There's a story here: abandoned aircraft for disposal
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There's a story here: abandoned aircraft for disposal
https://ukga.com/classified/view?contentId=48728
Looks like it might have actually landed successfully and then the nose gear collapsed on the rough ground. I presume the engine is shot. Shame, it's a pretty little thing.
Looks like it might have actually landed successfully and then the nose gear collapsed on the rough ground. I presume the engine is shot. Shame, it's a pretty little thing.
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Well, that happened two years ago - is it still on its nose? See https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib...-tobago-g-golf
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aircraft in field
Originally Posted by akaSylvia
Well, that's intriguing. The advert is from 14 of August this year and specifically says "as is where is" in north Yorks.
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There's a blue & white aircraft visible in Google Earth (July 2018 imagery) on the "apron" at Fadmoor airfield: 54°18'36.40"N 0°58'18.12"W. If that's the aircraft in question, and it's been out in open without covering all that time, it can't have improved its resale value.
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
Originally Posted by possel
Well, that happened two years ago - is it still on its nose?
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Originally Posted by possel
My point being that if it happened two years ago, why is the advertiser posting a photo of the accident? Or did "as is, where is" mean exactly that it WAS still on its nose?!
If that's the case then - wherever on the field, or elsewhere, the aircraft is currently located - gravity and geometry will mean that the aircraft is still of necessity resting on two main wheels and what's left of the nose.
