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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 17th 2007
    Christodoulides wrote
    Oh and............drum rool:

    The most dangerous but simultaneously exciting approach in the world, as described by pilots themselves:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=v_z5HtME9n8

    shocked punk shocked


    shocked

    No room for mistakes therte!
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007 edited
    Timmer wrote
    Christodoulides wrote
    I'll be off to home (Cyprus) in a couple of hours in one of those babes so take care everyone! wave

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1306141/L/


    You like your 737's cool wink


    What's not to like in the world's most popular and versatile aircraft? It's small and quite ballsy, very strong, fast and i totally love it, it is my favorite plane anyway wink

    I am in Cyprus now and back to the no-broadband status which is driving me crazy! It took me over an hour just to read through 8-hours worth of posts and reply to some, we'll talk tomorrow probably!

    Cheers!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007
    And cheers backatcha smile beer
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthormoviescore
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007
    Christodoulides wrote
    Time to re-open (from Scorereviews, in Maintitles) my favorite thread and what a better occasion than this KICK-ASS video showcasing strong cross-winds and what pilots with balls do to land their babes!

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b4f_1197183868


    Ouch! I'm glad I didn't see that clip *prior* to my Madeira trip earlier this year...

    mc
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007
    Christodoulides wrote
    What's not to like in the world's most popular and versatile aircraft? It's small and quite ballsy, very strong, fast and i totally love it, it is my favorite plane anyway wink

    I am in Cyprus now and back to the no-broadband status which is driving me crazy! It took me over an hour just to read through 8-hours worth of posts and reply to some, we'll talk tomorrow probably!

    Cheers!


    You make me sad -- I've never had the chance to fly on a 737 before. I've been on a 727, 717, a 747 twice, and I think I was on an Airbus once, but I can't remember that well.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007
    727 and 717 are LEGENDARY aircrafts, so lucky you got to travel in 'em! Same goes for 747 although i am not particularly fond of that. But 727 and 717 are pure legends! Remember what kind the Airbus was exactly?
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007
    I don't know much about the Airbus models, so I really can't place it. I know it wasn't the double decker though, haha. Speaking of which, didn't they recently unveil a new model that holds more passengers than the 747?

    The 747 was pretty nice. I'll probably be on it again since I'm going to Japan in the summer to visit my brother, but it'd be nice to take a 777 instead.
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      CommentAuthorNunoM
    • CommentTimeDec 18th 2007 edited
    I though you guys would like to see this:

    Landing at Madeira Airport
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/225562/madeira_airport/
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 19th 2007
    David wrote
    I don't know much about the Airbus models, so I really can't place it. I know it wasn't the double decker though, haha. Speaking of which, didn't they recently unveil a new model that holds more passengers than the 747?

    The 747 was pretty nice. I'll probably be on it again since I'm going to Japan in the summer to visit my brother, but it'd be nice to take a 777 instead.


    Take the 777; it's by far one of the most awesome wide-body planes today!

    As for your other question, voila: ! http://www.airbus.com/en/aircraftfamilies/a380/
    http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=29
    http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s … entry=true
    http://youtube.com/results?search_type= … p;filter=1
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeDec 19th 2007
    NunoM wrote
    I though you guys would like to see this:

    Landing at Madeira Airport
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/225562/madeira_airport/


    COOL! Lots and lots of go-arounds!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeDec 24th 2007
    You know, I just don't like the look of the 380. She looks too bulky, like she needs to lose some weight. I still love the design of the 747, and don't think any of the jumbo jets look quite a stylish.
    NunoM wrote
    I though you guys would like to see this:

    Landing at Madeira Airport
    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/225562/madeira_airport/


    Very cool. Luckily I've never been on a flight that's had to do a go-around.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Demetris, you probably know the answer to this. I dropped my brother off at the airport recently and he was on a short flight. I was able to see his plane from the terminal window, but I don't know what it was. It's fuselage was fairly short -- maybe half that of a 737 -- and it had two propellers, one under each wing.

    I'm trying to figure out what it is, but not having any luck. Do you (or anyone else) have a clue what it is?
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 4th 2008
    Probably a De Havilland Dash 8 , it's the most popular twin-prop small airliner for most airlines.

