The Heatwave Here Sinks a Jet into the Tarmac
With relief just around the corner, the heatwave in the Washington DC area really flexes it's brutality before it departs. This jet was stopped for an extended amount of time and the wheels sank into the tarmac.
Just enjoy the picture, it's the only one I could find.
Added: Jul-9-2012 Occurred On: Jul-8-2012
By: ThisWasA_Bad_Idea
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Tags: jet sinks tarmac, jet sinks runway
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States (load item map)
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By: ThisWasA_Bad_Idea
In: Other
Tags: jet sinks tarmac, jet sinks runway
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
Views: 3274 | Comments: 64 | Votes: 3 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 0 | Times used in channels: 1
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now that *must* be hot!
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bythecleaner001 (11784.68) 
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US Airways Express CRJ-200LR
It's the fat people
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByMegadeth (1433.40) 
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@Megadeth:
Fat people... damn it, now I gotta change the title lol.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByThisWasA_Bad_Idea (96.40) ThisWasA_Bad_Idea View Channel Send Message
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Now they finally have a reason to not idle on the runway for 18 straight hours.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByNightCrawler (140.10) 
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This is why I say summer sucks. Hot enough to melt the tarmac.
Posted Jul-9-2012 Byjenva (3593.06) 
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I serioulsy doubt the authenticity of this clip, for a very good reason.
Tarmac on many airports is not all the same grade. There are area's set out for lighter aircraft that are obvioulsy much cheaper to lay because they are specifically designed for lighter weights.
There are also many examples of instances where traffic controllers have fucked up and sent aircraft onto gates or area's which are not designed to carry the specific weight of an aircraft.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByRebel_Radius (1442.32) 
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@Rebel_Radius Interesting point of view, you might be right. One would really think that runways would be over built to reduce the chance of a catastrophe.
Posted Jul-9-2012 Byjfm8561 (1635.92) 
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@jfm8561 There is a HUGE difference between runways and taxiways, with regards to weight.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByRebel_Radius (1442.32) 
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@Rebel_Radius I see, I don't know much about aviation, but wouldn't that yellow line indicate a taxiway?
Posted Jul-9-2012 Byjfm8561 (1635.92) 
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@jfm8561 Taxiways are not all designed and laid to carry the same weight.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByRebel_Radius (1442.32) 
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@Rebel_Radius:
There's no clip, just a picture. But believe it, dude. It's from a little newspaper called Washington Post. Maybe you've heard of it... Look it up over there if you still don't believe it.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByThisWasA_Bad_Idea (96.40) ThisWasA_Bad_Idea View Channel Send Message
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What kind of cheap cement is that? Asphalt melts cement cracks , It doesn't make sense to me.
Unless they use asphalt to save money , then it makes perfect sense .
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bysoilentgreene (778.50) 
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@soilentgreene ...no mention of cement. Its tarmac. Tarmac is used in colder climates as it expands and contracts better.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByNepean109 (1009.60) 
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@Nepean109:
I did not know that. Very astute. The winter before last, we got over 3 feet of snow that accumulated over 10 days and stuck around for well over 6 weeks (unheard of for Washington DC)... then this. 100+ for over 7 days in a row. Makes perfect sense to me why Washington National Airport and the surrounding would use asphalt.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByThisWasA_Bad_Idea (96.40) ThisWasA_Bad_Idea View Channel Send Message
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I would blame it on the fat people seated on that plane
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bymyclips (460.52) 
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We finally got some relief here just south of St. Louis. It rained for about 3 hours. The most we have gotten at one time all year. I think we got between 4 and 6 inches. A few gully washers but it also had lots of just steady decent rain. And thank God. Everything was about to die. I know one tree in my front yard died. Haven't been out to look over the rest of my property yet because its just been to damn hot. 10 days in a row over 100. Fuck that. Looking forward to getting back into More..
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bydirtbiker201 (1447.58) 
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@dirtbiker201:
Same here. It's been raining lightly for the past two hours and I've been on the back porch smoking a cigar. It's been nice and cool around 81.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByThisWasA_Bad_Idea (96.40) ThisWasA_Bad_Idea View Channel Send Message
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Sure that thing isn't loaded with a bunch of female WalMart shoppers?
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bymrgod2u (1034.00) 
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@mrgod2u - maybe if it's a one-way to some hellhole in bama...
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bychpowernow (218.88) 
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@chpowernow & mrgod2u:
Lol. Alabama... no matter where you go in that state, you're always in bum fuck nowhere!
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByThisWasA_Bad_Idea (96.40) ThisWasA_Bad_Idea View Channel Send Message
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Woops. Interestingly this plane is technically owned by the corporate bankers(US Bank National Association) who are handling the loan to keep U.S. Airways from going bankrupt... Yet the plane is still flying passengers under the U.S. Airways brand?
Just saying there could be quite a scam going on there, or maybe I'm just thinking too much into it. You can find anything on the interwebs if you know what to look for.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByEmrysM (1830.66) 
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I believe this only occurs on blacktop, not concrete....i saw a loaded forklift in this recent hest, making the blacktop flow like a boat wake, but on concrete it was fine.
Looks like the plane taxi'd off the concrete and onto blacktop
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bycougar58 (197.64) cougar58 View Channel Send Message
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@cougar58 ... concrete runways simply buckle in high heat.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByNepean109 (1009.60) 
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lol
Posted Jul-9-2012 Byhackboy (36.00) 
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Hot US Hot
Posted Jul-9-2012 Bymagiked (126.40) 
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Supposed to be 8"-12" concrete under the wheels, not assphalt.
Posted Jul-9-2012 ByILOVEBACON8 (227.70) 
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@ILOVEBACON8:
There may very well be that under-structure, and I think when the entire tarmac is under these heat conditions, it probably acts like silly putty; leave something sitting in it long enough, it settles into the putty until it hit something harder than that putty-- like your 8 - 12 feet of concrete ;)
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