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April 18, 2010 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Boeing 747,,,Freighter scrapped #564467

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Well, I like your updates. A6-GDP was pretty well known around Stansted, sometimes it was in every week.

Interestingly and on a slight tangent, there was a bit in the paper a couple of weeks back about an Indian (I think….?) airline captain who was having a lean spell so he bought a 747 and had it scrapped in Bangladesh, where labour is cheap. He then made enough selling on the parts to not only get himself financially stable again, but paid for a flash new car as well!

Cheers,Those who do not wish to read my threads don,t have to ,,eh:D

April 17, 2010 at 5:02 pm in reply to: 2003 A300 Incident in Iraq #565578

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Despite being offered for sale at about $5m with a new wing and two new engines (subsequently removed and the subject of court proceedings) the aircraft is now reported as written off at Baghdad according to ATDB.

Jeez,,,hope i dont get that one,

April 17, 2010 at 4:59 pm in reply to: Boeing 747,,,Freighter scrapped #565582

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I before e except after c.:p

Then next can of pop you drink may be that 747!

LOL,,,Sorry ,,i never was the brightest plug in the cylinder head,,:rolleyes:

April 17, 2010 at 2:44 pm in reply to: Boeing 747,,,Freighter scrapped #565626

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Thankyou ,,,i get a lot of flak for what i do,,,,but sadly all things come to an end,,,i beleive it is the end of an aviation piece of history so why not,,let people know:D

April 17, 2010 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Boeing 747,,,Freighter scrapped #565629

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I did, couldn’t see it, link?:confused:

Go to daily mail web page ,,,type in 747 jumbo graveyard then search ,,

April 17, 2010 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Boeing 747,,,Freighter scrapped #565632

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Bothers me not ,i couldn,t care less just thought it would be of interest to some people who are constantly drapeing over the fence to get a shot,,,,so i assumed it might be of interest.:(

March 10, 2010 at 5:18 pm in reply to: How to recycle a plane #578149

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I Love my Job,,,,,,,:dev2:

March 7, 2010 at 5:33 pm in reply to: Ex Cathay 747 Freighter Scrapped #578869

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Question: The DHL A300, is it being stored or awaiting the chop?

Paul

Storage possible departure in April or sooner

March 7, 2010 at 8:49 am in reply to: Ex Cathay 747 Freighter Scrapped #578894

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I am just saying how clean it is ,,,,,the ex cathay one we just done was one of the worst ,,,filthy,in comparison this one is tidy:confused:

March 6, 2010 at 8:18 am in reply to: A flight down south to say goodbye to an old lady LONG #444138

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I will break her up gently and ,,dinified,

March 6, 2010 at 7:09 am in reply to: Ex Cathay 747 Freighter Scrapped #579175

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Watch this space ,,,problems with Italian Authorities,,,,Soon very Soon,,:)

March 5, 2010 at 9:55 pm in reply to: Ex Cathay 747 Freighter Scrapped #579180

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Ok i will define mint ,,,,From a breaking of airframe point of view this one is very clean ,,,i think whoever maintained her cherished her ,,,there were signatures of farewell all around the forward pax door we get most 747s in a pretty disgusting state,,,this ones clean;)

March 5, 2010 at 9:50 pm in reply to: Redundant Boeing 747 'Survives' Bomb Test #579183

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But where that came apart was above the forward freight door ,another area of beef up they were very fortunate

March 4, 2010 at 8:27 pm in reply to: Redundant Boeing 747 'Survives' Bomb Test #579692

lancastermkx
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Looks like it could be interesting:

http://news.bbc.co.uk./1/hi/world/8548021.stm?ls

But wouldn’t a pressurised aircraft have been a more realistic test as the blast seemed to pass through the skin of the fuselage (possibly through the rivets that were popped) and isn’t it usually the pressure difference that causes small areas of damage to become critical?

Also, is the skin of a 747 really 5mm thick?

No not 5mm,,,,Hardest part of airframe,,,,,do it forward or aft of the wing and oh dear massive decompression and fatal airframe fai:(lure

March 4, 2010 at 8:18 pm in reply to: Ex Cathay 747 Freighter Scrapped #579702

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Any B747 possesses a certain majesty, even when it’s being taken apart.
The picture above is reminiscent of, say, a seventies Cadillac meeting its maker in a car scrapyard.

They are truly majestic ,,i do not always enjoy chewin them up,,,,the white 747 in our compound now is mint absolutely spotless.:(
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