That's a pretty unusual location for an earthquake given that there are no faults anywhere nearby, it's pretty central at the North American plate. The closest fault would be the mid-Atlantic ridge which, as it's name suggests, is in the middle of the Atlantic halfway between Europe and North Ameri...
Jump to postSo you have 4 A340-300 in storage at JNB for 3 years; frames that in most cases have little resale value or do not command commercial interest at all, except in very few cases such as Iran or Venezuela. All of a sudden, they get readied for departure, registered in a country that could hardly affor...
Jump to postVP-CEM is an ex-Virgin Australia 777 (was VH-VPE). It flew VCV-BGR-SNN and is now heading SE from SNN (to, I'm guessing, TLV?). All flights have been relatively low (VCV-BGR was 23,000 and below) suggesting the RVSM explanation is correct. FWIW, when this aircraft left Australia it flew BNE-NAN-HNL...
Jump to postYet Frankfurt Hahn is still in Frankurt...
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It’s Africa, among the less developed countries at that. I’ve seen passengers walking across taxiways, animals on the runway there. "Well it's Africa" is always the go to response for you guys when any strange incident occurs, as if things never happen anywhere else in the world. I wonder...
Jump to postBeen like for a few year, it comes and goes and ive yet to find a solution.
Jump to postThe pilot had a parachute? That's kind of strange. Even if it was a sky diving plane, would the pilot normally wear a parachute? Will have to wait for more details I guess. The only pilots that regularly wear parachutes are glider pilots. On many aircraft, you'd have significant trouble to even exi...
Jump to postThose are good theories, but other articles have confirmed that the First Officer really did have 30,000+ hours experience. (I redacted their full names for privacy) I still have a lot of difficulty accepting someone with 40 years of flying in China has over 30k hours. The tempo of working 30-40 ye...
Jump to postOne of the newest airports to feature rotundas must be SVO terminal C
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5NFGS wrote:BFGoodrich, Bridgestone and Dunlop are also other suppliers I know of. Prices and cycles, I will leave for more experienced people to answer.
Hi everyone, As Fish can be frozen and carried by ship during weeks, I was wondering what type of Fish is carried by Air Cargo ? Also, what sort of containers are used to carry Fish on a cargo flight ? Is there any issue regarding the remaining smell of Fish in the cargo holds ? Many thanks for you...
Jump to posthOMSaR wrote:This thread is 3.5 hours old and nobody has asked the obvious question yet.
I was planning to go fly her this summer, but COVID got in the way of my plans. I would be pretty bummed if tomorrow was indeed her last flight. I looked at the link above and, aside from noting that her certificate expires in a few days, I don't see any of the other information you mentioned. Whil...
Jump to postI've noticed that most of BA flights out of India will take the southern route, you can track now BA36 as it crosses Egyptian airspace.
https://fr24.com/BAW36/25d6257c
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Wondering if anyone can elaborate on why 3/4 of the leading edge slats retract once the B747 touches down? My immediate guess would be that has something to do with the airflow once reverse thrust is activated? Is this done automatically, similar to speed brakes, etc? What happens in the case of a ...
Jump to postWhy aren’t they November registered? VP-B and VQ-B are Bermuda registrations. Flag of convenience. Sorry for the multiple replies, I'm on my phone so it's easier this way. Care to explain the "Flag of convenience" in this context ? Both Sand's 747 SPs and the A345 are registered in Bermud...
Jump to postModerators, if you are going to re-title the thread, please identify the aircraft correctly! That’s weird...first why would they want to re-title the thread and why would they make such an error.... the “D” and “P” key are not close together. FYI, I saw the SP at LAS after the storm. I thought they...
Jump to postEl Al is expected to operate the first flight between TLV and Abu Dhabi next week the beginning of September carrying US and Israeli delegation Should be interesting to follow and see the route if they fly over the KSA https://onemileatatime.com/el-al-first-flight-uae/ I expect TLV - Dubai to be at...
