Bill142 From Australia, joined Aug 2004, 8320 posts, RR: 9 Posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 10765 times:
Naked man climbs onto wheel of moving Qantas plane
A Canadian man intent on travelling to Australia is reported to have stripped off his clothes, run naked across the tarmac at Los Angeles airport and climbed into the wheel well of a moving Qantas aircraft.
Thirty-one year-old Neil Melly apparently took the bizarre action after his attempt to buy a one-way ticket to Australia was rejected because he could not supply a valid credit card.
The aircraft was forced to stop and Melly was eventually coaxed out of the wheel well and arrested for trespassing, an airport spokeswoman told Reuters.
If the plane had not stopped, she said, he was likely to have died after falling off the aircraft during take-off, being crushed by retracting landing gear, or freezing to death.
Melly appears to have reached the plane by climbing over an airport fence topped by three strands of barbed wire.
It is understood he suffers from bi-polar disorder.
Je89_w From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 2327 posts, RR: 10 Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 10676 times:
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Wow, very interesting event. Quite a crazy thing to run and jump on the wheel of the moving B744, which is very dangerous, considering the engines running and the speed of the plane taxiing.
AMS From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 1689 posts, RR: 12 Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 10643 times:
Melly appears to have reached the plane by climbing over an airport fence topped by three strands of barbed wire.
Well, I think that LAX should put their safety in question. Surely this men should not have been able to get on the tarmac!?
John From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 1366 posts, RR: 6 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 10269 times:
Sounds like a typical scene from an episode of the NBC series, LAX.
PHLBOS From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 7251 posts, RR: 25 Reply 7, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 10242 times:
Sounds like a typical scene from an episode of the NBC series, LAX.
John, you beat me to the punchline.
Maybe he's a member of the Al-Nudist organization.
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ATLhomeCMH From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 770 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 10180 times:
Glad it didn't end with his death
Trust me, if it had, we wouldn't be any worse off...and he'd have awarded a Darwin Award. What a moron.
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Nyc777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5147 posts, RR: 49 Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 10158 times:
Ahhh...another stellar moment for airport security in the US!! Not!!!!
Pensacolaguy From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 535 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 10136 times:
Only in Los Angeles...Only in Los Angeles...
Mr.Melly forgot to take his ZoloftPaxil that day
Maybe the TV show "LAX" will do something similar to this incident. Anyone have a rough idea of how much a walkup fare would be from LAX to SYD on QF?
Pilotaydin From Turkey, joined Sep 2004, 2498 posts, RR: 50 Reply 11, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 10093 times:
This reminds me of my incident i saw at Geneva. Last April i was in Geneva spotting in the tiny balcony on the top floor of the airport with the super overpriced, but very tasty sandwhich. An Air Agiers 737NG was getting ready for pushback when suddenly an arabic looking man jumped out ot the cargo hold with a grey shirt and jeans on and started RUNNING for it towards the active runway. The couple next to me video taped the whole thing. The police chased him down on foot bu the officer running lost his hat and lost his speed while woggling, trying to put on his hat again so they chased him in the police van. They stopped him short of a BAe 146 and subdued him.
What happened?? I dunno....but i can tell you it was like watching a movie!
Just think of airport security at night around the fence. Here in Turkey it is a law that the airport perimeter must have a soldier with a large ass gun in a tower around the fence i think ever 150 -2XX meters, not sure of the distance, but ANY turkish airport you go to they have a few towers around the fenced areas..ill look for a pic. Again, glad the gentlman didnt lose his life by getting onboard that flight.
The only time there is too much fuel onboard, is when you're on fire!
AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 10066 times:
Tightening security at LAX, means no more spotting (just something to keep in mind) as it is they have a patrol care at In N out burger! He asked me to move. Because I was filming next to the fence, a similar thing happened recently but the FBI searched his room and everything!
BoeingPride800 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 429 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 9629 times:
I think the boy took an overdose of some Viagara. I mean would you do that to an airplane?!
Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7335 posts, RR: 52 Reply 15, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 9217 times:
Well with WN trying to have assigned seating, these higher-tier flyers may have to go elsewhere.
4everRC From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 322 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 9140 times:
Has there been a Press Release from Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood regarding the event?
S12PPL From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 8855 times:
Well, someone beat me to it sounding like a story line out of the tv show LAX...but my question would be...in such a bizzare incident, where were Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood at??? Heather has to be there to call him an idiot or something in her "LAX" SUV
Xpat From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 634 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 8308 times:
I never realized that Sydney was THE destination of the year!
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StearmanNut From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 352 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 8012 times:
This bloke needed to wait until he got to Bondi beach to strip off nekkid.
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CrossChecked From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2004, 251 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 16 hours ago) and read 7564 times:
This would make a good photo.
There are never a.netters around when you need 'em. )
Propatriamori From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 132 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (8 years 6 months 2 weeks 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 7244 times:
Hey Aydin,
I was in IST visiting the in-laws this summer and saw the towers around the airport perimeter. They are definately locked and loaded.
I didn't notice those before, thought they might be there because of a possible civil/military dual use function. Interesting to learn it's the law down there.
Are you a citizen? Maybe you could get that duty for your mandatory military service...
Just kidding! Sonra...
25 NBGskygod: Good one CrossChecked, but I think that is definently one calender I will pass up on.
26 Afay1: If you covered yourself in petroleum jelly once inside the wheelwell, would u have a better chance of survival?
27 NBGskygod: If you covered yourself in petroleum jelly...you would still need serious psychological help.
28 Pilotaydin: Hey propat: I actually am hoping that i can do my military service guarding the airport perimiter! SO you hit it right on! The in laws are turkish huh
29 United_Fan: How would you climb a fence with no shoes on anyway ?
30 Hz747300: When I first saw the Topic, I thought it was about the show "LAX". If art imitates life--and they need to boost ratings--how long before they have Hea
31 TWA902fly: BoeingPride800... Viagra, Extasy and a very different kind of love for aviation then we have TWA902
32 Pilotaydin: oooo Tahiti i need a vacation so bad....
33 MissedApproach: Sure, you'd never survive a flight to Australia in a 747 wheel well, nude. Some people just can't resist the bargain of a free trip though! Which has
34 Bill142: you'd never survive a flight to Australia in a 747 wheel well, Just think about the shrinkage lol...... Lack of oxygen would be the last thing on you
35 TonyBurr: I hope this does not give the TSA any ideas! It is enough to have to take off shoes, coats, belts, etc.. Will it go this far for security? Of course h
36 L-188: Let me guess, he voted for Kerry and was trying to flee the country?
37 Chgoflyer: That takes "big nads" was he aussie?
38 Ted747: What the fuck was this clown thinking? How did he manage to climb the fence and then get so close? I guess at least the pilots knew he wasn't strabbed
39 IHadAPheo: I can just imagine the scene...... somewhere nearby the airport in Australia there is a borthday party for a 40 something single woman, she makes her
40 Cactus739: I actually got curious, so I did price a last minute ticket from LAX-SYD. The soonest it would let me book was 11/6. I figured since the guy had a bad
41 Airbear: Sounds to me, like it was yet another Richard Branson publicity stunt, trying to hump the wheel of the QF a/c, to show what he was going to do to QF o
42 David T: Viagara's latest add... "Not even barbed wire can cut into YOUR johnson time..." According to CNN, the man was reported as missing to the Royal Canadi
43 Neilalp: Even Jay Leno got this into an LAX TV show joke. He described the event then said "Apparently NBC's show LAX is desperate for ratings"
44 Cancidas: shows you who really "runs" LAX. pun intended.
45 Pensacolaguy: Cactus739:One way... on QF008, 12, 108 or 104, is $2790.03. Me:Yikes! No wonder his credit card didn't work Probably more then $2790, since it was a w
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