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Photo of the Day (10.16.08)
Let's face it. Ireland has a lot of grass. But who knew the entire Shannon runway was grass?
RuthannOC captured this head-on shot of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 at Ireland's second largest airport. Her timing gives a unique look at the thick vertical stabilizer and the landing lights that were just turned on prior to taking off. (Wouldn't that make them 'takeoff lights'?)
Oh, and of course I was just kidding about the grass runway. But it sure would make for smooth landings, wouldn't it?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike Isler Oct 16th 2008 9:32PM
Well, it is definitely worth a mention that there are 737's that operate from unpaved runways. See the 737 Gravel Kit: http://www.b737.org.uk/unpavedstripkit.htm .
Neat stuff!
Kent Wien Oct 17th 2008 5:01AM
Great link, Mike. Thanks!