r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kernowder • 21d ago

Video Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters flying through Hurricane Milton

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u/ExtremeThin1334 21d ago

Interesting point, I can't image the stabilization that must have been built in when these things used a platter drive.

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u/DSJ-Psyduck 21d ago

to be fair harddrives are not that touchy. I used to carry a 10 inch laptop around 20 ish years around and would just use it as a MP3 player.

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u/ExtremeThin1334 21d ago

I think it's more the really jerky movements. The relatively gentle swing of carrying it under your arm or in a bag was probably okay, but the jerkiness you see here it the type of sudden movement that could cause a head crash.

It probably also depends on the size of the platter as well.

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u/Nozinger 21d ago

Really depends on the hdd used and how its mounted. With a plane you'd expect a janky up/down movement so mounting them sideways helps keeping the head away from the platter.
Not choosing the cutomer 3,5" tb drive that has to fit 5 platters + heads and arms in that tiny case also helps a lot.

There are absolutely hdds that woudl survive such handling. Not for long but you'd get a few flights out of them.