777 landed at Southampton Eastleigh
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777 landed at Southampton Eastleigh
This afternoon a United 777 landed at Southampton Eastleigh.
I checked it out and its landing roll is 1500m+ and the runway is 1700m. Must have been pretty serious, any clues as to why she came in??? Thats a big kite to get into Southampton!!!
Anyone happen to have their scanner on in the Soton area???
I checked it out and its landing roll is 1500m+ and the runway is 1700m. Must have been pretty serious, any clues as to why she came in??? Thats a big kite to get into Southampton!!!
Anyone happen to have their scanner on in the Soton area???
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I'll believe this when I see it (which will be in about 2 hrs!). It would need to do a 180 at the end of the runway, unless it made the early turn off!. Also it's landing problems will surely pale, performance wise, next to it's take off problems.
Shurely a case of mistaken identity?
Shurely a case of mistaken identity?
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I was thinking probably a seriously ill passenger would be the only reason!
True, landing will pale into insignificance compared to getting it out, and it sure won't have enough fuel to get it back to the states when it does go!
Mistaken identity, I think not, although I did not see it personally, a colleague saw it from his window in the city. He is a pilot and aero eng student, I am sure he can tell his Boeings' apart!
True, landing will pale into insignificance compared to getting it out, and it sure won't have enough fuel to get it back to the states when it does go!
Mistaken identity, I think not, although I did not see it personally, a colleague saw it from his window in the city. He is a pilot and aero eng student, I am sure he can tell his Boeings' apart!
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The largest a/c that SOU can take is the B757-200.
A B777 might be able to land & stop on the rwy but that would be as far as it could go, neither the turning pans or taxiways are big enough to cope with it let alone where it would park!
A B777 might be able to land & stop on the rwy but that would be as far as it could go, neither the turning pans or taxiways are big enough to cope with it let alone where it would park!
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A UA 777 landing at Southampton ? Impossible. Totally.
It wouldn't be able to leave...let alone get onto the ramp...
I would be really interested to hear why...and I can't find any information on this, anywhere...
It wouldn't be able to leave...let alone get onto the ramp...
I would be really interested to hear why...and I can't find any information on this, anywhere...
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Be afraid. Be very afraid. The Air Berlin livery is indeed vaguely remininscent of the old UA livery.
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This absurd thread must mark an all-time low for Spotters Corner, but why not make something positive out of it? A Pprune "Hall of Fame" of notable threads (or posts), with an annual poll for Thread Of The Year or Post Of The Year? Maybe even different categories?
Perhaps SpecSavers could be persuaded to sponsor whichever category this one falls into...
