View Full Version : Virgin Blue E170 VH-ZHA damaged?
dkaarma
5th Apr 2008, 07:35
Just saw VH-ZHA depart from YMAY supporting a red sqaure 'patch' over the virgin blue girl and flag on the left side near the nose of the jet?
Anyone know why?
http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/dkaarma/VB.jpg?t=1207380873
greenslopes
5th Apr 2008, 08:07
Because it was damaged.........................Derrrr!
dkaarma
5th Apr 2008, 08:25
Thank captain obvious, I'll be more specific..
Does anyone know how it was damaged...
neville_nobody
5th Apr 2008, 08:32
Lucky it wasn't a 787:O
JIM1984
5th Apr 2008, 09:13
Havent you got anything else better to do with your time buddy.....:confused:
ozangel
5th Apr 2008, 09:17
Is it just me or does the virgin blue girl on that aircraft look a bit like a blow up doll... In almost 8years of her adorning the Virgin Blue fleet, i've never noticed it until that pic?! I think it's the lips? And the 'surprised' look on her face...?
Not that I have one... :suspect:
Been there for months.
Ramp rash. In the words of the Great Welsh Cheeseball: It's not unusual.
Next.........
Flyingblind
5th Apr 2008, 11:17
LOL ozangel now that you point it out it does look like one of 'them things'
I would also like to say on the public record that i have never had sexual relations with that blow up doll.
But a mate of a mate of mine did!
I heard the apparent (blow up doll) logo is suppose to be Holly Branson ??
MELKBQF
5th Apr 2008, 15:43
The skin was punctured by an aerobridge in SYD.
Ultralights
5th Apr 2008, 23:23
Lucky it wasn't a 787
it would be no different, just bonded on patch instead of riveted on.
Difference being, trying to identify the damage visually......
Cypher
6th Apr 2008, 08:42
http://estb.msn.com/i/FA/5C1D7496173576EA89EDE277E729D6.jpg http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk176/dkaarma/VB.jpg?t=1207380873
Yeeeessss.. I think we have a winner..... :E
dkaarma
6th Apr 2008, 12:47
MELKBQF Said
The skin was punctured by an aerobridge in SYD.
Cheers
Alert Height
6th Apr 2008, 13:56
I bet I know who parked it
hongkongfooey
7th Apr 2008, 00:27
They " rivet on " hi speed tape these days :confused:
ozangel, I had the same problem for a while, but I found that if I stopped sneaking up on her (as was my practice with other girls) she stopped looking so surprised.
Hope that helps, cjam
Kangaroo Court
7th Apr 2008, 02:55
Some years ago we were asked to use high speed tape to seal a radome avionics area door from water ingress during the monsoon. We were told absolutely not and that it would come off above 200 mph according to the manuals on the tape at that time. I wonder what field Supplemental Type Certificate or manufacturers deviation list allows this tape to be on "there for months".
ShockWave
7th Apr 2008, 04:57
I am not an engineer but I would be concerned with tape being used forward of the pitot tubes because of the possibility of it coming off and blocking or damaging them. Other than that perhaps the high speed tape now days has a higher speed rating.
MELKBQF
7th Apr 2008, 05:36
The aircraft was not repaired with tape! The repair scheme required the aluminium repair to shaped similar to a postage stamp.