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Old 31st May 2005, 03:03
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HotDog
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Qantas did a similar stunt in the early sixties at Paya Lebar in Singapore in a 707. FO flying, with Check Capt. in l/h seat; landed heavy on it's nosewheel on RW 02, bounced and went around. They were very lucky to get away with it as the impact tilted the VG platform racks, giving them false pitch attitude indications, it was a night flight. Damage was substantial with torn skin in section 41. An engineering team from Sydney eventually cobbled it together and it was ferried back to base unpressurized.
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