Virgin VS43 in trouble?

[kinboshi]

Gatwick flights now being delayed as their only runway is now occupied by the VS43 plane.  Should help Gatwick's case for a second runway...

[Royal Flush]

2 greens 1 red, glad we were stuck with 3 greens 2 weeks back ha.

Right off to troll my fave Dail mail journo

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[ripple11]

Gatwick flights now being delayed as their only runway is now occupied by the VS43 plane.  Should help Gatwick's case for a second runway...

Thinking the same, for those of us in West London.

It's quite incredible such a major airport only has the one runway for so long. Regards of the London expansion debate, surely Gatwick is a shoe in to get another runway.

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[RED-DOG]

Bugger! I miss all the excitement.

[Tal]

Would someone explain those photos to me, please? What am I looking at that's wrong? Also, would they explain whatever Mr Flush said?

Thanks.

[The Camel]

What was the upshot of that American plane which landed in the river (hudson?) in New York?

The pilot was lauded a hero, but a while later there was speculation he made the crash landing without due reson for kicks and good times.

Was there a full investigation?

[The Camel]

What was the upshot of that American plane which landed in the river (hudson?) in New York?

The pilot was lauded a hero, but a while later there was speculation he made the crash landing without due reson for kicks and good times.

Was there a full investigation?

No mention made of the pilot possibly ditching for other reasons on the wiki page.

Maybe I just read the wrong news stories

[tikay]

What was the upshot of that American plane which landed in the river (hudson?) in New York?

The pilot was lauded a hero, but a while later there was speculation he made the crash landing without due reson for kicks and good times.

Was there a full investigation?

There you go, Mr H.

I happened to have the page bookmarked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549

[ripple11]

Would someone explain those photos to me, please? What am I looking at that's wrong? Also, would they explain whatever Mr Flush said?

Thanks.

The plane isn't horizontal due to a few missing wheels.
I guess Flushy means the landing gear lights in the cockpit....on his recent flight drama ,all the wheels were stuck down?

[Royal Flush]

Yeah in the cockpit of any aircraft with retractable gear you have 3 lights, if they are off the gear is stowed and locked, red they are in transit, green they are down and locked.

As you can see in that pic the right wing strut isn't extending hence when it is on the ground it is not level. Luckily the fuselage strut came down so could support it, obviously if both had failed on one side you have a rather awkward problem.

[Tal]

Right. Thanks, chaps.

Felt like I was watching a film where everyone else in the cinema gasped and I couldn't understand why.

[kinboshi]

Yeah in the cockpit of any aircraft with retractable gear you have 3 lights, if they are off the gear is stowed and locked, red they are in transit, green they are down and locked.

As you can see in that pic the right wing strut isn't extending hence when it is on the ground it is not level. Luckily the fuselage strut came down so could support it, obviously if both had failed on one side you have a rather awkward problem.

How 'easy' would a landing have been if both had failed, or say all of the landing gear was stuck and wouldn't come down?  Obviously, it wouldn't have been a standard landing, but they can land these things even under exceptional circumstances - can't they?

[MintTrav]

Might as well have carried on to the planned destination and let the passengers be where they want to be, seeing as they were going to fly around for hours and, presumably, were only in danger when landing.