Used to go to work on these beasts for many years (always on the jump seat – it was the only seat on the aircraft directly bolted to the airframe, so you shook “in phase”). This initially caused problems for the pilots with their eyes “skipping” when doing a visual approach to a platform. The pilots seats were on individual shock absorbers, the instrument panel was too – they shook separately “out of phase”! The 44 pax down the back were on seats that were bolted to a floor on a completely different set of shock absorbers, which made a most uncomfortable flight, especially when you tried to look out of the window!!!
Aahh the good old days…..please don’t bring them back!!
By: Loose-Head - 15th October 2008 at 09:43
However, you could identify BV234 crews in the Aberdeen nightclubs, they had a somewhat green glow about them…
Just shows you…..I always thought that was down to the crap lighting system in Mr G’s !! 😀
By: Flanker_man - 15th October 2008 at 08:56
Apropos of absolutely nothing…………….
One of my favourite quiz questions I thought up for my local model club was…..
“If the Blohm und Voss BV-141 is an asymmetric WWII recconnaissance aircraft – and the BV-222 is a giant six-engined flying boat – what is a BV 234 ??”
Watching them scratching their heads as they try and think of a Blohm und Voss design from WWII is a hoot……. :diablo:
I then have to protect my head as I give them the answer……………..:D
Ken
By: uuoret - 15th October 2008 at 01:25
Phenomenal performance, grossly over-powered. Suffered cracks in the tail pylon until they installed large lumps of DU (depleted Uranium) to counter the vibration, then it was back to normal. Although it significantly increased the empty weight, it made no difference to the performance whatsoever. However, you could identify BV234 crews in the Aberdeen nightclubs, they had a somewhat green glow about them…
By: Loose-Head - 14th October 2008 at 20:30
The 44 pax down the back were on seats that were bolted to a floor on a completely different set of shock absorbers, which made a most uncomfortable flight, especially when you tried to look out of the window!!!
As one of the 44 down the back on occasion, I can concur !! Thought I’d seen the last of them until I started working in the Norwegian sector in the early / mid nineties ! Your eyeballs would still be shaking 30 mins after you’d disembarked !! 😮
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