aircraft part falls from the sky
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Fantome,
I was once very familiar with WRG. Any idea where the crash site was? All I know it was somewhere south of Wilkurra Stn.
I was once very familiar with WRG. Any idea where the crash site was? All I know it was somewhere south of Wilkurra Stn.
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Once had the sliding door come off an BN2T overhead a DZ at 10,000'. It came down like a fluttering leaf. Fitted it straight back on, plus a new stop - not a problem.
Folks,
I still have some bits of a Meteor canopy, after a P-51D and said Meteor had a coming together over Castle Hill, NSW.
"More recently" (late '60s, early 70s) a BOAC VC-10 dropped a large section of flap into a Sydney backyard.
Tootle pip!!
I still have some bits of a Meteor canopy, after a P-51D and said Meteor had a coming together over Castle Hill, NSW.
"More recently" (late '60s, early 70s) a BOAC VC-10 dropped a large section of flap into a Sydney backyard.
Tootle pip!!
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Yeah well CAsA will persist with this CAO20.11 cr..p of every year continually opening emergency exits that were never meant to be opened except in an emergency.
Result is things get worn and eventually depart the airframe.
This despite no accident data to suggest there has ever been a problem with pilots not being able to open the door, but plenty of doors departing the aircraft in flight.
With any luck one of these departing doors will fall on someone senior enough in CAsA one day and save the industry some money.
Result is things get worn and eventually depart the airframe.
This despite no accident data to suggest there has ever been a problem with pilots not being able to open the door, but plenty of doors departing the aircraft in flight.
With any luck one of these departing doors will fall on someone senior enough in CAsA one day and save the industry some money.
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How come we never hear about bags of money falling out of an aircraft? Armoured trucks regularly lose bags of money, why not aircraft?? 
However, knowing my luck - if it did happen near me - I'd be wiped out by the impact of a large bag of $2 coins going 150 kts.
However, knowing my luck - if it did happen near me - I'd be wiped out by the impact of a large bag of $2 coins going 150 kts.
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XXX torquing the bolts season to season is a nonsense.
learn what belleville washers are and how to use them.
my prop has 6 bellevilles per bolt and I never need to retorque due to seasonal changes.
learn what belleville washers are and how to use them.
my prop has 6 bellevilles per bolt and I never need to retorque due to seasonal changes.
In the 80s I had a task to carry 3 police divers to a scenario in Sydney Harbour, right in the middle of Circular Quay, to drop them at a simulated boat accident.
Before departing Mascot, I removed both back doors of the JetRanger, and briefed the lads on ensuring that they re-fastened their seat belts behind themselves before leaving (and don't hook them through your tank straps, or you won't get out!) to stop the belts flapping around outside the aircraft and causing damage.
The drop went fine, and as I climbed away towards KSA I checked that there were no loose seat belts. Good.
Landed back at base, put the doors back on, and then noticed that the seat back was missing - it hooks over a small stud and is held on with velcro. The buffeting wind lifted it out of the back and amazingly it missed the rest of the tail boom and the tail rotor, and is probably still sitting on the roof of a terrace house in Redfern to this day.
Before departing Mascot, I removed both back doors of the JetRanger, and briefed the lads on ensuring that they re-fastened their seat belts behind themselves before leaving (and don't hook them through your tank straps, or you won't get out!) to stop the belts flapping around outside the aircraft and causing damage.
The drop went fine, and as I climbed away towards KSA I checked that there were no loose seat belts. Good.
Landed back at base, put the doors back on, and then noticed that the seat back was missing - it hooks over a small stud and is held on with velcro. The buffeting wind lifted it out of the back and amazingly it missed the rest of the tail boom and the tail rotor, and is probably still sitting on the roof of a terrace house in Redfern to this day.
