Departing from LHR to LIS, during taxi I noticed a green "jumbo" that seemed to have a md-11 tail...very short plane..like a 747SP...
It was left there, with signs of rust...looks like trash...does anyone know what the hell is that??
Tks
2007-04-20 04:15:03 · 9 answers · asked by ricardo.villela 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
It's a fire training mock-up - it has to reflect the most common types of aircraft in use today so the fire services can practice on it.
Therefore, it has a hump (like a jumbo), engines on the wings (like most other jetliners), and an engine in the tail (like an MD-11)
If you ever see it flying, something must have gone badly wrong with the training exercise!
2007-04-23 08:37:27 · answer #1 · answered by Mojo Risin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
* are you it's md-11 ? md-11 looks like DC-10,
a 3-engine commercial jet, the vertical tail has the an engine at the base.
* md-11 seems like a failure in terms of sales, so signs of rust could the sign of "seldom use"
* a 747 has a hump at the front 1/4th of fuselage
2007-04-20 06:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by ryanop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the PlaneMad London Heathrow discussion forums as a frequent Heathrow spotter there should know-
http://www.forum.plane-mad.com/viewforum.php?f=20
2007-04-20 08:37:31 · answer #3 · answered by Av8trxx 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably a Cypress Airlines MD11. The tail of the MD11 is noticeably smaller than the tail of the DC10 and it make the fuselage appear shorter and the plane in general to look smaller.
2007-04-20 07:17:36 · answer #4 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every airport has one, or something similar. It's a mock-up for the airport fire-fighting service to practise on.
2007-04-20 21:03:42 · answer #5 · answered by Shunter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats the fire brigades training aircraft
2007-04-20 04:59:17 · answer #6 · answered by BCS UK 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
an MD-11? could it be?
2007-04-20 04:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by ALOPILOT 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could be the plane they use for fire drills...
2007-04-20 05:00:15 · answer #8 · answered by Christine H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's for fire training.They have on at Manchester airport too
2007-04-20 09:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by Christine P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