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Offline StarOfAfrica2

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Should be an interesting flight
« on: September 03, 2006, 12:53:17 PM »
Booking my flight for a trip home and I notice Northwest is still flying DC-10s between Honolulu and Minneapolis.  And hey, cool, DC-9's between Minneapolis and St Louis!  I thought only cargo haulers were flying DC-10s now.  I know I see FedEx and UPS flying them out of here.  Normally I hate this part of the trip, 7-9 hours of nothing to see in a cramped seat beside some joker with BO.  The novelty of flying in a DC-10 ought to kill at least a couple of hours.  :)
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« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2006, 01:04:33 PM »
yes flying in a  DC-10 is a experience as long as you don't have to sit next to Shamu:D
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Offline Dago

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« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2006, 01:24:36 PM »
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Originally posted by StarOfAfrica2
Booking my flight for a trip home and I notice Northwest is still flying DC-10s between Honolulu and Minneapolis.  And hey, cool, DC-9's between Minneapolis and St Louis!  I thought only cargo haulers were flying DC-10s now.  I know I see FedEx and UPS flying them out of here.  Normally I hate this part of the trip, 7-9 hours of nothing to see in a cramped seat beside some joker with BO.  The novelty of flying in a DC-10 ought to kill at least a couple of hours.  :)


Other companies fly them too, but they are moving mainly into the non-sched charter arena now.
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« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2006, 02:52:28 PM »
Heck NWA is using them on their MSP/AMS legs too. I had a couple trips in them back in January. Can't say I felt all fuzzy with nostalgia as I got to hear from the inside that distinctive rattling noise DC-10s make while climbing out at full power. Nor did I or the other 300 pax enjoy the forced screening of "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" as sprayed across the bulkhead by a more-or-less calibrated 3-projector system (inside middle seat for me, of course). The only amusing part of both trips was the landing in AMS with limited visibility due to fog. He thunked it good. Best part was the pilot who did the landing also had his parents on board -- I was behind them on the jetway, and it was fun listening to him try to blame his landing on the "lack of depth perception in fog".
I didn't take the continuation to Mumbai, but I hear that leg of the flight can be entertaining.
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« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2006, 06:07:02 PM »
Just watch out for muslims wearing teeshirts :)
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« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2006, 07:18:21 PM »
My condolences on flying Northworst, Star. Be careful of their flight attendants; those old ladies will do violence to you if you look at them crooked. And don't eat the green meat omlette if it's a morning flight. :eek:
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« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2006, 08:21:40 PM »
Had an interesting experience on an L-1011 a few years ago out of Chicago to New York. I was on the right side just infront of the engine. On climbout the throttle was pulled back and there was a noticable pop. They were Rolls Royce engines. I called the stewardess over and asked "Is there something wrong with the right engine?" She seemed to say no, but seemed a little concerned, and then came back after about 3 minutes. Her face ashen white and said "You know a bit about these engines don't you?...to which I replied (Yes, quite a bit)  She leaned over with a "Thank you for not saying anything."

We continued on to New York La Guardia and landed with the remaining 2 engines, the passengers didn't notice.

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« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2006, 11:11:37 PM »
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Had an interesting experience on an L-1011 a few years ago out of Chicago to New York. I was on the right side just infront of the engine. On climbout the throttle was pulled back and there was a noticable pop. They were Rolls Royce engines. I called the stewardess over and asked "Is there something wrong with the right engine?" She seemed to say no, but seemed a little concerned, and then came back after about 3 minutes. Her face ashen white and said "You know a bit about these engines don't you?...to which I replied (Yes, quite a bit)  She leaned over with a "Thank you for not saying anything."

We continued on to New York La Guardia and landed with the remaining 2 engines, the passengers didn't notice.

Wolf


How much do you really know about jet engines?
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« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2006, 11:53:06 PM »
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My condolences on flying Northworst, Star. Be careful of their flight attendants; those old ladies will do violence to you if you look at them crooked. And don't eat the green meat omlette if it's a morning flight. :eek:


i concur and second that advice.

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« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2006, 01:28:36 AM »
This was not my experience on two recent rides.
One out of DCA & another out of MLS.
I think teh .gov make them put :O hot stewardesses :O on the DC flights
:noid :noid :noid :noid :furious :furious :mad:

dont miss the Blackbird near the national guard hangars at MLS:noid
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« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2006, 02:20:45 AM »
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How much do you really know about jet engines?


Was working on my A&P at the time and my uncle troubleshoots GE engines - runs in the family.
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« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2006, 04:04:47 AM »
Dago,

It doesn't take much for a guy with turbine experience to know that when the throttle spools back and goes "pop", it's not a good sign :)  It's not quite as bad as when it goes "pop" and then spools UP in a shrieking whine before spooling back, but still...
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« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2006, 09:14:21 AM »
.. an if little shooting stars kinda fan out from near the mid section .. and the 'whine' changes sounds to more like a roaring bonfire ..and flames stream out the back and sometimes out the front with equal force ..

.. well .. the engine guys are gonna have a bad day.

Engine runup after new install on an F-4D ..crewcheif could not locate a pin for the intake screen ..so he 'improvised' and used the pin attached to the canopy strut brace, letting it dangle below the intake.

Yanno ..that is a purty good chunk o' metal .. and damned if that pin was *not* the correct size ..and during runup apparantly the screen worked loose with vibration just enough to let that big chunk of metal get sucked right on in. (read this a few days later in the accident report)

I was workin 2 planes down, around 2am.. saw the light show beginnin with the lil shootin stars ..kinda cool I thought .. till I keyed in on the sounds comin from that revetment.

The blast of flame comin outta the front of the plane lit up the flightline purty good, too.

I mean .. it got *everyone's* attention.. and I saw what was probably the crewcheif running. Expediter truck came over fast, screeched to a halt, guy jumped out . . and shut her down. By then it sounded like a loud barbecue ..not like a jet at all.

-Udorn-Thani, 1975 .. just another day on the line.
(I have a photo somewhere of me standin in front of that particular revetment with that F-4 in it, taken a day or so before this happened)

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« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2006, 10:03:55 AM »
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Was working on my A&P at the time and my uncle troubleshoots GE engines - runs in the family.


That doesnt work out to a lot really.
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