34R Not Available - QF Blows tyres

[Michael Mak]

Originally Posted by Edward Terry

You're all wrong.

from http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-23349,00.html

A 747 using 34R, that I would like to see!

Especially when its a -800

[Andrew C]

I would like to see the 747-800. Not one that has passed me lately.

[Brenden S]

VYE was the aircraft in question, now located at the maint base.

[Kim F]

An "eye witless" account on the Channel 10 news tonight who "saw" the whole thing.........said "as the plane came into land" !!!!

[Philip Argy]

Found these pics of what happens when fuse plugs were wrongly installed on an A340-600 and it had an RTO:
http://www.aviationpics.de/test/a346/page_01.htm

[Sarah C]

Originally Posted by Kim F

An "eye witless" account on the Channel 10 news tonight who "saw" the whole thing.........said "as the plane came into land" !!!!

You can only laugh..........and 9 jumped to the conclusion that this incident and the 747 at LAX were related

[Chris Tully]

Nothing like watching the A340 footage available here.

[Philip Argy]

Originally Posted by Chris Tully

Nothing like watching the A340 footage available here.

Yes - thanks, Chris. That's the footage I'd been looking for. The 777 RTO proving run that follows it is more impressive - they destroyed all 12 main gear wheels at a cost of some US$750K.

[David M]

A 747 using 34R, that I would like to see!

Best I could do for you Ed.....


http://www.airliners.net/photo/Qanta...438/0260864/L/

David.M.

[Philip Argy]

Not much room left for RTO runoff! (I realise no RTO post rotation - but judging from the photo, there would not have been enough room if RTO had occurred just before V1).