Jump to postHBJZA wrote:Only cargo operators can afford special liveries in these days and age. But very nice anyway
Very interesting thread.... The JL machine is 32, not 23.... Correct, I keep making the same mistake. Very strange that a later built JAL 747F has been delivered without SCD. Correct list : - L/N 168, 747-230F for Lufthansa - L/N 209, 747-273C for World Airways - L/N 211, 747-273C for World Airways...
Jump to postI tried to find a left hand side picture of JA8123, without the SCD, but at all the pictures I could find, JA8123 was already modified with a SCD. To update my 747 archive, i'm searching for early photo's (clearly pictured without the SCD) of the following aircraft (via replies in this thread or by...
Jump to postJAL Cargo had JA8132 (B747-246F) without SCD. I tried to find a left hand side picture of JA8123, without the SCD, but at all the pictures I could find, JA8123 was already modified with a SCD. To update my 747 archive, i'm searching for early photo's (clearly pictured without the SCD) of the follow...
Jump to postDoes anyone know how many 747-200F/400F/8Fs were built without a side cargo door. I know that all 747-100F/300Fs have a SCD. But how many 747-200F/400F/8Fs were built without a SCD and where only restricted to nose loading? Examples: 747-132SF with side cargo door but no nose door 2804574 747-273C ...
Jump to postCovid isn’t going to just kill humans desire to travel. Everything about the travel industry today suggests otherwise Most of the reduction is due to travel bans and limitations between countries or due to inner limitations such as mandatory quarantine, the moment the borders were reopened in Europ...
Jump to postSo, if the assertions are correct that a first approach and landing was performed with gear up, and the asserted staining and marks on the bottom of both engines from that photo are legit, that would imply that both engines skid across the runway during the gear up first approach attempted landing....
Jump to postSo, if the assertions are correct that a first approach and landing was performed with gear up, and the asserted staining and marks on the bottom of both engines from that photo are legit, that would imply that both engines skid across the runway during the gear up first approach attempted landing....
Jump to postLink to twitter with a video clip from a security camera. Plane was losing height quickly. Prayers for the victims and their families. Sad day. https://twitter.com/GFarooqi/status/1263858937138483200?s=20 I see deployed landing gear. Seeing the three wheels doesn’t necessary indicate that the gear ...
Jump to postOn AVHerald, they are speculating that on the first approach the gear was not fully locked and the engines made contact with the ground, damaging them. This led them to flameout on the go-around, not fuel starvation. There is even a picture that allegedly shows the plane going around with the RAT d...
Jump to postOn AVHerald, they are speculating that on the first approach the gear was not fully locked and the engines made contact with the ground, damaging them. This led them to flameout on the go-around, not fuel starvation. There is even a picture that allegedly shows the plane going around with the RAT d...
Jump to postfcogafa wrote:F-WTBW CN871 was a cancelled MRTT conversion and arrived at TLV March 2019
RJ403 just executed a missed approach at BEY and now heading to LCA, does anyone has any idea if it is Corona related? weather seems normal for BEY. https://fr24.com/RJA403/2429f529 Viper911 Same trajectory is followed by MEA307, MEA419 and RAM247, all diverting to LCA. Nothing in the news or notam...
Jump to postRJ403 just executed a missed approach at BEY and now heading to LCA, does anyone has any idea if it is Corona related? weather seems normal for BEY.
https://fr24.com/RJA403/2429f529
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Yea, the tree has to go, not a good look.. The cedar tree has been part of their livery since the airline was founded, the callsign is 'Cedar Jet', and the airline was founded for nationalistic purposes (Lebanon's flag has the cedar tree)... The cedar tree is extremely unlikely to go. However, this...
Jump to post...according Israeli minister of health, they decided to suspend all incoming flight from China to Israel. (link in Hebrew only for now) To be absolutely safe, this is what is needed, isn't it? Nobody cares who flies to China, providing they don't bring any passengers back! To some extent, but even...
