St Maartens – photographer's holy grail.?

I don’t know the MTOW here, but I can try to find out.

Using generalised very conservative flight manual aircraft performance based on that runway length in a C4 engined A340-300 you would have to reduce your take off weight from 262 tonnes to 245 tonnes. Now if we had airfield specific performance charts that figure would increase however local topography (I don’t know the lay out of surrounding obstacles in the local net take off flight path) may cause the weight to come down again.

In reality you’d fill up with payload and take enough fuel to go somewhere with a longer runway to top up and head home. This is what happens sometimes with Skiathos-Thessaloniki, Zakinthos-Keffalonia, etc.

I don’t know the MTOW here, but I can try to find out.

Using generalised very conservative flight manual aircraft performance based on that runway length in a C4 engined A340-300 you would have to reduce your take off weight from 262 tonnes to 245 tonnes. Now if we had airfield specific performance charts that figure would increase however local topography (I don’t know the lay out of surrounding obstacles in the local net take off flight path) may cause the weight to come down again.

In reality you’d fill up with payload and take enough fuel to go somewhere with a longer runway to top up and head home. This is what happens sometimes with Skiathos-Thessaloniki, Zakinthos-Keffalonia, etc.

That would ruin someone’s no claims bonus alright. 😀

Assuming you got across the deep road cutting just to the west of Luton, think you would end up in the Vauxhall staff car park…..Aer Turas did it with a DC7 http://aviation-safety.net/database/1974/740303-0.htm – the report seems to suggest 08 though, I always thought it was 26.

That would ruin someone’s no claims bonus alright. 😀

Assuming you got across the deep road cutting just to the west of Luton, think you would end up in the Vauxhall staff car park…..Aer Turas did it with a DC7 http://aviation-safety.net/database/1974/740303-0.htm – the report seems to suggest 08 though, I always thought it was 26.

Now if you want to talk about potentially exciting over-runs, no need to look further than the UK…..14 at LBA, 27 at BRS, 26 at LTN (down the hill into Vauxhalls!)

That would ruin someone’s no claims bonus alright. 😀

Now if you want to talk about potentially exciting over-runs, no need to look further than the UK…..14 at LBA, 27 at BRS, 26 at LTN (down the hill into Vauxhalls!)

That would ruin someone’s no claims bonus alright. 😀

There’s just one thing missing – undershoot zero!

Very true, but any form of runway over-run would probably be highly survivable as the machine (and contents) would end up in shallow water – a greater chance of drowning than asphyxiation.

Now if you want to talk about potentially exciting over-runs, no need to look further than the UK…..14 at LBA, 27 at BRS, 26 at LTN (down the hill into Vauxhalls!)

There’s just one thing missing – undershoot zero!

Very true, but any form of runway over-run would probably be highly survivable as the machine (and contents) would end up in shallow water – a greater chance of drowning than asphyxiation.

Now if you want to talk about potentially exciting over-runs, no need to look further than the UK…..14 at LBA, 27 at BRS, 26 at LTN (down the hill into Vauxhalls!)

I would also add nearby St Bathélémy airport to this one… Also a beauty, and most dangerous to land on 🙂

I would also add nearby St Bathélémy airport to this one… Also a beauty, and most dangerous to land on 🙂

There’s just one thing missing – undershoot zero!

There’s just one thing missing – undershoot zero!

Looking at the ‘final 09’ shot it’s unbelievable that A340s and B747s
land and take-off here. Just out of curiosity, what is the MTOW from
this runway.?

Airport
area — 642,45m2
Runways — 09/27
Length — 2180m
width — 45m
Capacity — 36 to 40 movements per hour

Apron
Area — 48.000m2
Capacity 1 — 3x type E, 3x type D, 1x type C plus 9x type A/B at the same time
Terminal Area — 10.400m2
Capacity — 1.2 million passengers annual
Check in counters — 36
Immigration booths — 8

Cargo Terminal
Area — 2,000m2
Capacity — 5 tonne per m2 annual

Parking lot
Area — 10,287m2
Public parking lots — 185
Employee parking lots — 78

Navigation aids — NDB, VORDME LOCBCN

General Aviation area — 5,000m2
Flamingo apron and taxi way — 46,000m2
overrun — 120 m

Looking at the ‘final 09’ shot it’s unbelievable that A340s and B747s
land and take-off here. Just out of curiosity, what is the MTOW from
this runway.?

Airport
area — 642,45m2
Runways — 09/27
Length — 2180m
width — 45m
Capacity — 36 to 40 movements per hour

Apron
Area — 48.000m2
Capacity 1 — 3x type E, 3x type D, 1x type C plus 9x type A/B at the same time
Terminal Area — 10.400m2
Capacity — 1.2 million passengers annual
Check in counters — 36
Immigration booths — 8

Cargo Terminal
Area — 2,000m2
Capacity — 5 tonne per m2 annual

Parking lot
Area — 10,287m2
Public parking lots — 185
Employee parking lots — 78

Navigation aids — NDB, VORDME LOCBCN

General Aviation area — 5,000m2
Flamingo apron and taxi way — 46,000m2
overrun — 120 m

I will be going there soon and I will take lots of pics and put them up for ya guys

The roof at the Maho beach resort is the place, look at this shot… http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=15

I will be going there soon and I will take lots of pics and put them up for ya guys

The roof at the Maho beach resort is the place, look at this shot… http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=15

I’ve tried it on MS flight sim and I end up in the water every time. :confused:

The “Pride of the Clyde” Allen? :rolleyes: 😉

I’ve tried it on MS flight sim and I end up in the water every time. :confused:

The “Pride of the Clyde” Allen? :rolleyes: 😉

Ah, to get to do an aircraft delivery flight.

Ah, to get to do an aircraft delivery flight.