sadie j 54 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 a quick look said the plane the plane landed on an aircraft carrier 330msumburgh runways are around 500 and 700msumburghs runways are 1426m and 1500m long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadie j 54 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 A 737 can use Sumburgh. Hercules are common, they used them to ferry food during the dockers or seamen's strike in Aug '73, and Danish Air Force ones are common using it as a diversion when Faroe has had to be closed due to weather after the flight is airborne.http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=indexes&s=item&key=IYToxOntpOjA7czo4OiJBdmlhdGlvbiI7fQ==&pg=363 heres the 737 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I would think that all four trips could use a total of 20,000kg of fuel, as well as the lorries driving back to Edinburgh. They are sending the same stuff that would have come up on the ferry. Ripe! I wonder how much will go in the bin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 A 737 can use Sumburgh. Hercules are common, they used them to ferry food during the dockers or seamen's strike in Aug '73, and Danish Air Force ones are common using it as a diversion when Faroe has had to be closed due to weather after the flight is airborne.http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=indexes&s=item&key=IYToxOntpOjA7czo4OiJBdmlhdGlvbiI7fQ==&pg=363 heres the 737 Just to complete the 737 story - hope there's someone videoing the Tesco Herc landing and departure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RileyBKing Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I trust stilldellin is on standby with his camera! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadie j 54 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 A 737 can use Sumburgh. Hercules are common, they used them to ferry food during the dockers or seamen's strike in Aug '73, and Danish Air Force ones are common using it as a diversion when Faroe has had to be closed due to weather after the flight is airborne.http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=indexes&s=item&key=IYToxOntpOjA7czo4OiJBdmlhdGlvbiI7fQ==&pg=363 heres the 737 Just to complete the 737 story - hope there's someone videoing the Tesco Herc landing and departure. oh i will defo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewenutz Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I winder if Oscar Charlie wid bal me oot a turkey if dir passing da door....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 ^ I believe its only steak that they supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxna Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Keep quiet but they also do a good Chinese/Indian/Orkney drop off of your choice and at your location. To account for trajectory and weather, if you are in Lerwick, for example, your drop is guaranteed to land somewhere in Shetland or slightly to the east'ish. Great service and they do rescues too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Early sighting of the chartered plane....... http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/tescp.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxna Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Very good! Put this to the National Press,seriously!!!!!! Early sighting of the chartered plane....... http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/tescp.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Very good! Put this to the National Press,seriously!!!!!! Early sighting of the chartered plane....... http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/tescp.jpg Under the headline "Fair Wind To Shetland" or "They've got Wind - We'll Give them More" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eenoo Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 A lot of people ripping Tesco saying their in it for the money or telling others to shop local but why are folk using the classifieds to auction off turkeys to each other? People wanting veg on there too. Well done Tesco. Hope it works out. 22,000 people shopping for sprouts locally would be very disappointed. Customer service 100% Tesco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Okay, some folks are saying it's great customer service and well done Tesco but looking at the overall picture I just find it very sad that it has come to this. Have we as a community become so selfish and self-centred that to not have "what we want" or that certain bag of fruit and vegetables was going to ruin our Christmas?. Could we really not have survived with what was still available in Shetland?. And I'm sure there was more than enough to choose from. Have we really become like a suburb of doon sooth where there's childish panic buying at the drop of a hat?. I'm probably wasting my time but come on Shetland, get a grip...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longdog Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 well said Kavi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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