tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post2429473177557823646..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Clunk, Part IAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-78568349308840622122008-09-14T04:04:00.000+00:002008-09-14T04:04:00.000+00:00Seriously though...takeoff, climb, level, clunk. E...Seriously though...takeoff, climb, level, clunk. Engine mt, pontoon mt..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-57611797597262130572008-09-14T03:58:00.000+00:002008-09-14T03:58:00.000+00:00Drymouth (xerostomia)....a secret bottle of celebr...Drymouth (xerostomia)....a secret bottle of celebratory champagne blew in the luggage?<BR/><BR/>Small arms fire from the Jersey Pine Barrens? (Used to devil the dirigibles and blimps thereabouts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-40678211636452991662008-09-14T02:49:00.000+00:002008-09-14T02:49:00.000+00:00AWW Come on!! You can't leave us hanging like that...AWW Come on!! You can't leave us hanging like that. I was thinking a motor mount as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-84675670689756626102008-09-14T00:41:00.000+00:002008-09-14T00:41:00.000+00:00To my mind "clunk" normally implies something slow...To my mind "clunk" normally implies something slow movement in something large and mechanical, which really means control linkage, undercarriage or engine mountings...I'm guessing that as you didn't get any sensation through the controls, and your sense of something barely noticeable with the engine during the climb that it's related to the engine installation, possibly a failed engine mount?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-91816761378075729742008-09-13T20:21:00.000+00:002008-09-13T20:21:00.000+00:00Thermal expansion/contraction of something plastic...Thermal expansion/contraction of something plastic, like the fuselage? Something that bowed in/out?<BR/><BR/>The last of the pop rivets gave out, and the splash guard swung around and went thump against the fuselage?<BR/><BR/>One if the wheels fell from the retracted position to deployed? But you visually checked that....<BR/><BR/>Whatever it is, it isn't structural (those go bang, fallowed by a falling sensation), it isn't the engine, and it isn't the control surfaces. Which relegates it to a worrisome problem, rather than a immediate problem.<BR/><BR/>After eliminating the most critical of what it could be, I'd bet the most worrisome thing about the clunk is that you don't know what it is. In any case, unless you've developed the body parts to fly on your own, my bias would be that a precautionary landing would be encouraged.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-88720361219015071412008-09-13T19:05:00.000+00:002008-09-13T19:05:00.000+00:00Something breaking off would be a "snap". Somethin...Something breaking off would be a "snap". Something hitting the aircraft would be a "whump". A "clunk" gives me the impression of something coming unfastened and running into something else without actually coming totally apart.<BR/><BR/>The thing I can think of which would be able to do that without being visually obvious or affecting the controls would be a part of the engine that doesn't produce power. Perhaps something in the exhaust plumbing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-23840826524719659332008-09-13T18:02:00.000+00:002008-09-13T18:02:00.000+00:00Hmmm. Here's my WAG. Engine mount?Hmmm. Here's my WAG. Engine mount?Chris Prosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407859630135136398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-67109037380342271052008-09-13T17:36:00.000+00:002008-09-13T17:36:00.000+00:00The adventure continues... with a cliff-hanger end...The adventure continues... with a cliff-hanger ending to tantalize the readers. Well done.<BR/><BR/>And only fair, as you point out you were also in suspense and wondering what would happen next with rather more on the line.<BR/><BR/>I imagine there was lots of time to think about what it could be. Wing pins/braces/control surfaces.. things you can't see, like the tail feathers.. I'm glad there's a part II.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-5660172143212796172008-09-13T15:39:00.000+00:002008-09-13T15:39:00.000+00:00I'm hitting Ctrl-R to reload the site every thirty...I'm hitting Ctrl-R to reload the site every thirty seconds or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-74616191996099365752008-09-13T13:36:00.000+00:002008-09-13T13:36:00.000+00:00The whole trip, not just "Clunk," has made for a g...The whole trip, not just "Clunk," has made for a great story. Can't wait to read the rest. Guess you're OK since you're typing and all :) (pretty smart, eh?) The suspense is killing me though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-6995048131695486682008-09-13T10:27:00.000+00:002008-09-13T10:27:00.000+00:00I guess there are some clues in the introducing pa...I guess there are some clues in the introducing paragraphs of this post, but which are the hints and <I>contributing factors</I>?<BR/><BR/>Water as a landing site? Flaps? Something with the dual controls? Brake? Trim? Mid-air with an aluminum beer can dropped by a glider pilot?<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for part 2.<BR/>No! Sleep! Till! Part 2!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-68412650192383167592008-09-13T07:19:00.000+00:002008-09-13T07:19:00.000+00:00I once heard a change in my engine noise, diverted...I once heard a change in my engine noise, diverted back to the airport and found my short stubb of exhaust pipe had fallen off. But it didn't 'clunk' ... and fell into an unpopulated, wooded area, thankfully.<BR/><BR/>Apparently you survived whatever clunk was ... but did you end up ditching in one of those lakes...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-25185186597043847742008-09-13T06:53:00.000+00:002008-09-13T06:53:00.000+00:00You added the label "smashing" ... that has to be ...You added the label "smashing" ... that has to be a clue. I just got done listening to a story about a tailwheel falling off, but that would be too coincidental. I'm wondering if the phantom changes in engine noise was a clue? I'll guess something fell off the engine and hit the vertical stab.dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-64904440537759328772008-09-13T06:19:00.000+00:002008-09-13T06:19:00.000+00:00Now you've got us on the edge of our seats.All we ...Now you've got us on the edge of our seats.<BR/><BR/>All we know about the "clunk" is:<BR/>You are here telling us about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com