Does anyone have any humerous aviation pics???

DavidMich · 11-19-2001, 11:28 PM

If so please post, i'd love to see em'

DeltaFlot · 11-20-2001, 02:20 AM

... A slight problem with loading I think

KJC · 11-20-2001, 02:41 AM

A few years ago I had a calendar called "Bush Pilot Antics". One month's pic had a 737 outfitted with skis about to land on a glacier. I wish I had saved it, it was very funny.

David Hingtgen · 11-20-2001, 02:48 AM

Neat--I'd never seen an MD-11 like that. It seems to most commonly happen to DC-10's, 727's, and IL-62's. I would have figured the MD-11 would be less prone to tipping than the DC-10, due to having a much smaller tailplane, and so much of the empennage being composite---there'd be so much (proportionately) less weight in the back. You know, I never see UPS planes tipped---it's always FedEx--even though they have many of the same types of planes.

Travelin' Man · 11-20-2001, 12:25 PM

That is the new FedEx VSTOL Take-Off procedure.

efingeret · 11-20-2001, 12:29 PM

I hope this works...

tdh8192 · 11-22-2001, 10:20 PM

Is that an anchor cable holding the nose of that FedEx MD-11 down? Sweet crap - how many times has this happened that FedEx knows to tie the nose down before loading the aircraft?

Here, I found this in my archives:

TG757 · 11-22-2001, 11:40 PM

Nice photos guys!!!! Pretty funny!!

11-22-2001, 11:48 PM

When I was leaving ONT one time on Delta. Someone taped a big green neon paper to the cockpit that said hi. I thought it was pretty amusing.

DavidMich · 11-22-2001, 11:53 PM

great job guys, keep em coming. Just a thought, airliners.net used to have a humor section with pics of a United DC-10 flying under the golden gate, and a Southwest shamu 737 poised on the end of the USS Enterprise for a cat shot!!! Also there was an American Eagle ATR with a sign in the window saying "for sale".

smoothjazz · 11-23-2001, 05:56 AM

Nice photo guys... keep them coming!

Thanks,

Pete Hamel · 11-23-2001, 08:03 PM

Those are all funny. My favorite though, is a cartoon. The Far Side to be exact. Gary Larson had a Christmas card a few years ago in which Santa, the sleigh, and several of the reindeer were smacked by an oncoming jumbo, presumably a 747.

The pilots are sitting in the cockpit totally unaware of what is happening. Santa is splattered all over the nose, all four limbs out, entangled with the reindeer, and a few presents are careening off to the side of the frame. I just about laughed my a$$ off when I saw that.

The Simpsons also had a good gag in their parody episode of Mary Poppins. As the venerable nanny is taking off from the Simpson's front yard on her umbrella, the kids ask Homer if they will ever see her again. At about the time when Homer is replying that they would, she gets sucked into the #1 engine of a low flying plane, drawn, if I remember correctly, to look like a 767.

Pete

tdh8192 · 11-23-2001, 08:05 PM

Maybe that is where Ryan Air got the idea for their 'Santa' scheme?

Pete Hamel · 11-23-2001, 08:11 PM

Imagine parents flying with their 3 year old for the first time around Christmas, and having the kid see that.

Pete

tdh8192 · 11-23-2001, 10:29 PM

Here, I found the Ryan Air picture in my photo archives:

tdh8192 · 11-23-2001, 10:31 PM

Oh, another one:

tdh8192 · 11-23-2001, 10:32 PM

And for you military guys:

11-24-2001, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tdh8192
Is that an anchor cable holding the nose of that FedEx MD-11 down? Sweet crap - how many times has this happened that FedEx knows to tie the nose down before loading the aircraft?

Here, I found this in my archives:

Now that is WAY COOL!

Jeremy F. · 11-27-2001, 12:29 AM

11-20-2001, 02:20 AM	#2
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KJC Insane Collector Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pasadena, CA Age: 37 Posts: 2,529	Bush pilot antics A few years ago I had a calendar called "Bush Pilot Antics". One month's pic had a 737 outfitted with skis about to land on a glacier. I wish I had saved it, it was very funny. __________________ The white zones are for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. No parking!

