Emerald Airways

Post by **Garry Russell** » 13 May 2006, 12:53

It has been reported eighteen incidents in two years

Garry

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 13 May 2006, 12:59

18 in 2 years

Yep I reckon that would do it :sad:

Leif

Post by **Garry Russell** » 13 May 2006, 13:08

The last two were one of comming off the taxyway in Jersey followed about a week later by running off the end of the runway in Guernsey. This caused concern.

They were monitored on a daily basis and the result was suspension.

Even though in the last two instances there was no damage the potential was there for serious strife and the runway at Guernsey was closed for hours causing disruption.

The incident continually mentioned in the media were the engine explosion and serious fire due to poor work and the day they nearly flew into high ground on the Isle of man.........twice.

There was another 748 that suffered a similar fire to the one in the above crash but that was during engine runs.

Even though all these thing can happen to any airline they do seem to have happened to Emerald more that most.

Maybe bad luck maybe something else but those that have to make decision did so.

Garry

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 13 May 2006, 13:10

please excuse the dumb american here but :think:
"What is this word? Budgie <<<<<<< that one right there
I've seen it pop up a few times

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 13 May 2006, 13:13

Budgie is the nickname for the Avro/HS/BAe 748 airrcaft, like "pig" for a B737-200 or "Albert" for a Hercules etc

Post by **Garry Russell** » 13 May 2006, 13:15

A budgie is what we call a Budgeregard (Spelling?)

A small cage bird that has a round head and small beak which gives it a slightly tubby appearance.

The HS 748 gained the nickname budgie because of it's tubby look

Garry

airboatr · Post by **airboatr** » 13 May 2006, 13:49

ahhh yes
I think Howard Hughs' "Herculies" had a similar propensity
to that sort of name calling
"The Spruce Goose" Flying Lumber Yard..among others.
Made of wood because of the metal shortages
during the WW II
Today more people would recognize the aircraft by it's nickname Spruce Goose
than by it's proper name.
Boy it really p!ssed Howard off!

Thank you Gents for the info.

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 13 May 2006, 14:09

TobyVickers wrote:Budgie is the nickname for the Avro/HS/BAe 748 airrcaft, like "pig" for a B737-200 or "Albert" for a Hercules etc

Haven't heard "Pig" for a 737. I've only heard "Guppy".

'Whale' for the 747, 'Pocket Rocket' for the 727 Advanced models, 'Diesel-8' for the DC-8, 'Douglasaurus Rex' for the DC-10, and a few others that shouldn't be mentioned in a public forum....

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 13 May 2006, 14:16

Its probably a UK name... "Pig" applies exclusively to the 732. 737s are also known as "Fat Alberts".. just to confuse matters, the Hercules is also known as Fat Albert (and hence RAF Lyneham as "Albert Square", after the fictional setting of BBC1 soap "East Enders") and theres an Argosy in a Museum name "Fat Albert"!

"Flying Pencil" for the MD-80 family
"Death Cruiser" for the DC-10 (due to the number of accidents!)
"Pocket rocket" has been used over here for the BAC 1-11 and also for 1980s cars such as the Ford XR3i

Chris Trott · Post by **Chris Trott** » 13 May 2006, 14:19

DeathCruiser-10 I've heard, but couldn't think of it.

Anyway, moved the "Aircraft Nicknames" discussion to a topic in E&S so not to get fried for taking yet another topic, off-topic.