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01-03-2009, 06:02 PM

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Bug Smasher

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I was operating a flight, #1 on the south side of ramp 3 when it happened.. saw the flames and all. A very spectacular, sobering sight - and a strong reminder that we train because this stuff really does happen. Good job on the crew, and the controllers did a great job shuffling things around as best they could.

01-03-2009, 06:25 PM

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I liked this one of the Thomsonfly 757 from England. This 757 is also Rolls Royce powered and took in some birds on takeoff. The crew were on the ball.

YouTube - ThomsonFly 757 bird strike & flames captured on video

AL

01-03-2009, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by alvrb211

That's my favorite - I like the bird slow-mo...

01-04-2009, 06:33 AM

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YouTube - Jet Engine containment test - Rolls Royce Trent 500

there's one for you

Nice job @ the Delta crew!

edit: this one was better
YouTube - Blade out test on a turbofan engine.

Great find. The clip I was referring to, however, had an angled shot of the outside of the containment ring. When that blade let loose, the ring buckled like Jello.

Does anyone know what engine the 777 was first certified with? GE, PW, RR?

01-04-2009, 06:51 AM

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I love that clip.

"Mayday, mayday, mayday". No screwing around with non-standard, "I'm as good as Chuck Yeager" ATC terminology.

Especially important when operating in international markets where subtleties can be lost on non-English speaking controllers.

01-04-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by upndsky

I think it was the P&W. Unfortunately for PW, most airlines opted for the RR and GE engines for their 777's.

This link has some nice engine testing on the Rolls Royce Trent 1000 which was first to be certified and is the lead engine on all 3 variants of the Boeing 787. Nice rollout of the 787 here too.

Go to: Rolls-Royce: Civil Aerospace

and click on watch the video beside "See the Trent 1000 story so far".

Looks like the Rolls powered B787 is scheduled to fly this April.

AL

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01-04-2009, 07:14 AM

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John Pennekamp

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I was wondering what happened the other day. We must have just missed it. we assumed someone blew a tire.

01-04-2009, 07:15 AM

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I was wondering what happened the other day. We must have just missed it. we assumed someone blew a tire.

shouldn't u be on flightinfo?

01-04-2009, 11:50 AM

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Does anyone know what engine the 777 was first certified with? GE, PW, RR?

The first scheduled 777 flight was LHR-IAD on United. P&W engine as all of theirs are.

I was flying a 767-300 from LHR-JFK that day and got to sneak a peek at the cockpit. Beautiful.

01-04-2009, 12:04 PM

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Any failure of these large engines on twin engine aircraft is looked at very seriously in light of ETOPS reliability. This failure in combination with the recent mysterious loss of thrust incidents (LHR) will make for some interesting meetings in the FAA offices.