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1314054/L/

    More photos at:
    http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.s … rds=dash-8
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    Yep, that looks like the one. Awesome!
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    smile Did your brother like his flight in it? Was it the first time he flew in one of those?
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    He said he was a bit nervous at first when he saw how small it was, but it wasn't a bad flight. I think it was only a 35-45 minute connecting flight, so he wasn't on it too long. He liked the 777 (lucky bastard!) a lot more, but not the 14 hours he was on it. wink
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    Indeed; i am not a fan of prop-planes at all but when i have to fly them, Dash-8 would be the instant choice, it has a very good safety record and seems a rather reliable choice amidst pilots.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    I've never been on a passenger prop-plane. I've toured several WWII bombers at an air show though!
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008 edited
    You're not missing anything besides very limited space (particularly leg-space), noise and lots of shakes and unstable flight. Many pilots however love 'em, they say that's the way to really feel you're flying the plane unlike the large modern airlines that "fly themselves" * wink I'd take the latter babes over anything else, anyday to be honest smile

    * basically not true at all, but as a figure of speech and if you have the basic aviation knowledge, you know what they mean wink
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    Haha, yeah I'd be weary of a pilot taking that seriously.

    Also you've probably already seen this, but I was just searching for photos of the 787 and didn't realize there were photos of the interior. I've only ever seen shots of the exterior.

    http://www.boeing.com/commercial/galler … ndex1.html

    Doesn't look like you'll have to worry about cramped leg space in this beauty.

    And look at the "dreamlike" flight deck (I'm not sure if this a model or an actual cockpit; it's hard to tell):

    http://airlineworld.files.wordpress.com … ockpit.jpg
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    The latter is a 3D-model, one of the first to be released by BOEING themselves. I actually LOVE that plane, let me try to find that ScoreReviews thread with the same title where i posted several EXCELLENT photos of the 787 on its first roll-out (presentation) day...it's frigging beautiful and i can't wait for its first flight (currently postponed and delayed).
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008 edited
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2008
    shocked WOW!!! She really is a beauty.

    I particularly like this one showing the flight progress. Very cool.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 6th 2008
    That's one good looking bird! cool


    I've been in various prop planes.....don't like em!
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorFalkirkBairn
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2008 edited
    I did a short-hop on an American Eagle flight (a prop plane) and have a memory that I could see out the bottom of the plane through a gap in the floor. But I'm not sure whether it actually happened!! My recollection wasn't down to business class alcohol - no such thing in internal, short-hop trips in the US.

    But what I DO remember from that flight was the pain that developed right between my eyes due to the lack of pressurisation in the cabin.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2008
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    I did a short-hop on an American Eagle flight (a prop plane) and have a memory that I could see out the bottom of the plane through a gap in the floor. But I'm not sure whether it actually happened!! My recollection wasn't down to business class alcohol - no such thing in internal, short-hop trips in the US.

    But what I DO remember from that flight was the pain that developed right between my eyes due to the lack of pressurisation in the cabin.


    I've been on props about a dozen times, one of which I felt very dodgy on, a flight in Bolivia, a single prop that was struggling like feck to climb over the Andes and I got just a little bit worried when the pilot ( I was sat directly behind him ) pulled out what looked like a flight manuel, a map and put an oxegen mask on, I noticed I was feeling drowsy and looked around to see the other passengers, about eight of them, were all asleep and the plane was rattling around like a tin can full of nails in very strong turbulance. One of the nerviest flights I've ever taken.

    The flight back into the capital La Paz 10 days later was brilliant though, I can see why it's considered one of the worlds most spectacular airports.

    Alan, did you not get any boiled sweets to suck on?
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  27. Timmer wrote
    Alan, did you not get any boiled sweets to suck on?

    To suck on? I stuck them up my nose!

    Ah, that explains the pain. rolleyes
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2008 edited
    I saw a 1:1 part of the prototype interiour of the Dreamliner in Seattle.
    I walked around in it and I liked it. biggrin cool tongue

    Cool to see how it now looks like. smile
    I especially liked the entrance, but no photos here.

    When will it fly in charters?
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 8th 2008
    Boeing 787 Dreamliner Facts. ... First flight - end of first quarter 2008; First delivery - late November or December 2008.

    From boeing.com
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  30. Going to have to put on my aerospace engineering hat here sad

    some of you have been lumping all turbo prop aircraft and piston engine aircraft together.

    NAUGHTY crazy

    Turbo prop works almost exactly the same way as a "conventional" jet engine, but instead of firing the thrust out of the exhaust, it goes into a very effective turbine that powers a shaft, that powers the propellor on the front. These are more efficient than standard jets up to about mach 0.6 hence why short range aircraft use them. Light aircraft (certainly covering all single engine non military aircraft) tend to be powered by piston engines, just like you get in your car, and are a lot more likely to go wrong!!

    So next time you are moaning about the sound and vibrations in a commercial turbo prop, instead wonder at its superior efficiency as well as its ability to take off in shorter distances!!!

    rant over smile
    If in doubt, let the wookie win

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