Boeing 747-422 - United Airlines | Aviation Photo #0907988

Anonymous

17 years ago

You dont see this everyday!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Man, they already scratched the new paint.

Anonymous

17 years ago

F/O: "V1"
Captain: "Rotate!"

Anonymous

17 years ago

That's gotta suck.

Anonymous

17 years ago

A very unusual picture.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Something different and odd. Kinda nice rather then the SAME OLD every day shots.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Wow too bad it was on a newly painted plane. Kind of funny pic though.

Anonymous

17 years ago

It is an interesting shot ... I just wonder how long it will take before this 744 is back in service ... it is a shame to lose a new c/s plane.

Anonymous

17 years ago

They try to do a vertical take off???

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very nice this picture

Anonymous

17 years ago

This picture is very nice

Anonymous

17 years ago

Picture quality and framing

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool photo mate. But boy ,someones in trouble!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Mmm...what does this button do?
Oh, oooh!
Very funny photo: shame about the cost.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love that picture. :-)))))

Anonymous

17 years ago

Really good...although it is quite surprising from U N I T E D...... I've flown with them 6 times and that seems quite scary!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good photo

Anonymous

17 years ago

Its the best picture i ever have seen

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fabulous!

Anonymous

17 years ago

It's just brilliant, the way that the plane has tipped onto its backside is just amazing. The pilots must be complete idiots. AMAZING!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice

Anonymous

17 years ago

This gives new meaning to the phrase "airing dirty laundry!"

Anonymous

17 years ago

That's great!!!!!!pay attention on its wheels,what a huge pressure is on it...

Anonymous

17 years ago

That is one of the greatest pictures I have ever seen

Anonymous

17 years ago

This would be why they don't say, "All of the exits are at the back of the aircraft!"

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool where there any people in there?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Uh..guys..i think we better put some of those bags in the front.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Greatest picture

Anonymous

17 years ago

Really nice photo, There must be a guy feeling pretty desperate

Anonymous

17 years ago

Quirky. How often do you get to see a significant moment in history where a Jumbo is parked on its fat bum?!?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Poor mechs!!! LOL

Anonymous

17 years ago

Its a shot in a million;dont think we will see this again in a hurry.they should have put the roof rack further forward to balance the plane

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good quality

Anonymous

17 years ago

Dumb hosties, how many times have I told them to load the front end first ?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very interesting

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

How often do you get to see a 747 like this? Amazing!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Poor United. You could have said this is taken just before take-off! ;o) I didn't know 747 has the same problem of heavy back as IL-18. When windy, it needs to be supported by small pole with tiny wheels.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Clear picture!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very clear shot!
just fantastic man!

Anonymous

17 years ago

You dont see things like this happening to this airline

Anonymous

17 years ago

Vr=0! Awesome!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I think in the old trim you would not take much notice. but in the new trim it stands out like a sore toe.it is a very good photo.

Anonymous

17 years ago

I was walking along, singing a song.... what tha heck?? Okay, who forgot to pin the gear??

Anonymous

17 years ago

Oh no not this beauty... Very hard to see this 747-422 this way. (Beautiful new paintsheme of united):d

Anonymous

17 years ago

Very Clear shots. It is very sad to see this what happen to this aircraft.Beautiful colors.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Funniest photo ever

Anonymous

17 years ago

A lesson to be learned here, Always assign the seats in the front of the airplane first, then work your way to the back. :-)

Anonymous

16 years ago

Looks to me like someone didn't know to start loading from the front. That's what happens when the CG moves to far aft.... btw... gear looks fine...

Anonymous

16 years ago

Not again!!!! This always happens. Someone didn't fix the gear right. How could someone be stupid enough to leave the pins out, come on. Great photo by the way.

Anonymous

16 years ago

OOOO...somebody is gonna get definitely fired for this.

Anonymous

16 years ago

Boeing screw up, 30 years in the making. The body gear on all 747 aircraft swing forward and up. There is a drag link that is pinned to stop this type of thing from happening. There is an inspection/drain hole that goes through the link and it just happens to be the same diameter as the hole used to pin the gear. Late night and lack of prior experience played a part here. This is not the first time in history that this has happened its been an issue for 30 years. The fix? They now fill the hole with sealant to make it smaller than the pin diameter. There are no stupid people, just people like you and me and circumstance......... Never let you guard down around aircraft. Luckily noone was injured.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Great pic but just fyi this isnt a landing gear issue, the main gear look fine, hints the nose gear being off the ground, but it looks like the ramp crew didn't follow tail tipping guidelines and pushed the cg to far aft!!! oops!!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Teacher: Well children, what have we learned from our field trip to SFO?
Kids: Never put really fat in the back of a 747!!!

Anonymous

14 years ago

She's really eager to get up in the air.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Only visitor "November 04, 2006" is correct. The gear was pinned but the pin was put in the wrong hole. Having that extra hole so close to the safety-pin hole, was an accident waiting to happen. It was a set-up that one could argue was overlooked in the design. It could happen to almost anyone, and this incident MIGHT have been the result of all of the mechanic furloughs taking place at United. What he said is correct, be careful out there. Every aircraft has it's own hidden dangers. Airliner design is maximized for cruise flight at altitude. Everything else if a relatively un-natural mode. This great shot, with the correct information, illustrates that perfectly.

Anonymous

13 years ago

And why does everyone seem to always want to blame the pilots!!!

Anonymous

13 years ago

If that was N196UA, I have that plane on my flight simulator, I also have that plane toy!

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