We’ve all had insects smash into our windshield when driving. Gross, yes, but it’s not a major problem. But for the airlines.. it is! They’re losing tons of money! Trace explains how tiny bugs can cause such a big problem.
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“Fuel consumption is a function of power required at the wheels and overall engine-accessories-driveline efficiency.”
Fuel efficiency with insect protection
“A windscreen full of insect remains is a familiar experience on the roads in summer. It is no different on the runway at the airport.”
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40 comments
I got it… my comment was joke too, dumdum.
They have deer whistles for cars, can the make an insect (or bird) whistle for planes?
You win the internet.
Pretzels???? Hmmmmmmm………………. WHY DELTA AIRLINS NEVER TELL ME ABOUT DEM PRETZELZ!!!
damn I didn't hear it until I read your comment
Just coat the entire plane in Teflon. You're welcome. I'll expect my check in the mail.
I don't know what you say at 2:34, but it's hilarious!
If you turn up to 720p and turn up the volume you can hear it's actually a background music track. A terrible one at that. Please never use that again.
I vote lazers. Zap the bugs with lazers in front of the plane causing them to drop and preventing collisions. Lazers are not always the answer but it seems that in this case it might work. (problem is where to mount them )
fuck you, now ever since i have seen your comment i have been unable to hear anything but the ticking!!!
I FOUND A SOLUTION (im so smart hehehe) SPRAY BUCKY PAPER OVER IT EVERY FLY WILL DEFLECT OFF EVERY THING IT ALSO STOPS LIGHTNING FROM DAMAGING THE PLANE!
OH BUCKY PAPER IS A NANO TECHNOLOGY
That would add a considerable amount of weight to the plane though, did you know that the paint alone on a 747 can weigh around 1,100 pounds (500 kilos)?
Insect are a major problem for glider pilots too, they're designed to have low-drag, bugs really increase the drag quite a bit.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT
It's actually a song playing in the background…..horrible choice….
Bugs.
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Ewwwwwww why scarebus?
A bug?
Haha we should do that too everything except things that need it to live but its expensive, not vastly produced yet, and underdeveloped. So ya maybe like 10 years from now.
Get rid of the metronome background track!!!!!!!!!!!11
the ticking is driving me crazy!!!
What's that ticking sound?
I just realized the ticking is part of the music in the background. I think.
ze germans are ze best at engineering
Big spray force fields
Another idea: Spray the airplane with a light material that unsticks at a certain temperature (since temperatures up high are usually very cold) as soon as you are high the material will fall off with the bugs and for the rest of the flight the drag will be decreased. (since no new bugs will hopefully fly so high) after landing the airplanes can be rinsed from the bugs acquired during landing and sprayed with the material again.
This tick is the worst.
Replace the paint with NeverWet! :D
Maybe the cost for the spray is not worth the savings on fuel
Let's hope the planes got some mosquitoes. They would probably kill us if they had the chance.
but yet I can't take 51 lbs on a plane.
The ticking noise in this video is irritating
I bet NeverWet is lighter than paint and it should protect the metal just as well as paint.
Planes can't handle'em either?Hmm.
But then the massive wind forces would peel the "NeverWet" off of the plane.
no one eslse tryed to sole the clues
Design NeverWet paint.
Why do bugs bug you? What possibale reason do you have to hate bugs?