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 15:15

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I guess it’s sort of like designing iPads for babies.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 15:21

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Radio? Why didn’t they just use Spotify or Pandora or something?

/s

Aremmes > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 09/13/2019 at 15:34

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Don’t worry, the engineers will devise a coffee dispensing apparatus and place it immediately above the radios, ensuring that the device operates deterministically.

Spanfeller is a twat > Aremmes 09/13/2019 at 16:01

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Then the device is going to require a very unreliable yaw sensor that will fail, sending hot coffee right into the radio stack

Spanfeller is a twat > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 16:02

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Does the test specify heat? 

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:04

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I have a deep, deep hatred  for Cancun Airport. 

user314 > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:05

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See, this is what happens when your pilots have drinking problems...

Thomas Donohue > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:05

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They gave him a cup with no lid. That person should be banned from all aircraft.

user314 > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 16:06

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German coffee stronk.

Sammyno55 > Spanfeller is a twat 09/13/2019 at 16:11

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Yes, for the unit, air temperature and fluid temperature.  And it varies depending on the fluid applied. Usually to cause the most damage.

Sammyno55 > user314 09/13/2019 at 16:13

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Of the consumable liquids  I’ve tested, cola is by far the worst.

Spanfeller is a twat > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 16:16

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Maybe this particular A330 had very bad seals or for some reason those weren’t   properly maintained/installed

ttyymmnn > Thomas Donohue 09/13/2019 at 16:33

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Well, he also accepted it. Sounds like the cup, with or without lid, was too short for the holder and difficult to take out. Cap’n needs his own travel mug.

ttyymmnn > user314 09/13/2019 at 16:33

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And you didn’t post a picture of Ted Stryker?

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 09/13/2019 at 16:34

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Sounds like there’s a story there....

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:42

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CUN airport is the brainchild of Florida Man and Mediocre Mexican bureocrat.

It has a “welcome” bar outside the terminal so that people can *drink* while they wait for their cab. Outside... they have shades, and play trash music and charge 5 dollars for a beer that sells for 2 normally.

The airport has horrible misspellings on the emergency exit routings and the currency exchange next to baggage claim is like a fraud.

The only good thing about CUN airport is that it has the minimum distance between runways required to operate them simultaneously.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:42

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Happens all the damn time.  I seriously recommended zippy cups for all the pilots with a note that if we see an open cup up there they get a swift kick in the ass. 

user314 > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:49

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Work firewall blocks all the good gifs.

user314 > ttyymmnn 09/13/2019 at 16:50

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However,

ttyymmnn > user314 09/13/2019 at 17:04

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So does the school where I’m teaching.

Sammyno55 > Spanfeller is a twat 09/13/2019 at 17:18

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That’s a distinct possibility.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Spanfeller is a twat 09/13/2019 at 17:59

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Well, I’m glad you got that  off your chest...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > user314 09/13/2019 at 18:00

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But it doesn’t block Oppo, so the firewall is not to be taken seriously.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sammyno55 09/13/2019 at 18:01

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(This is a bunch of fancytalk for “Yeah, I spilled my coffee on the radios once or twice myself...”)

Sammyno55 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 09/13/2019 at 19:57

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I’ve leveraged my clumsiness into a solid job of breaking expensive airplane and helicopter sh*t. It’s awesome!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > f86sabre 09/13/2019 at 22:33

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1 ) Mandate Contigo travel mugs with the Autoseal lids for flight crews

2) Supply flight crews with Delta branded cups.

3) Sell said trav el mugs to the general public in SkyMall.

4) Profit.

5) Get promoted for saving maintenance costs on cleaning coffee out of radios.

6) Repay YCTAF for his suggestion by hooking him up with a Delta branded travel mug.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/contigo-randolph-review-1190360181

f86sabre > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/13/2019 at 22:40

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I seriously did recommend it along with a giant sticker with a dotted line showing people where to put diapers.  Let me tell you, it’s not in the toilet!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sammyno55 09/14/2019 at 01:00

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Y2K996Cab > ttyymmnn 09/14/2019 at 12:32

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Sounds like the plot for

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without the plane crash.  Plane crashes shortly after takeoff and they have to determine what brought it down.  Saw it when I was a kid on TV.

Snooder87 > Spanfeller is a twat 09/14/2019 at 21:25

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So you're saying the beer was half-priced compared to typical airport prices?