← Back to Squawk list

Botched water cannon salute grounds Virgin Atlantic flight when Foam is used.

9년 전 제출됨

A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet was grounded after a botched ‘water cannon salute’ by airport fire tenders clogged up its engines by spraying thick foam instead of water. The water canon salute is the sort of flamboyant gesture for which Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline has become famous – and also marks something of a wider aviation tradition. The Virgin Atlantic plane – with its ‘Beauty Queen’ name emblazoned on the fuselage of the Airbus A330-300 - had just landed in Manchester… (www.dailymail.co.uk) 기타...

Chris B

24 멤버 코멘트

Sort type: [Top] [Newest]

SootBox 9년 전 11

You had ONE job...

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

preacher1 9년 전 4

Wouldn't you have really hated to be the one that did that. There probably was not a big enough place to hide.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

mariofer 9년 전 2

That is when you take the first flight out, no matter where to. Siberia? Yes, coach one way please.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

Ken Lane 9년 전 1

Aren't those levers marked well?

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

jmilleratp 9년 전 2

The "fix" will be to have a comically large switch that is labeled, in large letters, WATER or FOAM!

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

Falconus 9년 전 8

Let's file that under "oops"...

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

preacher1 9년 전 2

That probably took somebody off the promotion list. LOL

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

joel wiley 9년 전 6

Let's see them spin this one as pilot error 8-)

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

Ric Wernicke 9년 전 3

He did taxi right into foam!

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

joel wiley 9년 전 1

Photo seems to show the A/C dripping at the gate. Was it parked at the time?

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

preacher1 9년 전 1

I think that is after it came back.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

joel wiley 9년 전 1

That makes more sense.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

ken young 9년 전 1

LOL.....Yeah...That big dummy.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

preacher1 9년 전 5

Actual pics did show a 330 but the video shows a 747. Really paying attention.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

CaptainFreedom 9년 전 3

Hey, they're kinda similar....the 747 just has that nasty little bump on its head...:)

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

sharon bias 9년 전 3

It's a big plane. That's all the news media needs a picture of.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

David Barnes 9년 전 1

I think the video is from this event:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2890093/Hero-Virgin-pilot-lands-747-jumbo-jet-weeping-passengers-broken-landing-gear-fault-forces-return-Gatwick.html and http://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/24_hours/popular_new/45840/Virgin_Atlantic_43_has_gear_problem

The caption does identify it as "related" and references an emergency landing after a fault. The video caption doesn't specify that it is supposed to be video of THIS event. (Still can't explain why it is attached to this story, though.)

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•모•Report

sharon bias 9년 전 4

Belongs on the web site: You Just had one job to do.

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

anthony geinopolos 9년 전 3

Lmfao

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

Guy Lessard 9년 전 2

...Now wacth the next rule to come ... no more water salute for airplanes...,weakliest link rule the world !!

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report

Ric Wernicke 9년 전 1

It seems that every airport fire service has one member of team that does not understand the mission on any given day. Most days things go well and they have nothing to do except hang around the fire house, grow moustache's, and cook bad chili.

You'd think a promotional appearance would be well planned and executed being that there is plenty of time and no pressure of life and property in danger. I can hear Sir Richard muttering under his breath "Monkey Country, No Bananas."

응답 ↓•퍼머링크•Report