A B707 Brazilian Air Force skidded off the runway

[Elrico]

A B707 Brazilian Air Force skidded off the runway of Toussaint Louverture International Airport (MTPP) of Port au Prince, after an engine fails when the jet tried to take off. None of the 121 UN soldiers aboard the plane were injured

[CoffmanStarter]

Apparently it's quite difficult to take off on a narrow strip of thatch :E

Glad to hear all safe ...

[StopStart]

Thanks for the meaningless input CS. As usual. :hmm:

Reporting on the subject is still very sketchy, ranging from departed the surface to engine fire and/or complete hull loss. Glad to hear all made it out ok. :ok:

[NutLoose]

Pics here

Haiti: Brazilian Air Force plane crashes at Port-au-Prince Airport (http://www.defend.ht/politics/articles/international/4371-brazilian-air-force-plane-crashes-in-port-au-prince-haiti)


http://www.aviationinspector.com/?p=16873

Engine fire, ran off runway, nose gear failed, would imagine being in Haiti it won't be going anywhere sadly...


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[Elrico]

Sunday, May 26, around 2:30 p.m., at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, a Brazilian military aircraft of the FAB (Brazilian Air Force), a Boeing B707, registration KC-137 carrying the fifth rotation of the 17th Brazilian contingent at destination of Manaus, Brazil encountered a technical problem forcing the pilot to an emergency maneuver, causing a off the runway of the aircraft, which damaged the landing gear.
Haiti - Security : Boeing 707 off the runway, at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport - HaitiLibre.com, Haiti News, The haitian people's voice (http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-8656-haiti-security-boeing-707-off-the-runway-at-the-toussaint-louverture-international-airport.html)

[CoffmanStarter]

StopStart ... Having checked that everyone was safe ... I thought a spot of humour was in order ... sorry you didn't :hmm:

[brokenlink]

Glad everyone out safe. Just curious and looking at the photos anyone an idea what the pod is underneath each wingtip, ECM or somesuch?

[barnstormer1968]

The wing tip pods look like AAR pods, with a prop at the front, and possibly a basket at the rear end.

[GreenKnight121]

Brazil has had 4 KC-137s... B707s converted to aerial refuelers with wingtip hose pods (only 3 active as of March).

In March of this year they signed a contract with IAI to convert 2 (or 3, the article below says both) B767s to aerial refuelers, also with wingtip pods. Talk about a timely contract!!!
IAI to Convert Two Boeing 767 Into Flying Tankers for Brazil - Defense Update - Military Technology & Defense News (http://defense-update.com/20130315_iai-to-convert-two-boeing-767-into-flying-tankers-in-brazil.html)

I guess we know which will be the first KC-137 replaced. :D

Brazilian KC-137 crashes on take-off in Haiti, none injured (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/brazilian-kc-137-crashes-on-take-off-in-haiti-none-injured-386367/)

[RRAAMJET]

Well, I just walked around it, chaps, and it's pretty f****d, I'd say.
Looks like fwd bulkhead wrecked, and there's a worrying kink in the fuselage.
They've already painted-out all the markings, however...

The skid marks on RW10 are pretty impressive...

[Old Fella]

My money is on an attempted abort at or past V1.