Knock/Eirtrade thread

hopeso · 11-08-2020 02:20PM

leex wrote: »

Possibly F-HPJD

https://westernpeople.ie/2020/07/14/knock-airport-expecting-another-big-visitor/#.XzKSHChKiUk

Yes, it is F-HPJD that's due to arrive next. It's currently in Paris.

Joe390 · 12-08-2020 09:43AM

Any word of the arrival today. I'm presuming it's canceled r thered be alot more hype I guess.

eastmayo · 12-08-2020 10:15AM

Cancelled...if ya look at Google earth ya can see the A380 parked up in knock

Growler!!! · 12-08-2020 11:42AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Could you PM me a link to the Facebook group, or put up the link here?

Knock Airport - Runwayside!

Im assuming its a spotters group

Joe390 · 22-11-2020 02:08PM

Any new pictures of the a380 at knock or how are they getting on with it. Is the next one stopped altogether or where is it at the moment.

hopeso · 22-11-2020 02:12PM

Joe390 wrote: »

Any new pictures of the a380 at knock or how are they getting on with it. Is the next one stopped altogether or where is it at the moment.

Someone mentioned yesterday that they have a good start made on the right wing.
The next one, F-HPJD, is still in Paris.

eastmayo · 22-11-2020 02:28PM

Taken today

hopeso · 22-11-2020 02:36PM

eastmayo wrote: »

Taken today

Looks like both wings will soon be gone...... Do you know if they have her gutted internally? It probably won't take too long once they get to the chopping stage....

eastmayo · 22-11-2020 02:42PM

hopeso wrote: »

Looks like both wings will soon be gone...... Do you know if they have her gutted internally? It probably won't take too long once they get to the chopping stage....

Its hard to no but they have been doing alot off work on the inside the last month or so.

g0g · 22-11-2020 03:55PM

Watched the recent BBC documentary (on youtube) about the death of the 747. It would be great if someone was capturing vids/pics of the process at Knock!

eastmayo · 28-11-2020 06:35PM

Today's update on A380

10-12-2020 02:14PM

Took another spin out here last weekend, sad and extraordinary sight for sure.

joujoujou · 10-12-2020 03:36PM

Heard something big on it's approach to landing (low clouds did not allow me to see what). Some search led me to conclusion that was probably the last flight of TS-INB. Will go there tomorrow or Sunday to look around.

leex · 10-12-2020 03:56PM

joujoujou wrote: »

Heard something big on it's approach to landing (low clouds did not allow me to see what). Some search led me to conclusion that was probably the last flight of TS-INB. Will go there tomorrow or Sunday to look around.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ts-inb

joujoujou · 13-12-2020 08:09AM

They are busy, I'd say.

Last Friday:

yew_tree · 16-12-2020 11:07AM

https://westernpeople.ie/2020/12/16/good-news-for-knock-airport-as-new-project-will-create-100-jobs/

Planning in for new hanger which will accommodate the A380

Masala · 16-12-2020 04:23PM

yew_tree wrote: »

https://westernpeople.ie/2020/12/16/good-news-for-knock-airport-as-new-project-will-create-100-jobs/

Planning in for new hanger which will accommodate the A380

As matter of interest... what kind of money is involved building same??

Also - so who owns the Hangar??? Knock or Eirtrade??

mickdw · 16-12-2020 08:31PM

I said this before when we heard they were going to break an A380 but how is it allowable to do that work so close to live runway.
Look at the amount of crap thrown around the place. They are on top of a hill in the west of Ireland. A gust of wind blowing something onto the runway could result in a major incident.
The sooner this hanger is built, the better.

Noxegon · 16-12-2020 08:34PM

mickdw wrote: »

I said this before when we heard they were going to break an A380 but how is it allowable to do that work so close to live runway.
Look at the amount of crap thrown around the place. They are on top of a hill in the west of Ireland. A gust of wind blowing something onto the runway could result in a major incident.
The sooner this hanger is built, the better.

Fortunately there are hardly any flights at Knock

mickdw · 16-12-2020 08:36PM

There will be a few from now til january

irishgeo · 16-12-2020 09:06PM

mickdw wrote: »

I said this before when we heard they were going to break an A380 but how is it allowable to do that work so close to live runway.
Look at the amount of crap thrown around the place. They are on top of a hill in the west of Ireland. A gust of wind blowing something onto the runway could result in a major incident.
The sooner this hanger is built, the better.

A gust of wind blowing it that far is likely to keep it going over the hill.

yew_tree · 17-12-2020 12:28AM

mickdw wrote: »

I said this before when we heard they were going to break an A380 but how is it allowable to do that work so close to live runway.
Look at the amount of crap thrown around the place. They are on top of a hill in the west of Ireland. A gust of wind blowing something onto the runway could result in a major incident.
The sooner this hanger is built, the better.

No doubt someone from another part of the country will object. Some clown in Wicklow made an objection to a proposed development a few years ago. Mad planning laws how someone the other side of the country can object.

yew_tree · 17-12-2020 12:29AM

Masala wrote: »

As matter of interest... what kind of money is involved building same??

Also - so who owns the Hangar??? Knock or Eirtrade??

Not a clue, your asking the wrong person. I think a large part of land around the airport was designated an SDZ special zone? I’m not sure if it allows fast tracking of planning or not.

mickdw · 17-12-2020 12:49AM

irishgeo wrote: »

A gust of wind blowing it that far is likely to keep it going over the hill.

You know and I know that Airports are not run on a 'be grand' basis so that hardly cuts it.
I worked at dublin airport on construction projects and certainly there, there was layer upon layer of paperwork before anything could be progressed. Permit for everything.

BonnieSituation · 17-12-2020 03:53AM

mickdw wrote: »

You know and I know that Airports are not run on a 'be grand' basis so that hardly cuts it.
I worked at dublin airport on construction projects and certainly there, there was layer upon layer of paperwork before anything could be progressed. Permit for everything.

The "be grand" attitude worked when they built Knock though!

joujoujou · 17-12-2020 09:32AM

Quite unlikely (however not impossible) to blow something onto the runway, as Southerly winds are there most of the time and their scrapyard is located north of the runway. And they have plenty of heavy shipping containers surrounding the place.

Hotblack Desiato · 17-12-2020 12:25PM

Hangars themselves can cause issues when the wind is blowing in the wrong direction e.g. at Shannon.

Irish Steve · 17-12-2020 10:55PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hangars themselves can cause issues when the wind is blowing in the wrong direction e.g. at Shannon.

Long time ago now, but I well remember the hassles of landing on 23 at Dublin when the wind was slightly stronger than normal from around 20, the combination of Hangar 6 and the falling ground north of the threshold made for "interesting" landings in a light aircraft, especially if there was also a 747 on the holding point. A very late go around after a significant upset was a better option than a potentially bent aircraft.

MoeJay · 17-12-2020 11:40PM

Was Hangar 6 built before 23 closed...? Couldn't have been around at the same time for long?

Hotblack Desiato · 18-12-2020 11:32AM

Seems so quaint now that light aircraft at DUB was once a thing.

Also runway 23 - must be very long ago if the magnetic pole has shifted that much :pac:

(joke)

Presume 05/23 went around the same time the present 10L/28R was built (I keep calling it 09/27 in my head....)

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