NZFF

by **Splitpin** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 5:22 pm

With a friend.....somewhere near Santos ....awful scenery.

by **simonh** » Tue Nov 11, 2025 6:54 pm

Don't worry about the scenery, the trucks look great.

by **Splitpin** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 4:38 pm

Cheers Simon ....you would be happy with a 130 screen on the moon

Thanks for looking.

by **cowpatz** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 5:48 pm

That Turkish C130 midair breakup was nasty. Another wing separation looking at the video footage.
Edit: it doesn’t look like wing separation in the usual sense but more the fuse breaking off forward and aft of the wing. Very odd.

by **Splitpin** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:25 am

cowpatz wrote:That Turkish C130 midair breakup was nasty. Another wing separation looking at the video footage.
Edit: it doesn’t look like wing separation in the usual sense but more the fuse breaking off forward and aft of the wing. Very odd.

Very odd CP...both wings and all four engines apparently in tact ...awful to watch.
What the hell would have caused that ?

by **Charl** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 7:47 am

One hard landing too many might overstress top longerons, subsequent failure would be consistent with what was seen.

The BUFFs must be hell strong - they all have wrinkly fuse skins (faithfully reproduced in your recent screens, Marty)

by **cowpatz** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 8:41 am

Splitpin wrote:
cowpatz wrote:That Turkish C130 midair breakup was nasty. Another wing separation looking at the video footage.
Edit: it doesn’t look like wing separation in the usual sense but more the fuse breaking off forward and aft of the wing. Very odd.

Very odd CP...both wings and all four engines apparently in tact ...awful to watch.
What the hell would have caused that ?

Someone commented that the prop was missing from one of the inboard engines. Prop overspeeds and separations have occurred on a few off them. Friends and colleagues that flew them said a "runaway prop" was a major issue and needed an immediate shutdown. It might be possible that a prop separation sliced through enough of the forward fuselage to cause it to fail. The resultant stresses may have caused the rear fuselage to separate. Or it may have simply been fatigue, corrosion or a combination of the two.

by **simonh** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 4:02 pm

A C-130 on the Moon....sounds interesting mate

by **deeknow** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 5:39 pm

Splitpin wrote:My first Brazilian

Ouch .. that sounds painful :lol:

by **emfrat** » Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:15 pm

deeknow wrote:
Splitpin wrote:My first Brazilian

Ouch .. that sounds painful

At the Queen St Markets in Bris-bunn you could buy an unwaxed Pink Lady

by **Fozzer** » Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:14 am

emfrat wrote:
deeknow wrote:
Splitpin wrote:My first Brazilian

Ouch .. that sounds painful

At the Queen St Markets in Bris-bunn you could buy an unwaxed Pink Lady

Brazilian Stuff...
...and what is involved...
..at a price!..... :blink: