Irish Air Corp bombs Dublin Park !
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Irish Air Corp Ew139 helicopter flying over Dublin this evening lost its rear door which landed in a public park in Clondalkin
The door was retrieved by the Cops who delivered it back to the Air Force
Fortunately no one was hurt
https://www.thejournal.ie/air-corps-door-defence-f...
Irish Air Corp Ew139 helicopter flying over Dublin this evening lost its rear door which landed in a public park in Clondalkin
The door was retrieved by the Cops who delivered it back to the Air Force
Fortunately no one was hurt
Edited by Earthdweller on Thursday 21st May 20:42
A friend of mine was No 1 in the door for a training night parachute jump on to somewhere in Shropshire I think. With all the troops checked off and ready to go, 5mins out the despatcher opens the side door tries to put the step in place. It seems stuck, so the despatcher gives it a kick. And it's gone! Landed in a pub car park which made the local press.
Everyone else in the stick though my friend had refused in the door and were all chuntering, but due to the noise he couldn't explain what had happened.
They rejigged to jump out of the other side of the aircraft and only upon landing and getting to the DZ RV could it be explained that the jump step had fallen off from 800ft.
Everyone else in the stick though my friend had refused in the door and were all chuntering, but due to the noise he couldn't explain what had happened.
They rejigged to jump out of the other side of the aircraft and only upon landing and getting to the DZ RV could it be explained that the jump step had fallen off from 800ft.
ottovonskidmark said:
What are the most infamous aeronautical parts detachment events?
This one must have been rather uncomfortable.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flig...
LotusOmega375D said:
That was used as a case study for a maintenance error investigators course I did a few years ago. Having a stowaway drop in your garden must be pretty s
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/frozen-stowa...
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ottovonskidmark said:
What are the most infamous aeronautical parts detachment events?
Grandparents lived near where Vulcan were tested. Some "bits" fell from a Vulcan on takeoff. The people to collect the parts were there pretty quickly and as an apology offered, once they had got their parts recovered to help him dig over his veg plot soil - this was when, late 1950s, early 1960s, my Grandad was a market gardeners, with a his smallholding out back. Two things my grandad learnt a) there were a few ground crews following the route of the Vulcan so they were almost on site at the time of spotting the bits coming off, b) Vulcan ground crews did not realise how had dry sandy cheshire soil is to dig over properly or how big 2 acres is! Grandad swore for years after any Vulcan taking off quickly swerved off after lift off to avoid overflying his plot.
(Googling looks like the airport is now a housing estate - the old Woodford airport at Poynton).
During night flight testing of the first VC10 tanker, ZA141, they had a problem rewinding one of the hoses so decided to drop it over the Severn estuary. The next day it was found draped over the seawall at Clevedon.
We speculated the image of a drunk seeing a huge long snake with a ring of eyes, the reflective beads around the basket, falling from space !
Also I understand that Concorde initially had some problems dropping the upper section of the rudder.
We speculated the image of a drunk seeing a huge long snake with a ring of eyes, the reflective beads around the basket, falling from space !
Also I understand that Concorde initially had some problems dropping the upper section of the rudder.
We lost a training sidewinder off one of our aircraft. It landed in garden in the nearby town. Naturally the elerly lady resident said it just missed her as she was hanging the washing out..... despite it raining all day!
I was also involved in the modification of that Tristar that launches satellites. During the initial air tests it always came back missing a couple of drain masts and aerials. The turbulence from the new rocket fairings was ripping them off. After going through several balls of wool and several rolls of speed tape and a few test flights were done to monitor the airflow. The fairings were modified and it's still flying today.
I was also involved in the modification of that Tristar that launches satellites. During the initial air tests it always came back missing a couple of drain masts and aerials. The turbulence from the new rocket fairings was ripping them off. After going through several balls of wool and several rolls of speed tape and a few test flights were done to monitor the airflow. The fairings were modified and it's still flying today.
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