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Omni in hard landing at Shannon

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    #2
    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,690 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    That's a troop carrier for the U.S Army, would have quite a lot of weapons/ammunition on board too i'd say...


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    Storm 10
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    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    That's a troop carrier for the U.S Army, would have quite a lot of weapons/ammunition on board too i'd say...

    That don't carry weapons anymore not allowed to just troops weapons go back direct ,they are not allowed land with weapons.


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    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    That's a troop carrier for the U.S Army, would have quite a lot of weapons/ammunition on board too i'd say...


    We'll never know, as they are never checked afaik


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    [Deleted User]
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    Omni callsign therefore not troops onboard, if carrying troops its Camber.


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    Cookiemunster
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,052 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cookiemunster


    That looks to be a fair bit of damage.

    Omni-Hard-Landing-080320-2.jpg


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    circular flexing
    Registered Users Posts: 2,587 ✭✭✭circular flexing


    http://avherald.com/h?article=4d449dfc&opt=0


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    Boxcar_Willie
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    Why would all the window blinds be down ?
    Meant to be open for landing .


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    L1011
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    Boxcar_Willie wrote: »
    Why would all the window blinds be down ?
    Meant to be open for landing .


    The photo appears to be after removal to a stand somewhere else, not directly after the landing. Presumably someone closed them.


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    d51984
    Registered Users Posts: 932 ✭✭✭d51984


    Jesus that looks bad enough, will it be repaired?

    Its a disgrace Joe!



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    #11
    jucylucy
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭jucylucy


    Heard somebody in mid-west looking for a barge next week:D


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    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    jucylucy wrote: »
    Heard somebody in mid-west looking for a barge next week:D

    That place still hasn’t opened.


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    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    d51984 wrote: »
    Jesus that looks bad enough, will it be repaired?

    Depends.

    It’s 18 years old but that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be repaired


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    XsApollo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭XsApollo


    Here is a close up.


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    Comhrá
    Registered Users Posts: 4,779 ✭✭✭Comhrá


    Could be going to Knock to keep the A380 company if the repairs are deemed uneconomical.


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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,700 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    If an unpressurised ferry flight is allowed. They're hardly going to patch it up just so they can fly it to Knock for breaking.

    Presume the turbulence coming off the hangars had a role here?

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    Tenzor07
    Registered Users Posts: 8,690 ✭✭✭Tenzor07


    Just re-skin it, will be grand! maybe! :)


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    LoonyLovegood
    Registered Users Posts: 6,068 ✭✭✭LoonyLovegood


    Looks a little bit like the Delta 757 in PDL that had the hard landing, most people thought it'd be scrapped immediately but they repaired and it's back in service.


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    billy few mates
    Registered Users Posts: 6,920 ✭✭✭billy few mates


    That's definitely repairable.
    It might take a bit of time and cost a few bob but if something like this was going to happen to one of your aircraft you couldn't wish for it to happen in a better location.
    No shortage of suitably skilled and qualified personnel to get this thing flying again.
    Eight weeks work maximum but most likely a lot less.


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    roundymac
    Registered Users Posts: 2,712 ✭✭✭roundymac


    XsApollo wrote: »
    Here is a close up.
    Ouch, that looks bad.


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    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,841 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Tenzor07 wrote: »
    That's a troop carrier for the U.S Army, would have quite a lot of weapons/ammunition on board too i'd say...
    vicwatson wrote: »
    We'll never know, as they are never checked afaik
    A poster on Boards.ie happens to be member of the US army (currently a Nat Guard major)
    He has previously related the restrictions on weapons for flights.

    No weapons on ferry flights such as this, these troops were going onward to a US military base where their gear has been pre-positioned.

    Troops flights INTO/OUT OF a warzone (ie Iraq, Afghanistan) personal weapons only (ie M-4 and pistol) with max of 2 mags per weapon.


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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,700 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Some more pics from AvH:

    505263.jpg


    505264.jpg


    They say Boeing are making arrangements to repair it.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    The One Doctor
    Registered Users Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭The One Doctor


    That's essentially a cracked fuselage. Way more than a hard landing.


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    d51984
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    As said above, coudnt of happened at a better place. Vast of experience at Shannon.

    Its a disgrace Joe!



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    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Tenger wrote: »
    A poster on Boards.ie happens to be member of the US army (currently a Nat Guard major)
    He has previously related the restrictions on weapons for flights.

    No weapons on ferry flights such as this, these troops were going onward to a US military base where their gear has been pre-positioned.

    Troops flights INTO/OUT OF a warzone (ie Iraq, Afghanistan) personal weapons only (ie M-4 and pistol) with max of 2 mags per weapon.


    This article says differently


    https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/525437/over-450-us-planes-carrying-weapons-landed-in-shannon-airport-in-2019.html


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    sparrowcar
    Registered Users Posts: 2,837 ✭✭✭sparrowcar


    In the present climate this could end being scrapped.


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    smurfjed
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    What happened to this aircraft since the accident?


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    BZ
    Registered Users Posts: 705 ✭✭✭BZ


    smurfjed wrote: »
    What happened to this aircraft since the accident?

    Still sitting in Shannon waiting on work to be carried out.


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    TedR
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭TedR


    Civilian :-) question
    Would that landing have been very uncomfortable or even hurt passengers on board?


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    kirving
    Registered Users Posts: 5,978 ✭✭✭kirving


    I flew on an Omni charter to Spain (Dublin - Almeria) the guts of 15 years ago. Aside from the all American cabin crew, the one thing I remember well was the ridiculously steep take off and hard landing. I guess it made sense flying into and out of Iraq.


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