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Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 10:36
by WhisperJet
Quite a stunt hese guys made.... :-O

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=430a1d01&opt=0

Cheers,

Nick

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 10:51
by Garry Russell
:-O

You sure that wasn't a proving flight for Ryanair's new Moscow service 8)

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 11:53
by markw
Goodness, that is an amazing escape. However, I wonder what caused the total electical failure? in the video you can see the clamshell reversers open, so that would imply the engines were operational unless they open independantly of engine power? Surely if the engines were operational there should have been at least one generator working?

Whatever the reason, it took some guts to land a plane on what looks like a patch of scrubland with a hidden patio in the middle, and walk away from it!

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 14:46
by SkippyBing
Surely if the engines were operational there should have been at least one generator working?
Not necessarily, although the engines turn the generators (directly or indirectly, not sure how the Tu 154 works) this doesn't mean the generators are actually providing power or that there wasn't a failure of the electrical distribution system that prevented the power getting to where it was needed. Or a combination of both.

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 15:33
by VEGAS
She is going nowhere now. Retirement comes early. :party:

Probably be a woodland cafe in the near future. :wasntme:

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 08 Sep 2010, 16:40
by Prop Jockey
Reading other articles about this (some or all could be completely full of :-# of course) - no electrics, only stand-by instruments, only centre fuel pump/tanks available and potentially (looking at the pictures), no flaps. Seems this is quite a piece of airmanship :welldone:

Cheers

Rich

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 09 Sep 2010, 09:32
by clavel9
Stunning airmanship indeed.

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 15 Sep 2010, 21:32
by Prop Jockey
There's some video doing the rounds as well now:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... errun.html

Cheers

Rich

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 16 Sep 2010, 08:51
by WhisperJet
Pretty calm evacuation measures... :lol:

Re: Tu154 Stunt

Posted: 16 Sep 2010, 09:08
by Garry Russell
Indeed Nick :agree:

They're certainly not rushin' to get out :)