Could you, would you touch the wheel????

[v8Statesman]

Stubling through Airliners.net looking for Photos of J cabin in FJ 738's and 767's (if you see any post them here please!) and I saw this photo!

I'd want to say I'd try and touch the landing gear, but truth be told with the noise, I think it would have been "brown trousers time"

 

[Must...Fly!]

Fancy losing a finger or three?

 

[samh004]

I’m guessing the vehicles stopped behind the gate are stopped there for a reason.

 

[Scozzie]

Reminds me of flying into the old Warri airport in the early 90s, runway was less than 1km and we would fly from Lagos in twin otters, aro 12 seaters from memory. Same thing, road had to be closed whenever a plane was taking off or landing.
Used to refer to them as 'flying tractors' as they seemed to be indestructible and well suited to Nigerian conditions.

 

[medhead]

Stubling through Airliners.net looking for Photos of J cabin in FJ 738's and 767's (if you see any post them here please!) and I saw this photo!

I'd want to say I'd try and touch the landing gear, but truth be told with the noise, I think it would have been "brown trousers time"

judging by the posts i reckon it's about 2.5 to 3 m off the ground. So you'd have to jump to touch the wheel.

 

[simongr]

I have had Harriers flying just above my head on landing - vibrations throughout the body!

 

[v8Statesman]

I have had Harriers flying just above my head on landing - vibrations throughout the body!

The closest I have actually been to anything like this is boarding a helicopter while it is actually running. For some reason I always feel the need to duck

 

[markis10]

I have stood 10m from the threshold of 27 at MEL with a 747-400 landing, it was an interesting demonstration of the potential wake turbulence possibilities

 

[trooper]

Twin Otter is a 19 seater IIRC...

And yes, I agree you'd have trouble reaching any part of that aircraft (GREAT pic though!!!)

Marshalling a Seahawk onto the flight deck of a frigate gives an unuaul perspective I must say...shock

... and it is NOT "foolish" to duck/crouch when boarding a helo with rotors turning... While it is no doubt MORE of a problem on a moving ship it is still possible no matter where you are I would think to get "blade sail" from a gust of wind...

This could cause the blades to "dip" below normal height quite easily...

 

[simongr]

Yeah - always duck when boarding helos - I have only one head and dont fancy losing it - though for some reasons helos do make me airsick (yes this is from the guy who has done 150+ long haul flights in the past few years...)

 

[mannej]

OT from this photo, but is their not a runway in Spain where a public road crosses the middle of the runway?

I remember seeing it in some email ages ago.

 

[markis10]

OT from this photo, but is their not a runway in Spain where a public road crosses the middle of the runway?

I remember seeing it in some email ages ago.

Try British Gibraltar:

Airport - Google Maps