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RE: B747-200 Metal Registration Plate In Cabin (KLM)

<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td>Quote: Very unlikely that this is an original plate of "PH-<acronym title="Buffalo - Niagara (Greater Buffalo) International (BUF / KBUF), USA - New York">BUF</acr...

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RE: B747-200 Metal Registration Plate In Cabin (KLM)

Hi , Thanks for the info The plate I have only has "KLM - HOLLAND <acronym title="Polynesian Airlines (Samoa)">PH</acronym>-<acronym title="Buffalo - Niagara (Greater Buffalo) International (BUF / KBUF), USA - New York">BUF</acronym>" engraved on it, in blue lettering So perhaps this is a plate issu...

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B747-200 Metal Registration Plate In Cabin (KLM)

Hello, I have a question about the location of registration plates on the Boeing 747-200s (to be specific, this would be related to the KLM's Boeing 747-206B, but maybe this is a general thing on all 747's) I know in there is a plate in the cockpit , with the registration on it on the glareshield, I...

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RE: AI Aircraft Names

Just on the Air India website <img src="/discussions/graphics/smilies/smile.gif" alt="Smile"> <a href="http://www.airindia.com/page.asp?pageid=2" target=_blank>http://www.airindia.com/page.asp?pageid=2</a> B747-400 A/C Reg Designated Name of Airplane Engine <acronym title="Air Tahiti (French Po...

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RE: The Safest Widebody, The L1011?

And what about the Ilyushin 86? <center><a href="/open.file/1064741/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/1064741/M/" target="_blank">View Medium <IMG SRC="/photos/small/1/4/7/1064741.jpg" alt="Click here for bigg...

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RE: Worst Safety Record

I think the Tupolev 154 would be at the same place as the 727. The general idea that the Tu-154 has one of the worst safety records as often said, I think is out of reality. I read a very interesting article on the Tupolev 154 safety record in the AERO magazine some years ago (at the time of the the...

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Aeroflot IL-96-300 Fleet Grounded!

According to Russian press, Aeroflot grounded its Ilyushin's 96-300 due to problems with its braking systems. I am not sure whether Domodedovo, Rossiya and Krasair did the same... Here are some links: <a href="http://itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?<NewsID=2338734&PageNum=0" target=_blank>http://itar-...

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RE: Largest Fleet In The World

Largest used to be Aeroflot with well over 1000 aircraft in the late '80s. My how times have changed. To be more precise: the 1991 estimates about the Soviet Aeroflot fleet gave a total number of 11.500 - 12.000 aircraft (source: R.E.G. Davies: Aeroflot - An Airline And Its Aircraft) R...

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RE: Russian Air Disasters

Hi

The 'M' of Tu-154M stands for the Russian word Modifitsirovannyy which indeed means 'modified'

(the 'S' in Tu-154S (written as Ty-154C in Russian) I believe stands for 'Spetsial'nyy' or Special, since it is meant as an all-cargo plane)

Regards,
Martijn

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RE: Russian Plane Crash Update

Forget some links: <a href="http://www.itar-tass.com" target=_blank>http://www.itar-tass.com</a> <a href="http://www.rian.ru" target=_blank>http://www.rian.ru</a> <a href="http://www.interfax.ru" target=_blank>http://www.interfax.ru</a> <a href="http://www.vesti.ru" target=_blank>http://www.vesti.ru...

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RE: Russian Plane Crash Update

Hi, The ITAR-TASS, Interfax and <acronym title="Santa Maria (RIA / SBSM), Brazil">RIA</acronym> NOVOSTI also report the discovery of an explosive substance (hexogene) on the Tu-154 crash site: ITAR-TASS: MOSCOW, August 27 (Itar-Tass) - Traces of an explosive substance resembling hexogen have been...

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RE: Breaking News: Plane With 62 Crashed Nr Moscow

My thoughts go to all the families, friends and the crew's colleagues in Sibir' and Volga

http://english.s7.ru/

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RE: Your Favourite Meal?

Greek "Choriatiki" salad...

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RE: Horrendous Cockpit Color Of Russian Aircraft

The <acronym title="Tunisair (Tunisia)">TU</acronym> and <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym> cockpit colors are quite 'different' indeed, I have no idea as to the reason for it...maybe visibility? green: <table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#E...

