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Postby ozzy72 » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:20 pm

Well they're doing flights directly from Australia into Antarctica now, check out these funky pics on the BBC (mind you I'm not sure ig"loo"s will catch on) ;D
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Re: Icy landing

Postby expat » Sat Jan 12, 2008 2:49 am

My downstairs toilet in the morning is a bit parky, but the though of planting my rear in an "ig-loo" just makes me shudder.

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Re: Icy landing

Postby Dr.bob7 » Sat Jan 12, 2008 10:06 pm

a ig-loo toilet..... sounds................. fun :P
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Re: Icy landing

Postby expat » Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:33 am

No toilet paper............just a small hammer and chisel and a Brillo Pad :o

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Re: Icy landing

Postby pepper_airborne » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:38 am

Igloo's are actualy quite warm compared too the surrounding.
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Re: Icy landing

Postby expat » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:51 am

Igloo's are actualy quite warm compared too the surrounding.


Then I will let you go first............and warm the seat for me ;D

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Re: Icy landing

Postby J. » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:18 am

cool :)

i hope the co-ordinates of that strip are made public so i can fly their on FS 8-)
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Re: Icy landing

Postby DONTREADMYUSERNAME » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:31 am

How does the plane stop? I thought brakes did not work well on ice?
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Re: Icy landing

Postby Mictheslik » Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:32 am

cool :)


A very appropriate choice of word there  ;D

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Re: Icy landing

Postby FsNovice » Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:03 pm

How does the plane stop? I thought brakes did not work well on ice?


All i can guess is that reversers and spoilers are used rather than brakes??? Unless arrestor hooks are used like on carrier ops. Either way, brakes would just skid it, wouldnt slow down
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Re: Icy landing

Postby C » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:03 pm

How does the plane stop? I thought brakes did not work well on ice?


All i can guess is that reversers and spoilers are used rather than brakes??? Either way, brakes would just skid it, wouldnt slow down


Reversers and spoilers primarily, brakes depending on the surface texture of the ice. It could be that they impacted grit into the ice as many "cold" airports do so in winter months, in which case the brakes would actually be reasonably effective.

And also remember an A318/9 can stop on something as short as London City Airport. This runway was 13,500ft long and purposefully prepared for the occasion.
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Re: Icy landing

Postby SubZer0 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:11 pm

Igloo's are actualy quite warm compared too the surrounding.


Then I will let you go first............and warm the seat for me ;D

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Re: Icy landing

Postby expat » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:18 am

Igloo's are actualy quite warm compared too the surrounding.


Then I will let you go first............and warm the seat for me ;D

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Re: Icy landing

Postby Chris_F » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:23 pm

toilet?  I thought that was the checked bagage area.  I guess that explains what I found in my suitcase when I landed back in Austrailia...

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