| EXCALIBUR |
WARNING: Fliers beware of the sub-standard maintenance on the airplanes that you fly on. You won't believe this when you see it. This is an actual crack that was found in the window frame on a DC-9. This could have caused a major in-flight problem.**
**When you fly, choose your airline carefully.** :eek: |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by EXCALIBUR
WARNING: Fliers beware of the sub-standard maintenance on the airplanes that you fly on. You won't believe this when you see it. This is an actual crack that was found in the window frame on a DC-9. This could have caused a major in-flight problem.**
**When you fly, choose your airline carefully.** :eek:
:2:
(or avoid flying in 'moon'light. ) |
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| JL_SS |
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Originally posted by EXCALIBUR
WARNING: Fliers beware of the sub-standard maintenance on the airplanes that you fly on. You won't believe this when you see it. This is an actual crack that was found in the window frame on a DC-9. This could have caused a major in-flight problem.**
**When you fly, choose your airline carefully.** :eek:
That's not a crack, it is a side thrust unit. There is one on each side of the plane to help during turns. They are very efficient because they run on beans and beer. :D |
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| DaleB |
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Originally posted by JL_SS
That's not a crack, it is a side thrust unit. There is one on each side of the plane to help during turns. They are very efficient because they run on beans and beer. :D
Controlling thrust in such a manner takes a great deal of discipline (and practice). :D |
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| csimo |
Not only that, but it's not even a DC-9! That would be a Boeing 737-4B7.
-Joe |
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| mdx99 |
| Nop! that's a French made Airbus.....:1: |
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| csimo |
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Originally posted by mdx99
Nop! that's a French made Airbus.....:1:
Take a look at the entire plane (note registration numbers match). Funniest looking Airbus I've ever seen! Maybe you should let Airbus know they made 737's? |
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| EXCALIBUR |
| It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's...:9: |
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| nightguy |
| Ugh. Makes me wonder what's really on that tray table, seat pocket, and window that are never clean. :eek: |
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| EXCALIBUR |
| Q: How's this for an exciting landing?:9: |
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| EXCALIBUR |
A Safe Landing for Jet Blue
Passengers on an LA flight have a scare before a pilot makes a perfect emergency touchdown
By SALLY B. DONNELLY
Posted Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2005
Pilots joke that airline flying is hours of boredom interrupted by seconds of excitement during takeoff and landing. But they add, that's why they get paid so much—and train so extensively.
The emergency landing of JetBlue flight 292 at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday showed off that training. The landing gear on the Airbus A320 airplane got stuck on takeoff out of southern California headed for New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. As TV networks locked on to the stricken plane as it circled over Los Angeles and viewers stomachs knotted as they understood that they might be preparing to watch fly to their deaths, the pilots discussed how to handle the problem with company headquarters in New York and technicians from the airplane's manufacturer in France.
Five-year-old JetBlue has built its reputation on low fares, sassy advertising and Live TV on board—a feature that scared some passengers who watched their unfolding drama on news channels—and is one of the few airlines that has remained profitable since 9/11. But more important than the bottom line to JetBlue has always been safety: the airline lists 'safety' as one of its first five core principles, has a sterling safety record and a rigorous training regimen for crew members. Chief Operating officer Dave Barger, the son of a United Airlines pilot, constantly reinforces that message whenever he speaks to employees. Several years ago the airline hired Steve Predmore, an experienced member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be its head of safety.
That preparation came through during those several minutes of danger. After flying at a low altitude with the wing flaps (which are usually used to slow the plane on landing) deployed and the nose pitched up slightly higher than usual—all of which helped burn off unwanted fuel faster—the pilots executed a textbook emergency landing a Los Angeles. They brought the plane in as slow as possible, touched down in the center of the runway, and by holding the sidestick back kept the nosewheel from touching down until the last moment, and then applied the brakes to come to a safe stop. The incident also carried a reminder for passengers—flying is the safest its ever been in the U.S. but a large part of that depends on the steady hands of the men and women sitting way up front. |
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