Strange Plane

donvito99

Hi,

Just a quick question. I remember years ago getting an Alitalia flight, to somewhere in Italy.

The funny thing was that we got out the back of the plane, ie. the a*rse.

I was just wondering what make and model this was.

Thanks in advance.

Su Campu

It was an MD-82

IRLConor

If it was a really long time ago it could have been a 727 either.

Manic Moran

Don't know when Alitalia stopped flying 727s, but I flew in one last April.
I think the DC-9 might also have had a tail staircase. (But as a predecessor to the MD-8Xs, that shouldn't be surprising)

The tail stairs have also proven very handy for jumping out the back of the airplane after robbing it. Doesn't affect the airplane anywhere near as much as a main cabin door.

NTM

highlydebased

Alitalia had/have DC9's/MD82's or whatever so would have been one of them

donvito99

Thanks, another question, are Alitalia still going? Or were they bought by KLM or something?

amen

The tail stairs have also proven very handy for jumping out the back of the airplane after robbing it. Doesn't affect the airplane anywhere near as much as a main cabin door

I believe planes manufactured after that were changed to you couldn't open the door midflight.

StephenM_smc

donvito99 wrote: »

Thanks, another question, are Alitalia still going? Or were they bought by KLM or something?

They were re-structured recently, but still under Italian ownership I believe?

Steyr

Manic Moran wrote: »

The tail stairs have also proven very handy for jumping out the back of the airplane after robbing it. Doesn't affect the airplane anywhere near as much as a main cabin door.

NTM

Calling Mr Cooper.........Mr DB Cooper to the rear of the 727:pac:

Storm 10

I would say if you flew Aer Lingus it was a BAC 1-11 they had a few of them back in the 1970s and 80s and they had rear exit doors.

Pic here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aer_Lingus_BAC_1-11_at_Zurich_-_July_1975.jpg

airvan

amen wrote: »

I believe planes manufactured after that were changed to you couldn't open the door midflight.

I give you the Cooper vane which was fitted to most 727s after that incident.


It was simply swung into place by airflow once the 727 was moving. You couldn't open the airstair door after that. I remembering seeing them fitted to some of the 727s operated by Air Contractors when I worked for them. A very simple foolproof device. Not all 727s had them and in any case many were removed later.