Talk:Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Transport

Dorky plane complaint: Wouldn't the jetwash from the front engines disrupt the airflow to the rear engines? --Funkychinaman (talk) 11:55, 25 September 2013 (EDT)

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The mounts for the engines look overly complicated to me, so my guess is that the plane will turn out to be a VTOL. In that case the only time the rear engines would be needed is for that, when the front engines would be pointing down away from them. Am I correct in thinking that this is a C-17 with bits bolted/CG'd on? (and by bits I mainly mean the second set of lower tail fins with the rear engines) --commando552 (talk) 12:17, 25 September 2013 (EDT)

It looks like a C-17 to me as well. The hanger has a cutout for the plane's vertical stabilizer, but won't work for this plane since it has a T-tail. I can't tell from the shots if that will be a problem for this plane. --Funkychinaman (talk) 12:27, 25 September 2013 (EDT)

Found another image from a new trailer:

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Pretty sure it is a C-17, and it keeps the T tail so god knows how they get it out of that hanger. Luckily, in the shot where the plane is leaving the hanger the design of the door has conveniently changed to accomodate it:

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I think this is either a different hanger or has been massively structurally altered as there is no way the the slot in the top of the hanger is getting wider without a lot of support beams disappearing.--commando552 (talk) 12:50, 25 September 2013 (EDT)

I think the section with support beams is supposed to slide back on runners and open upwards like a garage door. Evil Tim (talk) 06:04, 26 September 2013 (EDT)

I wouldn't read into it too much, its probably ment to be Stark tech or something,so super unrealistic in real world setting, then again this is a show about super heroes. The taildoor also can apparently lift at least 5 tons (both cars standing on it) , although that my be lack of knowledge on my part? --Iceman (talk) 05:17, 26 September 2013 (EDT)

You should know in fiction anything that lifts can lift infinite weight. Especially any kind of lifting bridge, I know at least two games (Valkyria Chronicles and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty) where lift bridges still function despite having enough tanks on them to collapse them entirely.

I'm calling it right now, tail is a detachable secondary aircraft (possibly with real light and sound and firing missile launchers). Evil Tim (talk) 05:59, 26 September 2013 (EDT)