Identify this plane

Silenceisbliss

I was looking through some cases and repair approvals here at work from other departments, and some of the cases were pretty cool. I was looking at this photo for a little while before I realised what I was looking at.

It's a lightning strike, that much is evident. (very common by the way, theres over 300 repair requests in the system at the moment awaiting approval.)

now, the question is....where on the plane...and what type of plane is this!?!

should keep all you aviation heads thinkin for a little bit

winner gets...eh....zilch

(i MS paint edited it to take away two things that give it away)

Silenceisbliss

okay, Ill round it off for ye...it's a mainstream commercial airliner from either the boeing or airbus family

Flyer1

Airbus 318/19/20/21 ?

Silenceisbliss

Flyer1 wrote: »

Airbus 318/19/20/21 ?

warm

I just realised....heanet server.....limerland....airpllanes

might you be studying aeronautical eng in UL?

*Kol*

A310??

Silenceisbliss

*Kol* wrote: »

A310??

nop

*Kol*

Silenceisbliss wrote: »

nop

Have you deleted some of the winglet from the photo???

Foggy43

OK! I will go Airbus. A300?

Yes, the A310, 318, 319, 320 annd 321 have previously been claimed.

What is doing me in is the height above the floor this item is. Something is making me think tail section. Lightning strikes usually exit the tail but also the wing tips.
It cant be one of those hump back A300's?

*Kol*

Foggy43 wrote: »

OK! I will go Airbus. A300?

Yes, the A310, 318, 319, 320 annd 321 have previously been claimed.

What is doing me in is the height above the floor this item is. Something is making me think tail section. Lightning strikes usually exit the tail but also the wing tips.
It cant be one of those hump back A300's?

Its supposed to be from a mainstream commercial airliner so that puts the A300-600ST out of it. Its too fat to be an A320 winglet.

Steyr

A380?

Foggy43

I am going to see what odds I can get on the Boeing McDonnell Douglas MD-11 wing tip.
Anyone got a number for Paddy Power?

*Kol*

I am taking back my previous comment and will go with A320 wing tip right hand side.

goingnowhere

A320 family, right wing

A318/19/20 have the same wing don't they so its have to tell, A321 wing is has different flaps

Wing tip fences where added, so its

A318/19-1xx or A320/21-2xx need photo of flaps to distinguish the A321 from the rest

Silenceisbliss

*Kol* wrote: »

Have you deleted some of the winglet from the photo???

nop, nothig altered, nothing contorted. just text removed

Foggy43 wrote: »

OK! I will go Airbus. A300?

Yes, the A310, 318, 319, 320 annd 321 have previously been claimed.

What is doing me in is the height above the floor this item is. Something is making me think tail section. Lightning strikes usually exit the tail but also the wing tips.
It cant be one of those hump back A300's?

nop, neither a300 nor tail. and youd be surprised where lightning strikes occur. theyre not specific to tails in the slightest

Steyr wrote: »

A380?

with that type of wear already?! I should hope not ....but no, no it aint

Foggy43 wrote: »

I am going to see what odds I can get on the Boeing McDonnell Douglas MD-11 wing tip.
Anyone got a number for Paddy Power?

pay up!

*Kol* wrote: »

I am taking back my previous comment and will go with A320 wing tip right hand side.

DING DING DING...WE HAVE A WINNER! good call, it took me a little while aswell, I flew home yesterday with aer lingus and had a good gawk while boarding. photo makes it look weird


you win a.....drum-roll please..... brand new SMILEY FACE ->

*Kol*

I only copped on when i looked at the dimensions marked on the damage. the photo is taken from a strange angle which straightens out the curve at the end of the wing. Plus the wing tip looks as if its at a strange angle in the photo.

Manic Moran

It does look kindof odd, doesn't it?

You'd think that the lightning strikes were on the leading edge of the wing looking at the chord, but the winglets appear to be parallel to the leading edge. Obviously the wingtip curve has been straightened out by the lens. I wonder what caused that?

NTM

Silenceisbliss

Manic Moran wrote: »

It does look kindof odd, doesn't it?

You'd think that the lightning strikes were on the leading edge of the wing looking at the chord, but the winglets appear to be parallel to the leading edge. Obviously the wingtip curve has been straightened out by the lens. I wonder what caused that?

NTM

thats not the leading edge your looking at

Silenceisbliss

this might help you see it.

Danbo!

What did you remove with MS paint that gave it away? can you post the unedited image?

Silenceisbliss

Ive no idea what I did with the original image, and I aint gonna go log into the database, photobucket it, link it etc.

but I will tell you that the MS edit had NOTHING to do with contorting the shape. Nothing to do with removing or hiding wing section or anything.

it was just hiding arrows that indicated. Outboard, forward orientations. I also copy and pasted over a text document on the tool box which indicated

aircraft model
customer
and MSN number

(obviously Im actually not obliged to tell you the last two)

I might have a look for another random pic if I get some time. (other than my Boards.ie time :P)

*Kol*

The way I copped it was that I went out to an A320 wingtip and took the same picture. You have to stand directly in front of the winglet to get the right angle. It makes the curve at the corner of the wingtip leading edge straighten out. I have deleted the photo i took too.

Edit: Found another from a different angle.

Silenceisbliss

Can I just ask now out of curiousity where that is you are working *kol*?