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Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 23:29
by cstorey
This happened on 20.7.2008. I recall a VC 10 incident like this, but could not dream it would happen to a 737
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalair ... 280145116/
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 22 Jul 2008, 23:52
by Garry Russell
That can happen easily to any nosewheel aeroplane
I have seen a Viscount like that.they loaded the rear baggage first and sen pics of an ACE Constellation like that
A lot of aeroplanes like the Douglas DC 4-7, Carvair and Trislander used tail props while loading.
Garry
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 00:15
by DispatchDragon
you can add, Dc8 -73 , 747 and CL44 to that list - the Cl44 was so bad - a tail prop OR nose cleats were used when loading
over the rear sill.
Although with a 737 it must have been pretty extreme to get it to do that.
Leif
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 04:40
by FlyTexas
It's been known to happen to donkey's as well.
Brian
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 06:19
by Chris Trott
DispatchDragon wrote:you can add, Dc8 -73 , 747 and CL44 to that list - the Cl44 was so bad - a tail prop OR nose cleats were used when loading
over the rear sill.
Although with a 737 it must have been pretty extreme to get it to do that.
Leif
I can't believe that you forgot the 727. The sole purpose of the aft stairs was to be a tail prop. Boeing discovered that they would need one when they got late in design due to the weight of the 3 engines and decided to go ahead and add stairs and make it dual purpose.
I've rescued 2 727s from what would otherwise be duplicates of the donkey.
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 08:10
by Paul K
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 08:12
by Garry Russell
A bit embarrasing to find yourself stuck in the middle of the street with your ass in the air
Garry
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 13:36
by FlyTexas
Garry Russell wrote:A bit embarrasing to find yourself stuck in the middle of the street with your ass in the air
Garry
Good one.
Brian
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 13:56
by petermcleland
The Merchantman had a tailprop for loading and unloading...It also had a thing in the flightdeck called STAN which indicated where the CofG was by measuring the pressures in the gear oleos :flying:
Re: Strange 737 mishap at Malaga
Posted: 23 Jul 2008, 14:13
by airboatr
Garry Russell wrote:A bit embarrasing to find yourself stuck in the middle of the street with your ass in the air
Garry
problem here though was someone's nose was allowed
up ~ their ass....