Its a charterded flight for the MOD to Ascension island , not sure what airline but it could be Air Atlanta . Icelandic airline that flew there some time ago , old plane but good air crew and cabin crew . Hello to any of them out there !!!! good times

Need a little extra fuel on board, just in case of bad weather...no alternative runway option!

Just made my last flight there in an Air Seychelles B767 last Saturday. Really enjoyed the island

yes! they did. gramps always refers to it as "ole shaky" it got its name from: during take off the giant wheels it had would still be spinning, and when they were raised into the fuselage, it would create a gyroscopic effect and shake the plane :)

still cant believed my dad helped build the air strip.

A south Atlantic airbridge twice a week operated for the MOD by Titan Airlines.

oh. my. god. AMAZING FOOTAGE! MY grandfather made this landing many a times in a C-124... in the early 60's. said he had 17' of clearance on his right wing. Showed him this video and it brought back sooooo many memories :) thank you very much!!! BTW... a C-124 was @ one time the WORLDS largest piston engine airplane ;)

landed there on board a C141B in the mid 80's.

the RAF operate flights to this island from Brize Norton operating a 767 of Air Seychelles

what happens to turn off all electronic devices during landing?

wow, which flights is this, is it M.O.D.?

i lived there

Did you know AJ the avionics engineer??

Both are operated by a civil carrier

omg oO

In real life, runways are rarely straight.

@marcusjeep Thought that might be the case nowadays,Ii was responding to the tit talking about Ryanair I should know enough about Ascension I was based there with RAF for a year

it isnt a airline the route is flown by the RAF

Air Atlanta Icelandic

Blimey! That was risky. The Boeing 747 is a heavy aeroplane, and Ascension Island has a short strip, so that would require a slow approach speed, early deployment of reverse thrusters and a high autobrake setting.

@catacombae

9 жыл бұрын

This is a 10020 feet runway... I would hardly call that a "short strip". Boeing 747s have been regularly used for this route for many years, and 747s regularly operate into airports with shorter runways than this. (Edit: One famous example is Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) in Sint Maarten which has a 7546 feet runway but receives regular 747 traffic.)

@richardhann253

8 жыл бұрын

+MrSupercar55 You do realise Vulcan was able to take off from here heavy and land again...

@MrSupercar55

8 жыл бұрын

Richard Hann I'm guessing Vulcans are heavy things or should I guess some more?

@catacombae

8 жыл бұрын

MrSupercar55 Fully armed and fueled up they should be... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falklands_War

@Roadglide911

7 жыл бұрын

catacombae we landed there on a C141B while not as big can be a heavy sob. Other than it being the copilot's first time landing there with the up grade and dip not a problem. we did land twice though, once in the beginning and once in the middle. I was sitting in IP seat enjoying the fun.

What the hell are you on about? If you can prove American Airlines and Ryanair fly to Ascencion Island I'll pay you £100,000,000,000,000

fack aff