Is the RAM 732 a regular visitor? If so I might have to give BRU another chance. Every time I go there the weather seems to be crap despite forecasts.

For what it’s worth. There are at least two of them cause today I spotted both of them outside KLM Engineering.

The other one is without engines and with the former UA registration (N190UA). The wingbox is still in UA blue, the rest of the plane is in full BlueSky livery. If the photos are any good (doubtfull considering the distance) I will put one of them in this thread.

Well our mob were down there today for the demo, however the rumours doing the rounds as to who would be the likely recipient, would raise some eyebrows!!!

BMI-Baby or easyJet by any chance? Or are you not allowed to divulge more information that just a frustrating teaser. 😉

There is a online feed somewhere from someone who plugged his SBS-1 online. Can’t find the link now, but will search for it later today.

Yeah must be the same. Wierden (the salvage site) is in the Deventerwaard.

Dutch only:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/50870751/Berging_vliegtuigwrak_Wierden_begonnen.html

Salvage of planewreck Wierden started.
WIERDEN – In the country side of Wierden the salvage of a British bombar from ww2 was started. The Lancaster was shot down in 1944, carrying a crew of seven.

The remains are approximately 50cm below ground. “We will excavate an area of 35 by 35 metres, layer by layer”, said salvage officer Paul Petersen.

Four bodies where never recovered. It is not known if there are any bombs in the wreck. If ammunition where to be found, then roughly 100 people may have to be temporarily evacuated.

It does not say in the article if this is a new find. I am not really up-to-date on historic aviation, am more into airliners myself. Maybe someone else can give an update on that?

This is the only source I can find. I had hoped to find a more reputable source then De Telegraaf, but nothing to be found anywhere!

I assume it is a technical/cost reason as an upward movement would require a hold up device, whilst a downward movement doesn’t 🙂

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A downward movement also requires a hold-up device to keep it at it’s (open) position. Just as a upward movement requires a hold-up device to keep it at it’s (closed) position.

I can not remember where I saw it, but I know there is at least one plane with split slats. Half of it top to center, and the other half bottom to center.