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Riviere - 25 Mar 2004 09:32 GMT

Is she on the ground or not ?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

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Journalist-North - 25 Mar 2004 14:43 GMT

> Is she on the ground or not ?
>
> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

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No, not on the ground yet. Wing tips arched up show that the weight is still
carried as if airborne.

Journalist

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GwG - 25 Mar 2004 14:58 GMT

> > Is she on the ground or not ?
> >
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> No, not on the ground yet. Wing tips arched up show that the weight is still
> carried as if airborne.

And the pilot still has his eyes shut.

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Alan F Cross - 25 Mar 2004 18:01 GMT

>> > Is she on the ground or not ?
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>And the pilot still has his eyes shut.

But I want to know .. is she landing or taking off, and how do you tell
the difference?

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Alan F Cross

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Mark Atherton - 25 Mar 2004 20:53 GMT

>>Is she on the ground or not ?
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> Journalist

And if you look at the main gear the front tyres are off the ground
still. I guess the plane is landing, since I think

1 the angle of attack is large

2 the flaps are extended too much

for an airliner at take-off. But if you really want to know go to Orly
and find out whether, judging by the buildings in the background the
aircraft was at the start or the end of the runway.

Or read the remark which says "F-OFDF (cn 253) A smooth landing today at
Paris Orly for the Caribbean Beauty." P.S. I guessed it was landing
*before* seeing the remark at the bottom of the web page :-)

Mark Atherton

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Pete - 25 Mar 2004 19:32 GMT

In article <c3u5e8$ca0$1@news.tiscali.fr>, NoMail@NoWhere.com wrote

> Is she on the ground or not ?
> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

Technically I'd say yes. A second or two before take off.

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howard - 25 Mar 2004 22:42 GMT

> Is she on the ground or not ?
>
> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/539642/L/

A second before landing, no smoke from the tyres.

The angle is too steep for take off, and its in the middle
of the strip, not at the end.

(I could be talking bollocks though)

H.

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Stephen Leslie - 26 Mar 2004 01:06 GMT

Hi All,

I can put a definate answer to the original query and state that it is
indeed, wait for it, wait for it,

'Landing', tadaaa.

To find out just click the 'More: Air Caraibes' link of the web-page which
leads to a brief description of this and other related images by the
original photographer (Philippe Jeandy) who says, and I quote, "A smooth
landing today at Paris Orly for the Caribbean Beauty.".

Cheers,
Stephen

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howard - 26 Mar 2004 18:46 GMT

> Hi All,
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> Cheers,
> Stephen

My god , thank god you told us. I couldn't go another night without
sleep.

Phew.

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