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LA emergency landing is at least seventh involving sideways gear
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| 9/22/5
| LESLIE MILLER
Posted on 09/22/2005 3:42:28 PM PDT by SmithL
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I'm not reassured.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:42:29 PM PDT
by
SmithL
To: SmithL
Only 7 huh?
Well then, that's OK. Un huh. Yeah, right.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:44:52 PM PDT
by
garyhope
To: SmithL
No one was hurt in any of the landings, So the tv coverage was much ado about nothing. Actually I found it ghoulish. Once it landed safe the story was over.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:45:11 PM PDT
by
alisasny
(Liberal UTOPIA rains down in New Orleans Way to go)
To: SmithL
"It's definitely not the most common way," said Chuck Eastlake, aerospace engineering professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. "The reason is that the ability of the nose wheel to rotate 90 degrees introduces the possibility of failure, exactly like what we saw." Hmm. I don't know why we should be kinder to Airbus just because it's a French company. It sounds as if, once again, they chose to use questionable technology, as they did with the laminated tail assembly. If the O-ring leaks, which is not uncommon, then you're in serious trouble. Just one more thing that has to be constantly checked for safety.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:47:19 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: SmithL
OK, so lemme get this right. The tires retract so that they're "flat" against the belly of the aircraft, right. Then when they extend, they don't rotate 90 degrees so they're in line with the center axis of the aircraft?
Methinks that is a pretty serious design flaw.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:48:06 PM PDT
by
Terabitten
(God grant me the strength to live a life worthy of those who have gone before me.)
To: SmithL
...incidents involving jammed nose gear is not significantSomehow I get the feeling the significance level would rise a little depending if you were on one of these planes when the gear sticks.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:48:07 PM PDT
by
Antonello
To: Cicero
You beat me to the French connection, but I get to say it's Bush's fault first.
To: alisasny
And I'm sure the MSM were disappointed it didn't turn into a disaster.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:52:25 PM PDT
by
mlc9852
To: mlc9852
And I'm sure the MSM were disappointed it didn't turn into a disaster. I'm sure they had mixed feelings. Sure, dead bodies are good for business, but the plane was built by their beloved French.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:53:59 PM PDT
by
Antonello
To: SmithL
Ugh. Am liking ErrBus less & less.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:54:33 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || (To Libs:) You are failing to celebrate MY diversity! || Iran Azadi)
To: SmithL
This is a stupid plane. The tires can turn the wrong way, there is no way to drain fuel other than flying it off. I bet the toilets empty out into the walkways like in Paris...
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:56:00 PM PDT
by
evolved_rage
(Democrats want Hell on Earth too....)
To: SmithL
French built, that figures.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:56:06 PM PDT
by
agincourt1415
(Democrats still lose)
To: Cicero
Hmm. I don't know why we should be kinder to Airbus just because it's a French company.
First, Airbus is not a French company. It is a consortium made up of British, French, German, and Spanish companies.
Second, the A320 has a huge percentage of parts manufactured by U.S. companies.
It sounds as if, once again, they chose to use questionable technology, as they did with the laminated tail assembly.
You are making it sound as if composite vertical stabilizers are an Airbus thing. They are not. All Boeing 757, 767, and 777 have the composite vertical stabilizer. When you get the Boeing 787 it will be the most 'laminated' aircraft in history.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:56:17 PM PDT
by
safisoft
(Give me Torah!)
To: SmithL
Didn't Paula Jones say BJ Clinton has sideways gear?
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:57:28 PM PDT
by
msnimje
(Cogito Ergo Sum Republican)
To: SmithL
Maybe this will take legal action by passengers seeking damages for severe emotional distress. I deplore abuses of the legal system for this kind or crap, but if it were one of my loved ones.........
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:57:56 PM PDT
by
JubJub
To: SmithL
Ya gotta be impressed with the Pilot, straight down the centerline of the runway. Not an inch off centerline at all.
Of course there's a BIG GOUGE in the area where he stopped.
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:57:58 PM PDT
by
agincourt1415
(Democrats still lose)
To: SmithL
I'm flying Jet Blue crosscountry next week. Wheeee.
Is there a list of which airlines use Boeing and which use Airbus?
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posted on
09/22/2005 3:58:03 PM PDT
by
inkling
To: garyhope
Isn't the Airbus a French designed plane??
To: sionnsar
Lefties Frenchies make ErrBus preprogrammed to make only left turns (90 de-grease :-). Not supposed to land on straight American runways.
Why surprised?
To: safisoft
A few years ago I subscribed to Risks email. The safety of different airframes was a constant discussion. They consistantly rated under 25 year old 747's the safest. Safest by number of landing, passenger mile, plane mile, hours of flight, etc.
Anyone know if that is still true?
DK
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