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Old 04-09-2010, 09:21   #346
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Nine people, including four foreigners, have been killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand, police say.

The plane, owned by a skydiving company, crashed soon after taking off from the tourist spot of Fox Glacier on the South Island.

The dead were from Britain, Ireland, Australia and Germany, said police. The pilot and the other four passengers were all local.
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Old 05-09-2010, 00:13   #347
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Great day at Ringway today.

Saw Emirates A380 arrive & depart plus sat in Concorde G-BOAC...
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Old 05-09-2010, 00:54   #348
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I managed to see these in the distance yesterday, getting ready for the Duxford "Battle of Britain" Air Show....



I am assuming that is what I saw as they were a way off in the distance, but flying in formation.

The Air show resumes tomorrow, but today there were a few problems getting to Duxford apparantly....

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home...sappointed.htm

Here is a list of aircraft on display

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/upload/pdf..._31_August.pdf
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Old 12-09-2010, 02:01   #349
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Some excellent cockpit video landings here including a space shuttle (with radio), aircraft carrier, concorde and more.
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Old 12-09-2010, 09:27   #350
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Punky?? You forget something??
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Old 12-09-2010, 10:11   #351
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Indeed and he had me all excited

But in the meantime try this

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Sorry, here you are

http://gizmodo.com/5635151/a-pilots+...+%28Gizmodo%29
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Old 18-09-2010, 11:31   #353
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News is coming through of the RAF's Typhoon squadrons being grounded.. No more details yet

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More info just come in

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Typhoons grounded in safety probe
(UKPA) – 44 minutes ago

Fighter jets from the RAF's Typhoon fleet have been grounded following safety concerns, the MoD has confirmed.

Non operational flights from the fleet were ordered not to fly after a crewman, believed to be from the Spanish airforce, died during a training flight.

Safety concerns are believed to surround the harness system on the jet's ejector seat.

There are more than 60 planes in the RAF's Typhoon fleet.

An MoD spokesman said: "The safety of our personnel is paramount.

"Investigations following an accident involving a Spanish Typhoon have highlighted a potential issue with the aircrew harness system.

"As a precaution, non-operational Typhoon flights have temporarily been suspended pending modification.

"Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert in the UK and Falkland Islands is not affected as those aircraft have already been modified."

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Old 18-09-2010, 11:35   #354
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Not bad for a 9 hour old story:

OK it's The Sun - the UK's daily comic:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...F-Typhoon.html
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Old 18-09-2010, 11:37   #355
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It's seems to be the 2 man aircraft (non-operational) which is effected and not the single seater (operational) aircrafts..

Pity the sun has jumped on the "Seat fault grounds every RAF" headlines
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Old 26-09-2010, 11:31   #356
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I wonder what the NTSB made of this one back in 2008, anyone got a link to the report???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7406041.stm

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On May 15, 2008, about 1415 central daylight time, a single-engine Stinson 108-3 high-wing airplane, N6805M, and a single-engine Piper PA-28-161 low-wing airplane, N8295X, collided at the Northwest Regional Airport (52F) in Roanoke, Texas. The Stinson was on the takeoff roll and the Piper was in the landing flare when the collision occurred. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, of the Stinson and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot in the Piper were not injured. The Stinson was owned and operated by the pilot. The Piper was owned by RTJE Bach Enterprises LLC., of Waukesha, Wisconsin, and operated by US Aviation Group of Denton, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plans were not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flights. The Stinson was being operated as a personal flight and the Piper as an instructional flight.

Photographs provided to the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC) revealed that the left wing of the Piper and the upper fuselage of the Stinson sustained structural damage.

According to the pilot of the Stinson, after looking for approaching traffic he announcing his intentions, via the airport's common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF), to depart runway 35. He then taxied onto runway 35 and began his takeoff roll. As the airplane approached takeoff speed the pilot heard a "loud noise" and the airplane stopped moving. Not knowing what had happened, the pilot elected to exit the airplane. Once out of the airplane the pilot observed the Piper resting on top of his Stinson.

The CFI, who was providing instruction in the Piper, reported that he and his student had completed four touch-and-go maneuvers and were performing the fifth when the accident occurred. While abeam the runway numbers, on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 35, the instructor reduced the engine power to idle and asked the student to perform a simulated engine out procedure. While on final approach the instructor added engine power to correct for the student's low approach. Once over the runway the student flared for landing. During the flare the instructor heard a "thud" and observed that the airplane was not flying and was not on the ground. It was then that he realized they had landed on top of the Stinson. The instructor reported that the student pilot had transmitted position reports for the downwind, base, and final legs of the traffic pattern. The instructor further reported, "At no time during the flight did I see the other aircraft."

Runway 35 was a 3,500-foot by 40-foot asphalt runway. The runway's threshold was displaced 320-feet due to trees, that were approximately 50-feet tall, located south and along the approach path. The pilot of each airplane reported that the trees contributing to the accident.

According to 14 CFR 91.113, Right-of-way rules: Except water operations, "Aircraft, while on final approach to land or while landing, have the right-of-way over other aircraft in flight or operating on the surface, except that they shall not take advantage of this rule to force an aircraft off the runway surface which has already landed and is attempting to make way for an aircraft on final approach."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11416261

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A passenger plane has made an emergency landing at JFK airport in New York after experiencing landing gear problems on Saturday.

Passenger Alessandro Albero filmed sparks flying as one of the wings was dragged along the runway
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Flapless???

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11431662




A variation on the Ekranoplan or is it a fully fledged plane?????

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11432319
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A UPS 747 has gone down just outside Dubai Airport - we were FaceBooked about it by some friends of ours who live in the Emirate Airways residences (the planes fly over their houses after take off), and saw it go down.
Possibly caused by ignition of lithium laptop batteries it was carrying:

http://www.whas11.com/news/FAA-repor...104603214.html

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Re: Plane Spotters Corner

I have worked in cargo aviation, and there is a list of banned items.

One of them made me laugh "pistachio nuts" as when they start to go manky they give of a gas that can explode. (Was mentioned on QI).

If the batteries are to blame then freights SOP need to be looked at to reduce the cargo holds temp.
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