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Subject: Probe begins into US bomber's forced landing
gf0012-aust    3/7/2009 5:34:50 PM
Probe begins into US bomber's forced landing An investigation has begun into the emergency landing of a US fighter plane at Melbourne Airport last night. The B-1B Lancer Bomber was on the way to the Avalon Airshow, but was forced to land at Melbourne Airport instead because of a problem with its undercarriage. The plane was on the north-south runway for about half an hour after landing around 9:30pm AEDT. It has since been moved, but remains at Melbourne airport awaiting a tow from Avalon. Once that arrives, it will be moved to another area of the airport for investigation and repairs. The cause of the problem is not yet known. Flights from Melbourne Airport are running as scheduled this morning. -------------------------------------------------------- A B1 is a fighter? FMD lets get some fighters!
 
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HERALD1357    First word on it?   3/7/2009 8:34:15 PM
What went wrong?
 
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gf0012-aust       3/7/2009 9:27:45 PM

What went wrong?
dunno.  will be there on monday so I'll ask around...
 
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gf0012-aust       3/7/2009 11:24:51 PM

US Air Force defends bomber's emergency landing

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Updated 20 minutes ago

The US Air Force is playing down the emergency landing of a US bomber plane at Melbourne Airport last night.

The B-1B Lancer Bomber was on the way to the Avalon Airshow, but was forced to land at Melbourne Airport instead because of a problem with its undercarriage.

The US Air Force says the landing should not have been classed as an emergency and the plane was diverted to Melbourne because the Avalon airstrip was closed.

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hairy man       3/8/2009 6:55:58 AM
I can imagine people on commercial flights landing and seeing it on the way down, they would be wondering if they were landing at Tulamarine or an RAAF strip.
 
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HERALD1357    Blowing a tire on a 235 tonne aircraft landing at 115 knots    3/8/2009 8:02:16 AM


US Air Force defends bomber's emergency landing


Posted 21 minutes ago 

Updated 20 minutes ago





The US Air Force is playing down the emergency landing of a US bomber plane at Melbourne Airport last night.


The B-1B Lancer Bomber was on the way to the Avalon Airshow, but was forced to land at Melbourne Airport instead because of a problem with its undercarriage.


The US Air Force says the landing should not have been classed as an emergency and the plane was diverted to Melbourne because the Avalon airstrip was closed.


Colonel Dennis Malser says the plane blew a tyre on landing but it was not dangerous.


"We train for that every day, for emergency procedures, which is not a big deal, it just blew one of the tyres," he said.


"They landed the airplane safely, they pulled it off and they fix the airplane as we speak.


"Just like if you get a flat on the side of the road, you just pull off to the side of the road and you change the tyre. Well, when they landed the airplane, it just so happens that one of the tyres blew, just like a flat tyre.


 
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AdvanceAustralia       3/8/2009 2:00:29 PM






US Air Force defends bomber's emergency landing




Posted 21 minutes ago 



Updated 20 minutes ago













The US Air Force is playing down the emergency landing of a US bomber plane at Melbourne Airport last night.




The B-1B Lancer Bomber was on the way to the Avalon Airshow, but was forced to land at Melbourne Airport instead because of a problem with its undercarriage.




The US Air Force says the landing should not have been classed as an emergency and the plane was diverted to Melbourne because the Avalon airstrip was closed.




Colonel Dennis Malser says the plane blew a tyre on landing but it was not dangerous.




"We train for that every day, for emergency procedures, which is not a big deal, it just blew one of the tyres," he said.




"They landed the airplane safely, they pulled it off and they fix the airplane as we speak.




 
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DropBear       3/8/2009 5:49:48 PM
Hmmm, wonder if we couldn't convince Dear Uncle Sam to write it off on paper and gift it to the good people of Oz.
 
Failing that, just impound it and get the owners of Tulla to demand obscene landing fees that force the USAF to leave it behind.
 
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FJV    Not trivial   3/8/2009 6:10:47 PM
It seems lot of managers cannot resist the temptation to cut back on maintenance. It's one of those expenses where when you are successful, nothing happens. This makes it always hard to defend against such cutbacks, because you cannot point to the multimillion dollars saved by the accident that didn't happen. (A pair of reinforced toed boots is cheaper than a construction worker sitting with a broken foot at home)
 
Current day managers have a very hard time understanding this. Business schools do not do nearly enough to teach this. Managers nowadays are so completely crap, because of the way they were educated. All they do is apply what they have been taught.
 
 
 
 
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Volkodav       3/9/2009 1:25:46 AM
Damn, I would have just missed it, we left Tulla just on 9.  I would have liked to see a B-1B.
 
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