-- Edited by milo on Saturday 7th of March 2015 02:52:46 PM
-- Edited by milo on Saturday 7th of March 2015 02:55:19 PM
Joe50 said
12:37 AM Mar 8, 2015
That would be something to see - if I was still living in Sydney I'd make the trip down to watch it come in. Have you tried it on your flight sim yet, Milo?
Cheers
Joe
milo said
07:21 PM Mar 8, 2015
Pics n vids of today are on my site, link below .
I haven't tried it in the sim yet..
dorian said
10:00 AM Mar 9, 2015
I have a friend who is a pilot, so I watched it from one of the hangars at the northern end of the runway. Apparently it was flying with 3 good engines and one time-expired one. It was surprisingly quiet as it came in. AIUI Qantas intend to reclaim the 3 good engines and replace them with expired ones. The plane won't be on-show to the public for another month or so.
Apparently, even though the runway was very short (1.8km), the pilot had to rely solely on the brakes because he was concerned that reverse thrust might pick up stones from the runway. There was a fire truck on hand in case of a brake fire.
milo said
12:30 PM Mar 9, 2015
I would have loved to have been a lot closer.. oh well.. never mind
milo said
04:13 PM Mar 9, 2015
here's a better video , not mine...
milo said
09:08 PM Mar 9, 2015
here's a better video , not mine...
I recreated the flight from sydney YSSY to YWOL (Wollongong) in microsoft flight simulator X
which I saw the real thing on the weekend
I know the graphics arn't the best ,only a 620 Nvidia till I buy/build the new flight sim pc
Taking off from Sydney
Leaving Sydney
In the air
Flying low and slow over Wollongong
on final approach
captains view
Touch down at Wollongong !
All stopped now , such a short runway!
Thanks for looking at my pics !
milo
-- Edited by milo on Monday 9th of March 2015 09:10:41 PM
aussie_paul said
09:26 PM Mar 9, 2015
Rippa vid Milo. Thanks.
Aussie Paul.
Joe50 said
12:59 AM Mar 10, 2015
Thanks Milo, great pics - sure looks daunting looking from the Captain's view....
Cheers
Joe
Big Gorilla said
12:40 PM Mar 10, 2015
Some good photos and video there Milo. Good stuff. Would have been interesting to watch the landing. The technique used is what is referred to with light aircraft, as a short field landing. The secret to this 747 landing is much reduced all up weight which allows for a lower than normal approach speed. A lot of stuff was removed from this aircraft including the galleys to lighten the load. It would also carry minimum fuel to fly from Sydney, make 2 or 3 approaches then return to Sydney if it cant land. Probably about 20,000 to 25000 liters. The cruise from Sydney was at 4000 feet which would attract heavy fuel burn. The runway is only 6000 feet long. Normally we would be looking at 10,000 to 12,000 feet for safe operation of the 747 heavy.
Tyre pressure would be reduced and braking would be speed brakes on the wings and wheel brakes. Thrust reversal was not planned for, for reasons described in newspaper articles, but would have been used if the runway end came up fast with not much chance of stopping with brakes only. Very interesting flight and landing. I see the Pilots practiced this procedure in the Simulator, for several hours, which would be normal when operating into an airport that doesnt meet all the usual requirements of safety..
The aircraft should attract a lot of tourists and sight seers to the area as does the 747-200 series based at Longreach, Qld.
In the video Milo, did you notice the red/white lights in line to the left of the runway on approach. That is the Vasis we discussed in another of your posts. The Vasis gives glide slope guidance to the touch down point on the runway, or correct angle of approach.
-- Edited by milo on Saturday 7th of March 2015 02:52:46 PM
-- Edited by milo on Saturday 7th of March 2015 02:55:19 PM
Cheers
Joe
I haven't tried it in the sim yet..
Apparently, even though the runway was very short (1.8km), the pilot had to rely solely on the brakes because he was concerned that reverse thrust might pick up stones from the runway. There was a fire truck on hand in case of a brake fire.
here's a better video , not mine...
here's a better video , not mine...
I recreated the flight from sydney YSSY to YWOL (Wollongong) in microsoft flight simulator X
which I saw the real thing on the weekend
I know the graphics arn't the best ,only a 620 Nvidia till I buy/build the new flight sim pc
Taking off from Sydney
Leaving Sydney
In the air
Flying low and slow over Wollongong
on final approach
captains view
Touch down at Wollongong !
All stopped now , such a short runway!
Thanks for looking at my pics !
milo
-- Edited by milo on Monday 9th of March 2015 09:10:41 PM
Rippa vid Milo. Thanks.
Aussie Paul.
Cheers
Joe
Some good photos and video there Milo. Good stuff. Would have been interesting to watch the landing. The technique used is what is referred to with light aircraft, as a short field landing. The secret to this 747 landing is much reduced all up weight which allows for a lower than normal approach speed. A lot of stuff was removed from this aircraft including the galleys to lighten the load. It would also carry minimum fuel to fly from Sydney, make 2 or 3 approaches then return to Sydney if it cant land. Probably about 20,000 to 25000 liters. The cruise from Sydney was at 4000 feet which would attract heavy fuel burn. The runway is only 6000 feet long. Normally we would be looking at 10,000 to 12,000 feet for safe operation of the 747 heavy.
Tyre pressure would be reduced and braking would be speed brakes on the wings and wheel brakes. Thrust reversal was not planned for, for reasons described in newspaper articles, but would have been used if the runway end came up fast with not much chance of stopping with brakes only. Very interesting flight and landing. I see the Pilots practiced this procedure in the Simulator, for several hours, which would be normal when operating into an airport that doesnt meet all the usual requirements of safety..
The aircraft should attract a lot of tourists and sight seers to the area as does the 747-200 series based at Longreach, Qld.
In the video Milo, did you notice the red/white lights in line to the left of the runway on approach. That is the Vasis we discussed in another of your posts. The Vasis gives glide slope guidance to the touch down point on the runway, or correct angle of approach.