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Ahh, I those pics emailed to me the other day.
Supposedly a flight from Calgary to Edmonton a couple of weeks ago.
That's so gotta hurt.
Supposedly a flight from Calgary to Edmonton a couple of weeks ago.
That's so gotta hurt.
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No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heap.
I loved flying those things. The 727 will truly be the jet age version of the DC-3.
(Now don't get me wrong, I really like flying the latest generations of modern jet airplanes, but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
I loved flying those things. The 727 will truly be the jet age version of the DC-3.
(Now don't get me wrong, I really like flying the latest generations of modern jet airplanes, but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
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Wow. Awesome pics.
Hats off to the crew who I imagine needed a change of underwear after they landed.
As humble pax, I didn't realise you got hail up at FL350, I thought it occurred a lot closer to the ground?
Hats off to the crew who I imagine needed a change of underwear after they landed.
As humble pax, I didn't realise you got hail up at FL350, I thought it occurred a lot closer to the ground?
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Angels, in a storm cell there are some major up drafts and down drafts going on, hence the "towering" clouds you see. Here's a good page that explains what goes on when hail forms:
Hail Formation
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[QUOTE=con-pilot;2805612]No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heapQUOTE]
Found on another forum:
"This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. "
Found on another forum:
"This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. "
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Hail is mixed with air and thus brittle. At most they weigh about 1 kg. Which is less that hitting a bird. The Hail would stike then probably break up after bouncing off. The bird has a nasty habit of lodging itself in engines for a while, before being spat out! mmmmmm chicken. Never heard of an engine falling off though.
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[QUOTE=CaptW5;2807037]
Well, that is good news, usually when old 72s get that damaged they get scraped out and then put in some corner of the airfield to rot.
Glad she's still flying.
No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heapQUOTE]
Found on another forum:
"This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. "
Found on another forum:
"This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. "
Glad she's still flying.