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[Long Wheel Base]

Nope.  I do however remember the fiasco when shortly after Mafikeng Airport got International status.  They were a divertion airport for ORT.  So on one good morning the ILS was having problems and there was fog on ORT.  A Lufthansa 747 was diverted to Mafikeng.  Due to a communication problem between the pilots and the ground control at Mafikeng the 747 parked at a wrong spot fairly close to a lampost.  Now nobody got get off the plane ... because the only staircase big enough for the 747 was broken.  So they all sit and wait for the all clear at ORT.  When that came, the Pilots requested a push back.  Ooops the only tractor is kaputt.  So now you have this 747 park meters away from a lampost and nothing to push them back.  They had to use reverse thrust and burnt quite a few liters of fuel to get out of there.

Sjoe reverse thrust on a jumbo to move backwards, that must have been something to see. I think Lufthansa use RB211 engines which have blocker doors that flip closed in the airstream of the bypass air. There are then cowl doors that slide open and the thrust is diverted out of the engine. In theory it will work but it's not nearly as much thrust as what is created when moving forward. 

[Bateleur1]

Sjoe reverse thrust on a jumbo to move backwards, that must have been something to see. I think Lufthansa use RB211 engines which have blocker doors that flip closed in the airstream of the bypass air. There are then cowl doors that slide open and the thrust is diverted out of the engine. In theory it will work but it's not nearly as much thrust as what is created when moving forward. 

 

It took a bit of time to reverse out of there.  The German pilots were less than pleased about the whole thing.

[Frosty]

Remember the BA 747 that was retired early after the pilot drove it into a building alongside the runway at ORT?

No, first I heard of it was your post [emoji16]

 

 

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[Slowbee]

Kind of aviation related.

 

You Gauteng guys. We have to get to a meeting in Morningside, Pretoria. Is it easier to get their via Lanseria or OR Tambo ?

[Bonus]

For those that didn't see it  . . . .

 

The plane took early retirement after this. I believe it was scrapped at ORT.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Bonus

[Lotus]

Kind of aviation related.

 

You Gauteng guys. We have to get to a meeting in Morningside, Pretoria. Is it easier to get their via Lanseria or OR Tambo ?

Pretty much the same traveling time either way.

 

If you want to use Gautrain then ORT.

 

If you want to get out of the airport fast then Lanseria. And usually the flights to Lanseria are cheaper because lower landing fees(?)

[Lotus]

For those that didn't see it  . . . .

 

The plane took early retirement after this. I believe it was scrapped at ORT.

Amazing. Was it beyond economical repair, and if so why? I believe main spar damage can be terminal?

Or was the plane at the end of life/lease or was it simply more cost effective to claim insurance and replace?

[Robbie Stewart]

For those that didn't see it  . . . .

 

The plane took early retirement after this. I believe it was scrapped at ORT.

 

Scrapping seems a bit overkill? I would think that would buff right out...

 

 

On a more serious note, imagine being a) a passenger on that plane, and watching the wing dissect a building, and b) being inside the building, oblivious to the pending doom...

 

New underpants, anyone?

[Robbie Stewart]

Here is a link to a briefing of the CAA investigation. Open the attached pdf.

 

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20131222-0

 

It makes for some interesting reading.

[Long Wheel Base]

For those that didn't see it  . . . .

 

The plane took early retirement after this. I believe it was scrapped at ORT.

The last 2 photos are in Technical. Yes, it was scrapped at ORT. It was towed across the runway to denel side and chopped up there.

[Lotus]

Here is a link to a briefing of the CAA investigation. Open the attached pdf.

 

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20131222-0

 

It makes for some interesting reading.

It certainly does!

 

So, between faulty lights and a pilot that says "Straight down all the way isn’t it? It is, yeah makes it nice and easy doesn’t it?" you have a recipe for a bugger-up.

 

But notwithstanding the faulty taxiway aids, how could he not see the building ahead and realise he's too wide?

 

And the aircraft was 23 years old anyway, so probably cheaper to scrap than rebuild?

[Long Wheel Base]

It certainly does!

 

So, between faulty lights and a pilot that says "Straight down all the way isn’t it? It is, yeah makes it nice and easy doesn’t it?" you have a recipe for a bugger-up.

 

But notwithstanding the faulty taxiway aids, how could he not see the building ahead and realise he's too wide?

 

And the aircraft was 23 years old anyway, so probably cheaper to scrap than rebuild?

It was late at night. There are no lights down there on those buildings. That taxiway goes to an apron that has a small area where airlink park some aircraft and the building that houses all the money and diamonds. The choppers that transport the diamonds and cash land there and the CIT vehicles collect and drop off all the currency there. So imagine the security at the building with all the money and diamonds when this jumbo comes down their "road" smashing anything in its path. They must have thought here comes a massive heist.

[Long Wheel Base]

I have a short(27 second) video of a landing gear retraction test on a A340-600. It is 5.19mb and the limit here is 2mb. Anyone know what I can do to load it here? One option is I load it to my IG or twitter feed and then post the link but I think that is a last resort. Would prefer to load the video here.

[Jase619]

I have a short(27 second) video of a landing gear retraction test on a A340-600. It is 5.19mb and the limit here is 2mb. Anyone know what I can do to load it here? One option is I load it to my IG or twitter feed and then post the link but I think that is a last resort. Would prefer to load the video here.

 

Dropbox then link?

 

Or google drive and link?

[Long Wheel Base]

Dropbox then link?

 

Or google drive and link?

Jurre bud, you talking fancy IT stuff here. If I whatsapp it to you, would you be able to do it?

[Jase619]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7-8C5roFbysTU52NHFYbk9ITFFJZlFfZmNVbmdfLVpEWDZF