Delta aircraft loses a part of the wing
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http://i.imgur.com/59oQPGZ.jpg Photo including a leak
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Loss of wing panel @tiger9999187
Wow, did the gear extend ok, major hydraulic leak on that right main gear ram!
http://i.imgur.com/59oQPGZ.jpg Photo including a leak
http://i.imgur.com/59oQPGZ.jpg Photo including a leak
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Fortunate it did not do some stab or elevator damage.
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At a moment like this, keep calm and carry on! where was it going, I wonder, and how high when this photo was taken out a passenger's window....that's somebody I would call a very first class passenger!
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Are we being misled?
It looks like an access panel removed for inspection.
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What color is hydrolic oil?
Why is there a test kit attached to the ram?
It looks like an access panel removed for inspection.
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major hydraulic leak on that right main gear ram!
Why is there a test kit attached to the ram?
Last edited by owen meaney; 17th Mar 2014 at 09:02. Reason: On closer inspection with glasses on
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The image looks real to me at least this posted version, the jpg tiles match up between the wing & sky....
No jaggies seen, no errors noticed on the static discharge? protrusions (trailing edge, outside wing)
The photo would need to be taken & processed in raw mode & then converted to a jpg to give the same effect, but the noise levels look very similar between the wing & sky i.e. same camera used...
Of course no EXIF data provided...
Could be wrong, but....
AND..the oil spray looks very realistic!
No jaggies seen, no errors noticed on the static discharge? protrusions (trailing edge, outside wing)
The photo would need to be taken & processed in raw mode & then converted to a jpg to give the same effect, but the noise levels look very similar between the wing & sky i.e. same camera used...
Of course no EXIF data provided...
Could be wrong, but....
AND..the oil spray looks very realistic!
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It looks like an access panel removed for inspection.
I assume a ferry flight without that panel is not allowed?
Some mechanic will probably have a chat with his boss now...
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The image looks real to me at least this posted version, the jpg tiles match up between the wing & sky....
As someone said, it is a lot of screws to be left out/loose.
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Yes indeed it does, cheers Cameronian.
Should have looked online first:
http://www.news.com.au/world/delta-p...-1226857236107
Should have looked online first:
http://www.news.com.au/world/delta-p...-1226857236107
Last edited by owen meaney; 17th Mar 2014 at 11:11. Reason: Here's the truth
