Crash at Sharjah airport
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Not sure that I agree with 411A about the leading edges. On the 320C they are hydraulic powered & mechanically lock in the fully extended position. Hydraulic pressure is required to unlock & retract them.
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One report in the local press that it was carrying 31 tons of equipment. I don't know if that is considered to be in normal limits for this aircraft - someone will be able to clarify.
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In today's Khaleej Times the Sudanese Consul General to the UAE, Issam Awad Mutwali, was quoted saying:
“The aircraft was not overloaded. Usually they take up to 40 tonnes of cargo and today it was only 31 tonnes. Everything was normal before they took off,”
Ageing cargo plane crashes in Sharjah
“The aircraft was not overloaded. Usually they take up to 40 tonnes of cargo and today it was only 31 tonnes. Everything was normal before they took off,”
Ageing cargo plane crashes in Sharjah
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Not sure any of the B707 family had pneumatic leading edge flaps . . . . did they ?
One report in the local press that it was carrying 31 tons of equipment.
The plane has turbo compressors to power the airconditioning pacs.
Then again, some older models had vapor cycle airconditioning.
PanAmerican had many of these, both old-style and new-style freon.
Many variations, due to original customer specifications.
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All 707 aircraft had hyd leading edges,non had pneumatics.
I have worked on 707`s built in 1959 to some of the last of the line.
Please aviation gents.....they are called flight recorders/voice recorders....
not Black boxes.
After all...we are in the "know"....and not the misinformed uneducated press/media/hollywood
I have worked on 707`s built in 1959 to some of the last of the line.
Please aviation gents.....they are called flight recorders/voice recorders....
not Black boxes.
After all...we are in the "know"....and not the misinformed uneducated press/media/hollywood
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LEAFITOUT - Believe you're right, I had the pleasure and the privilege of working on some ex QF -138's at Gatwick in the '70's, they certainly had full span hydraulic leading edge thingies
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.... ex QF -138's at Gatwick in the '70's, they certainly had full span hydraulic leading edge thingies
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Security cam movie of the crash.
YouTube - ‫????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ?? ???????‬‎
Indeed it looks like something fell of the a/c. After take off when she is out of view somthing is falling back to the ground. Flap? Engine?
YouTube - ‫????? ???? ????? ??? ??????? ?? ???????‬‎
Indeed it looks like something fell of the a/c. After take off when she is out of view somthing is falling back to the ground. Flap? Engine?
My previous company operated 138's, 227's and 321/51's. If my memory serves, the 100's and 300's (fan powered) had full span led's while the 227's (straight jets) had partial span ones, can't confirm because my ex threw out all my manuals when I came to the UAE.
L/E devices on a DC-8???
Flaps settings were, 5 15, 25, 35, 50 degrees. The slats were over each engine only, not full span, about three feet wide or so.
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KRT Aviation Museum
Looking at the state of most A/C on the tarmac, and surrounding arear of the KRT A/P, it's a wonder any of them get airborne. Sudan Airlines had to ground all their A/C recently after one of their A/C crashed. I beleive they eventually got one A310 to a servicable state. The airport has the appearance of an Aviation Museum for retired A/C.