11-20-2001, 12:29 PM	#6
efingeret Senior Collector Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY Age: 36 Posts: 207	Found another!! I hope this works...

11-22-2001, 10:20 PM	#7
tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	Is that an anchor cable holding the nose of that FedEx MD-11 down? Sweet crap - how many times has this happened that FedEx knows to tie the nose down before loading the aircraft? Here, I found this in my archives: __________________ - Tom

11-22-2001, 11:53 PM	#10
DavidMich Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Back in MCO! Posts: 3,626	Re: humorous pics great job guys, keep em coming. Just a thought, airliners.net used to have a humor section with pics of a United DC-10 flying under the golden gate, and a Southwest shamu 737 poised on the end of the USS Enterprise for a cat shot!!! Also there was an American Eagle ATR with a sign in the window saying "for sale". __________________ "So if man is 5, and the devil is 6, then that must make me 7,,,this honky's gone to heaven!"

11-19-2001, 11:28 PM	#1
DavidMich Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Back in MCO! Posts: 3,626	Does anyone have any humerous aviation pics??? If so please post, i'd love to see em' __________________ "So if man is 5, and the devil is 6, then that must make me 7,,,this honky's gone to heaven!"

11-20-2001, 02:48 AM	#4
David Hingtgen Complete Wacko! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Iowa Posts: 4,008	Neat--I'd never seen an MD-11 like that. It seems to most commonly happen to DC-10's, 727's, and IL-62's. I would have figured the MD-11 would be less prone to tipping than the DC-10, due to having a much smaller tailplane, and so much of the empennage being composite---there'd be so much (proportionately) less weight in the back. You know, I never see UPS planes tipped---it's always FedEx--even though they have many of the same types of planes.

11-20-2001, 12:25 PM	#5
Travelin' Man Insane Collector Join Date: May 2000 Location: Aspen USA!!! Posts: 1,919	That is the new FedEx VSTOL Take-Off procedure.

11-22-2001, 11:40 PM	#8
TG757 Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,690	Nice photos guys!!!! Pretty funny!!

11-22-2001, 11:48 PM	#9
JohnnyB Guest Posts: n/a	When I was leaving ONT one time on Delta. Someone taped a big green neon paper to the cockpit that said hi. I thought it was pretty amusing.

11-23-2001, 05:56 AM	#11
smoothjazz More Korean Air in 1/200! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SEOUL KOREA Posts: 6,395	Nice photo guys... keep them coming! Thanks, __________________ BENJAMIN MY COLLECTION http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...tion-1179.html

11-23-2001, 08:03 PM	#12
Pete Hamel Master Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida USA Posts: 908	Those are all funny. My favorite though, is a cartoon. The Far Side to be exact. Gary Larson had a Christmas card a few years ago in which Santa, the sleigh, and several of the reindeer were smacked by an oncoming jumbo, presumably a 747. The pilots are sitting in the cockpit totally unaware of what is happening. Santa is splattered all over the nose, all four limbs out, entangled with the reindeer, and a few presents are careening off to the side of the frame. I just about laughed my a$$ off when I saw that. The Simpsons also had a good gag in their parody episode of Mary Poppins. As the venerable nanny is taking off from the Simpson's front yard on her umbrella, the kids ask Homer if they will ever see her again. At about the time when Homer is replying that they would, she gets sucked into the #1 engine of a low flying plane, drawn, if I remember correctly, to look like a 767. Pete Last edited by Pete Hamel; 11-23-2001 at 08:08 PM.

11-23-2001, 08:05 PM	#13
tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	Maybe that is where Ryan Air got the idea for their 'Santa' scheme? __________________ - Tom

11-23-2001, 08:11 PM	#14
Pete Hamel Master Collector Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida USA Posts: 908	Imagine parents flying with their 3 year old for the first time around Christmas, and having the kid see that. Pete Last edited by Pete Hamel; 11-23-2001 at 08:15 PM.

11-23-2001, 10:29 PM	#15
tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	Here, I found the Ryan Air picture in my photo archives: __________________ - Tom

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tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	Oh, another one: __________________ - Tom

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tdh8192 Mmmm... pep'roni pizza Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,241	And for you military guys: __________________ - Tom

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Jeremy F. Insane Collector Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,980	Heres one