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Birmingham Airport Forum | Air Tahiti Nui!
1 - by LuckyLee 37 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 05:29 GMT
This post was edited on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 05:49 GMT
F-OSEA (Rangiroa) A340-3 Diverted into BHX today!Sorry about the bad quality pic!
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2 - by LuckyLee 37 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 05:31 GMT
This post was edited on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 05:49 GMT
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3 - by steve platt 
890 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 09:36 GMT
Wow. Where did it divert from? 1st visit of this airline to this country i believe! Wow
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4 - by Johansen 2203 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 10:37 GMT
Now that is a cop and a half for you!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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5 - by whitehatter 6536 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 11:37 GMT
Only place that is normally seen is CDG so it must have been a divert from Paris
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6 - by LuckyLee 37 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 13:09 GMT
This post was edited on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 14:13 GMT
It was a divert from Brize Norton carrying royal air force troops and cargo.It parked up for ther night on a very icy 56C!
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7 - by Sam-at-MAN 3270 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 17:24 GMT
I think they got the GSM contract
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8 - by tony2285 30 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 17:28 GMT
The is due out tomorrow around midday
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9 - by mcpcshowcaseHD 790 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 19:22 GMT
Damn and blast. Wish I could have seen her come in. Love the A340 and have a fondness for this livery for some reason.
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10 - by rg0809 15 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 20:08 GMT
i want bhx to see more big aircraft like this this proves bhx an do so much more its a great shame v atlantic an british airways dont operate into bhx with 747's each day
we need bigger aircraft bhx can handle it these days prove it
we need bigger aircraft bhx can handle it these days prove it
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11 - by mcpcshowcaseHD 790 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 20:18 GMT
Don't bigger planes like the 747 struggle to depart at MTOW. I'm sure when the A380 departed BHX in September it had fewer passengers that it could actually carry so it could lift off. It also had less fuel according to the forums on Flight Global. If BHX could handle these with ease now, they wouldn't need the runway extension.
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12 - by simonpilk 142 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 20:44 GMT
I also heard they had the GSM contract as well.
What a completely superb event and quite a piccy even at slightly reduced quality, nice one Lee!
What a completely superb event and quite a piccy even at slightly reduced quality, nice one Lee!
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13 - by LuckyLee 37 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 23:27 GMT
Having a tow from 56C to the Elmdon apron.
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14 - by Johansen 2203 posts -
on Thursday 7th January, 2010 at 23:48 GMT
Looks even better in the daylight.
Nice one, Lee.
Nice one, Lee.
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15 - by whitehatter 6536 posts -
on Friday 8th January, 2010 at 00:40 GMT
The GSM contracts are done through a brokerage as it's more efficient. The broker will have brought them in as a subcontractor, which probably suits TN as they have overcapacity at the moment.
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16 - by simonpilk 142 posts -
on Friday 8th January, 2010 at 17:47 GMT
What an absolute beauty.............
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17 - by steve platt 890 posts -
on Friday 8th January, 2010 at 19:15 GMT
I say again 'WOW' Very nice Lee. You certainly are lucky!
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18 - by Sam-at-MAN 3270 posts -
on Friday 8th January, 2010 at 23:16 GMT
Quoting It can take off with ice on the fuselage but ice build up on the wings and tail is a big no no. Not sure if you know how wings are designed but it's all to do with the shape and the air that flows over it, ice build up ruins this airflow and pretty much makes the whole wing useless as it's creating no lift at all.
The weight of snow and ice can cause problems too. Think about the weight of ice then imagine that covering a 747 for example, adds a hell of a lot of weight to an aircraft.
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19 - by LuckyLee 37 posts -
on Saturday 9th January, 2010 at 13:05 GMT
Having been parked up for a while it was covered in quite a lot of ice and snow. It took ages to de-ice it last night!
It finally took off around 10-30pm.
I honestly can't see it diverting here again! nice if it did tho'!
It finally took off around 10-30pm.
I honestly can't see it diverting here again! nice if it did tho'!
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20 - by whitehatter 6536 posts -
on Saturday 9th January, 2010 at 17:13 GMT
I dunno, Brize Norton does seem a bit prone to weather issues so it could well turn up at BHX.
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