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February 9, 2015: Jet plow
English Russia points out that the Ruskies have developed this super-effective system for plowing airport runways.
It is what you think it is! A jet engine mounted to the front of a truck. They call it the "Gorinich", a fire-breathing dragon. This can't be an economical or environmentally-friendly way to get the ice off runways, but they say it works really well. I guess! I wish we had pics of it in operation.
Below is the tanker that carries enough fuel to get you partway across the world... or to clean your driveway in 2 seconds.
Lamplighter Monday Feb 9 05:11 PM
I like the high-tech spark arrestor / grounding apparatus on the back of the fuel truck.
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Gravdigr Monday Feb 9 05:41 PM
Reminds me of an old Jerry Clower routine:
(in a nutshell)
Jerry: Hi do there, Uncle Versie.
Uncle: Hey, Jerry.
Jerry: I see ya got a piece of log chain stuck under ya truck a-draggin' on the ground.
Uncle: Yeah, I put it under there.
Jerry: What for?
Uncle: I don't rightly know, but, Phillips 66 does it, and they makin' millions.
Gravdigr Monday Feb 9 05:42 PM
I think those Russkies saw a rained out NASCAR race...
...they've been using jet driers for the racetrack for years.
BigV Monday Feb 9 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
I think those Russkies saw a rained out NASCAR race...
...they've been using jet driers for the racetrack for years. |
oluies Tuesday Feb 10 06:05 AM
Stockholm Sweden, Airport service clears the runway in 6 minutes.
oluies Tuesday Feb 10 06:06 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOb0d8-m0o
Griff Tuesday Feb 10 07:18 AM
More snow hate. Love the snow people don't be haters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPzMCy533ps
Lamplighter Tuesday Feb 10 09:16 AM
Griff, That's a reasonable replacement to the Keystone Pipeline
lumberjim Tuesday Feb 10 09:30 AM
glatt Tuesday Feb 10 10:05 AM
Carruthers Tuesday Feb 10 11:37 AM
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The winter of 1962-63 was not only severe but prolonged, resulting in a great disruption of rail, road and air traffic throughout the country. At Bedford, airfield personnel were employed in snow clearance, and several snow-clearing test vehicles were devised. 'Ice Breaker Mk 1', seen clearing the runways on 18th February 1963, was a tailless de Havilland Venom normally used by apprentices. In this role it was 'piloted'by Bill Ford-Hutchinson, the senior air traffic control officer. |
The scanned image isn't perfect as I didn't want to flatten the book any further.
BigV Tuesday Feb 10 11:48 AM
welcome to the cellar oluies. keep it up 
Undertoad Friday Feb 20 08:01 PM
And now this update from my own back yard:
| To prove that Philadelphia is battle-ready for a massive snowfall, Knueppel pointed to three of SEPTA's secret weapons: a jet engine that attaches to a rail vehicle and aggressively blows away snow; a large snow-thrower the size of a front of a train; and rotating brooms affixed to trolleys to sweep away any accumulation. |
But it doesn't matter, snow was last year's problem. This year's problem is cold, and guess what,
| Extreme weather conditions have caused 60 regional line train cars to break down, a SEPTA spokesman said. The transportation authority's entire regional fleet is made up of around 350 train cars. |
footfootfoot Monday Mar 2 06:27 PM
I'm leavin on a jet plow
don't know when I'll be back or how
Oh babe, I hate the snow...
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