Planespotting II
Mar 19th 2019, 5:21 pm
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Mar 19th 2019, 9:41 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
737-900 in passenger use has a tendency to tip as well, tail stand more or less fixes the issue so you can off load front back and passengers at the same time.
If no tail stand best to unload the back first and once the the aft is empty and most passengers are off, start with the front, some airlines wont let you even remove 1 bag or passenger without a tail stand in place on a 737-900 and some go a step further and also use tail stands on the 737-800 but the 738 is less prone to tipping.
If no tail stand best to unload the back first and once the the aft is empty and most passengers are off, start with the front, some airlines wont let you even remove 1 bag or passenger without a tail stand in place on a 737-900 and some go a step further and also use tail stands on the 737-800 but the 738 is less prone to tipping.
There was also a RAF Harrier that got lost and/or low on fuel and ended up landing on a small container ship off the coast of Spain, I think, and I think that was in the 1980's too . The pilot was court-martialed, but at least the RAF got their Harrier back after paying the ship owner a salvage fee.
Last edited by Pulaski; Mar 19th 2019 at 9:46 pm.
Mar 22nd 2019, 12:38 pm
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Re: Planespotting II
Whist looking for something else last evening I came across this: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-in...-idUKKCN1R10F7
Apr 3rd 2019, 2:00 am
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