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Snakes on a Plane

#1 Post by FD2 » Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:41 pm

Snakes on a (grounded) plane: Rattlesnakes infest Qantas' A380s in California desert

Qantas engineers maintaining the airline's grounded Airbus A380 fleet in a US desert are facing a novel problem: rattlesnakes are making homes in the landing gear.

The airline moved its superjumbo fleet to Victorville, in the Mojave Desert, for deep storage last year, due to the downturn in air travel and the suspension of its international routes. Air New Zealand is also storing planes at the same facility.

The location's dry heat and low humidity makes it ideal for storing aircraft, but it's also an ideal environment for highly venomous rattlesnakes and scorpions. The nasty critters are setting up home around the grounded planes' tyres and landing gear.

As a result, Qantas engineers have had to start using a "wheel whacker" to try and scare off the animals before carrying out inspections.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/125 ... nia-desert

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#2 Post by PHXPhlyer » Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:57 pm

What's next? :-?
An article about blisters caused by use of 'Wheel Whackers"? :ymdevil:

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#3 Post by G-CPTN » Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:09 pm

Couldn't they use a sound generator?
A loud hissing sound?

However,
Snake repellent.

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#4 Post by FD2 » Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:10 pm

There's not much excitement to report on down here pp...ssssss!

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#5 Post by llondel » Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:09 pm

Interesting reports to engineering, "seems to be a rattle in the undercarriage".

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#6 Post by FD2 » Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:38 pm

Snakes under the house...



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