| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2446 Registered: 5-2003 |
They died because they weren't sitting together. Explain. They are H/A/M. | ||
| Treecleaver (Treecleaver)
New member Username: Treecleaver Post Number: 11 Registered: 3-2010 |
Are They 2 people? 3? 4 or more? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1588 Registered: 9-2009 |
were they: shot? Eaten? Burnt? Blown up? Drowned? Dropped from great height? Hung? Crushed? Electrocuted? frozen? Did they die one by one? Or all at once? Distribution of weight relevant? Conservation of heat? Defense against enemies? Or animals? Would they have been fine, had they been standing together? Were they in a vehicle? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2447 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are They 2 people? 3? This. 4 or more? were they: shot? Eaten? Burnt? Blown up? Drowned? This seems likely. Dropped from great height? Hung? Crushed? Electrocuted? frozen? Did they die one by one? Or all at once? Probably this. Distribution of weight relevant? No. Conservation of heat? No. Defense against enemies? No. Or animals? No. Would they have been fine, had they been standing together? CA. Were they in a vehicle? Yes. | ||
| Treecleaver (Treecleaver)
New member Username: Treecleaver Post Number: 14 Registered: 3-2010 |
Was the vehicle a watercraft? Aircraft? Land vehicle? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2448 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the vehicle a watercraft? Aircraft? This. Land vehicle? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1606 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the aircraft: catch fire? Crash? Fall apart? Fall into the ocean? Or a lake? They=all the people on the aircraft? Is the aircraft a plane? Balloon? Airship? Helicopter? Would they all have survived, had they been sitting together? Could they have known beforehand that they would die because they were not? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2449 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did the aircraft: catch fire? Crash? Fall apart? Fall into the ocean? This. Or a lake? They=all the people on the aircraft? Yes. Is the aircraft a plane? This. Balloon? Airship? Helicopter? Would they all have survived, had they been sitting together? Probably. Could they have known beforehand that they would die because they were not? Yes. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1620 Registered: 9-2009 |
Would the plane not have fallen, had they been sitting together? Or would they have survived the crash? Was it a passenger plane? Were they sitting in seats in different places in the plane? Was there something wrong with the plane before it hit the water? Did they cause the problem? Should they have been sitting together with the pilot? Or would it have been sufficient if the passengers were sitting together? Any crew in addition to the pilot? If so: cockpit crew? Cabin crew? Relevant which decade this happened? where it happened? Is it a true story? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2450 Registered: 5-2003 |
Would the plane not have fallen, had they been sitting together? Probably correct. Or would they have survived the crash? No. Was it a passenger plane? Yes, but not for the purposes of the puzzle. Were they sitting in seats in different places in the plane? Yes. Was there something wrong with the plane before it hit the water? Yes. Did they cause the problem? Yes. Should they have been sitting together with the pilot? Yes. Or would it have been sufficient if the passengers were sitting together? CA. Any crew in addition to the pilot? Yes. If so: cockpit crew? Yes. Cabin crew? Yope. Relevant which decade this happened? Yes. where it happened? Yes. Is it a true story? Yes. | ||
| Gourami (Gourami)
Moderator Username: Gourami Post Number: 1072 Registered: 10-2008 |
To clarify who's who: Is 1 of them a pilot? 2? 3? Is 1 of them a copilot/off-duty pilot? 2? 3? Is 1 of them just a passenger with no flight training? 2? 3? Did the plane crash because of human error? A mechanical problem? An external obstacle? Could they have stopped this from happening by sharing information? By each using their own skills? Did they need three bodies physically present to perform some task? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2451 Registered: 5-2003 |
To clarify who's who: Is 1 of them a pilot? Yes. 2? 3? Is 1 of them a copilot/off-duty pilot? Yes. 2? 3? Is 1 of them just a passenger with no flight training? No. 2? 3? Did the plane crash because of human error? This. A mechanical problem? An external obstacle? Could they have stopped this from happening by sharing information? This. By each using their own skills? Yope. Did they need three bodies physically present to perform some task? Yes. | ||
| Treecleaver (Treecleaver)
New member Username: Treecleaver Post Number: 21 Registered: 3-2010 |
Did the task require the tree to combine their Strength? Skills? Weight? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2454 Registered: 5-2003 |
Strength? Skills? This. Weight? | ||
| Treecleaver (Treecleaver)
New member Username: Treecleaver Post Number: 26 Registered: 3-2010 |
Was the error due to a navagational failure? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1628 Registered: 9-2009 |
If they had been sitting together, had: the error not been made in the first place? Or would it have happened, but with each other's help they would've been able to correct it? Is the third person an engineer? Are they making a test flight? Routine flight? Other? Did the human error cause: loss of engine power? Problems with control surfaces? Problems with instruments? Landing gear? Other? Was the human error made by: the pilot? Copilot? Third passenger? Other person? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2557 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is this based on real air accident? If so I can think of 2 incidents that might fit your puzzle statement but will hold off until you answer the outstanding questions. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2455 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was the error due to a navagational failure? Yes. If they had been sitting together, had: the error not been made in the first place? Or would it have happened, but with each other's help they would've been able to correct it? This. Is the third person an engineer? No. Are they making a test flight? Routine flight? Other? Other. Did the human error cause: loss of engine power? This, indirectly. Problems with control surfaces? Problems with instruments? Landing gear? Other? Was the human error made by: the pilot? Copilot? Third passenger? This. Other person? Is this based on real air accident? Yes. If so I can think of 2 incidents that might fit your puzzle statement but will hold off until you answer the outstanding questions. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1650 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they lost? Do they run out of fuel? Is the third passenger responsible for navigation? Was the error made: during the flight? Before? Was there something wrong with the plane before taking off? Did they miscalculate the fuel requirements? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2563 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is the autopilot relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2459 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they lost? Yes. Do they run out of fuel? Yes. Is the third passenger responsible for navigation? Yes. Was the error made: during the flight? Yes. Before? A related error was made before the flight. Was there something wrong with the plane before taking off? Technically, no. Did they miscalculate the fuel requirements? No. Is the autopilot relevant? No. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1671 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is this summary correct? Three people set out on a flight: pilot, copilot and navigator. The navigator made a critical error, and the plane got lost, ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea. If he had been sitting together with the pilor and copilot, they would've noticed and corrected this error and finished the flight successfully. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2461 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this summary correct? Three people set out on a flight: pilot, copilot and navigator. The navigator made a critical error, and the plane got lost, ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea. If he had been sitting together with the pilor and copilot, they would've noticed and corrected this error and finished the flight successfully. Got it. ******************************************** SPOILER AHEAD ******************************************** C.P. Ulm was a pioneer Australian aviator. In 1934 he attempted to fly from California to Hawaii. He had a plane specially modified for the attempt, with large fuel tanks in the passenger compartment -- but decided not to have all three of the crew in the cockpit, because they would get in each other's way. Instead, the navigator was placed on the other side of the tank, near the tail, and communicated with the cockpit via voice tube. The navigator probably failed to account for a tailwind. Ulm was more experienced; if he had had access to the navigator's instruments he could have corrected the error. Instead, the plane disappeared into the Pacific, and was never seen again. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2462 Registered: 5-2003 |
Great work! Now finish my other aviation-related puzzles - they're pining away.... |
