Speedbird 9 : 1982

mikeytex · 03-01-2003, 08:28 AM

Did anybody see the special on NBC last night on the BA747 that flew through volcanic ash back in 1982? Talking about freaky!!!! I don't recall the incident, but I'm glad they aired it.

03-01-2003, 10:15 AM

that was a great show .. I was wondering why the engines were throwing out fireballs when they were off though ... would have been nice to see the science behind some of the things that happened.

Fred Wengler · 03-01-2003, 10:27 AM

It was very interesting. Such a mystery till the end! I don't remember reading about it when it happened either.

Starliner · 03-01-2003, 11:30 AM

I watched it and have to commend NBC for doing a good job of telling this amazing story; even their graphics were pretty good (at least they weren't trying to pass a 737 off as a Jumbo, as we so often see in made for TV stuff). I read the book several years ago, and if I recall, the fireballs were caused by burning fuel as the ignitors tried to recatch the engines. I wonder just who has that machine today?

R. Minor · 03-01-2003, 12:18 PM

Yep... It was a good show... Can't imagine how frightening that flight must have been...

mikeytex · 03-01-2003, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by Starliner
I wonder just who has that machine today?

I don't recall what the host said exactly, but it is still flying today. I don't think she mentioned the airline.

mikeytex · 03-01-2003, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by R. Minor
Yep... It was a good show... Can't imagine how frightening that flight must have been...

That one may have scared me out of the sky forever..........

03-01-2003, 02:47 PM

Ya,it was pretty good. Very Interesting, If I was the pilot and saw that everythingwas working at 13,000ft, I wthink I would have kept it there for the duration of the flight.

AlphaSigOU · 03-01-2003, 03:42 PM

Typical when non-airplane artists monkey around with stuff... you had to look quick but I didtinctly remember seeing -400 winglets and a distinctive -400 wingspan on that computer-generated 747! I thought Speedbird 9 was a -236?

03-01-2003, 04:36 PM

the colors were off too ... weren't they ....

03-01-2003, 04:49 PM

The winglets were on about half the animation. The thing that got me is when they had the anttena off the end of the wing like a 742 and the winglet off a 744.

Turbine · 03-02-2003, 11:47 AM

The flight was from Singapore to Perth (Australia),after the ash cloud encounter, it made an emergency landing at Jakarta.There was another SQ aircraft about 1 hr behind this BA,it too encountered the ash cloud but was not as severely affected ...it continued onto Perth.Back in those days,news of volcanic eruptions or operational hazards were not NOTAM`ed as quickly unlike todays standards.

03-04-2003, 11:20 AM

This aircraft is still flying with European Air Service and can be seen here in Orlando/Sanford about once a week...

R. Minor · 03-04-2003, 11:23 AM

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Originally posted by crownvic
This aircraft is still flying with European Air Service and can be seen here in Orlando/Sanford about once a week...

Do you know which one? Wonder if it is the red one... Maybe yellow or pink...

03-01-2003, 08:28 AM	#1
mikeytex Insane Collector Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Alvin, Texas (Nolan's back!!!) Age: 48 Posts: 1,172	Speedbird 9 : 1982 Did anybody see the special on NBC last night on the BA747 that flew through volcanic ash back in 1982? Talking about freaky!!!! I don't recall the incident, but I'm glad they aired it. __________________ Certified Jellybean Addict!!!

03-01-2003, 12:18 PM	#5
R. Minor Mr. Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Orlando Age: 35 Posts: 4,426	Yep... It was a good show... Can't imagine how frightening that flight must have been... __________________ Ron ~ MCO Fly Airbus Jets...

03-01-2003, 03:42 PM	#9
AlphaSigOU Insane Collector Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Wylie, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 1,419	Typical when non-airplane artists monkey around with stuff... you had to look quick but I didtinctly remember seeing -400 winglets and a distinctive -400 wingspan on that computer-generated 747! I thought Speedbird 9 was a -236? __________________ *Chuck Corway (AlphaSigOU)* *Causa latet vis est notissima* -- the cause is hidden, the results are well known. James Bond: "I'll take the full odds on the ten, two hundred on the hard way, the limit on all the numbers, two hundred and fifty on the eleven, thank you very much." Plenty O'Toole: "Hey! You've played this game before!" James Bond: "Just once." *REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!!! REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11!!!!*

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03-01-2003, 10:15 AM	#2
Presidential Guest Posts: n/a	that was a great show .. I was wondering why the engines were throwing out fireballs when they were off though ... would have been nice to see the science behind some of the things that happened.

03-01-2003, 10:27 AM	#3
Fred Wengler Collector Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore Age: 49 Posts: 115	It was very interesting. Such a mystery till the end! I don't remember reading about it when it happened either.

03-01-2003, 11:30 AM	#4
Starliner Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Norman OK USA Posts: 452	I watched it and have to commend NBC for doing a good job of telling this amazing story; even their graphics were pretty good (at least they weren't trying to pass a 737 off as a Jumbo, as we so often see in made for TV stuff). I read the book several years ago, and if I recall, the fireballs were caused by burning fuel as the ignitors tried to recatch the engines. I wonder just who has that machine today?

03-01-2003, 02:47 PM	#8
Romania is #1 Guest Posts: n/a	Ya,it was pretty good. Very Interesting, If I was the pilot and saw that everythingwas working at 13,000ft, I wthink I would have kept it there for the duration of the flight.

03-01-2003, 04:36 PM	#10
Presidential Guest Posts: n/a	the colors were off too ... weren't they ....

03-01-2003, 04:49 PM	#11
JohnnyB Guest Posts: n/a	The winglets were on about half the animation. The thing that got me is when they had the anttena off the end of the wing like a 742 and the winglet off a 744.

03-02-2003, 11:47 AM	#12
Turbine Senior Collector Join Date: May 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 165	The flight was from Singapore to Perth (Australia),after the ash cloud encounter, it made an emergency landing at Jakarta.There was another SQ aircraft about 1 hr behind this BA,it too encountered the ash cloud but was not as severely affected ...it continued onto Perth.Back in those days,news of volcanic eruptions or operational hazards were not NOTAM`ed as quickly unlike todays standards.

03-04-2003, 11:20 AM	#13
crownvic Guest Posts: n/a	This aircraft is still flying with European Air Service and can be seen here in Orlando/Sanford about once a week...