aircraft part falls from the sky
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Guys and girls,
Hearing on the grapevine about an incident in Cairns on Tuesday where some poor bugger had a piece of aircraft fall into their backyard?
Any truth to this one? A definite worry if it is....
Hearing on the grapevine about an incident in Cairns on Tuesday where some poor bugger had a piece of aircraft fall into their backyard?
Any truth to this one? A definite worry if it is....
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Once upon a time I was in the Navy's DC-3 coming back from an airshow in Benalla. One of the Navy guys was still a bit green around the edges from a serious night. Eventually he was in the thunderbox relocating the contents of his stomach into a plastic bag. When he was done, he wobbled over to the open door and flung the bag out. Some lucky farmer between Benalla and Albury was the fortunate recipient of said bag.
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It does happen
I was once asked to collect an aircraft part from a house situated under the approach path to one of our cities. The excited house owner claimed he heard a massive bang on his roof as a 'jet' flew over his house (I won't name the carrier) and the part bounced off his roof onto his driveway. Anyway it was a 737 uplock spring. In those days it wasn't an unheard of issue and periodicaly aircraft would be found with one missing.
And certainly it isn't the only item that occasionally separates itself from an aircraft in flight. Still, I wouldn't want to be smacked in the head with one falling to earth at approach velocity
And certainly it isn't the only item that occasionally separates itself from an aircraft in flight. Still, I wouldn't want to be smacked in the head with one falling to earth at approach velocity
There was a C310 Broken Hill for Mildura (VH-WRG) that broke up in a Cb.
Years later a stockman on a remote station picked up the aircraft flight manual. Had never heard of the accident. Took the manual to the police next time he was in town. That's when he found out.
Years later a stockman on a remote station picked up the aircraft flight manual. Had never heard of the accident. Took the manual to the police next time he was in town. That's when he found out.
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I know a bloke who knows a bloke who had a prop separation near Moree years back. Two farmers, each returned the bits to Police who returned both to him. One half still hangs in his office today. Happened often when timber props were not torqued correctly season to season.
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I lost about 4 feet of de-ice boot somewhere between Sydney and Canberra many moons ago.
"How many condoms can you make from an old de-ice boot?"
365 if it's a Goodyear.
"How many condoms can you make from an old de-ice boot?"
365 if it's a Goodyear.
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Happened often when timber props were not torqued correctly season to season.
I know a bloke who knows a bloke who had a prop separation near Moree years back.
Looked up to see a Tiger Moth in a massive sideslip trying to lose height to make it onto the runway. He made it. When we started up and took off, he was still in the middle of the runway, and I was wondering why he didn't taxy off it - then we flew past and saw them standing around staring at the empty prop hub and scratching their heads.
Of course let's not forget the Hornet that dropped a missile off the wingtip and ended up making a mess of old' mates Landcruiser in Darwin back in 2000.
I remember the ads Toyota ran not long afterwards..."The only way to kill a Cruiser? Hit it with a missile!"
I remember the ads Toyota ran not long afterwards..."The only way to kill a Cruiser? Hit it with a missile!"
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And don't forget the odd occasion when stowaways have died in flight while stowing away in passenger jet main wheel assemblies, then fallen out once the landing gear has been lowered. There was a couple of them in the UK a few years ago.
A definite hazard to those living under flight paths.
A definite hazard to those living under flight paths.
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KRviator, that guy owned a wreckers yard and it ('it' was a drop tank) landed on the only registered vehicle in the whole yard....his personal car!
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2OCU Macchi dropped a BDU practice bomb just after takeoff on RWY12 at Willi...not quite dropping but one let a round or two go from a mini gun across the runway between some landing Mirages...
