China 747 engine story

[Jim Macklin]

http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html

The following pictures prove the superior dispatchability
and survivability of the Boeing 747.

An Asian airline operator came into FRA (Frankfurt, Germany)
for an unscheduled refuelling stop. The reason became soon
apparent to the ground crew: The fan on the number 3 engine
didn't look so good. That had apparently been no problem for
the tough guys back in Asia: Get yourself some sturdy straps
and wrap them around fan blades and the structures behind,
thus stopping any windmilling and associated uncomfortable
vibration while in flight caused by the suboptimal fan. Off
you go into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making
flight! If you get low on fuel, just set it down on at the
closest airport, FRA in this case.

But that's when the problem started: Those Germans are so
picky that they grounded the aircraft!

After that, the airline operator had to raise some money
(took about 10 days) to get the engine changed. The repair
contractor also decided to do some inspection work on the
other engines because none of them looked all that great
anymore. The result: A total of 3 engines were finally
changed on this airplane before it was allowed to fly again.


Hmmmmm

The pictures don't seem to still be on the server, but are
the three that I posted.

[Alan Erskine]

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
news:fh3Fg.4466$SZ3.705@dukeread04...
> http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html
>
> The following pictures prove the superior dispatchability
> and survivability of the Boeing 747.

Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics. This
(alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting beautiful pictures
of aircraft.


--
Alan Erskine

[Skywise]

"Alan Erskine" > wrote in news:LM9Fg.13834$rP1.1669
@news-server.bigpond.net.au:

> "Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
> news:fh3Fg.4466$SZ3.705@dukeread04...
>> http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html
>>
>> The following pictures prove the superior dispatchability
>> and survivability of the Boeing 747.
>
> Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics. This
> (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting beautiful pictures
> of aircraft.

The pictures were requested by a member of RAP and the
story was a followup for explanation of the event.

How is that "political (anti-A380) crap"?

Besides, "beautiful" is a subjective term.

Brian
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[Jim Macklin]

What anti A380 stuff?



"Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
...
| "Jim Macklin" > wrote
in message
| news:fh3Fg.4466$SZ3.705@dukeread04...
| >
http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html
| >
| > The following pictures prove the superior
dispatchability
| > and survivability of the Boeing 747.
|
| Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics.
This
| (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting
beautiful pictures
| of aircraft.
|
|
| --
| Alan Erskine
|
|
|

[Morgans[_3_]]

"Alan Erskine" > wrote

> Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics. This
> (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting beautiful pictures
> of aircraft.

I swear, this is loonies coming-out-of-the-woodwork day, or something!

Can't a person complement one design of a plane, without it being
anti-something else?

Man, take the anti Wright Brothers talk to another political forum, why
don't you!!!
--
Jim in NC

[Alan Erskine]

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
news:9UcFg.4537$SZ3.3662@dukeread04...
> What anti A380 stuff?

Sorry. We've had half a dozen people come to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
claiming that the A-380 was nowhere near as good as the 787 et al. I saw
your post and it just made me.... SNAP! Deepest appologies.


--
Alan Erskine

[-Alf Blume-]

"Alan Erskine" > skrev i en meddelelse
...
> "Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
> news:fh3Fg.4466$SZ3.705@dukeread04...
>> http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html
>>
>> The following pictures prove the superior dispatchability
>> and survivability of the Boeing 747.

I spottet a bit of sarcasm in that sentence . . .

> Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics. This
> (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting beautiful pictures
> of aircraft.

More sarcasm??

[Kingfish]

-Alf Blume- (a) wrote:
>
> More sarcasm??

Never mind the sarcasm, I just wanna see the photos <pout>

[Jim Macklin]

First time I used alt.binaries.pictures.aviation because I
wanted a place to post those pictures for the poster who was
looking for them. Personally, it seems the pictures related
more to operator/crew procedures than to any airplane
design.

I think Beech builds better airplanes than Cessna, but that
is just because I've experience with each airplane. But if
I was buying an airplane for my personal use, I'd buy Beech,
but if I was buying an airplane to make revenue, I'd buy a
Cessna because they are cheaper.

I have unsubscribed to binaries.pictures.aviation because I
really don't care about looking at vacation pictures.



