Cargo B Tailstrike

[Acid-drop]

I'm note sure PR is important in a cargo company like this ...

[airazurxtror]

I'm note sure PR is important in a cargo company like this ...

If it's not important and they don't care, why do they censure the said picture ?

[Jester]

WOW teddybAIR what a post! I liked it!

Sure you want to become a pilot not a ploitician???

[carlcat]

When I wrote some sentences about restrictions of taking pictures at airport , its the tue comment .
I'm not involveved with any airline , neighter I'm hypocrit I just do my job as I have to do . If you want to have a discussion about beeing allowed or not to take pictures on the tarmac I invite you to have a talk with Mr Durinckx en Mr Verbruggen ( aeronotic inspection) . Their answer will maybe convince you .

[PeterP]

You are discussing if it is legal or not to take pictures on the apron. I heard today from a friend who is a pilot that this airplane almost crashed. According to him far more serious than just the initially reported tailstrike only.
If this really would have been the case we all would have seen more than just a few pictures on a website that is used by a handfull of people with some common interest in aviation. Even CNN would have shown the images. Worldwide.

Thank God this didn't happen but it seemed to be a very very close call.

[airazurxtror]

Ryanair had a serious incident this morning at Ciampino - and released itself a picture of their crashed aircraft :

http://www.ryanair.com/site/notices/ima ... FR4102.jpg

I call it an adult attitude, much more responsible that threatening with legal action those who posted a pic of the CargoB tailstrike.

[76-er]

Well, you know what O'Leary likes to say: "There's no such thing as bad publicity."

Anyway, still no news on the aircraft's status?

[LX-LGX]

Ryanair had a serious incident this morning at Ciampino - and released itself a picture of their crashed aircraft :

http://www.ryanair.com/site/notices/ima ... FR4102.jpg

I call it an adult attitude, much more responsible that threatening with legal action those who posted a pic of the CargoB tailstrike.

The only reason why Ryanair has published this photo, is because it proofs the birdstrike(s).

Have you ever seen a photo from a Ryanair plane on the Ryanair website, stuck in the mud or with the slides deployed after an emergency landing?

[airazurxtror]

The only reason why Ryanair has published this photo, is because it proofs the birdstrike(s).

Do you mean that Ryanair has published this picture because it shows that the crash is not its fault - whereas CargoB has cancelled the picture because it showed a fault of his ?

[luckyme]

The only reason why Ryanair has published this photo, is because it proofs the birdstrike(s).

Have you ever seen a photo from a Ryanair plane on the Ryanair website, stuck in the mud or with the slides deployed after an emergency landing?

You mean something like this: http://www.ryanair.com/site/notices/images/image002.jpg

FR1216 CRL-LIG 21.03.2008

[Established02]

OO-CBA is still in front of the LHT hangar.

The nose cone has now been removed. Temporarily?

Will the aircraft be scrapped at BRU, after removing all reusable parts?

[744rules]

heard the a/c will be repaired to return to the leasing company.

OOCBC (the new 747-400F) to be delivered dec12th. First commercial flt ex BRU dec20th.
(all info subject to change )

[b.lufthansa]

It's rumoured that the pilots miscalculated take-off speed, they assumed the aircraft weight was 100 tons less.

[PeterP]

True. An official report by the BCAA should be published soon. This event is now treated as an accident rather than 'only' an incident.

[Shuttie]

OO-CBA was on the move this evening around 4.15pm.. it crossed the runaway.. not sure where it went or if it was towed... anyone any news ?

[Shuttie]

It is now back in its old place outside the technics hanger, with the engine covers removed.... did it go for an engine run or perhaps a test flight ?

[Established02]

It is now back in its old place outside the technics hanger, with the engine covers removed.... did it go for an engine run or perhaps a test flight ?

On 06JAN09 OO-CBA was standing at LHT without APU and without nose cone.

[744rules]

It is now back in its old place outside the technics hanger, with the engine covers removed.... did it go for an engine run or perhaps a test flight ?

On 06JAN09 OO-CBA was standing at LHT without APU and without nose cone.

and 2 engines removed

[PiperPA19]

Whoever says this repair is going to be peanuts doesn't know what he's talking about or hasn't seen more pictures than the ones on the net. Sure it can be repaired, airplanes laying 40 years on the bottom of the sea have also been repaired to flying condition.
I am an aircraft engineer and have seen the damage the day after while working on another aircraft at brucargo, believe me this damage can turn this a/c into scrap metal. I saw all frames/bulkheads from APU to aft pax entrance door hit or scraped, that means you cannot assess damage on pictures alone and it alsdo means the pressurized area is hit. It will all depend on the money they get from insurance etc, but as I've seen the aircraft without engines and radome now...

[Bottie]

If repairing is too expensive, they can place it on the same spot where OO-TEF stood for fire-training?

Like PiperPA19 said, never judge damage from just pictures