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Dreamlifter with a problem...

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Seattle, we have a problem!

A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter landed on a wrong airfield, 14 km away from original McConell AFB it landed on Jabarra airfield,which is closed now...
Boeing has send a tow truck as it can't take off from there as the runway is way too short, 1.8 km instead of the needed 3km..

Quite a story :lol:

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cathay belgium wrote:Seattle, we have a problem!
(..)
Boeing has send a tow truck

Double problem ! On the way, the tow truck broke down ... oh oh Image
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Ohh looks like someone won't get their christmas bonus this year..

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cathay belgium wrote: ...Boeing has send a tow truck ..

CxB
Err, a tow truck to tow what?

The whole Dreamlifter down the road?
:mrgreen:

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earthman wrote:Ohh looks like someone won't get their christmas bonus this year..
I assume so :lol:

Btw, mind that these flights are not operated by Boeing itself, it started with Evergreen I believe, but currently the Dreamlifters are operated by Atlas Air on behalf of Boeing.

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Tow truck just needed to turn the Dreamlifter, succesfully done right now. Stating a Wichita spokesman, a team of experts of Boeing, Atlas and the airport, the Dreamlifter should be able to take off even with the limited runway length as it is not fully loaded. Allthough all variable parameters (like wind) should be OK. They wait for full daylight however to do a visual inspection of the runway to check for damage done during landing (runway not calculated for this heavy weight plane)
New crew also brought in from New York to Jabarra to replace the old one.
Jabarra closed till Dreamlifter takes off.
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New crew also brought in
... and the original crew? Dumped into the local landfill? Hope they're not in the same union(s) as SN pilots... (ducks to avoid cannonnade)

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jan_olieslagers wrote:
New crew also brought in
... and the original crew? Dumped into the local landfill? Hope they're not in the same union(s) as SN pilots... (ducks to avoid cannonnade)
They didn't mention anything particular on them. Probably they might have lost them :D
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They're gonna try to take off shortly.

BBC World's website will broadcast it as it happens :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25043394

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More info about Ostend Airport: http://ebos.bertsanders.be/en/new/

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AIRBORNE !!! -THE END - ;)
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Naughty : "Women pilots don't land at the wrong airport, they ask for directions!"
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Men don't get lost, they take scenic routes!

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My daughter lives in Wichita, about 3 miles (5 km) from Jabarra Airport and she sent me this link with 3 stories from the Wichita Eagle newspaper - interesting. I wonder if the US unemployment ranks grew by 2 more people?

see: http://www.kansas.com/2013/11/21/313243 ... rport.html

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cathay belgium wrote:AIRBORNE !!! -THE END - ;)
Perhaps not the end. What actions might the pilots find themselves taking as they explain the situation.

In all fairness to the pilots, there are 3 airports within 8 miles (13km); all have runways that line up on the same coordinates. The Beechcraft Airport, however is slightly to the right of the line between Jabarra and McConnell. If you go to https://maps.google.com/ and look at the East side of Wichita, you'll see what I mean.

Landing at Jabarra (instead of McConnell or Beechcraft has happpened before, but not by such a large plane.

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cathay belgium wrote:AIRBORNE !!! -THE END - ;)
No, the end is when it landed safely at its intended destination, McConnell. A few minutes after it took off from Jabara...
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Take-off in 4500 ft only ..Not bad for such a beast I would think so... :shock:
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Shortest flight over for this type I guess... Paparay and westpaparay record isn't broken ! ;)
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smokejumper wrote:
cathay belgium wrote:AIRBORNE !!! -THE END - ;)
Perhaps not the end. What actions might the pilots find themselves taking as they explain the situation.

In all fairness to the pilots, there are 3 airports within 8 miles (13km); all have runways that line up on the same coordinates. The Beechcraft Airport, however is slightly to the right of the line between Jabarra and McConnell. If you go to https://maps.google.com/ and look at the East side of Wichita, you'll see what I mean.
And 4 airports in 12 miles ! Wichita Mid Continent Airport
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quixoticguide wrote:
smokejumper wrote:
cathay belgium wrote:AIRBORNE !!! -THE END - ;)
Perhaps not the end. What actions might the pilots find themselves taking as they explain the situation.

In all fairness to the pilots, there are 3 airports within 8 miles (13km); all have runways that line up on the same coordinates. The Beechcraft Airport, however is slightly to the right of the line between Jabarra and McConnell. If you go to https://maps.google.com/ and look at the East side of Wichita, you'll see what I mean.
And 4 airports in 12 miles ! Wichita Mid Continent Airport
Actually, there's a 5th airport inside the city limits of Wichita - Cessna Field. It sits immediately north of McConnell AFB (just across Salina Drive) and is where Cessna makes many of its single engine aircraft.

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