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Ooops
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Ahh, I those pics emailed to me the other day.
Supposedly a flight from Calgary to Edmonton a couple of weeks ago. That's so gotta hurt. |
Looks a lot like Capital Cargo Intl, an old American Airlines bird. :}
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According to the e-mail that I received, the a/c was flying at FL350 over Alberta. Happened Aug 10.
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I've seen hail damage before, but THAT... :eek: :ooh: :ouch:
Cheers :cool: |
jeez....well be greatful it was'nt one of those tubberware machines built in too loose.....poss a diff ending!
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Would have seen it coming on the Bus though!
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That picture is SO scary!
I mean, look at ALL those dials!! |
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Ha ha, Tandemrotor, I had the exact same reaction. The hairs stood up on the back of my neck just thinking of flying at 350 in hail :eek: with round dials.
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No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heap.:(
I loved flying those things. The 727 will truly be the jet age version of the DC-3. (Now don't get me wrong, I really like flying the latest generations of modern jet airplanes, but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,) |
Wow. Awesome pics.
Hats off to the crew who I imagine needed a change of underwear after they landed. As humble pax, I didn't realise you got hail up at FL350, I thought it occurred a lot closer to the ground? |
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Angels, in a storm cell there are some major up drafts and down drafts going on, hence the "towering" clouds you see. Here's a good page that explains what goes on when hail forms:
Hail Formation |
Just look at the window opening handle. Do these copilots never wash their hands? :E
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mmmmmmm anyone got a microadjuster? We'll have her looking like new in no time!:}
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[QUOTE=con-pilot;2805612]No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heapQUOTE]
Found on another forum: "This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. " |
forgive my ignorance as i am not a pilot -I believe a bird can really make an engine fall apart, but how on earth did these engines withstand such a battering?
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Hail is mixed with air and thus brittle. At most they weigh about 1 kg. Which is less that hitting a bird. The Hail would stike then probably break up after bouncing off. The bird has a nasty habit of lodging itself in engines for a while, before being spat out! mmmmmm chicken. Never heard of an engine falling off though.
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[QUOTE=CaptW5;2807037]
Originally Posted by con-pilot
(Post 2805612)
No, the sad thing is that this is one more once proud 72 gone to the scrap heapQUOTE]
Found on another forum: "This aircraft is still flying! It sat on the ground for several days, then with a bunch of new parts radome windshield inlets etc... flew in here several days later. " Glad she's still flying.:ok: |
Imagine the noise! It must have sounded like the end of the world.
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The Calgary area is notorious for hail. There is a private program based in Calgary that seeds potentially dangerous cumulonimbus clouds by air to cause precipitation before they become too developed. Perhaps they have a website but I couldn't find it.
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Originally Posted by Jerricho
(Post 2806562)
Angels, in a storm cell there are some major up drafts and down drafts going on, hence the "towering" clouds you see. Here's a good page that explains what goes on when hail forms:
Hail Formation |
There's a new invention coming along that will help avoid these storms. I forget exactly what the letters are abbrievated from but I'm told it will be called
RADAR! |
Pssst, Farrell c'mere.
*SLAP* :p |
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