Where is the APU on the BAE-146? I always hear this loud noise coming from the undercarriage when im boarding one of these.

The APU on the 146/RJ is in the tail just forward of the air brakes.
The noise you hear from the main gear is from the brake cooling fans. The 146have them. They are an option on the A320 and the A330.
The APU as already stated provides electrical and pneumatic power to the aircraft. If it is U/S they have to provide electrical power and an airstart (an APU on a lorry) to start an engine at the gate. The aircraft is then pushed back onto the taxi way and the other engine is throttled up to provide the pnuematic pressure to turn the other engine.
When the aircraft is on stand the airlines do not like the APU being run because it costs a lot of money. The airlines prefer the aircraft to go onto the fixed electrical power provided by the airport.
If you want to hear a noisy APU go listen to an EMB-145! Those dreadful little piles of C*** give you a head ache if they are parked two stands away!
A330-300, Alitalia jacked MAN in last year

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Had a quick look at the 737 SRM this morning (06:15!) Whilst there are standard repairs for cracks eminating from some of the window corners there isn’t one for the area shown on J.T’s 707. BUT…… on the 737-3/4/500’s there is an 1/8″ doubler of almost the same shape on the inside of the skin! My guess is that there was a comon problem on the 707’s with cracking in that area and they beefed up the 737 structure to prevent it.
I wonder if the same area on the other side of the aircraft has that repair aswell?

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In addition to the foregoing observations, I noticed the name has two ‘t’ s.
Perhaps that is how the Aussies spell it but, I would have thought with their English ancestery they would have stuck to one.

His Son is called Jett and his daugter is called Ella. The old softie!!!!

Whiskey Delta. That patch looks worse in your picture! I’m in work tomorrow, I’ll have a look in the 737 SRM to see if there is a standard repair for a crack or something.
BEFORE anybody says anything, I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with the aircraft, or having a “go” at Mr Travolta, or his aircraft, or its maintenance. It’s just in twenty odd years of operating 737’s I’ve never seen a patch there, thats all.

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I’d go with the slide armed flag across the door window when the slide is obviously not armed too.
Also the door is opened and there are no steps under it, a hanging offence if I were in charge.
Notice the nasty little “Scab patch” above the “Eyebrow” window above his head.Never seen one there before.
Never mind. Give the guy his due he has preserved something other than a Mustang or Spitfire.

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There is the Romper pub on the lane to the AVP. Good food and good ale. I was carried out of there once! (I managed to crawl the other times!)

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Hi,

Just found these on RingwayReports, http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk

“New Singapore freight carrier Jett8 Airlines Cargo announces intention to serve Manchester twice weekly with Boeing 747-200F equipment from Wednesday 25/4/07… “

and

“Saudi Arabian Airlines to fly Jeddah > Geneva > Manchester once weekly with Boeing 777-200s effective Friday 22/6/07… “

Cheers,
Sam

Ths last thing I heard was that the Saudi flight was going to be TWICE weekly. It might have all changed though!!!:)

Jett8 and Great wall airlines(!?) have been looking for people to handle them for the past few months, both operating 747-200’s.

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