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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:25 pm
by Night_Ryder
Yea. The only A340 thats comes into Perth is owned by South Africa Airways and runs to Joburg
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 1:41 am
by donks
Night_Ryder wrote:Yea. The only A340 thats comes into Perth is owned by South Africa Airways and runs to Joburg
i was just quoting what was said in the other thread.. They said it was a flight from Melbourne - Mauritius, not that it departed Perth.
Cheers for the correction though.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:09 am
by silent_wingz
Night_Ryder wrote:The only A340 thats comes into Perth is owned by South Africa Airways and runs to Joburg
that's not true either actually, Air Mauritius fly A340s to Perth at least twice weekly.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:08 pm
by Always RX
Emirates also on occasion send an A340-300 into Perth
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:10 pm
by Always RX
Kombi wrote:donks wrote:Scottus wrote:Yeah i saw it as well but completely missed the plain and the vapor stayed in the sky for ages!!
someone in the other thread said it was from an Airbus A340-300 destined for Mauritius. i have never seen a contrail that large before!
It wasnt a Airbus 340, it was a Emirates Boeing 777 enroute to Dubai at 7000 ft, conformation from Perth Airport contact.
You need a new contact...
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:35 pm
by spartacus
Emirates uses A340s for there Perth - Dubai routs
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:09 pm
by Always RX
Usually it is a 772 or 773ER service but just recently a change to some flights being operated by A343`s...probably a maintenance rotation but couldnt say for sure.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:35 pm
by spartacus
I flew on an A340 in july last year when i went to europe with emirates. Brilliant airline with a great flight time. Leave here at 10.30 and get in Europe at midday local time.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:51 pm
by Night_Ryder
I remember that emirates used to use the A340 on its YPPH - OMDB (EK421) however it seems that its been replaced by a B773.
yes you know
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:49 pm
by Kombi
Always RX wrote:Kombi wrote:donks wrote:
someone in the other thread said it was from an Airbus A340-300 destined for Mauritius. i have never seen a contrail that large before!
It wasnt a Airbus 340, it was a Emirates Boeing 777 enroute to Dubai at 7000 ft, conformation from Perth Airport contact.
You need a new contact...
The A/C was a direct flight ex Sydney to Dubai and due to navigation NDB's they fly direct over Adelaide and Perth. I dont need a new contact.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:06 pm
by Always RX
LMAO!..Ok..so...A 777 flies direct from Sydney to Dubai tracking NDB`s
via YPAD and arrives overhead YPPH at 7000`pumping a huge contrail!
If you are happy to run with that story sunshine then I am happy to let you...
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:13 pm
by westernwedgey
This might clear things up, according to news reports confirmed by Perth Airport, and as previously stated above....
It was an A340 direct flight from Melb to Mauritius at 38000ft.
It was reported at that height, the outside temperature at the time was -2 degrees...
Hope that helps.
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:38 pm
by WPXZBP
Exhaust contrails
usually occur at above 26,000 feet. where the temperature is below -40°C (-40°F).
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrail
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:01 am
by Night_Ryder
Well they can and have occurred below FL260, the aircraft just has to be flying in parcels of freezing air. Not trying to start an argument.
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:59 pm
by numloxx
No, it was Air Mauritius from Melbourne.