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1st Oct 2009, 15:32

Replies: 13

Loud Bang and aircraft shudder SQ221 into Sydney 30.9.09

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Posted By fredhoward

most aircraft heading for Singapore use two main...

most aircraft heading for Singapore use two main parallel runways that are aligned slightly west of North. If using the westerly one they fly directly over my house and if using the Easterly one...

Forum: Questions

1st Oct 2009, 09:15

Replies: 13

Loud Bang and aircraft shudder SQ221 into Sydney 30.9.09

Views: 5,195

Posted By fredhoward

Thanks for your support, BOAC. The Lady in...

Thanks for your support, BOAC. The Lady in question is a teetotaller and doesn't smoke either, tobacco or anything else. She is a seasoned traveller, nearly always with Singapore, and is not easily...

Forum: Questions

29th Sep 2009, 22:44

Replies: 13

Loud Bang and aircraft shudder SQ221 into Sydney 30.9.09

Views: 5,195

Posted By fredhoward

Loud Bang and aircraft shudder SQ221 into Sydney 30.9.09

I met a passenger from Singapore Airlines flight SQ221 at 6:00AM today after it landed at Sydney.
She told me that at about 5:00AM about half an hour out of Sydney, there was a very loud...

Forum: Questions

15th Sep 2007, 10:11

Replies: 22

Early flaps retraction by British Airways 747 /777

Views: 8,174

Posted By fredhoward

Yesterday a Singapore 747 -400 flew over low and...

Yesterday a Singapore 747 -400 flew over low and clean and fast. That's a first. Qantas are still slow and dirty, although a Jet Star subsidiary A320 was also low, clean and fast. Maybe it's...

Forum: Questions

4th Sep 2007, 09:12

Replies: 22

Early flaps retraction by British Airways 747 /777

Views: 8,174

Posted By fredhoward

Thanks, SR and others. You sure get the facts...

Thanks, SR and others. You sure get the facts here ! It's not only the 777s from BA, the 747s are the same. The Qantas and Singapore 747s all have the flaps down for much much longer and are...

Forum: Questions

1st Sep 2007, 03:38

Replies: 6

No Wheel doors on 737s

Views: 1,432

Posted By fredhoward

Thanks for that, Barit. I've had all sorts of...

Thanks for that, Barit. I've had all sorts of questions over the years but have not known how to find the answers. I'm amazed at the quick responses here, coupled with appreciation to the Authors of...

Forum: Questions

1st Sep 2007, 01:25

Replies: 6

No Wheel doors on 737s

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Posted By fredhoward

No Wheel doors on 737s

If there are no penalties by way of drag, etc, for the lack of covers over the main undercarriage wheels on 737s, I wonder why Boeing (and others)haven't done it on other aircraft. The cost and...

Forum: Questions

31st Aug 2007, 16:15

Replies: 22

Early flaps retraction by British Airways 747 /777

Views: 8,174

Posted By fredhoward

Early flaps retraction by British Airways 747 /777

My apologies for this probably being in the wrong Forum or thread.
I live about 7 miles West of Kingsford Smith Intl, Sydney, OZ.
The major World airlines fly over my house as they head West. 747s...

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