YTZ, I'm positive about seeing cargo drops. Got a few pretty good pics of it, but nothing that passed airliners.net snuff.
Jump to postMy thought was because they were air dropping, a notice would have to be put out. I believe civilian parachute drop zones are NOTAMed as restricted air space during operating hours.
Jump to postI live in a relatively smaller city (St. Thomas, <acronym title="Air Nauru">ON</acronym>) served by a typical WWII-era airport. About 10 times a year we are visited by a CAF C-130 which will practice air drops of cargo/jumpers. I live close enough to hear the plane thunder overhead with each path, b...
Jump to postWhile only the future will tell how new management will work out, I am happy for Johan and all the Crew. To have begun a niche website such as this (aero geeks only, please!) and build it to what it is today, one of the BEST aviation sites on the web, must have been a true toil of blood, sweat, and ...
Jump to postI would tend to argree with WestJetYQQ about the media inflating the whole return being a "tense" moment, but if the gear won't show locked and stowed, then <i>something</i> is wrong <i>somewhere</i> in that system. The problem is most likely that the gear is locked down, but perhaps the gear may fa...
Jump to postSeems to me, from watching that video and what has been posted here (engine & fuel shutoff not done), that it was an accidental gear-up landing. I've seen a light twin piloted by a student and instructer belly land by accident before, so it does happen when more than 1 set of eyes should notice some...
Jump to postOne quick question before I leave for work....A C-130 did 6-10 circuits at our municipal airport today with the ramp open, and I witnessed it dropping at least 1 object. It did not appear to be a parachutist or streamer. Then the a/c landed, back tracked on the runway, opened the ramp, and shut down...
Jump to postJust checked that photo out again....I suppose the crew person was stowing them as the picture was taken, eh?
Jump to postThanks for the verification. That leads me to ask, can the stairs be deployed from inside the aircraft?
Jump to postSo what is this? I thought this was where the slides were stowed, but it appears to be a folding ladder, no? <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/1119798/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1119798/M/" target="_blank">View ...
Jump to postI can't see the U.S. building a 100+ fleet of bombers anymore. Anything they build will be state-of-the-art, stealth and electronics-wise, and will cost top dollar. Then the politicians will start screaming that too much is being spent on something they don't need ("We've still got all those B-52s!"...
Jump to postVery similar to this video from Aviation Videos, titled 737 Engine Fire and explained as a post-maintenance engine test on a 735. <a href="http://www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm#AIRLINERS" target=_blank>www.alexisparkinn.com/aviation_videos.htm#AIRLINERS</a> sorry for the repeat...too slow...
Jump to postEasternSon, look at the engines themselves, at about the midpoint. You should see "doors" open, creating what appears as a black band around the engine. If you can hear the engines they will increase in pitch as power is added. Here is a picture from the database of a 767 with thrusters deployed: <b...
Jump to postVery cool videos, both! I never had an ant farm growing up, but I bet that's pretty close. Thanks for sharing.
Jump to postOK, thanks Stirling. Still looks goofy to me, but I guess I'll just have to chalk it up to optical illusion.
Jump to postSorry. Maybe it's just me but I can't see how that's lined up with the runway centerline (or boundary line). I'd have to argue that the white line reflected down the aircraft belly is not associated with any runway marking. Can anyone explain this to me so I can understand it?
Jump to postBrings to mind an article I read about 15 years ago about the WIG (wing in ground effect) concept the Russians were looking at. The aircraft resembled an An-124 with turbofans or turboprops mounted above the wings. Because it flew only a dozen or so feet above the surface, over-water was the only re...
Jump to postThis isn't an airliner tale, but still pretty good.....I heard a story some years ago about a American student pilot on a cross-country flight. He was flying VFR and got mixed up near Detroit. Continued following the shoreline and landed at our city's small airport, about 10 miles north of Lake Erie...
Jump to postI agree with the majority; great video! Something that can be entertaining for aviation and non- enthusiasts alike. Thanks for posting!
Jump to postCNN and MSNBC had live <acronym title="Virgin Express (Belgium)">TV</acronym> coverage of a Midwest 717 returning to land back at Logan Int'l last night. According to the news, controllers noticed sparks coming from the undercarriage during takeoff and informed the crew, who elected to return for la...
Jump to postQuestion: What are the cylindrical objects aboard aircraft in place of seats? My guess would be weights (in lieu of real passengers), but merely speculation.
Jump to postI wonder what those passengers thought if/when they read that news article? At first I'd be impressed that the crew did a good enough job for me not to notice what happened, but then I'd probably get p.o.'d that I wasn't informed as to what was going on. As for "seat of the pants" flying, that kind ...
Jump to postMariner: Sorry, but the A340 (in my humble opinion) is one ugly plane. One long, plain tube with two long, narrow wings. Nothing to set it apart from the crowd; no hump, no drooped nose, no eyebrow windows, nothing. Plain Jane. And the A330 is the same with two fewer engines. Aye yie yie! Great shot...
