Newish member needs some help identifying and aircraft.

Most airports have something similar. Sometimes they're elaborate, but sometimes they are little more than long steel tubes.

originally posted by: GnarlyDon
a reply to: Iamnotadoctor

OP obviously has access to a search engine! I have asked on here as i thought it was the best place to come to get first hand information on what it is i saw. I honestly couldn't care less about flags or stars i am just here for information.

I wish you well in life.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Not at all surprised.
There's a few people here who seem to be able to answer anything.
Sometimes I just quietly back away and close the door on the way out.

First place I'd come for information though
Cheers.

My Dutch is thirty years disused, but you get a look inside in this video

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: Tulpa

A former member found a crash site years ago. He posted a picture of a piece of instrument panel that he took, and in less than 30 minutes not only was the aircraft type identified, the specific aircraft and crash report were found.

they underestimate the place

here it is..airwaysnews.com... 4





beaten by many members

That's at Gatwick isn't it? If so a better photo here......

a reply to: RadioRobert

The one in Honolulu was a metal pipe with two flat sheets of metal sticking off either side. It didn't even have a fake tail.

a reply to: Tulpa

Cheers that's exactly what I'm looking for.

a reply to: donktheclown

No idea man I'm new to all this.

Cheers for all your help guys. I only caught a quick look at it from the angle the photo was taken and it peaked my curiosity. I knew this was the best place to ask.

a reply to: GnarlyDon

So was it at Gatwick?

a reply to: Imagewerx

Sorry mate forgot to reply. No it wasn't Gatwick it was Schiphol.

a reply to: GnarlyDon

It looks like it's a fairly common simulator for that region. Like RadioRobert said, they can be elaborate, like this one, or just a metal tube.

a reply to: Zaphod58

Yea man mystery solved. Can always rely on ATS.

a reply to: GnarlyDon

AARF. Never mind zaphod beat me.

Wow 5 stars for asking a question and many more. 😉

a reply to: Imagewerx

Definitely an AARF simulator. We have one here at greater pitt.

originally posted by: GnarlyDon
a reply to: Imagewerx

Sorry mate forgot to reply. No it wasn't Gatwick it was Schiphol.

I didn't realise they were actually made for this job.I thought they were just random aircraft shapes made up from any bits of scrap metal they happened to have laying around.

originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: RadioRobert

The one in Honolulu was a metal pipe with two flat sheets of metal sticking off either side. It didn't even have a fake tail.

Most places don't have a lot of money to literally set fire to

They sometimes use an actual airframe, because then you can poke holes in it with the snozzle (and also make sure that you remember where NOT to poke holes in different models of aircraft).

a reply to: RadioRobert

Burn days were always fun. Walk out and see that pillar of smoke, and even knowing what it was there was always an initial "Oh crap" moment.