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RE: Airplanes Crashed Into Skyscrapers? (In The Past!)

Crash site of 4x-AXG, EL AL 747-285F

Amsterdam, October 1992:

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RE: When Is Gonna Air India Change That C/s

Hi The ' colors' are fine in my opinion, the red is very 'Indian' to me, maybe add some gold or orange? And whatever they do I hope they keep those 'flying palace' windows, they are classic! <center><a href="/open.file/346553/L/" tar...

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RE: Russian Aircraft Takeoff Angle

As for the <acronym title="Tunisair (Tunisia)">TU</acronym>-154, the angle on T/O will vary: I think it is a standard practice as already mentioned, just like the flat approaches. Different per airline/crew <table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" size="1" fac...

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RE: Aircraft Versions

Tu-154M M=Modifitsirovannyy (modified) <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-76TD or <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym> Transportnyy = Transport Dal'nyy = "Far Away", long distance M = Modifitsirovannyy (modified) SCD = side cargo door C = convertible CF = converible fre...

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RE: Drunk Air Crew Beats Up Passenger

From the Aeroflot website (I used a translationprogram, hence the strange language haah <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile">): <a href="http://www.aeroflot.ru/news.asp?ob_no=142&d_no=3625" target=_blank>http://www.aeroflot.ru/news.asp?ob_no=142&d_no=3625</a> Aeroflot will rai...

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RE: Aeroflot's New Logo

https://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1660473/

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RE: Aeroflot's New Logo

I read something in the newspaper this morning about drunk Aeroflot F/A's fighting with a passenger on a flight from Moscow to Nizhevartovsk?? (Any further info would be welcome ) By 'logo', do you mean the new livery? <table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><font color="#EEEEEE" ...

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RE: 9/11 Terrorism Not Air Disaster

NIKV69: you are right: Tenerife: clearly an accident Lockerbie, Air India etc: air disaster , not an accident, but a disaster in the air caused by terrorism (plane as main target) 9/11: could be called disaster by terrorism, I would not consider it an "airdisaster" becaus...

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RE: Man Killed By B737 Engine

A very tragic accident <img src="/discussions/graphics/frown.gif" ALT="Sad"> Feel sorry for the relatives, who have to live with the fact he died in such a way... "I hate to see a perfectly good engine put out of service because this guy couldn't maintain his situational awareness. Oh well...

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RE: Ultimate Purity Test, (18 And Over)

I'm 65.47% pure
Average Score: 72.7%

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RE: What Capital Cities Have You Travelled To?

Europe: Amsterdam (easy, i know) <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> Brussels, Belgium Paris, France Madrid, Spain Lisbon, Portugal London, UK Rome, Italy Athens, Greece (October this year) Copenhagen, Denmark Ljubljana, Slovenia Sofia, Bulgaria Rest of the world: Washingto...

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RE: Writing On Areoflot's Airplanes.

It says: Aeroflot - Russian airlines Аэрофлот – Российские авиалинии One side in English, the other in Russian, meaning the same

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RE: IL-62 In Dutch Airspace Yesterday?

True, we had TWO IL-62M's in Holland, one Rossiya and one Ukraina !

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RE: IL-62 In Dutch Airspace Yesterday?

An IL-62M of the Rossiya State Transport Company visited Schiphol this week.

There are photos of it on planepictures.net and jetphotos.net

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RE: The World's Most Unsafe Airline

I think the following airlines are a NO GO: <acronym title="Aeroflot (Russian Federation)">SU</acronym> You think so? Come on...give me a break... The Aeroflot of today has a very good record and is in no way comparable to its Soviet predecessor, which btw was not unsafe either (although many...

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RE: The World's Most Unsafe Airline

I would guess North Korea's flag carrier Air Koryo is pretty darn unsafe...

Well, why then? Because they are the airline of a poor country??

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RE: TU 156 Cryogenic A/c

Here's asome info about the Tu-155 program:

http://www.tupolev.ru/English/Show.asp?SectionID=82

Regards
Martijn

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RE: Air Surinam

At least Air Surinam does not have anything to do with the SLM/Surinam Airways, their website has a much better look

http://www.slm.firm.sr/

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RE: IL-62 And Fourth Landing Gear

It is a matter of gravity, To prevent te plane from sitting on its tail after the unloading of the passengers (and the change of centre of gravity) Ilyushin designed this 'extra' gear to support the tail, which as Paulc already mentioned, is lowered and raised during taxi <table align=center bor...

