747SP Landing On A Tiny Runway In South Africa

[Tom.]

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[C]

Ah, thats only an SP...


...The "full size" example landed there a few years ago!

[Chris_F]

What's the story on that one?  I don't think anyone would choose to land a 747 on that strip.  Look at the way those engines pick up the dirt and debris from off of the runway.  I don't think you'd want to just fly it out of there without a thorough engine inspection...

[C]

What's the story on that one?  I don't think anyone would choose to land a 747 on that strip.  Look at the way those engines pick up the dirt and debris from off of the runway.  I don't think you'd want to just fly it out of there without a thorough engine inspection...

The 747 I mentioned hasn't taken off again since it landed, and I doubt this one will either - Rand Airport is one of the homes of the South African Airways Museum...

[Nexus]

Correct Charlie.
The aircraft you are refering to - The Lubumbo (something like that) was a 747-200 and it was flown to that airport only to be retired. It will never fly again

[PlutonianEmpire]

Correct Charlie.
The aircraft you are refering to - The Lubumbo (something like that) was a 747-200 and it was flown to that airport only to be retired. It will never fly again

[cheesegrater]

That's an SP.

FOD isn't as big of a problem as taking off again. The wheels don't even make it on the runway.

[Nexus]

That's an SP.

Which has already been stated.  ::)

but there are better pics from the 747-200 retirement
http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/ ... /index.asp

[thebrelon]

I worked on that (exact) plane  8)

vince