Plane skids off runway at LHR 2 Feb 2009
 

Just showing on BBC News that a Cyprus Airways aircraft has skidded off the runway at Heathrow. :eek:

Off an unswept taxiway apparently

it didnt skid of the runway, it slipped off the taxiway due to the snow and the ice, like I did leaving my local last night (due to intoxication)!!!!!!

That's a bit "Daily Mirror headline" stuff! I got the impression from reports that the nosewheel had left the tarmac whilst taxying - hardly "skids off runway"! One report said the pax remained on board so it can't have been too serious.

No, it did not skid and it was not on a runway but the BBC did accurately identify Heathrow.

Good grief. Don't give even more air-time to these air-heads.

Good use of the :eek: though to make it appear sensational.

Please direct any complaints to Shoey. :)

I was under the impression that LHR had been closed for most of the day due to severe weather.... www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2462925,00.html


JSP

Was fortunate though that they were able to miss the school, orphanage, hospital and church. :)

"The aeroplane was the last flight to land before both the runways at the airport were closed due to snow earlier on Monday, however the southern runway has since reopened."

Also incorrect - 3 others landed behind it.

Oh well, I suppose they have to find something exciting out of what has been a pretty dull day...

Nothing dull about this company and their daily Ops in Alaska,


YouTube - EVERTS AIR DC-6

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BAA or BBC?
 

I've just heard the BBC report BAA as saying the snow ploughs have been working all day. The problem is they have so much snow they don't know where to put it.

Suggestions?

To be fair, remember most of the airfield is already covered with it.

Slough??

Oh wait hang on this isn't JB! running for cover and hiding behind a big brick wall

Slough !!!! ???

It would get stolen.

There's always Hounslow, Feltham or Sipson ? :}

I expect the BAA will plough all the snow up and use it for the foundations to the third runway.

Snow Sale
 

Please, this is the BAA we're talking about! First they will put up a number of signs advertising the snow and then they will sell it for more than high street prices.

TB

All of this is very unfair.

The government are setting up a task force to sort the excess snow problem at LHR. A final decision will be made on what to do with it & it will be published in a white paper on August 4th

Spare Snow
 

Easy if noisy solution point the tail ends of a few of BA's 747-400s at the afforementioned pile (of snow) and MAX ground idle for an hour or two.. and there's always those anti fog turbines at CDG - Do the outlets blow away from thr RWY in snowy conditions allowing the snow scrape scrape to be deposited ? and yes I have just realised thw RWYS are the best part of 14000 Ft long - Sorry for the Jumbo idea but snow blowers of some kind might work.


CAT III

What on earth is MAX ground idle?

Ground Idle.
 

Sorry Max ground idle - the highest safely rated thrust that could be sustained without causing significant blast damage.

CAT III