"Alan Erskine" > wrote in message
...
| "Jim Macklin" > wrote
in message
| news:9UcFg.4537$SZ3.3662@dukeread04...
| > What anti A380 stuff?
|
| Sorry. We've had half a dozen people come to
alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
| claiming that the A-380 was nowhere near as good as the
787 et al. I saw
| your post and it just made me.... SNAP! Deepest
appologies.
|
|
| --
| Alan Erskine
|
|
|

[Shiver]

> Jim Macklin > wrote:

> I have unsubscribed to binaries.pictures.aviation because I
> really don't care about looking at vacation pictures.

Well Jim if unsubscribing from the group is what you want to do just
because someone may or may not have posted some vacation pictures then
I guess the only thing to be said is don't let the door hit you on the
way out.

Personally I don't recall seeing any vacation pictures posted here but
if they were, I'm sure the group is mature enough to view some beer
belly standing by honey bunch in front of some statue waving to the
camera.

Goodbye Jim.

[Jim Macklin]

It was just too much trouble to use. If I have some
particular picture I'm looking for or more likely, have a
picture that is worth sharing, it makes a good place to post
the picture. I'll still look but I just won't include it in
the daily Internet scan.



"Shiver" > wrote in message
...
|> Jim Macklin > wrote:
|
| > I have unsubscribed to binaries.pictures.aviation
because I
| > really don't care about looking at vacation pictures.
|
| Well Jim if unsubscribing from the group is what you want
to do just
| because someone may or may not have posted some vacation
pictures then
| I guess the only thing to be said is don't let the door
hit you on the
| way out.
|
| Personally I don't recall seeing any vacation pictures
posted here but
| if they were, I'm sure the group is mature enough to view
some beer
| belly standing by honey bunch in front of some statue
waving to the
| camera.
|
| Goodbye Jim.

[Robert M. Gary]

Morgans wrote:
> "Alan Erskine" > wrote
>
> > Take your political (anti-A380) crap to alt.politics. This
> > (alt.binaries.pictures.aviation) is a forum for posting beautiful pictures
> > of aircraft.
>
> I swear, this is loonies coming-out-of-the-woodwork day, or something!
>
> Can't a person complement one design of a plane, without it being
> anti-something else?


I think the poster was a bit Euro-sensitive.

-Robert

[Richard Riley[_1_]]

Kingfish wrote:
> -Alf Blume- (a) wrote:
> >
> > More sarcasm??
>
> Never mind the sarcasm, I just wanna see the photos <pout>

Try here

http://www.rhythm.com/~will/asian747.html

[.Blueskies.]

"Richard Riley" > wrote in message ups.com...
:
: Kingfish wrote:
: > -Alf Blume- (a) wrote:
: > >
: > > More sarcasm??
: >
: > Never mind the sarcasm, I just wanna see the photos <pout>
:
: Try here
:
: http://www.rhythm.com/~will/asian747.html



Yup, that's what I thought, years old and the same old pix...

[Mutley]

Many thanx for posting them. I couldn't find them on the link
below..

Bill > wrote:

>On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 14:17:09 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
> wrote:
>
>> http://www.pprune.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-3725.html
>>
>>The following pictures prove the superior dispatchability
>>and survivability of the Boeing 747.
>>
>>An Asian airline operator came into FRA (Frankfurt, Germany)
>>for an unscheduled refuelling stop. The reason became soon
>>apparent to the ground crew: The fan on the number 3 engine
>>didn't look so good. That had apparently been no problem for
>>the tough guys back in Asia: Get yourself some sturdy straps
>>and wrap them around fan blades and the structures behind,
>>thus stopping any windmilling and associated uncomfortable
>>vibration while in flight caused by the suboptimal fan. Off
>>you go into the wild blue yonder with another revenue-making
>>flight! If you get low on fuel, just set it down on at the
>>closest airport, FRA in this case.
>>
>>But that's when the problem started: Those Germans are so
>>picky that they grounded the aircraft!
>>
>>After that, the airline operator had to raise some money
>>(took about 10 days) to get the engine changed. The repair
>>contractor also decided to do some inspection work on the
>>other engines because none of them looked all that great
>>anymore. The result: A total of 3 engines were finally
>>changed on this airplane before it was allowed to fly again.
>>
>>
>>Hmmmmm
>>
>>The pictures don't seem to still be on the server, but are
>>the three that I posted.
>>
>>
>
>Here's the pics again.
>
>Bill