Aircraft in emergency landing after losing an engine

Mr Carmel Pule'

Jul 5th 2011, 14:30

Since young and I had seen a film on American Panther Fighters being lost on Japanese grounds, while his wing man made it to the aircraft carrier, I always thought that it would be simple for every wircraft to have a towing steel cable, which it could release to tow a friend in need! after all most planes we had landing in Malta flew in pairs.
All it would involve is a ten ton cable wound up and a tow hook arrrangement as they have on the fuel airborne refilling system. All one needs to do is to modify the existing fuel probes such that when one loses his engines or fuel, the other would unwing his towing cable and they would line up as they do when refuelling and off they go to the nearest landing patch. I do not think it will be that expensive not weights as steel can take about 100 tons per square inch and so ten tons would need about one tenth of a square inch. and that is a small steel cable.
I will not patent this idea as if it is implimented it would save lives and I always promised myself that I will never get paid for helping other sae their life.

Mrs Carmen Borg

Jul 4th 2011, 23:57

As I suspected. The French source their aircraft from a Corn Flakes packet!

Mr Lawrence Fenech

Jul 4th 2011, 17:12

Dawn il-gettijet kelna bhalhom meta konna zghar fi-Mekkano.

Mr John M Grima

Jul 4th 2011, 15:18

..Tahseb li il-Francisi ged jikkopjaw lil Napoljun, again?

Mr Charles camilleri

Jul 4th 2011, 14:54

I do not mind the presence of these planes on our soil, but their frequent landings due to engine failure raises doubts about the reliability of these French aircrafts.

Jesmond Micallef

Jul 4th 2011, 14:52

Just to let people know that this French Atlantique aircraft is powered by British Rolls Royce Tyne turboprops !!

Come on sweethearts, there's good potential for some "constructive" contributions here, no ;-))

On a more serious note, the Brequet Atlantique uses an interesting form of construction element within it's structure. Bonded Honeycomb panels which have a very impressive strength to wieght ratio. The panels are used in the construction of the pressurised stringerless area of the fuselage and on the lower and upper stringerless skins of the 3 spar wing design the aircraft utilises.

This is how a section of a fabricated honeycomb panel looks like :

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6758388-0-large.jpg

What about a GE/SNECMA powered Boeing KC135 mon cheri ? A aerial refueling tanker running out of fuel, perhaps ;-))

The French have one of the world's most beautiful languages, buggers, I'm jealous !!

Ms Rose Cilia

Jul 4th 2011, 14:50

I read the twenty nine comments written and what irks me is that no-one mentioned the possibilty that one of these days,with so many emergency landings, a plane would not make it to the runway and crashes in an urban area!

Charles Micallef

Jul 4th 2011, 14:43

Oh no not the French again.....!

Mr Lawrence Fenech

Jul 4th 2011, 13:51

Il- Faith, Hope and Charity ahjar minnhom.

j brincat

Jul 4th 2011, 13:22

These French fighters are making a a mockery out of our constitution and we, like little kids, helplessly look on!

Who dares challenge the might of France?

(jb)

James Borg

Jul 4th 2011, 12:10

I think, at this point, the Malta International Airport should put French as the standard language when announcing departures and arrivals.... " Bienvenue à la base militaire aérienne de Malte!"

I. Cilia

Jul 4th 2011, 11:41

I am sure that this is some elaborate ruse by the French Air Force to headhunt our Arriva Bus drivers...

Well given the circumstances, they would actually do a better job in flying these planes... if they turn up for work of course...

Mr Joe Gatt

Jul 4th 2011, 11:36

These French Aircraft need a serious Modification, Fit a Third Engine as Spare.

They surely need it.

Buy French???

Alfred Grech

Jul 4th 2011, 11:31

Thanks goodness the Arriva buses were not built in France :))

Mr Stephen Borg

Jul 4th 2011, 11:17

For all that doubt the authenticity of these landings do you really think that the pilot shut down one engine on a twin engined aircraft at two in the morning and landed the aircraft on one engine just to have a plausible excuse to land in Malta instead of returning to his home base. Before you talk think twice please.

