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AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!
this must have been that plane that crashed the other day. if not then this must have flown and landed already.
is there anything ducttape cant fix?
…that kinda looks like masking tape. 0_0
Don’t worry, the whole trip will just leave you stuck to your seats.
It will be a refreshing voyage, too.
CAPTAIN DUCT TAPE TO THE RESCUE AGAAAAAIN1
Don’t worry. This is perfectly safe. The entire plane is, in fact, just a cardboard mock-up. The clouds? We drove through a field of sheep on the way to Spain. The Spanish beach? Did you wonder where your delivery of building sand went, last month?
Yanno.. sometimes its hard to navigate through those mountains.
“Please make sure your windows, walls and doors are in the fully upright and locked position.”
“Please make sure your windows, walls and doors are in the fully uncrushed and still attached position.”
you actually made it less funny.
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
And don’t even get me started on “cabin pressure”…
Hold you’re breath. interior/exterior white duct tape works wonders.
Thanks for crashing with Transmeridian Airlines. Have a nice day.
Female Pilot – all I did was back it out of the garage.
Male Pilot: I didn’t graze the other plane playing chicken! He didn’t get out of my way!
The airplane garage?
Well, it is a female pilot so airplane garage an acceptable term.
No, it’s OK. It’s really just a slightly-used pinata.
I keep dreaming that I’m supposed to go on a plane, but I’m scared. This might explain it.
The good news? TMA closed it’s doors in 2005 after filing for bankruptcy.
Not this door, it’s still ajar.
Win, btw.
We’re covering the plane in fly paper to make it fly better.
This one captured my imagination to the point where I had to research it.
From this site that also has another photo:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/TransMeridian-Airlines/Boeing-727-231-Adv/0958654/
“This TransMeridian 727 was a victim of Hurricane Wilma’s category 3 winds. It was parked next to another 727 and despite the fact that both planes were anchored with concrete weights, they were blown into each other. This one is most likely a write-off”
Most likely??? One can only hope.
It looks repairable but it wouldn’t be cheap, have to replace a lot of structural ribs and a lot of skin…
Heck, with enough Duct Tape over the holes you could fly it (empty) to get it fixed, just stay below 10,000 feet and don’t try to pressurize it.
Since the Recession started there are many perfectly serviceable 727′s mothballed out in the Mojave desert and available cheap, so this one would be stripped and scrapped.
I would LOVE to convert part of that baby into a workshop and guest room, complete with full bathroom (not one of the tiny original ones).
Heck yeah!
You could make another Cosmic Muffin! But, this is bigger with a hole in it… Cosmic Bundt Cake anyone?
Look here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIiTvQOwIkQ
FAA shows it was deregistered
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N54344
Did they really need to put tape across the door to remind people not to use this plane?
Not use this plane? Well, this thing still flew: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Vickers_Wellington_Mark_X,_HE239_%27NA-Y%27,_of_No._428_Squadron_RCAF_(April_1943).png
and compared to that this 727 looks perfectly fine, so it must be something else. Probably the door hinges are warped, and opening that door will make it drop out of the frame again, where they have just gotten it back in (almost).
Wow… What happened to *that* plane? …Not quite fast enough to get away from Langoliers? …Bad decisions came back to bite it in the @ss?
Demetrius: (sorry, thereifixedit doesn’t allow comments more than two deep)
As you can see, it was shot up a bit. The Germans were (understandably) somewhat annoyed that it had dropped a couple of bombs on them, and tried to take revenge by adding a bit of ventilation to the Wellington. Still, it managed to get back to England and land there.
Just google for the plane and squadron numbers if you want to read more.
“Thanks for choosing taliban airways!”
I’ll take the next plane, thanks.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captail speaking. There will be a slight delay until more duct tape is delivered.
In the event of a crash, the crumpled up walls of this aircraft will serve as a flotation device.
I can’t believe there isn’t a mile-long thread about speed tape! You people disappoint me!
A thread about miles of speed-tape?
Want to become a commercial airline pilot? Short on time and cash? Take our crash course.
Speed tape…the ten-thousand-dollar duct tape. I’d love to see who signed off the RII on this work card.
It’ll never fly again. First, it doesn’t look like they used real duct tape. Second, I bet stall speed for that puppy is well over the rated duct tape speed of 100 MPH.
For sale : Used aircraft. Slight blemish on left side. Should buff out…
Getting half ways there is all of the fun!
“Well that’s the last time I fly super-economy!”
What’s that you say? The recession’s hit the airlines too and this is the best you can find? Oh, well. Call Daedalus. I bet he’d make us some wax wings. Don’t worry, you can make it out of Hades alive. [...] No way am I going with you!
Looks like the first class passengers received a crushing blow that must have really put a dent in their travel plans.
You came in that thing? You’re braver than I thought.
Star Wars for the win
“Yeah, officer, I was just going to steer right to take the glissade to the strip when that sick bastard crashed into me at about 600 mph…”
please remember rule #1
Any landing you walk away from, is a good landing
I believe that is rule #2. Rule #1 is: take off is optional, but landing is mandatory.
Gravity. “Ain’t it a bitch McMurphy?”
Any landing after which you can re-use the airplane is a great landing.
Greyhound anyone?
Were the pilots using their laptops to have a laugh at failblog?
Oceanic Flight 816?
The passengers who ordered seats in the first class section expected there would be more room–and there will be, once you peel the plastic off.
sorry sir, there is no window seat available..
I really hope this thing never goes airborne again…
Where’s your sense of adventure?
if it can’t be fixed with duct tape, it isn’t worth fixing!
“Call the zip-tie company, we’ll need a big one.”
TransMeridian Airlines was an Atlanta, Georgia based charter operator, operating under U.S. Department of Transportation FAR Part 121. It ceased all operations on September 29, 2005 … (wonder why)
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransMeridian_Airlines
That just holds the pieces in place and will be removed as soon as the glue gets dry.
Knowing what I do about air force repairs preocedures, that wouldn’t be at all surprising.
“When this baby hits 88 mph, you’re gonna see some serious shit!”
The contents of the plane may have shifted during the flight.
the bit I liked about Daniel’s comment was that it was “most likely” a write off. You think they might try and fly it first – before they make that decision???
Packing tape will never work silly! Everyone on this site knows you need Duct Tape to make that kind of fix fly!!
totally just sign that off and call it good, its just a flesh wound
OH MY GOD! The translate version of “The Red-green show” is maybe taken a little too seriously in foreign country!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Yay, fresh air and…..oooo…light headed….*collapses*
at least its better then SNAKES on a plane
“And if you are seated in a row with an exit door and are uncomfortable, we would be happy to move you are far the hell away from that exit door as possible”