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Post by Jeff on Jul 21, 2015 19:34:31 GMT
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Post by filair on Jul 22, 2015 10:09:26 GMT
I cannot see anything,maybe the electric pushback had a power cut!!
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Post by Jeff on Jul 22, 2015 11:51:17 GMT
Its moving under electric power..... A motor attached to Nose wheel i believe
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Post by Jeff on Jul 22, 2015 11:56:47 GMT
Actually..... did you mean you cant see the video !?! Lol
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Post by filair on Jul 22, 2015 15:33:51 GMT
Yes Jeff,no video or anything else apart from the heading title.
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Post by Jeff on Jul 22, 2015 15:35:52 GMT
Mmmmm
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Post by Jeff on Jul 22, 2015 15:47:14 GMT
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Post by filair on Jul 22, 2015 17:00:31 GMT
Hi Jeff,
I can see it now,for some reason I expected to see something like a battery powered tug.
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Post by Jeff on Jul 22, 2015 17:06:27 GMT
Its a new taxiing fuel saving device..... The thinking is you start your engines just before you get to the runway !! With taxiing and holding times anywhere up to 45 mins at Airports like LHR it could save a lot of fuel
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Post by davidallum on Jul 22, 2015 17:55:02 GMT
Interestingly I saw this A320 in Toulouse on June 17th this year minus it's engines.
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Post by dave on Jul 23, 2015 8:31:29 GMT
hi, morning, Caravan's have them, a mite slower though, but if the hamster could be induced to run a bit faster they could catch on...
regards, dave...
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Post by Jeff on Jul 23, 2015 9:12:44 GMT
The motor is permanently attached .... The extra fuel needed on a flight due to the extra weight the aircraft has to fly around with has to equal less than the amount of fuel used in taxiing!
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Post by filair on Jul 23, 2015 11:22:36 GMT
What happens at airports where you HAVE to be pushed back?
If you can do it yourself do you get it at a reduced charge,or even free?
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Post by Jeff on Jul 23, 2015 11:32:42 GMT
well you wouldnt have to wait for a tug....when your ready your ready....not sure what you mean by HAVE to get pushed back. Airlines normally pay their handlers a fee for the turnaround operation which fluctuates between aircraft type and times of day...so yes they may get a reduced rate for not needing the Tug
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Post by tonys4it on Jul 23, 2015 16:14:28 GMT
I guess they would need extendable wing mirrors or a reversing camera, or perhaps stick their heads out of the flight deck window. !!!
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Post by christoff on Jul 23, 2015 19:35:38 GMT
God forbid they ever have to do reverse parking...and i'll say no more.
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Post by Jeff on Jul 23, 2015 20:07:30 GMT
Ive seen DC9s reverse off the gate in the US using reverse thrust!!!
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Post by billsamuels on Jul 23, 2015 21:02:56 GMT
Hi Guys,
As a Northwest Orient long termer, our fleet of DC-9's (inherited from the takeover of Republic Airlines) did this type of maneuver for many years... Witnessed it countless times and every time, with a DC-9 nose on to the terminal suddenly hitting the power was most off putting - always reminded me of the 'Airplane' skit when the 747 came through the terminal windows... But of course, our DC-9's never did. But seeing them going backwards without a tug was always a bit odd... No matter how many times you saw it...
Lovely memories....
Cheers.
Bill
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Post by Jeff on Jul 24, 2015 5:36:50 GMT
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Post by billsamuels on Jul 24, 2015 8:22:01 GMT
Thanks Jeff... That brings back lots of memories... Having thought about it, we operated almost every variant of the DC-9 and I think they only did this maneuver with the 'short' 9's... I think.... I could be wrong - as you know!!!! Cheers mate. Bill |
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Post by billsamuels on Jul 24, 2015 16:19:45 GMT
Thanks Jeff... That brings back lots of memories... Having thought about it, we operated almost every variant of the DC-9 and I think they only did this maneuver with the 'short' 9's... I think.... I could be wrong - as you know!!!! Cheers mate. Bill Actually - I just watched this again (I'm a nerd like that) and the background announcements made me laugh... Visions of the infamous; Michael Hunt.... announcement.... LOL..... Bill.... |
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