Take a bow..

alan cottrill · Post by **alan cottrill** » 02 Jul 2007, 16:09

When i looked at it,i could have sworn it was an airbuse,going by the apu outlet,i failed to see the writing just visable near the rear door,your right it is a boeing b767,my mistake,also airbus are particularly prone to this problem.
regards alan.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Jul 2007, 16:11

Hi Allam

It says a lot about Boeing/ Airbus when you have to look at APU and cockpit windows to tell the difference.

No one would have mistaken a Super Connie/DC 7C/ Britannia

Anyway you did better than me.

Garry

Tomliner · Post by **Tomliner** » 02 Jul 2007, 17:21

Gary
Isn't the Super Connie the one with three engines? :think: STUPID EricT

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Jul 2007, 17:43

Ah.............and four tails?

These modern aircraft do look much the same even to us

Oh the days of variety

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ATB

Garry

Archer · Post by **Archer** » 02 Jul 2007, 19:19

Chris Trott wrote:
Garry Russell wrote:There may be a problem with Airbus but in this case it's a Boeing 737 :think:

Garry
Wow...the 737-9000 sure came out and into service quickly....

It's a 767-300 that is shown in the mishap. But the likely issue is the same that it's been every other time - idiot mechanic. Override the gear retract safeties select the gear up without putting the pins in, nose gear folds forward as it's supposed to because there is no brakes nor substantial friction to keep it from doing so unlike with the mains which retract inwards.

Yep, someone pulled up the gear lever ("hey, what does this lever do???") and the gear did its thing. If you look closely at the sidestay of the maingear visible just to the right of the ambulance's door you can see that it definitively tried to fold too. The sidestay is slightly kinked, and the lock strut linking the sidestay to the main gear leg has folded to a 110 degree angle (just above the ambulance door). Compare with this view: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1227212/L/