Guest peter Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 next time you go on you Hol's check your airline first. :-D http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/broad55/?action=view¤t=smoothlanding.flv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Perhaps thats why we prefere to go away in the motorhome *-) chas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza454 Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 peter - 2007-05-25 10:09 PM next time you go on you Hol's check your airline first. :-D http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb254/broad55/?action=view¤t=smoothlanding.flv[/quote]Normal Ryanair flight from Dublin landing at Luton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 I'm sure that's the same pilot who was driving on my first flight to Dublin froom Birmingham. I reckon he had castors fitted to the wing tips for cornering because he didn't seem to slow down for the taxiway. Only time I've known all the passengers and crew to keep their seat belts fastened til the plane actually stopped moving! D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chapman Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Blimey Dave, Was not aware that they flew B52's on the Dublin Birmingham route. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Madge Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Mike Chapman - 2007-05-26 10:41 AM Blimey Dave, Was not aware that they flew B52's on the Dublin Birmingham route. Mike. Mike,, Just wait until you have flown with an ex Fleet Air Arm pilot, You aint lived until you have experienced a "Deck Landing" in a 747. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Dave Newell - 2007-05-26 9:00 AM I'm sure that's the same pilot who was driving on my first flight to Dublin froom Birmingham. I reckon he had castors fitted to the wing tips for cornering because he didn't seem to slow down for the taxiway. Only time I've known all the passengers and crew to keep their seat belts fastened til the plane actually stopped moving! D. Could be. Doesn't it say RyanAir on the side? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Don Madge - 2007-05-26 11:50 AM Mike,, Just wait until you have flown with an ex Fleet Air Arm pilot, You aint lived until you have experienced a "Deck Landing" in a 747. Don Experienced something similar with a RAF Transport Command Tristar. Forget kiss the ground and smile, the RAF puts them down with the intention they'll stay there! Not so comfortable for the passengers, but safer overall, I was told, because by flying the plane firmly onto the deck, crosswinds and downdraughts have less chance to de-stabilise things at the last minute. Or so the nice smiley pilot said when he was showing me all his nav aids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Came across this clip a few years ago, of an American Hercules (for those who don't know, that's the big four-engined transport plane that looks as if it shouldn't fly) landing ON THE DECK OF A CARRIER. http://www.theaviationzone.com/media/c130_forrestal_landing.mov Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Mike Chapman - 2007-05-26 10:41 AM Blimey Dave, Was not aware that they flew B52's on the Dublin Birmingham route. Mike. Looks more like a 737 to me Mike, although I don't think its one of Paddy's. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Tony Jones - 2007-05-26 1:30 PM Came across this clip a few years ago, of an American Hercules (for those who don't know, that's the big four-engined transport plane that looks as if it shouldn't fly) landing ON THE DECK OF A CARRIER. http://www.theaviationzone.com/media/c130_forrestal_landing.mov Tony Some pilots are just amazing! Helicopters can't fly upside down but some bright spark proved they can be looped. I've also seen a Herc being barrel rolled, that's quite scary! D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Chapman Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Tony Jones - 2007-05-26 1:30 PM Came across this clip a few years ago, of an American Hercules (for those who don't know, that's the big four-engined transport plane that looks as if it shouldn't fly) landing ON THE DECK OF A CARRIER. http://www.theaviationzone.com/media/c130_forrestal_landing.mov Tony Would love to see it taking off which I am sure could be done. We were at the Hercules International Air Tattoo. Quite an experience to see them formation flying, demonstrating the steep landing, empty on the move and steep take off routine used in war zones and rocket assisted take off. They look as though they would be ungainly to fly but the pilots love them. The only thing better was the Confederate Airforce low flying C47's and P51D Mustangs, were they a bunch of blokes enjoying their flying. Anyone who enjoys aircraft and has not been to the IAT give it a visit, well worth it. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Jones Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Mike Chapman - 2007-05-26 4:22 PM Would love to see it taking off which I am sure could be done. Mike. Yes, I think there's a clip of that on the same site. Try chopping the last bit off the address to get to the page "above" - there should be links to both then. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 I`VE HEARD OF Kangaroo petrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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