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747SP Landing On A Tiny Runway In South Africa (Read 271 times)
Oct 8th, 2006 at 6:11am

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Reply #1 - Oct 8th, 2006 at 6:36am

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Ah, thats only an SP...


...The "full size" example landed there a few years ago! Grin
 
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Reply #2 - Oct 8th, 2006 at 8:04am

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What's the story on that one?  I don't think anyone would choose to land a 747 on that strip.  Look at the way those engines pick up the dirt and debris from off of the runway.  I don't think you'd want to just fly it out of there without a thorough engine inspection...
 
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Reply #3 - Oct 8th, 2006 at 8:16am

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What's the story on that one?  I don't think anyone would choose to land a 747 on that strip.  Look at the way those engines pick up the dirt and debris from off of the runway.  I don't think you'd want to just fly it out of there without a thorough engine inspection...



The 747 I mentioned hasn't taken off again since it landed, and I doubt this one will either - Rand Airport is one of the homes of the South African Airways Museum... Smiley
 
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Reply #4 - Oct 8th, 2006 at 1:02pm

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Correct Charlie.
The aircraft you are refering to - The Lubumbo (something like that) was a 747-200 and it was flown to that airport only to be retired. It will never fly again Smiley
 
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Reply #5 - Oct 9th, 2006 at 4:58am

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Correct Charlie.
The aircraft you are refering to - The Lubumbo (something like that) was a 747-200 and it was flown to that airport only to be retired. It will never fly again Smiley

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Reply #6 - Oct 9th, 2006 at 9:43pm
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That's an SP.

FOD isn't as big of a problem as taking off again. The wheels don't even make it on the runway. Grin
 
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Reply #7 - Oct 10th, 2006 at 8:40am

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That's an SP.




Which has already been stated.  Roll Eyes

but there are better pics from the 747-200 retirement
http://www.dauntless-soft.com/PRODUCTS/Freebies/AirForceOne/index.asp
 
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Reply #8 - Oct 10th, 2006 at 8:53am

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