Mr Victor Laiviera

Jul 4th 2011, 11:15

Pull the other one please (leg, not engine).

Mr ray borg

Jul 4th 2011, 10:53

Ma jien ha nighid xejn gdid pero jidher li Franza hadet ir- riegni f'ideja fuq dak kollu li qed jigri fil Libya u qeda taghmel dak kollhu li jidrilha minnghajr konsultazzjoni ma hadd. Kullhad jiftakar li kienet Franza lewwel li bdiet is- suppost Non flight Zone meta bill kemm kienu ghadhom spiccaw it-tahdidiet, kienet Franza lewwel li bdiet l'attakki bil bombi u kienet Franza ukoll li tat Larmamenti lir- ribelli biex il-Libyani jkomplu joqtlu lil-xulxien u git taqa u tqum minn kull minn oppona u git ukoll titmejjel min Malta u kif naghsbuha ahna l-Maltin u qeda taghmel inzul ta'spiss b'fighters armati sa snienhom f'lajruport taghna daqqa bi skuza u darba b'ohra u ADDIO in nawtralita u is sovranita u linteligenza taghna L-Maltin.
Malta qedien kollhox jaddi.

Mr Joseph Brincat

Jul 4th 2011, 10:39

COME ON !!!
THERE MUST BE A HIDDEN AGENDA BETWEEN
MALTA AND FRANCE ,FOR WE ALL KNOW THAT
OUR GOVERNMENT LIKES TO LIE TO THE PEOPLE ?? !!

Mario Camilleri

Jul 4th 2011, 10:14

This is becoming suspecious. Every French war plane??? Come on!!! What's next?
Could this be "I scratch yor back and you scratch mine?"

J. Scicluna

Jul 4th 2011, 10:12

Does NOT auger well on the French Air Force's logistic and technical capabilities.

Reminds me of a question placed to Gen. Eisenhower during WWII. When asked what would scare him more than having the whole German Army in front of him, Dwight replied, "Having the French Army BEHIND me!" LOL

Mr Giancarlo Bonnici

Jul 4th 2011, 09:52

Surely at this stage the French Government should reward us for the service rendered to their airforce. Something like...... returning La Valette's sword which was stolen by Napoleon???!!!

Darren Portelli

Jul 4th 2011, 09:50

What is wrong with the French airforce? Its a joke upon joke. 4 months and they still can't beat an opponent who they disarmed in the first month?

salvu azzopardi

Jul 4th 2011, 09:28

the A&E was put on major incident stand by.. that means that the whole A&E is cleared and prepared for eventual casualties. More Over two ambulances and a major incident vehicle were sent to the MIA.

Noeleen Grima

Jul 4th 2011, 09:15

OOOOOOOO COMEEEE ONNN.. another one????????????????

Bernard Storace

Jul 4th 2011, 09:09

Let us hope that our assistance does not go unnoticed and when we require some help of sorts they will be there to assist us.....!!!!! Better than ditching in the sea with the possibility of loss of life, eh?

Mr Ambrose Zahra

Jul 4th 2011, 09:01

The French jets run out of fuel regularly, their planes go technical on a regular basis - some air force. Do they not know the capacity of their fuel tanks, the distance from their bases to Libya and back and with a calculator work out fuel requirements? Is this so complicated? How come the RAF, the Italians and the Americans can work this out but not the French?

Mr Joe Frendo

Jul 4th 2011, 08:57

Jekk qatt xi darba nidhlu fi gwerra ma Franza, zgur nirbhu! .. ghax l-ajrulpani taghhom kollha jinzlu bxi emergenza minghajr ma nuzaw l'anti aircraft machine guns!

Stephen Koludrovic

Jul 4th 2011, 08:47

Are they made in China?

Anthony Busuttil

Jul 4th 2011, 08:36

dawn l-ajruplani Francizi tas sold u nofs

Anthony A. Mifsud

Jul 4th 2011, 07:56

Perfect landing on one engine, i wonder what was that Aircraft transporting to libya? bon Bon? or what
Once more an other pit stop..
Tony