Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

That'll Buff Right Out


Nobody was hurt. The CL-415 flew back to its base.
Posted by on or about 13:07
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm not surprised that it was able to fly home, those water bombers are built like tanks. The question is could it ever be made airworthy again? Spar repairs, even near the wing tip, are very difficult to get approved.

Al_in_Ottawa

8/30/2017 11:32 PM
Anonymous said...

Update. We were watching the video at work, pausing it often and one of my coworkers pointed out that the wing float passes behind the mast, so the wingtip is what struck the mast. A new wingtip and a change of underwear and you're good to go.

Another coworker, a former water bomber pilot, was surprised that they were scooping at the same time, the wake from the leading airplane can cause problems for the following aircraft. SOP when two or more bombers are working a fire is to remain separate from each other, "one on the fire, one on the water".

Al_in_Ottawa

8/31/2017 10:22 PM
CenterPuke88 said...

IDK Al. Good eye on the float behind the post, but the wing spar seems to extend to the end of the wing from the plan form I could find (cl-415 plan form).

8/31/2017 11:13 PM
Anonymous said...

Two of the guys at work maintained CL215s & CL415s and they said that if the float missed, the spar missed too. We were given a plant tour in Cartierville while being trained for the CL600 and CL601 twenty years ago and I remember the float being very close to the wingtip. Looking at this picture
https://barrieaircraft.com/photo/canadair-cl-215-415-04.html

you can just see the gap between the aileron and the wingtip. I would guess the wing extends 6-8 inches beyond the float.

Al_in_Ottawa

9/01/2017 10:19 PM

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