Cargo Airlines B747 'on the ILS' (merged)
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Problem at LGE
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A Boeing 747-200 Freighter en route from Nairobi to Liege (Belgium) ran off the runway during its landing at Liege Airport yesterday around 1440. The aircraft ended up in the grass.
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http://www.justplanes.com/News7557.html
A Boeing 747-200 Freighter en route from Nairobi to Liege (Belgium) ran off the runway during its landing at Liege Airport yesterday around 1440. The aircraft ended up in the grass.
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http://www.justplanes.com/News7557.html
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On Oct. 1st, Cargo Airlines B747 overran runway 23L at Liege.
The craft not only ended up in the grass but hit the localizer antenna . The incident shut down the 23L for at least a couple of days.
The 23L were to remain closed until the craft has been removed. Not sure if it re-opened yet.
If you are wondering about the paint job…,
Well, don’t.
CAL took those off of this 747 a few months ago.
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The craft not only ended up in the grass but hit the localizer antenna . The incident shut down the 23L for at least a couple of days.
The 23L were to remain closed until the craft has been removed. Not sure if it re-opened yet.
If you are wondering about the paint job…,
Well, don’t.
CAL took those off of this 747 a few months ago.
End of scoop.
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Interesting they elected to use the slide. Doesn't appear that there was a danger of fire, but again, pictures don't always tell the story. Perhaps they wanted to experience the slide from the high level instead of the normal L1 type slide used in training.
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WW of course there was a danger of fire. In those circumstances you could have a ruptured fuel system with plenty of sources of ignition. No time debating the possibilities - you're on the ground - chop the power, fire the bottles and GO - by the nearest exit
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Regarding using the slide.
When the aircraft is converted from pax to a freighter the slides are removed from all the doors. In place of this is just a rope at the L1 and L5 doors. All other doors are covered with panelling and could never be used.
As an aside, although I've completed SEP courses on the classic. I have never gone down a slide from that height. It was explained that the likelyhood of injury was very high and so the company would not want the risk of legal action if that happened.
When the aircraft is converted from pax to a freighter the slides are removed from all the doors. In place of this is just a rope at the L1 and L5 doors. All other doors are covered with panelling and could never be used.
As an aside, although I've completed SEP courses on the classic. I have never gone down a slide from that height. It was explained that the likelyhood of injury was very high and so the company would not want the risk of legal action if that happened.
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I HAVE gone down that slide in training , in the 80's before all the back injuries/litigation started ,and it is FAST!
Worse than that I thought was the DC10 slide in a mock-up , its practically vertical
Worse than that I thought was the DC10 slide in a mock-up , its practically vertical
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Never went down the slide from the upper level, but in training, did grab the handle and reppel. That was not bad, and I think I would opt for that in lieu of the slide, particularly if no smoke or fire was visible.
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Established "on" The ILS
Bang on the localiser
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Just think of what it will be like to go down that slide on the A380...... Your talking light speed when you hit the bottom and and any gal in a skirt and nylons will have them baked to her backside. 
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If you are sitting in the grass, chances are you're gonna end up sitting at the big green oval table anyway (everyone drinking coffee but you) - so blowing the slide or not will probably not make much difference, career wise.
Now... choosing to evacuate pax that way - THAT is a big deal. But not merely cargo pilots ( I knew a guy that cracked a vertebrae once in training, though).
Now... choosing to evacuate pax that way - THAT is a big deal. But not merely cargo pilots ( I knew a guy that cracked a vertebrae once in training, though).