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Jump to postI tried using my handheld Eagle Explorer on a Northwest flight <acronym title="Detroit - Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW / KDTW), USA - Michigan">DTW</acronym>-<acronym title="Orlando - International (McCoy) (MCO / KMCO), USA - Florida">MCO</acronym> about 5 years ago, and it wouldn't pick up a stron...
Jump to postSure it was marketing. Marketing is just getting your client base to take a look at your product, and that is what Boeing was able to do. Whether it was through a sleek, futuristic look or the "Dreamliner" handle attached to it doesn't really matter. Boeing knew that potential customers wouldn't put...
Jump to postSo......because Douglas was owned by McDonnell Douglas, a post-merger DC-9 could be either a DC-9 or MD-80 series a/c, depending on its layout and mechanics. But a Douglas aircraft has to be a DC-9.
Jump to postVery impressive aircraft! Thanks to everyone who posted pics from the event, must have been great to have been there! I'll have quite a wait to see it in person at <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym>. Only complaint so far ...
Jump to postWhenever I try the photo quiz, this question stumps me: The aircraft on the photo is a McDonnell Douglas: a) <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 b) DC-9 I always answer <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80, because I figured the DC-9 was a Douglas product, and I often get this...
Jump to postBack in college (1993/4), I was fortunate enough to sit jumpseat on an Air Canada flight DC-9 <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym>-<acronym title="Thunder Bay (YQT / CYQT), Canada - Ontario">YQT</acronym>. Over Lake Superior...
Jump to postI would assume then, that the Google Earth world is actually a composite of both aerial photos and satellite images; satellite pics for the entire planet which give way to aerial shots for the detailed areas such as New York, Toronto, London, etc. when zooming in (my home city appears as a smudge of...
Jump to postClip looks shorter and grainier, and without audio, than the original we all saw on the news 9 years ago.
Jump to postPlease don't jump on this post as if I'm saying windshear was the cause of accident, but does YYZ have windshear/microburst warning system in place?
Jump to postI get from that article that this is to be a North America facility - they will probably have another in Europe (AF or <acronym title="Lufthansa (Germany)">LH</acronym> hub). Also, Gander may serve as a sort of security stopover, much like it did during 9/11. If, for whatever reason, a <acronym titl...
Jump to postThink I might have seen that DC-8 last month. First time at <acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</acronym> for spotting, I was just packing up to come home and I saw some smoke trail coming in for 15L. Stuck around and got a couple of...
Jump to postThis occurred on the 11th of this month? Anyone know what time it happened?
Jump to postIt's a$#holes like that who give a bad name to general aviation. Dropping <b>anything</b> out of an aircraft is stupid and completely uncalled for. I hope they throw the book at this guy (dropping the balloons, flying an a/c without a rating, lying to police, endangering the public, maybe even flyin...
Jump to postI seem to recall a B-1 crash about 20 or so years ago that was attributed to a midair with a pelican. And there was the MiG-29 at the 1988(?) Farnborough Airshow that injested a bird at low altitude and crashed. I was taught a mathematical equation in ground school for the amount of force a bird str...
Jump to postSorry if this is a stupid question, but... Scrolling through the new A380 pics just now, I came across this one: <br><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva"><a href="/open.file/818501/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/818501/M/" target="_blank">Vie...
Jump to postThanks much, Lee! As I'm working midnights this week, I obviously missed the live broadcasts, and all I saw on CNN in the morning was a 30 second clip of the take-off, post-rotation.
Jump to postThey should have a section at the back of aircraft for people who want to carry firearms on board, too! But seriously, I'm not a smoker, never even taken a puff, but my dad smokes, and I can only imagine what it must be like not to be able to smoke for such long periods. I support an individuals rig...
Jump to postIllegal subsidies or no, this is a sexy plane. And that's really saying something, considering Airbus is responsible for the aesthetic monstrosity known as the A340!
Jump to postAC wants Airbus and Boeing to help finance upgrades to its own aircraft? Is this standard practice? Sounds kind of hinky to me, like they are saying "We need money to fix our planes, and by the way we'll be in the market for new aircraft shortly. Hint hint."
Jump to postAs long as we're on the subject of spiral stairs and elevators, let me ask about the "observation deck" on 747s. Is the upper deck set up for passengers to visit on some models, and if so, what can you actually observe from there? I've heard about them only a few times and wondered if they did exist...
Jump to postJust a quick question before I leave for work; Is there any system that allows a pilot or clearance delivery to e-mail a flight plan or clearance to a crew before departure? Keep hearing Toronto (<acronym title="Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ), Canada - Ontario">YYZ</...
Jump to postLMP737: Bravo. If he has been previously grounded for "problems with anger management", maybe this guy needs to undergo a thorough emotional/psychological evaluation, regardless of what he may or may not have said. I wonder about the outcome of the security clearance issue, though. The article says ...
Jump to postRented Aliens for my New Years Eve movie, got YYZ feed playing right now, reading about Lockheed's SBJ project.....bring on 2005! Happy New Year everyone.
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