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Old 2nd Jan 2009, 05:03
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llondel
 
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Wing over the blast barrier? (at SFO)

Driving down US101 (OK, I was a passenger) past SFO on the 30th, I noticed the early afternoon BA flight taxiing into Terminal A. The port wing appeared to be over the blast barrier between airport and McDonnell Road. Reviewing it on Google Maps to check sight lines from 101, the only way it could have done that is if it was off the yellow line and taking a path through the parking spots in the corner. Is this normal at SFO or was there something causing an abnormal approach?

I did wonder about the clearance between #1 engine and the barrier, but I only had a few seconds to see it as we went past so I'm not sure how much overhang there was.
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