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OT - Hangar collapse photos at IAD
Topic Started: Feb 11 2010, 01:12 AM (1,562 Views)
LTC8K6
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http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=61325

Lotta' money...
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Baldo
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Boing! That is really a lot of money down the hole!
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longstop
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VR, V1 or V2 ?
Edited by longstop, Feb 11 2010, 01:32 AM.
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LTC8K6
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Rotate!
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Negative climb...
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Where is this?
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LTC8K6
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IAD = KIAD = Dulles

Those codes are the FAA/IATA/ICAO airport ID codes.

Airplane nuts like me just assume everyone knows what they mean. :clean:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_identifier
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Oh dear! Those looked to be the small fancy planes.

Was Nancy Pelosi's in there?
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Gulfstream 550's...
http://www.gulfstream.com/products/g550/

Global Express executive jets...
http://www2.bombardier.com/en/3_0/3_2/3_2_3/3_2_3_2_1.jsp

$30M-$50M apiece, I believe.

One supposedly belongs to the Redskin's owner.

Insurance nightmare...
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http://www.gulfstream.com/downloads/_downloads/product_brochures/g550.html

Nice...
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kbp

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Snow Accumulation Causes Roof Collapse at Dulles Jet Center
February 7, 2010 - On Saturday about 8 AM, the Fairfax County Fire Rescue of Virginia was called out to Dulles International Airport on a roof collapses at Dulles Jet Center. The hanger roof at Dulles had fully collapse destroying several business jets.

Officials believe the collapse was due to a heavy precipitation of snow that has fallen over several hours in Virginia and Maryland. The accumulation of snow on the roof was more weight than the roof could handle. No injuries to persons have been reported.

Washington DC and surrounding areas have received a significant amount of snow that could break previous record set during the Knickerbocker Storm of 1922.

The Knickerbocker Storm was a blizzard that occurred on January 27–28, 1922 in the upper South and middle Atlantic United States. The storm took its name from the resulting collapse of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. shortly after 9 p.m. on January 28 which killed 98 people and injured 133.

The National Weather Service is reporting storm accumulations of 20 to 30 inches are likely in the D.C. area, with some areas seeing more than 30 inches. Power outages have been reported throughout the Mid-Atlantic region affecting more than 200,000 customers, many roads undrivable and down trees.

The Knickerbocker Theatre was the largest and newest movie house in Washington, D.C., built in 1917 and owned by Harry Crandall. The roof was flat, which allowed the snow which had recently fallen to remain on the roof. During the movie's (Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford) intermission, the weight of the heavy, wet snow became too much for the roof to bear. The roof split down the middle, bringing down the balcony seating as well as a portion of the brick wall. Dozens were buried.

Transportation officials are urging residents to stay off the roads to allow emergency crews to plow roads.


Snow load!

Some may recall I'd emailed the city dept. in charge of the "zero energy" housing they spent government funds (Boulder, CO.) on to ask what the "snow load" rating was on the flat roofs there.

That snow can get heavy, especially when the drainage system freezes up and traps water weight most often resulting from the melt of the buildings temperature.

The building damage is minor compared to that of the contents LTC has shared information on here!
Edited by kbp, Feb 11 2010, 11:46 AM.
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This is why you see those pointy roofs in snow country...
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