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CCA From Hong Kong SAR, PRC, joined Oct 2002, 364 posts, RR: 3
Posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 2769 times:

There are some good pics on MyAviation.net of a recently damaged Surinam Airways 743.

MyAviation.net photo:

Photo © Chris Ufkes

C152 G115 TB10 CAP10 Be76 C500 A330 A340 A346 B747-200F B747-400 -400F -400BCF

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Aogdesk From United States, joined Jun 2004, 786 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 2744 times:

I don't see much damage there, nothing that can't be deferred....... Wink

Wow, thats got to cause such a sick feeling in your stomach when you see/hear/participate in that kind of carnage.

Dw747400 From United States, joined Aug 2001, 873 posts, RR: 1
Reply 2, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 2683 times:

Quote:
The right stabilazor was badly damaged when the aircraft was pushed into a hydrolic platform, while being parked on J-ramp.

I'm guessing they meant "left"--either that or the right horizontal tail must be in really rough shape...

CPF1871!

Flight152 From United States, joined Nov 2000, 3120 posts, RR: 7
Reply 3, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2492 times:

Yeah, there is damage, what's your point?

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Aogdesk From United States, joined Jun 2004, 786 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 2433 times:

Quoting Flight152 (Reply 3):
Yeah, there is damage, what's your point?

Perhaps I'm jumping to conclusions, but I think the point is that a 747 is badly damaged and the individual who posted the link was merely announcing some interesting and newsworthy content to this site. As disappointing as it may be to see this kind of damage to a bird, I for one appreciate the chance to see it.

Jeffry747 From United States, joined Jun 2005, 891 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 2275 times:

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I bet Surinam isn't too happy about this. Isn't that the only 747 they have in service?

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Sfomb67 From United States, joined Dec 2005, 391 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 1 day ago) and read 2240 times:

Although the elevators are pretty fragile, and it doesn't take much of a hit on the trailing edge to cause major damage, I 'd be interested to know if there was any damage to the stab Jackscrew assy? After all, the elev/stab assy is only supported by the 2 brgs and the J/S in front, and if you back into something on one side, there's a good chance for side-load damage.

Not as easy as originally perceived

Jetflyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week 16 hours ago) and read 2175 times:

Quoting Sfomb67 (Reply 6):
Although the elevators are pretty fragile, and it doesn't take much of a hit on the trailing edge to cause major damage

So if I banged my head on the elevator, could it fall off? I never want to fly on a 747 then!

Sfomb67 From United States, joined Dec 2005, 391 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (2 years 10 months 1 week ago) and read 1999 times:

Quoting Jetflyer (Reply 7):
So if I banged my head on the elevator, could it fall off? I never want to fly on a 747 then!

Are you sure you're 16?

Not as easy as originally perceived

Don81603 From Canada, joined Jul 2005, 976 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 10 months 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1707 times:

Quoting Jetflyer (Reply 7):
So if I banged my head on the elevator, could it fall off? I never want to fly on a 747 then!

Could which fall off, the elevator or your head?

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Aogdesk From United States, joined Jun 2004, 786 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (2 years 10 months 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1575 times:

Any structure is 'fragile' when its subjected to forces beyond that of which the airplane was designed and tested for. Contact with a fixed object from behind the elevator certainly qualifies as 'not designed for'. Could designers build aircraft to be stronger? Sure, but at the expense of weight....you'd be much better off making sure that people don't drive airplanes into big pieces of equipment though.

CHabu From Netherlands, joined Jan 2005, 94 posts, RR: 0
Reply 11, posted (2 years 9 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1239 times:

Hiya,

Quoting CCA (Thread starter):
There are some good pics on MyAviation.net of a recently damaged Surinam Airways 743.

The pics are not good enough for A.Net, so i posted them on MyAviation.

Glad you like them.

Damage seems to be very substantial. An Air Pullmantur (Spain) has been leased in to cover for the damaged 747.

Bye, Chris.

Someday i'll fly away......

Jetflyer From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 12, posted (2 years 9 months 3 weeks 5 days 2 hours ago) and read 852 times:

Quoting Sfomb67 (Reply 8):

Are you sure you're 16?

Not I'm not sure I'm 16 because I'm 18. My comment was a joke. If cracking any kind of joke is a serious offence and makes anyone seem like a kid or a baby or whatever then what's the point in being alive, bore?

[Edited 2006-03-20 03:01:22]