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GLF5 Sinks into tarmac!

Those pictures cannot be real, is it a photshop job?

Seems strange on the last picture the fuel hose is attached, are they planning to depart soon??

Hi, J32/41
Logically, I would imagine the fuel hose would be for de-fueling, no? It would be far easier and safer to maneuver a GV that's empty.

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Veru true, didn't think of that.

Sorry
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Isn't it weird how that wing was bent up like that?

it's a winglet... it's normal

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Isn't it weird how that wing was bent up like that?

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Originally Posted by Roger Copy Charlie

it's a winglet... it's normal

All right, isn't it weird how that winglet was bent up like that?

My expert opinion...

It's sunny (proved by photo), very hot (proved by soft tarmac) therefore I know for a fact that the wings have gone soft hence why they are bent.
Now why upward is the question ?

Because when the aircraft due to high temperature (well above ISA which what is used as standard measurement/design) started to melt, it happened so quickly that the A/C dropped (Gravity) but at the same time it got nearer its own shade (cooler) therefore cooled down pretty much instantly, leaving the winglets hardening whilst in motion.

A bit like a fossil

Great so now we have a GV that has not only sank into the tarmac, but on top of that they will have to try and bend the tip back into position!! maybe put it upside down on a hot day and wait for it to melt back into place, it might save some repare costs.....:rolleyes:

ooops , sorry didn´t realise it had already got to the fossil stage, my idea won't work..... it will be very expensive to repair!!

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defueling is also conducted using the same coupling as fueling....and de fueling would make some logical sense...
Ground service bus is powered so defueling in progress, is possible....

As to photoshop, it is not possible to examine these pics at a good resolution to see any pixel manipulation. Shadows look OK, and the guy under the wing picture looks real too...In fact just too many pics to suggest manipulation..next picture would show the air bag, or the sinking winglet....But I do like the sales pitch...Bumz

If i was them i would just bend the other wingtip up, it would be a lot easier :)

Several years ago same happened to a Gulfstream in LBG

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Originally Posted by PPPmember

Some sales spiel

Not today thank you, I never buy from cold callers :D

Farmer 1, you're being sarcastic? Winglets are, to use a technical term, the bendy up bits on the wingtips. Both are the same (or have I completly missed the joke here?)

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Originally Posted by Fossy

Several years ago same happened to a Gulfstream in LBG

I remember that, they used massive inflatable cushions to try and lift the aircraft from the tarmac and lessen the damage as I remember. That was a hot day too.......
I wasn't there long enough to see how they managed to extricate the undercarriage from the hole in the tarmac though.
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plane sank in okatie sc home of NJI

Also a Saudi GIV, whilst being out-fitted at the old West Malling site (Huntings ?) went through the floor of the Hangar.

Air Bags used to lift the aircraft and a "roadway" created with large steel sheets to allow the thing to be towed clear.

Don't forget BA's 747-400 at Perth WA. There had been really heavy rain and, unbeknownst to all, the soil under the turning circle had been washed out. The unfortunate captain tried to turn his aircraft only to have the tarmac collapse under a wheel. It required heavy lifting gear to extricate it 24 hours or so later. It didn't make the news as all on board were uninjured.

Fake, well it's leaning, but the wheel isn't in the ground!

I thought it was real...
Well, the leaning part is real and it seems that the gear was fine, but it is completely pressed down.
The image where the wheel was 'in' the pavement has been photoshopped.
Here is my reasoning shown in the picture I edited (to show detail)
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/1...msinkno0mh.jpg
Look, the left landing gear (Where it would be VERY hard to photoshop is fine, showing the gear completely pressed down, but straight and not slanted.)
The right photo shows the gear leaning (look at the angle) and in the pavement. That is the shot that has been faked.
Thanks,
Michael C. Phillips