Aft cargo door -1000
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F-28 - 1000 aft cargo door.
Early version the door was close to wing leading edge - in fairing area. This made the door fat and heavy.
I see in Justflight pics - the door is located in the modified position - aft of fairing area.
Braathens, and probably LTU, the door was in fairing area.
I am not sure about Linjeflyg, I do not remember ......
If you want pics ----- Please contact Bodo air museum. A Braathens F-28 is placed there. -
Picture of LN-SUX - Single handrail and aft cargo door moved forward. Kingname Harald Hardråde
The same aircraft was almost scrapped in 1983 after towing accident - pushing out of hangar ENVA. No hydraulic power - with park brake set. Starting APU, hydraulic press increase, and aircraft tipped on tail while moving. The aft cargo door was open and was heavily damaged on impact. including hinges. The old door design was no spare. But skilled sheet works (Braathens) was able to rebuildDelivered from factory as PH-ZAE s/n 10010 - mars 1969
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@eker I believe we have only shared screenshots of the cargo doors on the 4000 model at this time, but yes, the differences in the aft cargo door position in the 1000/3000 and 2000/4000 are modeled. The 1000/3000 also only has one cargo door forward of the wings compared to the two fitted to the 2000/4000 which has also been modeled.
With regards to the stairs, we have modeled the version with two handrails, however, I will share this feedback with the rest of our development team to see if the version with a single handrail is something we could include.
Many thanks for the interesting story too! We have simulated the reduction of brake force with a loss of hydraulic pressure so hopefully, this doesn't catch anyone out in the sim! :winking_face:
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I think to remember that only the first 20 aircraft ( all mk1000 ) had this fat rear cargo door. The thinner door located a bit further back was introduced after that and was standard on all later F28 aircraft.
The paxdoor in its present situation was introduced after lots of complaints about the steep stairs when the aircraft had low fuel loads and few cargo in the hold. People had problems with the slopingdown of the steps. The present steps got have an extra folding step at the bottom. The second handrail was an option the airline could buy. Later it became standard. The folding plank in the doorway was an option for the airline the wanted to unload passengers via an passenger boarding bridge.
