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Dexus

11th Oct 2019 03:31

Antonov An-74 makes belly landing

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Dexus

11th Oct 2019 03:36

An Antonov An-74 carried out an emerg. landing at Mogadishu AP in Somalia on 9th Oct. The plane with registration EK-74008 was operating for Armenian cargo operator Mars Avia.

gulliBell

11th Oct 2019 03:56

Much cheaper to repair that one than if it was a low wing jet with underslung donks.

aerolearner

16th Oct 2019 20:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliBell (Post 10591656)

Much cheaper to repair that one than if it was a low wing jet with underslung donks.

Repair?!? Lift the plane, lower the gear and off they go! :}

Anilv

17th Oct 2019 00:44

If I had seen that from afar I would've guessed that a 737 had landed on its back! (squint your eyes and look at the pic again!).

Anilv

LGW Vulture

17th Oct 2019 01:34

If they chose to land in Mogadishu it must have been an emergency :uhoh:

Bob Viking

17th Oct 2019 06:28

Are you sure?

Quote:

Originally Posted by gulliBell (Post 10591656)

Much cheaper to repair that one than if it was a low wing jet with underslung donks.

I have no idea of the correct answer but surely fuselage damage is more costly and the repairs more exacting than a couple of scraped engine pods?

I am not being argumentative. I would be genuinely interested to know from someone with more knowledge than myself which would be easier/cheaper to repair.

BV

DaveReidUK

17th Oct 2019 07:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Viking (Post 10596352)

I have no idea of the correct answer but surely fuselage damage is more costly and the repairs more exacting than a couple of scraped engine pods?

But far cheaper than the cost of two (or even 4) replacement engines.

ATC Watcher

17th Oct 2019 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by aerolearner (Post 10596082)

Repair?!? Lift the plane, lower the gear and off they go! :}

the way Russian aircraft are built that would not surprise me .
in t 1978 a CV990 from Spantax landed like this in Cologne. They put inflatable mattress under it , lowered the gear , did some repairs on the engines ( a couple had caught fire in the process ) but the aircraft soon flew back to Palma and continued to fly a few more years until the airline went bankrupt.

dixi188

17th Oct 2019 11:03

Didn't know the CV990 was Russian. ;)

Euclideanplane

17th Oct 2019 11:47

Apart from CV990 being American and not Russian, its engines appear underslung sufficiently low that it might be possible to get the inflatable mattress underneath the fuselage in the first place while the whole aircraft rests on the engines. That would not be quite as easy with the An.

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