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Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 17:49
by Dyl Roberts
AndyG wrote:Maybe this is the one they are buying for Tony Blair. :think: :roll:

AndyG
I hope so......... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 19:00
by Garry Russell
Yep

Tony's New Toy

Has a freight door so Prescott can get in :roll:
:lol: :lol:

Garry

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 19:34
by Charlie Bravo
Garry Russell wrote:Yep

Tony's New Toy

Has a freight door so Prescott can get in :roll:
:lol: :lol:

Garry
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 19:38
by DispatchDragon
Whats Missing in this photo???

A Loadmaster -- He'd be a the local Marks and Sparks buying new shreddies


:lol: \

Leif

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 21:29
by andy
Garry Russell wrote:Yep

Tony's New Toy

Has a freight door so Prescott can get in :roll:
:lol: :lol:

Garry
So that's why the gear collapsed.................... :smile: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 21:56
by jonesey2k
DispatchDragon wrote:Whats Missing in this photo???

A Loadmaster -- He'd be a the local Marks and Sparks buying new shreddies


:lol: \

Leif
I bet they were in shreds after that too!

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:35
by Jetset
So did the gear detach or did it fail to deploy?

I assume from the scuff marks on the fuselage it broke off?

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:39
by Garry Russell
I think the gear was left behind at EMA

Make a change........ 'plane in BHX endercarriage in EMA :roll: :lol:

Garry

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:40
by blanston12
surprisingly, the B737-300 does not have a gear hatch on the fuselage, the wheel has a big hub cap on it and it is just about flush with the bottom of the AC.

From wikipedia
The 737 has no main landing gear doors. The main landing gear (under the wings at mid-cabin), rotate into wells in the plane's belly, and seals activate to aerodynamically smooth (or "fair") the wheels in the wells. The sides of the tires are exposed to the air in flight. When observing a 737 take off, or at low altitude, the dark circles of the tires can be plainly seen. Boeing claims that this design saves weight and reduces complexity.

Posted: 21 Jun 2006, 22:41
by Jetset
Ah, they really must read the checklist with more concentration!

Lights..........on
Flaps...........Set for takeoff
Landing Gear........Attached