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  1. CTdave, Feb 25, 2005
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    :eek:
    This is your captain speaking. If anyone on board has some duct tape, please raise your hand.

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  2. palindrome, Feb 25, 2005
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    Any story behind this?
  3. AMG, Feb 25, 2005
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    At least it seems as the photographer landed safely...

    In the eighties a relative of mine was flying to Hong Kong with a 747 when they lost a complete engine! A few days later they made the same trip and discovered that this 747 hade three engines on one side and two on the other? It was the replacement engine for the other plane they were transporting by just attaching it to a bracket in the wing!
  4. Kevin, Feb 26, 2005
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    More airborn shenanigans!

    Since there seems to also be a general interest in avaition stuff around here as well, I though you all might get a snicker or three out of this:

    Clicky!
  5. AMG, Feb 26, 2005
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    Yeah, s--t happens and going at that speed at night it must have happened more than once...

    I´ve only snapped a couple of tele-wires with my Cessna-tail in full daylight.. :rolleyes:
  6. Kevin, Feb 26, 2005
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    Yeah... but the worst part about this one was that the coppilot knew they wouldn't make it... :p
  7. palindrome, Feb 26, 2005
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    Thats kinda cool :cool:
  8. Norseman, Feb 26, 2005
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    The picture is real.

    If memory sreves right, it was an AirTran B-737 or A-320 that lost the cowling a few months ago.

    The story and pics was all over this forum:

    www.flightinfo.com

    It was really a non-event, the engine ran fine and the pilots probably did not notice untill the stew called up and said: "We are all going to die"... :D

    As for 5 engines on the 747:

    Yup, they did that for a while, but with quite some performance penalties.

    Nowdays most major airports with 747 operations have "pool" engines that one airline will lend to another.
    If not, they just do a 3 engine "ferry" flight to the nearest maintenance base.
    And get the fix or engine changed done there in a few hours.
  9. CTdave, Feb 26, 2005
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    Interesting! Thanks for the info!!!
  10. CTdave, Feb 26, 2005
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    cool link, thanks!
  11. YachtForums, Mar 24, 2005
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    Aviation mishaps continued...

    Came across this pic while doing some research on the viability of ultralight deployment and retrieval for yachts. More on that story later, but for now... I HAD to share this picture with the group...

    I'm sure an F-16 is the ultimate hotseat, but this gives new meaning...

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  12. YachtForums, Mar 24, 2005
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    And this picture would best represent... the end result of WIGE SuperYacht. :D ;)

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  13. catmando, Mar 24, 2005
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    Good point. :D :D :D