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RE: Applauding After Landing?

LOL this clapping has always been a 'habit' on Dutch charters I have flown, however on my last flight no one did!

We got used to safe landings

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RE: Longest Vacation/Time Off?

My longest trip was in 2001, when I went on an Interrail (train) trip through Europe with my friends for 30 days: Amsterdam - Ljubljana (Transfers in Mannheim and Munich) Ljubljana - Rome (Transfers in Jesenice, Villach and via Venice) Rome - Cannes (Transfers in Genova and Nice) Cannes - Bar...

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RE: Pan Am/KLM Disaster

Although I have tried not to go into this discussion once again, I just can't.. What strikes me again is that NO one has yet answered the questions posted by thread starter KYAir: Anyone know any of the fallout from this accident, i.e. lawsuits, regulation changes, etc.? Instead of sea...

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RE: What Is This Plane?

No doubt imo

It is a Northwest 727-200

why?

Overall shape of fuselage/wings/horiz. stabilizers, 3 engines and trailing edge inboard ailerons

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RE: Pan Am/KLM Disaster

Not again...we just had this discussion

https://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1576865/4/

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RE: 747 Fire Truck

Why should they now allow a 747 when they refused the <acronym title="Istanbul Airlines (Turkey)">IL</acronym>-76? (read photo caption) <table align=center border=0 width=500><tr><td><center><a href="/open.file/514307/L/" target="_bl...

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RE: Another Round Of Your Birthday Picture

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RE: Mystery Airline?

never heard of them befopre, but they seem to have a website

http://www.airtogo.net/

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RE: What Is This Airline With Code 7D?

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RE: Paint The Cabin Walls!

When I worked with Aeroflot at Schiphol in 1997, we had Pulkovo flying Tu-134's in Aeroflot colours twice a week. These aircraft were not yet fitted with 'modern western' interiors. I remember one of the Tu-134's (RA-65004 or <acronym title="Royal Nepal Airlines">RA</acronym>-650042) had its cabin w...

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RE: Steering The Nose Gear: How?

Thanks for the replies guys~!!!

I keep learning!

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Steering The Nose Gear: How?

Hi !

I know a lot about aircraft and cockpits, but one thing I still haven't figured out yet

How (or with what) do the pilots steer the nose gear of an aircraft?

Thankz
Martijn

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RE: Could This Be The Most Beautiful 747 Ever?

It sure does!! <img src="/discussions/graphics/smile.gif" ALT="Smile"> The current <acronym title="Royal Jordanian">RJ</acronym> livery is still one of the best designs around <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big thumbs up"> It looks very 'royal' and ' middle-eastern'

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RE: Onur Air A321 Take Off Incident

Do we have some facts about the safety of all those Turkish charter companies flying into <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AMS / EHAM), Netherlands">AMS</acronym> and the rest of the Netherlands? I remember there were some incidents with AIR ALFA here at <acronym title="Amsterdam - Schiphol (AM...

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RE: Could This Be The Most Beautiful 747 Ever?

It was reality once... <center><a href="/open.file/228750/L/" target="_blank">View Large</a> <a href="/open.file/228750/M/" target="_blank">View Medium <IMG SRC="/photos/small/0/5/7/228750.jpg" ALT="Click here for bigger photo!" b...

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RE: Surinam Airways Problems?

I dont believe they have enough experienced flight crew unless they want to give these planes into the hands of low timers or worse, airforce pilots. Now thats not a comfortable situation. Not a comfortable situation indeed! <acronym title="Salamanca (- Matacan) (SLM / LESA), Spain">SLM</acr...

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RE: Aeroflot A319 @ AMS Today

The offical news from the <acronym title="Aeroflot (Russian Federation)">SU</acronym> website <img src="/discussions/graphics/biggthumpup.gif" ALT="Big thumbs up"> <a href="http://www.aeroflot.ru/eng/news.asp?ob_no=712&d_no=2842" target=_blank>http://www.aeroflot.ru/eng/news.asp?ob_no=712&d_no=...

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