Things that go bump in the plane - pictures
One view of the broken turnbuckle, under the floorboards on the left side. You can see where the bolt snapped right off.
Another view. At this angle, you can see that the pushrod from the gear motor found its way into a convenient little space in the turnbuckle as it pushed its way to an answered prayer.
"Controlled Flight Into Terrain" Surprise. A fatigued pilot can appreciate this very real threat--i sure can this week!
Treating our passengers to aerial sightseeing of...other airplanes. The one near the top at the picture is an AirTran 717-200 on its way to Chicago.
The beautiful VG (vortex generators)-outfitted Navajo wing under Gary, Indiana's Jet Center FBO sign.
posted by Radar | 9:23 PM
3 Comments:
Correction- AirTran does not fly the 727 aircraft. It's either 717-200s or 737-700s.
I'll check by viewing that pic for ya.
Indeed, that is a Boeing 717-200. A pretty new one too, I suspect, as it is in the new AirTran paintjob. Or perhaps a repaint.
Having said all that, thanks for the pics! The turnbuckle is ery interesting. I think I should consider a career in crash investigation.
Did you hear the Chalk's Ocean Airways Grumman that crashed may have had a cracked wing spar? Looks like big trouble for them.
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