That window has been filled in all of the 747-ERs. I'm not sure why, but it would be to do with the internal fitment of the cabin, or perhaps some of the electronics or ducting.There is a window and it is filled in. You can see it in this photo above the second a in qantas.https://www.airliners.net/photo/Qantas/Boeing-747-438-ER/6099289/L
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Appreciate the reply. So the aircraft didn’t land in Sydney due to excessive tailwind. And the tailwind limits change after curfew? Next question is why. Less safety response teams on duty? And air traffic control cannot change the direction of landing from north to south? Sorry just curious as I wouldn’t expect this to be a common issue at Kingsford-Smith As most aircraft seem to land as scheduled.It would have been tailwind.
Once the curfew kicks in, they end up operating with 16 for departures, and 34 for arrivals. The ATIS around the time they arrived was giving 20 knots of tailwind. The limit for the aircraft is probably 15 knots.
Are there circumstances where you’d continue a flight after a bird strike? Specifically if the bird went through an engine.
As jb747 said.Appreciate the reply. So the aircraft didn’t land in Sydney due to excessive tailwind. And the tailwind limits change after curfew? Next question is why. Less safety response teams on duty? And air traffic control cannot change the direction of landing from north to south? Sorry just curious as I wouldn’t expect this to be a common issue at Kingsford-Smith As most aircraft seem to land as scheduled.
If you have a careful look at FR24 during the approach, you can compare the aircraft IAS with the groundspeed. In the normal course of events, with a headwind, the IAS will be greater than the g/s. In this case, you can see that the groundspeed is well over the IAS, in the order of 30 knots at a couple of thousand feet. So, it's a strong tailwind. It does reduce nearer to the ground, but does not come within the aircraft limits.Ok got it. Thanks very much.
I know of one A380 pilot who was doing labouring for a while, but with the extended period he has had to lease out his home up the coast to holiday makers to cover the mortgage, and move his family to his grandmother's place near Sydney.JB, what are the chances of the A380 returning to service?
And how are the crews holding up during this terrible time?
AJ doesn’t tell me his thoughts, and I probably wouldn’t want to listen....but, my take is that the QF 380s will never return.JB, what are the chances of the A380 returning to service?
I guess they’re doing the best they can.And how are the crews holding up during this terrible time?
The requirement was a knee jerk response, brought in solely to appear to be doing something. It has been rescinded in most parts of the world.Is it still a requirement to have either 2 pilots or at least 1 pilot and 1 other trusted person in the coughpit at all times with Qantas? I ask only because yesterday I witnessed on 3 separate occasions a flight from BNE to DRW where one of the pilots left the coughpit and the remaining pilot on his own.
Damn. Most comfortable and quiet aircraft on which (or in which) I have travelled. In comparison the B787 should be renamed "Nightmareliner", especially down in cattle class.AJ doesn’t tell me his thoughts, and I probably wouldn’t want to listen....but, my take is that the QF 380s will never return.
A lot of how noisy an aircraft is relates to the purchased fit out. Ie how much the original purchaser wants to pay for insulation.Damn. Most comfortable and quiet aircraft on which (or in which) I have travelled. In comparison the B787 should be renamed "Nightmareliner", especially down in cattle class.
Damn. Most comfortable and quiet aircraft on which (or in which) I have travelled. In comparison the B787 should be renamed "Nightmareliner", especially down in cattle class.