Engine Swap

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/17/2017 at 09:29 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Engineers change out the engine of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 09:33

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how long to change it?

do you know (roughly)?

ttyymmnn > pip bip - choose Corrour 08/17/2017 at 09:34

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27 hours.

EL_ULY > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 09:44

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Lol, and we charge 40 hrs for non warranty clutch jobs on Lotus Evora

jonny11quest > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 09:57

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Not that it matters, but probably mechanics not engineers.

ttyymmnn > jonny11quest 08/17/2017 at 10:03

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Or a bit of both. But I do understand the different meanings.

ttyymmnn > EL_ULY 08/17/2017 at 10:04

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You monsters.

DanimalHouse > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 10:14

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Now, if there were only some way to harness two of these together, followed by some type of attached, individual cockpit, we could form a type of over-powered racing series....

Jayhawk Jake > jonny11quest 08/17/2017 at 10:14

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A&P mechanics though, so pretty high level.

jonny11quest > Jayhawk Jake 08/17/2017 at 10:18

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Absolutely. I have mad respect for mechanics. Didn’t mean it as “just mechanics”. More like most engineers can’t do that job.

ttyymmnn > DanimalHouse 08/17/2017 at 10:21

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I know it’s science fiction, but the lack of any lifting structures on those things is questionable.

DanimalHouse > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 10:45

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Yeah, they’d need some harrier-style nozzle vents or something.

ttyymmnn > DanimalHouse 08/17/2017 at 11:06

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But....but....anti-gravity!

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 15:06

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Any info outside of the very short Youtube description? I wonder if this was routine and planned or if there was an issue.

Published on Jul 21, 2017
It took 27 hours to change an engine on Lady Bird, our A340-600 but we’ve managed to condense it to two minutes!

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 08/17/2017 at 15:52

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/virgin-atlantic-timelapse-engine-change-video-airbus/

Frank Grimes > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 16:47

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I was disappointing there was no harbor freight engine hoist.

ttyymmnn > Frank Grimes 08/17/2017 at 17:16

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True, but that purpose-built engine rig was pretty cool.

WilliamsSW > Frank Grimes 08/17/2017 at 17:36

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Some very bad things can happen when you jerry rig equipment to remove a jet engine...

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 08/17/2017 at 17:41

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Beats a forklift. :/

Frank Grimes > ttyymmnn 08/20/2017 at 02:59

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yeah that thing was stout and legit.