767 on a hover barge

homerjay2005 · 14-04-2016 11:19am

Pat Dunne wrote: »

Saw this on TV a few months back, the interior is fairly rough and ready and certainly won't win any design awards.

ya he definately needs a few cleaners in. so much potential to make that something special, but right now its a mess.

jimbis · 25-04-2016 4:47pm

Seems he's hit another hurdle. The tug boat supposed to be pulling the barge is not available and they're struggling to find another capable one. Well, they found one but at an extra cost of €25k :eek:
Move date is still the 6 May though.

tacklemore · 25-04-2016 9:23pm

Well it's a hurdle that I didn't see. Saw many other problems that he would have to overcome. Hope that he sorts something though!

chuckles30 · 26-04-2016 2:46pm

He must have won the lotto at some stage as money seems to be no barrier to him. I listened to his latest interview with Anton Savage & this guy is either nuts or a genius!! I can't believe I'm going to be out of the country for the big move....I was hoping to go and have a look

chuckles30 · 26-04-2016 4:24pm

I just found out he was on again today - so here is the very latest!!

http://www.todayfm.com/mobile/index.php?id=28714

homerjay2005 · 01-05-2016 10:00pm

all loaded up now on to trucks and ready for the move.

lintdrummer · 01-05-2016 11:41pm

A friend posted this pic on Facebook.

Shannon757 · 01-05-2016 11:47pm

lintdrummer wrote: »

A friend posted this pic on Facebook.

That looks so cool. Tugs are about to arrive.

jimbis · 01-05-2016 11:58pm

lintdrummer wrote: »

A friend posted this pic on Facebook.

Great pic for a size comparison. Those birds are a lot bigger than we think.

Dools2007 · 02-05-2016 11:33am

Good timelapse here of the plane being loaded on the truck to move it to the barge in Shannon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rB-boJxRqI

mickdw · 02-05-2016 2:15pm

Dools2007 wrote: »

Good timelapse here of the plane being loaded on the truck to move it to the barge in Shannon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rB-boJxRqI

Barge had been at anchor in the shannon estuary this morning but moving into position now. Very interesting move. Hope to be in enniscrone to see the move that end.

homerjay2005 · 02-05-2016 2:42pm

this entire operation must be costing him a lot of money.

and surely this could have been done via road, over night done in stages?

Lockheed · 02-05-2016 3:06pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

this entire operation must be costing him a lot of money.

and surely this could have been done via road, over night done in stages?

It would have cost a lot more over a longer period of time as they would have had to dismantle bridges, power cables, trees etc to get the thing along

highlydebased · 02-05-2016 3:41pm

Supposed to be going on the boat today but rumour has it the wind might call a halt to it

highlydebased · 02-05-2016 3:44pm

Won't be loaded onto the barge til Thursday now.

https://www.facebook.com/quirkynightsglamping/photos/a.425929017598419.1073741828.425470327644288/480731345451519/?type=3

homerjay2005 · 02-05-2016 4:53pm

Lockheed wrote: »

It would have cost a lot more over a longer period of time as they would have had to dismantle bridges, power cables, trees etc to get the thing along

taking off the wings and tail would get rid of most of that.

Shannon757 · 02-05-2016 5:25pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

taking off the wings and tail would get rid of most of that.

What have they done with the wings?

colm_mcm · 02-05-2016 6:16pm

Put them on the back of trucks, there was a video on YouTube.

Lockheed · 02-05-2016 10:18pm

homerjay2005 wrote: »

taking off the wings and tail would get rid of most of that.

No, the thing is too fit on any available trailer as you can see even without the wings the wheels hang off the edge, it's just not possible without spending a lot more then it would have cost just to send it on a barge

Plus the barge method attracts media attraction, which is the bonus plus

Pat Dunne · 03-05-2016 11:37am

Came across a couple of short Youtube clips of the 767 lift at SNN.
Thats some trailer in the 2nd video they put the fuselage on to, of course the weather did its best to help out it looked bloody miserable.