Posted on 04/04/2007 2:54:34 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
Hollywood star John Travolta was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland on Monday while piloting his private Boeing 707 from Germany to New York.
The actor, who was flying back to the USA after promoting his new movie Wild Hogs in Germany, landed safely at Shannon Airport after his Boeing 707-138B suffered "technical difficulties", thought to be engine-related. He was said to be unhurt but shaken by the dramatic incident. The 53-year-old, the only private individual to own a Boeing 707, serial number N707JT, hired another aircraft and completed the journey while the 707 was grounded for repairs.
Eight years ago the star suffered a similar mid-air drama when his plane lost an engine and he was forced to make an emergency landing in Boston.
Four and three engined planes are only required to be able to continue a takeoff if one engine is shut down during flight. It's the same requirement as for twin engined aircraft. That's why twin engined planes have more power available during normal flight and can climb to cruising altitude faster. Boeing built the 707 to be about the maximum size possible using four engines available in the mid 1950's. In fact it used the same engines as the B-52. Douglas designed their DC-8's to be stretched in the future when better engines became available. Due to the shorter landing gear on the 707's, it would have been much more difficult for Boeing to stretch the 707.
I meant to say
Four and three engined planes are only required to be able to continue a takeoff if one engine is shut down during takeoff.
Things are going to get better.
The release of the Brits signals that our period of suffering is nearly complete.The wheel is turning.
The Civil,WW I, WWII (america’s part), and Korea all lasted about four years.
I think that we’re at the four year mark now, and Passover has arrived, God is visiting! Bush will be redeemed.
Just my opinion
Not the JT3 engines at least. Some of our newer ones, still in development, are going to be much greener. Plus PW's manufacturing processes are some of the best around (does that sound too much like a commercial?).
By the way, looking at your screen name, think Travoltas 707 has an EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System)?
It seems incredibly low. IIRC, it was his “comeback” film. But still...
John Travolta generates his own carbon offsets through his Jet Sequestration Program. You see, he owns five private jets. But at any one time, he is only flying around in one of them. That means he has four private jets, that might otherwise be flying around generating CO2, grounded on the tarmac.
The CO2 not generated by those 4 jets not flying around is more than enough to cover the Carbon Footprint of his house, his cars, and the one jet he does use.
I was thinking of selling off shares for an F-4 Phantom out at the McDill AFB boneyard. One of those clean air converters should be enough to offset the Carbon Footprint of a good sized town!
Why 8 weeks? What fever?
You see, John Travolta was lecturing us last week about reducing our Carbon Footprints and fuel consumption. Lest be be thought a hypocrite, he told the fuel truck to only put 1000 gallons of fuel into his 707 for the trip home.
Every little bit counts!
1000 gals won’t even get him off the ground! Your talking tons of fuel here.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Nah, he’s merely buying cow fa...., er methane for “energy off sets.
Considering his questionable sexuality, you're probably right.
Seems he’s come a long way from Vinnie Barbarino!
The queen of the ‘60s era fleet would really lay down the smoke. You could tell it from the 707s by the trail.
The Convair 880.
So Brad Pitt is gay too I see.
I want John Wayne back.
Notice the Italian flag flying in the front of the house (the side that faces the helipad.) There is also an American flag on another flagpole on the opposite side of the walkway.
I think that you are right.
My statement was overly brief. I was referring to actual 707s, the last of which was built in 1978. There have been many derivatives of the 707, and the 707 itself was actually derived from an earlier, military model.
The original 707s did not have enough ground clearance for modern engines, when allowing for the possibility of a hard landing. Newer derivatives, using newer engines, all had engineering modifications which adjusted for this.
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