to me it looked like it hit, it bounced back with the whole truck, and then it hit again...

and I don't see the chrome lights anywhere, anytime they show the headlights head on or almost head on, you can tell the black outline. there is a spot where the truck is shown from the top (side really since it's hanging, but the roof side) where it looks like the headlights are chrome, but you're really only seeing the plastic lens, not the black outline... is that what you guys are talking about?

 

Its right after mike rowe is looking up in the sky and the commitator says "we used a big helicopter,we used a big weight....ya gotta look close. Run the slider back a couple times and watch real close..I swear the rear wheels look like they come right off the ground. ..before the box even hits the bed of the truck.

 

i see what you're saying, hopefully that one hits youtube soon so we can study it full screen

 

If you look close it says that it was "30,000 Lbs of force" not 30,000 lbs. From that kind of height the box wouldn't have to weigh more than 200 lbs.

 

So they spent how many $$ to build that centrifuge for a truck that they are replacing next year?? No wonder Ford is bleeding money... They could have just pulled something with the darn hooks...that is what they are designed for, right?

 

Just a sales gimmick, all companies use them, means nothing about the quality of the vehicle.

 

"So they spent how many $$ to build that centrifuge for a truck that they are replacing next year??" I believe that it is about selling the Ford line of trucks, not just this particular bodied F150. Lord, I sure hope they build the brand up, so that when I want to get rid of mine, trade or sell, that I can get a good price for it, as part of a truck line that buyers favor.... (It might be a while, because if you look at my signature, you see that I still have my 1977!)

 

Mike rowe is a perfect spokesman for Ford - unlike tayler hicks (?sp) the american idle guy .. *gag*

 

ya see toyota did theres with pullin that big crate up over the edge of the cliff..... But the truck has the help of the pulley.... Plus the camera people cut out the big long rope attached to the ford infront of it

 

Yeah I see what you're talking about with teh bed of the truck coming up a bit. After analyzing a few parts of the scene it appears as if the rope is not at a perfect 90 degree angle toward the ground. So when that box is dropped it is bring the rope with it to a happy medium - falling straight down while being on it's rope that is not perfectly straight down. Maybe an analogy is like pulling on a string.

I'm not sure but it's my best guess.

Cool videos and I've watched them all before. I saw the newest one just before the Super Bowl like most of you guys.

-rockstate

 

Ok all you closet engineers (and real ones)

How come when the F-150 stops the C-123 the nose strut pops back up (at the very end of the actual commericial)????

There would be 0 nose dive UNLESS the plane's brakes were applied.


BTW, I noticed a Lexus or Toyota SUV and a VW Vanagon in the background.....OMG!!!

 

[QUOTE=DOHCmarauder]Ok all you closet engineers (and real ones)

How come when the F-150 stops the C-123 the nose strut pops back up (at the very end of the actual commericial)????

There would be 0 nose dive UNLESS the plane's brakes were applied.QUOTE] ** Oh Really? Well, I guess you probably never paid any attention to aircraft carrier landings! * Take a look at the link posted here http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=hqYAHldqmHs&feature=related and you will notice that as that jet fighter is stopped, it compresses the forward strut, and as the aircraft comes to a full stop, it rises UP. Now, bear this in mind That aircraft is STILL under FULL POWER, and not on brakes. At this point, the aircraft and pilot are trying to get this aircraft airborne again, in case the cable breaks, or releases, so that the plane doesn't just roll off the end of the carrier. Only when the power is cut, you will notice it roll backward, proving that the brakes are NOT on. Now, think of the F150 as the cable pulling the aircraft to a stop, it is serving in the same capacity to arrest the aircraft. I think I will go polish my "Aircraft-Arrrestor" now, and watch a rerun of Top Gun maybe later tonight........

 

Okay, people...

It has to do with the center of gravity of the plane, and where in relationship to the center of gravity the stopping force is being applied to.

For example, when you stop a car, the force is being applied at the wheels, which are well below the COG, therefore it applies a torqe on the mass(the car). This torque is what causes the front end to dip when the brakes are applied.

In an aircraft carrier landing, the force is being applied to a hook hanging behind, and BELOW the plane, which means the force is being applied BELOW the center of gravity, applying a torque to the airplane, causing the front end to dip.

In the commercial, the winch is mounted to the floor of the aircraft, which is BELOW the center of gravity of the aircraft, causing a torque to be applied to the aircraft, which would cause the nose to dip as it stopped.

 

CrazyOO1, straightforward, and very well said. I also figured the same as you, but I don't believe that I could have explained it nearly as well as you. As I see it, your are completely on the mark. Guess we closet engineers should go back into our cubicles now, huh?

 

I'm still Confused Can one of you Guy's Explain that Again ??





















Just Kidding! good explaning guy's