Ice With That Sir? - Real Pics
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Ice With That Sir? - Real Pics
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Darwin Crash Repairs have always done wonders with my car every time I've gone there but dunno 'bout this baby! 
I'm sure the NT News would love to get their hands on transcripts from all the 'terrified pax'. They could then be regurgitated at a later date for when Skippy has a go-round.
I'm sure the NT News would love to get their hands on transcripts from all the 'terrified pax'. They could then be regurgitated at a later date for when Skippy has a go-round.
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What happened to VH-ING? It would be a real conflict of interest had it been a bird strike with one of the company chooks!
Chimbu
Never mind the bloody croc, mix a 16 y-o male, '87 Ford Falcon (aka sherman tank), greasy road & speed & there you have it!
What happened to VH-ING? It would be a real conflict of interest had it been a bird strike with one of the company chooks!
Chimbu
Never mind the bloody croc, mix a 16 y-o male, '87 Ford Falcon (aka sherman tank), greasy road & speed & there you have it!
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l guess they never will be able to tell if the radar was working before the 'encounter' with the Cb.
If it wasn't stuffed prior (Why go in there?), then it certainly was after!
halas
If it wasn't stuffed prior (Why go in there?), then it certainly was after!
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The ING thing in hail was 20 years ago or thereabouts, in a Citation II (C550).
The damage was way worse than that shown in the pics in this thread as a result of 15 seconds of hail the size of oranges while inbound to Bankstown. Leading edges were flattened full-span, the nose cone completely shattered, nacelles suffering similar damage. May be able to post some pics if the company will agree.
The crew tested the aircraft at mid levels in slow speed and landing configurations and subsequently made an uneventful landing at Bankstown - a testament to the airworthiness and "forgiveability" of the design. I believe that was a factor in Cessna wanting to recover the aircraft from the near or actual "write-off" status and repair it as a flying advert for the type. It operated more than satisfactorily for the owner for years after the incident and was replaced only because of the owner's changed operational requirements.
The current VH-ING replaced the above aircraft only recently. It's a Citation VII (C650), only a couple or three years old. No such dramas yet in that aircraft, though it did have a scrape on the ground while parked with an unsecured service stand belonging to a major RPT operator being blown around in a thunderstorm.
$#@@^& thunderstorms!
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The damage was way worse than that shown in the pics in this thread as a result of 15 seconds of hail the size of oranges while inbound to Bankstown. Leading edges were flattened full-span, the nose cone completely shattered, nacelles suffering similar damage. May be able to post some pics if the company will agree.
The crew tested the aircraft at mid levels in slow speed and landing configurations and subsequently made an uneventful landing at Bankstown - a testament to the airworthiness and "forgiveability" of the design. I believe that was a factor in Cessna wanting to recover the aircraft from the near or actual "write-off" status and repair it as a flying advert for the type. It operated more than satisfactorily for the owner for years after the incident and was replaced only because of the owner's changed operational requirements.
The current VH-ING replaced the above aircraft only recently. It's a Citation VII (C650), only a couple or three years old. No such dramas yet in that aircraft, though it did have a scrape on the ground while parked with an unsecured service stand belonging to a major RPT operator being blown around in a thunderstorm.
$#@@^& thunderstorms!
AA
