BA M1 to Terminal 5
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BA M1 to Terminal 5
Hello,
I was just wondering when I go Heathrow, I always see a few of the BA fleet going from M1 to Terminal 5 via Bravo etc. vise versa, what does this do to the Landing gears? thats at least a 2-3 mile treck at 10-15knts. Do they go through extra checks due to this and or is there any special procedures in place?
Do they use them tugs that raise the aircraft up onto a platform and tug it along?
Regards
Robbie
I was just wondering when I go Heathrow, I always see a few of the BA fleet going from M1 to Terminal 5 via Bravo etc. vise versa, what does this do to the Landing gears? thats at least a 2-3 mile treck at 10-15knts. Do they go through extra checks due to this and or is there any special procedures in place?
Do they use them tugs that raise the aircraft up onto a platform and tug it along?
Regards
Robbie
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: England
It's all about saving money , they tow aircraft to the maintenance base now and park them up rather than leave them on stand.
The cost to BA for using a stand is done on aircraft type and for something like a 747 it can run into thousands per day.
The aircraft are all towed using towbarless tractors which lift the nose gear off the ground and tow along on the mains.
The cost to BA for using a stand is done on aircraft type and for something like a 747 it can run into thousands per day.
The aircraft are all towed using towbarless tractors which lift the nose gear off the ground and tow along on the mains.
