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I'm really confused about runway lengths, I mean how do they manage to get 737-800s and A320's off the ground at Santos Dumont which has a 1,300m runway and in John Wayne airport they get A300's 757's and MD80s (1,700m runway).
Surely now with the extended runway at SEN there should be very few restrictions.
Surely now with the extended runway at SEN there should be very few restrictions.
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It will be interesting to see the actual declared TODA and LDA distances when the runway extension opens, as opposed to the physical length of the runway, and one restriction will remain for the types which can operate, the width is 37 metres, whereas most UK commercial airports have a runway width of 46 metres at least. I think that when Heavylift brought in one of their A300's back in the nineties they had to get special dispensation from the CAA and a senior commander had to be used.
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I wonder if anyone else on here witnessed the incident with a Carvair in the 60s (1962?)where the nosewheel on takeoff turned to retract, wouldn't retract and wouldn't turn back?
I don't think there were any pax on board, and the crew piled all the seats and anything they could move into the rear for a nose up landing. We all stopped work and went onto the apron for the landing which was carried out faultlessly by the pilot who kept the nosewheel aloft for an amazing distance and (IIRC) when it touched, it snapped round and there was no incident.
In fact, the only excitement was provided by a police Austin Westminster which waited at the runway threshold and made a loud whooshing sound as the driver chased the aircraft down the runway.
I don't think there were any pax on board, and the crew piled all the seats and anything they could move into the rear for a nose up landing. We all stopped work and went onto the apron for the landing which was carried out faultlessly by the pilot who kept the nosewheel aloft for an amazing distance and (IIRC) when it touched, it snapped round and there was no incident.
In fact, the only excitement was provided by a police Austin Westminster which waited at the runway threshold and made a loud whooshing sound as the driver chased the aircraft down the runway.
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I don't remember the incident and cannot quite understand your description of it. The Carvair nosewheel didn't 'turn' on retraction, unless the torque link failed and the oleo turned through 90° as a result. That would certainly cause it not to retract properly. The crew actions you describe seem rather bizarre as that could have resulted in a serious out of trim condition and if the aircraft was in the normal configuration the seats would be in the rear cabin anyway.
I don't remember the incident and cannot quite understand your description of it. The Carvair nosewheel didn't 'turn' on retraction, unless the torque link failed and the oleo turned through 90° as a result. That would certainly cause it not to retract properly. The crew actions you describe seem rather bizarre as that could have resulted in a serious out of trim condition and if the aircraft was in the normal configuration the seats would be in the rear cabin anyway.
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I had an email from Danube Wings today in which they confirm that they will be basing an ATR72 at DLE this Spring, initially to operate charter flights. They then plan to start scheduled services to certain destinations after a period of time. More details will appear on their website shortly they say.
Whether these 'destinations' will be those currently shown on the DLE website (which includes SEN) isn't yet clear.
Whether these 'destinations' will be those currently shown on the DLE website (which includes SEN) isn't yet clear.
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BBC News - Southend Airport runs first flight from new terminal
picture from facebook. thanks to phil whalley
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