VietJets Boeing slices through tail of another VietJet plane at Hanoi.

[red750]

https://x.com/FlightModeblog/status/1938862373424537667

 

[johnm]

pilot will have to be unpaid in the hangar ............ fixing that up .......... weekends

[red750]

Reports this morning that the Airbus was parked incorrectly.

[facthunter]

  Airbus appeared to be moving at the time they contacted and the other aircraft wing ran into the Tail as the plane turned left.. I feel it should have waited till Clearence was assured. Cutting it too fine. You can't play dodgems with stuff this big.  It was the Job of the Boeing to avoid. The Other bloke could not do anything and the first thing they would notice is the whack when contact was made. Nev

[onetrack]

First it was the Russians attacking Ukraine, then it was Israel attacking Iran - now it's extended to Boeings attacking Airbuses! What is the world coming to? Can't everyone just live in peace? 😄

 

[facthunter]

Boeing has always attacked Airbus Industries since they first went into Business as a Multi Nation Conglomerate.  USA didn't allow Concorde a fair go either. Boeings SST with advanced metallurgy never went into Production . Above speed of sound  Air Travel has a severe COST penalty and always will .Travel at even Mach .82 raises the OAT  by over 30 deg C.   THAT'S a LOT of energy Man, and it gets a LOT more above the speed of sound . Flight Planning gets a lot more critical and weather dependent. Nev

[red750]

Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 

[facthunter]

Getting near Impossible to get the FACTS on anything.  Nev

[BurnieM]

On 30/06/2025 at 10:53 AM, red750 said:

Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 

Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ?

 

[Marty_d]

May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something.

Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip?

[onetrack]

It sounds like you've got a patentable idea, there Marty! Better hurry off for a meeting with Boeing before they read this! 😄 

 

The only thing that I see would be needed, is that it it only operates when on the ground, or below "X" level of low speed (taxiing speed), say 40kmh.

[facthunter]

You are Meant to Know how big your plane is and where everything goes on full lock.  If anything is suspiciously close someone should have their head out the window as you "inch" along.  You should not get into that position in the 1st Place.  IF in doubt STOP. Nev

[John Werner]

On 02/07/2025 at 8:55 AM, BurnieM said:

Are you sure it wasn't a Boeing Airbus Cessna ?

 

A BAC111, perhaps?

[facthunter]

The have been subject to unauthorised Modification.  Nev

[danny_galaga]

On 30/06/2025 at 10:53 AM, red750 said:

Typical press (or TV) ignorance. I saw a graphic on the TV about a Boeing Airbus. 

I guess for a short while, it was 🤔

[BrendAn]

On 03/07/2025 at 1:05 PM, Marty_d said:

May be a silly question, but I've seen reporting on several instances of ground mishaps where a wingtip hits something.

Why don't they have some sort of proximity alarm when there's a solid object in front of the wingtip?

i thought  if  they follow the yellow lines and they would clear everything

[onetrack]

It ain't necessarily so, as the old song goes.

[BrendAn]

2 minutes ago, onetrack said:

It ain't necessarily so, as the old song goes.

so why have taxi lines if they don't 

[onetrack]

You will always get people who don't follow lines, or stop where they're not supposed to stop - even pilots.

[facthunter]

They appeared to be on the lines but that doesn't protect you IF you are TOO close  You still have to keep your distance between. I think that is pretty obvious  As I commented earlier you have to know the trajectory of the wingtips and tail when the Nosewheel is not straight.   It can go to nearly a right angle where the cockpit is going sideways. You are Marshalled where clearance with anything is Minimal, even IF you are on the line. If you have a very long plane you go further into the corner before you turn to prevent the Inner main gear from cutting the Corner and going onto the grass which would get you a DCM on an over 150 ton plane. Some main gear bogies can also turn. Nev

[Marty_d]

Which makes my point really.

Jeezus we put proximity alarms on cars where the bum end is 3m behind you.

But we expect RPT drivers to judge clearance on a wingtip which is 30-40m at 45 degrees behind them, going in different directions in a turn.

[John Werner]

This fake video still impresses me.  Wouldn't it be great if this taxiing and take off really happened like this! Saba is a five square mile island located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, 28 miles southwest of its international hub St. Maarten, a 12 minute flight or 90 minute ferry ride away.  It boasts the tallest mountain inn the Dutch Kingdom and the shortest runway in the world for commercail flights.  Enjoy!

 

[John Werner]

I forgot to mention that the SABA airport is real.  May be suitable for a Pilatus Porter or other STOL aircraft but not a 787.

 

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