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NIKE corporate jet trouble [Update: Lands safely]
Posted on 11/21/2005 10:05:09 AM PST by clooney4824
Landing gear stuck...jet is near PDX, circling to burn fuel.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: nikejet; pdx
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To: clooney4824
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:06:16 AM PST
by
Tall_Texan
(HOUSTON ASTROS - NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2005)
To: clooney4824
In Portland.
Landing gear stuck at 45 degree angle.
No sports figures onboard. Phil Knight not on board.
Four passengers; 3 crew.
Gulfstream V.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:06:18 AM PST
by
Howlin
("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
To: clooney4824
They've been covering this live on FOX...hope they have a perfect landing..
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:06:37 AM PST
by
SE Mom
(God Bless those who serve..)
To: Salvation
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:06:58 AM PST
by
B Knotts
To: clooney4824
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:06:58 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Howlin
It's the right landing gear; nose and left landing gear appear fine.
Clouds hanging directly over the runway.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:07:14 AM PST
by
Howlin
("Victory is not an exit strategy." ``Jack Murtha 11/18/05)
To: Tall_Texan
You are bad. Gave me a chuckle though!
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:07:16 AM PST
by
Republican Red
(We will stay steadfast, we will not falter, we will never murtha)
To: clooney4824
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_112105_news_nike_jet.80f7d3fc.html
A Nike corporate jet is preparing to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport with landing gear problems, according to airport officials.
Seven people are on board the jet, but their names have not been released, according to Steve Johnson with PDX. The jet is most commonly used by Nike's senior exectives.
The plane took off from Hillsboro earlier Monday en route to Toronto, Canada, and was supposed to land in Portland at 9:15 a.m. The landing gear only went down half way and then got stuck, Johnson said.
Authorities have closed Marine Drive, between 33rd and 122nd Avenues, as a precaution.
The pilot was still circling the Portland airport to burn fuel as of 9:43 a.m. This is common practice in an emergency landing situation, to cut back on the risk of fire.
The jet is a Gulf Stream G-5, according to Johnson.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:08:09 AM PST
by
B Knotts
To: clooney4824
Praying for thier safe landing.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:09:08 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(GITMO is way too nice of a place to house low life terrorists.)
To: Howlin
If one side of the landing gear is at 45% angle and the other one is all the way down, they should be able to land on the side of a hill just fine.
That being said, I think they will land safely and hope they do.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:10:00 AM PST
by
Syncro
To: Republican Red; Tall_Texan
Swooooooooooooossssssshhhhhhhh!
To: clooney4824; Aeronaut
Here we go again.... we've been lucky with these lately...
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:10:11 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: Howlin
Half the gear is a lot less predictable than no gear. This could be real dicey.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:12:12 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
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To: clooney4824
One of these days there's going to be a freeway police pursuit AND a plane with landing gear troubles. THEN what will the 24 hours news channels do? Take the broadcast to Aruba?
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:13:56 AM PST
by
ElkGroveDan
(California bashers will be called out)
To: clooney4824
This is not when pilots earn their pay. They earn it all the time especially in training for this type of a problem.
God be with them and all on board.
Clooney4824: I am not implying that you are thinking otherwise. Just an observation about how good many pilots are.
To: Howlin
" left landing gear appear fine. " Of course it would, it's phil knight's jet. I'm suprised that he even has a right landing gear. Just one more reason to hate the evil, extreme right-wing landing gear.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:18:19 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
To: ElkGroveDan
One of these days there's going to be a freeway police pursuit AND a plane with landing gear troubles. THEN what will the 24 hours news channels do? Take the broadcast to Aruba? SIMPLE the media will call Jimmah Carter and ask him what to do. : )))
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:20:08 AM PST
by
alisasny
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:20:45 AM PST
by
saganite
(The poster formerly known as Arkie 2)
To: Howlin
Those clouds look like a fog bank that is rising.
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posted on
11/21/2005 10:23:26 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Food stamps, section-8, State paid Child support, etc. pay more than the min. wage.)
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