Jetblue15 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 273 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 5501 times:
Someone once told me that some planes have the destination of where there going on the nose gear. Is this true or even possible to do? I think it would be a great idea. Some might think it doesn't make sense I suppose but I would love to see it. What do you all think? Thanking you in advance.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 5475 times:
Haha, so they paint it on before every departure? I think this belongs here...
AA54Heavy From United States of America, joined Nov 2003, 189 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 5375 times:
Maybe they were mistaken in describing the LCD screens that they have above the gates at many hub airports that have the flight info, where its going, or where it came from, how long its been sitting there....
Otherwise....it would entertain me to see someone writing it with chalk on the nose of the plane....lol
Jetblue15 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 273 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 5342 times:
It was an LCD screen on the nose gear. Paint it on. Thats real funny. Anyway the LCD screen was covered with bulletproof glass.
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15871 posts, RR: 66 Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 5311 times:
There ARE often letters and numbers on the nose gear doors, but they are the last 3 characters of the reg. I'm guessing it's easier for the mechs to figure out which plane they're servicing that way.
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Stirling From Italy, joined Jun 2004, 3943 posts, RR: 27 Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 5211 times:
Back in the old days....way, way back.
Braniff, on their Convairs, used the integrated air stairs.
In the top step, they had a roller (like on buses) in the riser that could change to announce the destination of any city on the network. While the plane was in-flight, before they opened the doors, the F/A would change it to the next stop on the route.
But no, the letters you see on the nose-wheel doors are fleet markings.
FlyAUA From Austria, joined May 2005, 4604 posts, RR: 57 Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 5031 times:
Are you sure you are not talking about the last 2 letters of the aircraft registration that are shown on the nose-gear doors and the middle of the nose above the cockpit windows?
PapaNovember From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 473 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 4055 times:
Quoting ACDC8 (Reply 8): ...see, that one is going to DXB!
DLKAPA From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 3952 times:
Quoting Starlionblue (Reply 4): There ARE often letters and numbers on the nose gear doors, but they are the last 3 characters of the reg. I'm guessing it's easier for the mechs to figure out which plane they're servicing that way.
Ship number actually, at least in the US, as most US airlines have the ship number as the reg (sometimes mfr serial) number or similar.
JetBlueAtJFK From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 1687 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 3330 times:
Quoting AA54Heavy (Reply 2): Maybe they were mistaken in describing the LCD screens that they have above the gates at many hub airports that have the flight info, where its going, or where it came from, how long its been sitting there....
Yea I think that is what you are talking about, I have seen those at airports before and it is pretty cool. When you are out on the Ramp area, you can see where all the planes are going.
1MillionFlyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (7 years 11 months 4 days ago) and read 2234 times:
Quoting Jetblue15 (Reply 3): It was an LCD screen on the nose gear. Paint it on. Thats real funny. Anyway the LCD screen was covered with bulletproof glass.
that was a joke right?
They paint the aircraft number on the nose gear door and sometimes ETOPS for certified ETOPS aircraft
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12335 posts, RR: 12 Reply 17, posted (7 years 11 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1658 times:
I believe I have seen a CO 757-200 with a reference to ETOPS in letters near the nose landing gear doors. Sometimes some model codes, fleets reference for a given a/c are sometimes seen, for use by rampers, mx.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 18, posted (7 years 11 months 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 1658 times:
I believe I have seen a CO 757-200 with a reference to ETOPS in letters near the nose landing gear doors. Sometimes some model codes, fleets reference for a given a/c are sometimes seen, for use by rampers, mx.
Jetblue15 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 273 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (7 years 11 months 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1552 times:
When did I say paint it on????? This is from what someone told me. I never said it was a fact. What I find funny is how this thread is being turned inside out. I know about the LCD screens on the Jetways and I also know about the tags on the nose gear doors, I'm around planes just about 80hrs a week. It was a simple question that seems to be not true from all the sarcasm I had to read. I'm not bitter. It probably is funny from your point of views but all I wanted was simple feed back, not telling me how dumb I am. Blast the workbench guy who doesn't care too much for airline employees. Anyway I hope you all can see why I writing this. Still love the site in all in it. "Paint it on" LOL
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15871 posts, RR: 66 Reply 20, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 1304 times:
Quoting Ricci767 (Reply 15): Starlionblue- Did you just search in the photo search engine for the words "nose gear"? I would say so judging by the captions in those pictures.
Jepp.
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