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"V1 - Rotate" 747 trying to fly on its own in boneyard.
This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA awaiting scrapping. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour due to a low pressure zone. Without the weight of its engines, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time. The next day the plane was found to have also rotated about 45 degrees from its original position. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
And why are they all talking about flaps? Wouldn't this be caused by the trim causing air flowing over the horizontal stabilizer to be pushed upward, thereby pushing the tail down?
Have a closer look, the LE Slats were extended probably due lack of Hyd press which aided in giving her extra lift, that along with less weight certainly helped give Hera final wave-off. Poor old thing, reminds me of animals going off to slaughter, they know someone is up, they can smell it and I think this old girl did too.
Sad. Yearning to be free.
The old bird just wanted one more go.
Yep
Cool video though!