Jump to postEl Al suspended its flights to China for a period of two months. http://www.ynetnews.com/article/S1F7IMgzL Furthermore according Israeli minister of health, they decided to suspend all incoming flights from China to Israel. (link in Hebrew only for now) http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-566939...
Jump to postPer TMZ one of Kobe's daughters was also on board the helicopter.
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With all this info, my question is why was someone filming the night sky on their phone when the missile was fired? We see the entire sequence from launch to detonation. Not trying to spur any conspiracy theories, but why? Do you actually see the entire sequence? What you see on the video is a mere...
Jump to postIf a missile hits a plane with a full tank, don't you think that the plane would explode immediately? Or become a fireball? In that video no such thing is visible. Also, why should anyone record a video of the dark black sky without any purpose? In my opinion, it's definitely fake. No. This isn't H...
Jump to postI’ve seen the alleged rocket impact video. Well... the bang was very loud, the rocket sound non existing. There needs to be some sort of rocket engine sound prior to the bang. For somebody who has never heard a SAM, the sound, the noise would catch your attention. Especially when out at night in re...
Jump to postWhat's the launch range of one of those missiles and how prevalent are they outside military hands? Meaning, could it have been some rogue faction that shot it or could it only have been the Iran military? Range of a Tor missile is about 15 km and effective range is 1500 to 12000 meters. The system...
Jump to postI cannot verify location, but that is a surface to air intercept. A pretty big warhead too, it seems to be far more than a man carried rocket could have. What I don't know is where that was, when something was hit, or what was hit. Lightsaber Check out these coordinates in google maps: 35.489244, 5...
Jump to postAlleged video of a missile hitting the aircraft. Can't confirm the authenticity https://twitter.com/NarimanGharib/status/1215334836937928705 We need to wait for confirmation but this looks bad :/ I cannot verify location, but that is a surface to air intercept. A pretty big warhead too, it seems to...
Jump to postThis also stood out to me. The Reuters report quoted Canadian intelligence, and you can be sure that they were in contact with the Americans before coming to the conclusion the plane wasn’t shot down. One explanation for the revelations coming out today about satellite data is simple. It took time ...
Jump to postWe have some more information and verification of the Tor-M1 SAM system missile debris found. Context / surroundings of the ditch/wall where the missile was found - at the crash site: https://i.imgur.com/kmUOZ1A.jpg Also, Rouhani threatened another "Lockerbie" just 2 days ago : https://i....
Jump to postThanks How noticeable would one of those missiles launched at night be to the public in the surrounding areas. Pretty noticeable: https://youtu.be/xP5mnkk41JE?t=47 Even more so at night I lived couple of years in Israel 1km away from an Iron Dome launch site and i can tell you from my own experienc...
Jump to postmysfit wrote:Viper911 wrote:
Smfurthermore the missile theory is denied so far.
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Not by everyone.
However unlikely, it remains a viable option.
Hmm Now what country in the ME could possibly benefit by taking down a civilian aircraft especially if they could pin it on someone else? (And no I don't mean Iraq, Iran or the US) Yes, I know. I read too much fiction. So far no one pins this on anyone, no country came with any claim that the aircr...
Jump to posthttps://mobile.twitter.com/SBayatpour/status/1214981406797029377 Rewatching that video suggests that there must have been something major that kept the fire burning all the way down at that level of intensity. Especially the fact that it momentarily pulses brighter is almost impossible if it was a ...
Jump to postHowever a close pattern of multiple holes all with similar directions of travel would indicate a blast. I have seen my fair share of vehicles that have been hit by IED’s. Very similar pattern as what an air burst (proximity detonation) would do. After a quick search it looks like that a SA-15 uses ...
Jump to postIran refusing to hand over the black boxes.... Oh boy.... My suspicions are leaning to this aircraft having been enacted upon by a malicious external force. To whom exactly? Per ICAO, they are the first entity to conduct an investigation as the accident happened on their soil, so to whom they shoul...
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