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Old 23rd Feb 2023, 04:27
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blind pew
 
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SR lost a Caravelle from a undercarriage bay fire caused by their technique of using a high thrust/speed runway fog clearance technique followed by a U-turn and take off. The gear was retracted without cooling and the subsequent fire was augmented by the hydraulic fluid.
The Trident had brake fans in the 60s.
IIRC Twas Dubai where a relatively new 747 captain tried to bump start an engine with a full load of fuel and pax. It took several days to fly out a full set of wheels as he blew the fusible plugs after the take off abortion..there but for the grace of dog…
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