Oops, Dreamlifter trouble!

Herr-Berbunch · 11-21-13, 08:12 AM

Someone's going to be flying a cargo plane out of Hong Kong in future.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25032380

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A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane may be stuck at a minor airport in Kansas for some time after it apparently landed there by mistake.
The giant cargo jet was heading for McConnell air force base in Wichita but instead touched down at nearby Colonel James Jabara airport.

Remove everything, minimal fuel/crew, windy day (in the right direction) - no problem.

I recall this being done with a C-17 recently, and there was also an airliner landed in a field in Florida* I think and took off successfully.

*Edit - Found it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TACA_Flight_110 in New Orleans, not Florida.

Edit #2 - More on the C-17, turns out they nearly landed at the wrong airport, realised their mistake and then landed at another wrong airport.

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As the C-17 approached Tampa, the pilot mistook a smaller airfield for MacDill, according to the account. The co-pilot and a crew member corrected him: It was Peter O. Knight, they said.
But it was actually Tampa Executive Airport, well northeast of downtown. So when the real Peter O. Knight rolled into view, they were expecting it to be MacDill.

Skybird · 11-21-13, 08:17 AM

Or strap two F4 Phantoms to the Boeing's wings.

Wolferz · 11-21-13, 08:36 AM

Anybody have a pair of JATO pods or rocket motors?

Herr-Berbunch · 11-21-13, 08:39 AM

Or get some engineers with a lot of PSP.

Sailor Steve · 11-21-13, 09:54 AM

I do like the name of the little airport.

Jimbuna · 11-21-13, 10:32 AM

Bring back the Harrier...problem solved.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-21-13, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I do like the name of the little airport.

I'm afraid I just had to look him up. Great achievements, sad way to go.

BrucePartington · 11-21-13, 05:00 PM

Apparently it has already taken off

Just follow original link in OP.

Stealhead · 11-21-13, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I do like the name of the little airport.

Indeed. USAF Korean War F-86 pilot and ace James Jabora first American jet ace.

Herr-Berbunch · 11-21-13, 06:26 PM

There's also another airport, Beech, between the two.

I bet someone will play the pilot a bit of Meat Loaf - two out of three ain't bad.

Another airport out to the west, poor pilot, four airports around one city, no wonder he got confused.

Cybermat47 · 11-21-13, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Indeed. USAF Korean War F-86 pilot and ace James Jabora first American jet ace.

Didn't he also serve in WWII?

Immpretty sure he had bad eyesight, so he pumped himself full of vitamins to improve it. Good on him.

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	There's also another airport, Beech, between the two. I bet someone will play the pilot a bit of Meat Loaf - two out of three ain't bad. Another airport out to the west, poor pilot, four airports around one city, no wonder he got confused. __________________