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what is happening

Posted:
Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:45 pm
by Tjw2


does anyone know what makes this happen or if it is photoshopped
Re: what is happening

Posted:
Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:25 pm
by Ashton Lawson
Str!ker has no clue (Str!ker also doesn't know why he is refering to himself in the 3rd person).
Re: what is happening

Posted:
Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:55 pm
by Isak922
Things like that don't happen too often. It occurs when you load the plane in a very bad fashion, causing one end to tip.
I've seen it happen with a B-1B before :o
Re: what is happening

Posted:
Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:03 am
by Mictheslik
Its when some idiot on the ground decides to load the back of the plane before the fron and forgets to put in a support on the tail
see here.mic
Re: what is happening

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Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:43 am
by H
Thanks for correcting my thinking, everyone -- it's so embarrassing. I mean, it's a big bird and I just thought it was laying an egg. 
8-)
Re: what is happening

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Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:06 pm
by legoalex2000
727's are picky about loading. the front half must be loaded, and most of the time through the side door, before the back can even be touched. many a story about 27's tipping.

ramos
Re: what is happening

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Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:01 pm
by igs942
As the guys have said, uneaven loading. I've seen a VC-10 sat on it's tail like these at Brize Norton - costly error as the VC-10 was a write off. Not sure if it's the same outcome for these though.
Re: what is happening

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:23 am
by an-225
...Believe it or not....I have seen the second one for real. I was quite young at the time, but my dad still drove past the airport, and there was the MD-11.
And if you look in the background of the first, you will see something that I'm quite sure is an Il-76.
Re: what is happening

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Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:29 am
by H
As the guys have said, uneaven loading. I've seen a VC-10 sat on it's tail like these at Brize Norton - costly error as the VC-10 was a write off. Not sure if it's the same outcome for these though.
Depends... reloading towards the front can safely bring it back down on its gear (they often take more impact on landing). My personal thought is that a 'loading jack' should be employed for safety -- and don't exceed the load allocations.8-)