QF63 Monday via Perth with 5 engines.

[markis10]

If you are heading to JNB Monday you will be going via PER with a 5th Engine case on the wing, OJL is in JNB after returning with an engine failure, she was carrying the springboks at the time as they head over to NZ for the world cup!

Mid-flight engine scare for Boks - IOL Rugby | IOL.co.za

 

[Pvcmenace]

Link to an image of this, certainly weird to fly with?


Photos: Boeing 747-438 Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

 

[samh004]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but are the fan blades removed from the engine in this configuration, or do they actually spin (from the air flow) like a running engine? Does this result in 'vibrations'?

 

[Flying Fox]

I think that would be a cool flight to be on!

 

[elbarto]

I'm sure this has been discussed before, but are the fan blades removed from the engine in this configuration, or do they actually spin (from the air flow) like a running engine? Does this result in 'vibrations'?

I believe the fan blade are still there and the engine just windmills. As far as I know, the engine is pretty much ready to be mounted on to the aircraft once it's taken off its courier.

 

[docjames]

ISTR the blades are removed and then re-installed upon installation.If you can find the thread on the engine failure ex-SFO I believe it was in that thread. Also iirc the 5th engine option pod is only on some of their aircraft and are only designed for the RR fleet (ie the 744ERs cannot have their engines transported this way as they run GE engines).

 

[samh004]

ISTR the blades are removed and then re-installed upon installation.If you can find the thread on the engine failure ex-SFO I believe it was in that thread. Also iirc the 5th engine option pod is only on some of their aircraft and are only designed for the RR fleet (ie the 744ERs cannot have their engines transported this way as they run GE engines).

Yeah, but the GE engines can be dismantled in such a way that they can be transported in the fuselage, but as RR engines cannot, they had to design another way of transporting them.

 

[markis10]

Yeah, but the GE engines can be dismantled in such a way that they can be transported in the fuselage, but as RR engines cannot, they had to design another way of transporting them.

Thats not true, quite a few of the RB211 operators did not take the VPOD option, any engine can be broken down to fit in the hold of a 747F or IL76 however it takes a lot longer to get back together compared to the VPOD option.

 

[samh004]

Thats not true, quite a few of the RB211 operators did not take the VPOD option, any engine can be broken down to fit in the hold of a 747F or IL76 however it takes a lot longer to get back together compared to the VPOD option.

Which results in the same conundrum, take the GE for easy replacements from the hold or the RR with VPOD.

 

[Danger]

Here's an article on eglobal, including reference to "Authoritative aviation source Ben Sandilands . . ."

 

[markis10]

Some good pics on the boards tonight (Perth Airport Spotter's Blog: V-POD Qantas 747-438 VH-OJN QF63) of the aircraft into PER - OJN