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Thai Airways plane snaps tail off private jet after collision at Vientiane airport


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But, but, but....it was not my fault.....i was getting a coffee, the plane was on autopilot, the flight attendant was driving, my pet from was on the windscreen, I was blinded by a lazer pointer.....OMG, please....I need my job, I do not want to work in McDonalds........

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37 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

That was a very bad one. With still 7 nautical miles - 12.5 km - to go, the plane was flying at 240 meters above ground.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4d1e782d&opt=0

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Remember the winglet clip those fine Airbus A380 crews did on the plane's show-and-tell tour of SEA... going to claim they were Thai as well?  https://www.presstelegram.com/2007/09/01/airbus-wing-clips-building/

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14 minutes ago, JAG said:

Yes, but the damage to the Thai aircraft was on the leading edge of the wing - so presumably it was being "driven" out forwards, not backed out.

Referring to backed out not far enough and then the airplanes turns to go taxi. Ofcourse it was moving forward and operated by the pilot. Thing is they don't have rearview or side mirrors and that there is entirely up to the ground crew to help them navigate far enough out.. 

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Biggest question is how will they repair the Gulfstream. It certainly can not be flown to a maintenance hub and, I am not sure, but I doubt seriously if there are any heavy maintenance facilities at Vientiane.

 

Probably a total loss after factoring in the expense of sending parts, personnel and necessary equipment to the site, add in salvage value (complete fuselage, engines, wings, landing gear, electronics, etc.) and it's a write off.

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Not that it means anything, but the G 4 is registered in the Isle of Man. Most likely the owner will be shown as a shell corporation no one has ever heard of. Maybe not. Actual owner is probably a Russian oligarch.

 

A few clicks more and it is revealed the owner is registered in the Cayman Islands.

 

PLATINUM JETS CO., LTD., 27 Hospital Road George Town Grand Cayman Cayman Islands KY1 9008

 

Another quick search shows that a 34 meter motor yacht, named My Way, owned by Malcolm McLean, was sold in July 2017. Asking price $5,695,000. He was a VP for Husky energy, that has signed a multi billion (billion with a B) dollar oil project contract with Canada. He was sacked January of 2018. He probably moved on to greener pastures, as that's usually how things go in the super rich circle.

 

The Gulfstream ownership was last transferred on 19 Nov, 2018.

 

My Way yacht & Gulfstream M-YWAY connected. Maybe...maybe not.

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5 minutes ago, Tagaa said:

Not that it means anything, but the G 4 is registered in the Isle of Man. Most likely the owner will be shown as a shell corporation no one has ever heard of. Actual owner is probably a Russian oligarch plotting a corruption scheme with a high ranking Laos politician. We'll leave it at that.

Reminds me of the Lewis Hamilton tax avoidance scheme of a few years back. He saved about £3m in VAT by registering the plane in the IOM. He sold it recently as he wants to be seen as following a 'green' lifestyle, but avoiding taxes was OK for him.........

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/06/lewis-hamilton-avoided-taxes-jet-isle-of-man-scheme-paradise-papers

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Wing tip strikes and their consequences is, most probably the most common ground accident aircraft suffer. The reason being that pilots cannot see them. The only guide they have to ensure clearance is by keeping the nose wheel on the taxiway centre line.

 

There is another factor involved called 'wingtip gain' when an aircraft is turning. The tip swings out to form a wider arch. 

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2 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Just because the Gulfstream has cones around it does not mean it was satisfactorily parked or that the Lao ground crew backing and guiding the airbus out enough to properly avoid interaction with the Gulfstream. My guess is on the ground crew screwup.

 

Except the damage was to the leading edge of the left wing.

 

The incident occurred while taxiing, not on push-back. 

 

Its the Pilots responsibility at all times. Ground crew could have screwed up and not pushed the plane back far enough, but isn’t this one of the reasons why a ‘walk around’ is required? 

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