Monday, November 21, 2011

Monday morning photo quiz


Here's a little something to start the week: Check out this B747 parked in the middle of Taxiway Bravo. Any guesses what it's doing there?
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16 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    In quarantine?

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  2. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Rejected take off causing over heated brakes and thus deflated main gear tires?

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  3. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Looks like it has a couple of flat tires. Also must be nice to have taxiway S back, saw a AA 737 on the panorama picture at laxdevelopment.

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  4. amulbunny's random thoughtsNovember 21, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    That's the PAL that aborted it's takeoff. Yesterday it was parked over by the Asiana freight building, today it's gone.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    Being stored away for it's evening flight? Looks like the taxiway ahead of it is not in use, making a nice temporary parking spot for the early arrival, late turn around flight?

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  6. PhilNovember 21, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I'd say it's there because it suddenly requires some new tyres!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    It has five blown tires!

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  8. GoatNovember 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Emergency parking, looks like left rear main tires are blown

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  9. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    I saw it yesterday, heard that it made an emergency landing and tires blew out!

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  10. D JonesNovember 21, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    blown out tires

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  11. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    It rejected takeoff and the resulting overheated brakes caused the fuse plugs to deflate 5 tires so passengers had to deplane on the taxiway and be bussed back to the terminal. I cheated: http://avherald.com/h?article=44659d80&opt=0

    I see from the construction webcam that the new cross field taxiway is open. Is this a happy day for the ground position, or is there grumbling because it is not visible from the tower because of the TBIT construction? http://www.earthcam.com/clients/lax/?page=pano&project=cam1

    Love the photos and blog Capt Vector...please keep them coming!

    jmx53

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  12. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Almost looks like a flat tire on it...

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  13. AnonymousNovember 21, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    Looks like they are having tire issues.

    B

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  14. OGGturbojetsNovember 22, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    RTO. Notice the guy standing by the flat tires ...

    Totally dig the blog, Captain Vector.

    We put an LAX related quiz on our own blog today ..

    http://airplanelife.blogspot.com/

    Visitors welcome ... but we'll never match the View from the tower !

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  15. AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Looks like a flat tire?

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  16. AnonymousNovember 23, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    The night before the aircraft rejected takeoff and blew its tires afterwards when taxing.

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