Charlton Clark(L), manager of the Antarctic Airlink Project, and Dr Jeremy Smith, Casey station leader, stand by the first Airbus A319 passenger jet to land in Antarctica on the purpose-built Wilkins glacial runway, around 70kms from the Australian Antarctic research station of Casey. Regular flights are expected to start within a week. (AFP/AAD-HO/Tom Delfatti)
2 posted on
12/12/2007 7:34:50 PM PST by
NormsRevenge
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4 posted on
12/12/2007 7:37:19 PM PST by
CindyDawg
To: NormsRevenge
In the first trial landing on Monday, the plane pulled up within 1,000 meters despite the lack of friction to grab the wheels on the ice. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I bet the brake levers in the cockpit have been securely taped off with Aussie Brown Duct Tape!
6 posted on
12/12/2007 7:40:59 PM PST by
Candor7
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To: NormsRevenge
Sweet! I have two relatives that spent several years (seasonal of course) down there. One with the US Navy then ITT, and the other with ITT. Always had a slideshow worth sitting through on their return!
11 posted on
12/12/2007 7:57:51 PM PST by
SFC Chromey
(We are at war with Islamofascists inside and outside our borders, now ACT LIKE IT!)
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22 posted on
12/12/2007 11:17:05 PM PST by
Jeff Chandler
("Liberals want to save the world for the children they aren't having." -Mark Steyn)
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