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    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    Hey Demetris, have you heard about the plane that's missed the runway at Heathrow:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7194086.stm
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    test
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008 edited
    yeap, read all about it now in airliners.net and saw the awesome pics! They got lucky as f*ck let me tell you as they just missed populated areas and the road before the runway!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi … /img/1.jpg
    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1318132/L/
    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1318128/L/

    story here:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/engl … 194086.stm
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    Yeah exactly, there's all the hotels near the airport in that area too! shocked
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008 edited
    Seems that there was a problem with the electronics and the pilots had to glide it down to the runway so this if as far as they went, just at the beginning of the grass area behind the runway. Of course it's very early into the speculation and the final investigation will reveal exactly what happened but if that scenario is true, i tell you they got as lucky as F*CK!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    Wow, it looks like they did get lucky. I have to go to class now, but I'll be sure to check out the story when I get back.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    Heathrow's Terminal 5 has been completed and will open in March.

    It's f*****g MASSIVE with loads of shops and stuff......just as well considering all the delays rolleyes

    When I go to an airport I just want to get on a plane and GO not shop!
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2008
    Why didn't this topic went marked 'new'???
    Kazoo
  9. punk I don't know what I'm doing but I'm doing it for Bregt so biggrin
    waaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! Where's my nut? arrrghhhhhhh
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2008
    The French Air Force again, Mirage 2000. No comments!

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=03f_1197653305
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
    The French Air Force again, Mirage 2000. No comments!

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=03f_1197653305


    Cool! cool

    Shame about the shitty music though slant
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 22nd 2008
    I know! It's Linkin Crap Park, what did you expect slant wink
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2008 edited
    Update on the incident with the B777 of British Airways: apparently at 600 feet and 2 miles from the airport the auto-throttle demanded an increase in thrust which never came from the engines as they didn't respond and after a couple of more failed attempt of the auto throttle to get thrust increased, the crew and specifically the pilot flying (first-officer) took manual control of the flight controls moving the throttles but too failed to get the engines to respond. The aircraft speed reduced and the aircraft descended rapidly, passing nose-high and just feet over houses, trees and cars onto the grass short of the paved runway surface. Although still very early into the investigation, it seems like a software problem.

    Here are some amazing photos shot on location from an airliners.net member and are now circling around the world's media.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/a … ge_id=1770

    Click on the photos for full-sized versions plus all the info you'll need is below them.

    Also take a look at this satellite photo of the area to actually feel how close they came. The red circles drawn ontop are in relation to PHOTO NO.1 above.

    http://www.airliners.net/uf/view.file?i … Pz5ESt.jpg

    Talking about a kick-ass crew and brilliant airmanship!

    Also take a look a these interesting pics: (original source: http://gallery.mac.com/gpixx#100033& … &sel=2)

    http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image … ow1dd2.jpg
    http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?imag … ow2je9.jpg
    http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img1344wp6.jpg
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2008
    Where's the satellite photo? confused
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2008 edited
    Sorry, just edited it in. You can clearly see how close it came to the surrounding houses and road!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2008
    And just think of what would have happenned if it crashed in the long stay car park. shocked
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 24th 2008
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 28th 2008
    shocked Those are niiiiiiiiice.

    Well, I just booked my flight for the summer and if nothing changes, according to my information, I'll be flying on one these babies!

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1 … amp;size=L
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 28th 2008
    David wrote
    shocked Those are niiiiiiiiice.

    Well, I just booked my flight for the summer and if nothing changes, according to my information, I'll be flying on one these babies!

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1 … amp;size=L


    To Japan David?


    D, that set of pictures were breathtaking.....excellent! cool
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008
    Timmer wrote

    To Japan David?


    Oh yeah. biggrin
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008 edited
    A JAL 777? YOU LUCKY $%o#*(%)(@!!!!!!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
  22. Those photos were simply awesome, excellent compilation, I almost tempted to form them into a screensaver slideshow (if I knew how!!)
    If in doubt, let the wookie win
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008 edited
    Tim (not timmer) wrote
    Those photos were simply awesome, excellent compilation, I almost tempted to form them into a screensaver slideshow (if I knew how!!)


    Right click on your desktop
    properties
    screen saver
    "my pictures slideshow"
    settings
    use pictures in this folder --> BROWSE to where these specific photos are saved on your hard disk
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008
    Woah, what's up with the colourful trails behind the plane in one of those pics? Cool! (but wtf?!) confused
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008
    It's ice on air. The temperature up there is usually around -50 o C and that's the light of the sun passing through the thin ice formed when the plane is rapidly sweeping through it.
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008
    I've been on this all afternoon at work. Have fun:

    http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/stunt-pilot/

    cheesy
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 29th 2008
    hahah sweet!
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 30th 2008
    Christodoulides wrote
    A JAL 777? YOU LUCKY $%o#*(%)(@!!!!!!


    biggrin

    Anthony wrote
    I've been on this all afternoon at work. Have fun:

    http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/stunt-pilot/

    cheesy


    I am horrible at those types of games!
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2008 edited
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      CommentAuthorDavid
    • CommentTimeJan 31st 2008
    Christodoulides wrote

    2nd best office view in the world:
    http://www.airliners.net/photo/NASA_-_D … 613/large/


    Fixed. wink

    I wouldn't want to work in a control tower at a major airport for anything!

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