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Sep 26^th, 2003 at 9:54am

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yesterday, when we flew back from Zanzibar to Belgium, we made a stop at Mombasa to pick up some people and gas. when we were allowed to go back to our magnificent 767, little Kennie saw it was a nice opportunity to make a nice walk around the big fat heavy jet.
i noticed that the main gear isn't actually situated beneeth the fuselage, but more under the wings. therefore it's a bit strange saying that the 767's main gear tilts backwards. i think it's retracted to the side, in the big belly of the plane. what do you think? Wink

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Reply #1 - Sep 26^th, 2003 at 10:00am

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I'm surprised they let you do that. Roll Eyes

If I remember correctly, by "tilting backwards" Craig was referring to the angle of the main bogies when the gear is extended in the air - not the retraction sequence.

PS. The 767 main bogies tilt the opposite way to those on most other airliners as you can see in this shot of the prototype.

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Reply #2 - Sep 26^th, 2003 at 12:06pm

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[quote author=Hagar link=board=genav;num=1064570062;start=0#1 date=09/26/03 at 10:00:34]I'm surprised they let you do that. Roll Eyes

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don't forget it was in Afrika...actually it was even worse...it was in Mombasa! Grin

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Reply #3 - Sep 26^th, 2003 at 7:11pm

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it may go some way to explaining it,
thanks bones, and hope your trip went well.
is mombasa really as bad as i have heard? shanty towns on the side of runway, dogs and people wandering the taxiways???
if so getting to see the outside of the plane there wouldnt be to difficult.
i have also heard while flying there you arnt allowed to take pictures while on airport grounds, were you warned of that??

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Reply #4 - Sep 27^th, 2003 at 4:25am

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when we landed there it was dark, so i couldn't see any people crossing the runway... Roll Eyes

i didn't take any photos either...but i took one at Zanzibar. there was a nice biz jet from a minister from who knows. i took a photo of that one but didn't get any problems. another guy who took a shot, had to pay a dollar to a lady who was sitting there at a desk...he just gave her a sigaret... Undecided

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