BREAKING NEWS: 767 emergency landing at MAD
Dec 5, 2013, 9:20 pm
#16
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i would mess up my pants if i saw that out out the window. Ugh. To think when I started flying in January for my new position; I was somewhat still a nervous flyer. I'm not anymore and am very proud of myself for having gotten there but that would put me right back to being a nervous flyer again ;?
Dec 5, 2013, 10:31 pm
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Appears to be ship#182 (N182DN).
Here is the flight tracker:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N182DN
Does anybody who flown on ship#182 (N182DN) before?
Photo in the database:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta...-ER/2356057/L/
Here is the flight tracker:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N182DN
Does anybody who flown on ship#182 (N182DN) before?
Photo in the database:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta...-ER/2356057/L/
Last edited by N830MH; Dec 5, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Dec 6, 2013, 1:12 am
#18
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Appears to be ship#182 (N182DN).
Does anybody who flown on ship#182 (N182DN) before?
Photo in the database:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta...-ER/2356057/L/
Does anybody who flown on ship#182 (N182DN) before?
Photo in the database:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delta...-ER/2356057/L/
Dec 6, 2013, 1:15 am
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i would mess up my pants if i saw that out out the window. Ugh. To think when I started flying in January for my new position; I was somewhat still a nervous flyer. I'm not anymore and am very proud of myself for having gotten there but that would put me right back to being a nervous flyer again ;?
Take a long read.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...on-island.html
Dec 23, 2013, 2:33 pm
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We blew two tires on take-off from Detroit to Seoul back in June, dumped fuel over Canada and landed back at Detroit without a problem. Guess 777ER's are a bit more robust.
Dec 25, 2013, 1:48 pm
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In addition to the 777 being larger and newer, it used a lot of design innovations and new methods of analyzing and testing during the design phase of the project. Thus it represents a big step forward in commercial passenger aircraft technology.
Dec 25, 2013, 3:29 pm
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They're also made out of plastic, held together with glue and use batteries for critical functions. YMMV.
Dec 25, 2013, 4:03 pm
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Dec 25, 2013, 5:08 pm
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wrong
Boeing did assemble all the major systems (electrical, hydraulics, flight controls, etc) in the 777-200 into a lab test asset that was called "Airplane Zero" ... this "Iron Bird" allowed them to use one less flying airframe in the certification program, and I believe it is still in use as a test venue for modifications and failure investigations
I worked in 777 Customer Engineering for a year shortly after Boeing launched the program, and was involved with some of the early planning for this facility
Boeing did assemble all the major systems (electrical, hydraulics, flight controls, etc) in the 777-200 into a lab test asset that was called "Airplane Zero" ... this "Iron Bird" allowed them to use one less flying airframe in the certification program, and I believe it is still in use as a test venue for modifications and failure investigations
I worked in 777 Customer Engineering for a year shortly after Boeing launched the program, and was involved with some of the early planning for this facility