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Curious incident :)
Saw an amusing incident today at the Dubai Airport; hadn't ever seen
such a thing earlier. A Dragonair 747 taxied on to the east-west aligned runway at the western end. Although the runway threshold is just east of that point, the aircraft turned west and did a 180 at the adjoining circular tarmac pad. Just as it centered on the runway, a FedEx MD-11 landed from above in front of it. I noticed that the MD-11 had barely begun its turn on the exit at the far end when smoke came off the 747 tires. The takeoff roll had begun. Though the runway sequence was very time-efficient, it left me feeling that it'd have been fun had the MD-11 come slightly low in the glideslope or encountered mild windshear ) How often does such a sequence happen where you live? Ramapriya |
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