That will buff right out...
That will buff right out...
So disgusting... you'd think they'd have individuals with more than half a brain manage these projects.
Classic Monday Morning Quarterbacking. There is no excuse, granted, but if it didn't happen, we wouldn't be going ape poopoo about it. I am sure it was tough. That being said, I did not like the wings exposed that way one bit. At least put some bubble wrap on the tips... :tongue:
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I just can't believe that they would treat such a piece of history like that. Literally Boggles the mind.
From MSNBC:
Full Story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47681590.../#.T82LFc0f5yJQuote:
"The railroad bridge and the Cross Bay Bridge, each presented challenges," said Dennis Jenkins [a member of the United Space Alliance shuttle support team], who was on board the barge with Enterprise. "The passage through the railroad bridge was narrow with only a few feet of clearance on each wingtip, while the Cross Bay was only a few feet higher than the vertical stabilizer," he wrote in an e-mail that was shared with collectSpace.
"Mother Nature did not smile on us. Just as the barge entered the railroad bridge, the wind caught it and pushed the right wing into the bridge abutment. Fortunately, the damage seems to be cosmetic, limited to the foam that covered the wingtip. No structure or mechanisms appear to have been damaged," Jenkins wrote.
The Intrepid confirmed the damage in a statement released late Sunday. "A sudden microburst of wind, measured at 35 knots, caused the rub panel foam protective layer of the wingtip of Enterprise to graze the protective wood piling bumpers in the water designed to bumper vessels," the museum said.
Where's Perriwen when you need him?!:tongue:
I think that was the sound of his head exploding I heard...
http://www.newyorkology.com/archives...prise_barg.php
Will head down to the water probably just before 11 to get some shots of her arriving by 11:30, then leave the craning photos to those who were able to take the day off. Anyone going to be on the pier just south of Intrepid or is everyone going to the parking garage for the cruise ships just north?
That link is outdated, TJK. It's moving Wednesday I heard.
Great. Thanks for saving me the early lunch, Phil.
If my work schedule allows, I may swing by your event Thursday.
Hope to meet some of you; I really enjoy all your photos.
Looks like it's going to be a short lead time on her arrival based on the weather/tides.
So does this mean that the wing will be repaired before it opens to the public on July 19 ? Could that delay the opening ?
So the grand finale is still on for Wednesday morning right ?
Amazing shots. Wish you were around in the 80's when I went every weekend alone to Rock Blvd. Waiting for all the 747s and 2 Concordes. It was fun but had no car and lots of biting mosquitoes and ticks. Got great Kodacolor photos.
I was planning to watch from Battery Park as she cruises up past the Statue. I might go instead to the pier on 44 St but my fear is it might be very crowded especially with school classes watching. If places by the Hudson are crowded, the view would be blocked. My plan is Battery Park then follow her to the pier. By the time I arrive, she will probably still be in the process of getting hoisted. I did the same procedure with the Concorde and had success. Any thoughts? There's also a chance that for safety reasons, the 42 St. Pier might be completely closed-off to the public. If so, everybody will be disappointed.
Remember how the Radome of the Concorde's nose was smashed-off by a truck at Brooklyn's Aviator Sports. Visitors can still see the scar where the repairs were done to her needle-nose.
Those are pictures of a raise in admission price to the Intrepid. First Concorde and now this. Shameful.
According to both the Intrepid's website and Facebook page Wednesdays trip up the Hudson will be about 25 hours later, all the times for Wednesday seem about an hour later than the originals on Tuesday.
Space Shuttle Enterprise is still set to make her journey to the Intrepid Museum, tomorrow, Wednesday, June 6. She is scheduled to depart her current port in Bayonne, NJ at 10:15am and make her way North passing the Statue of Liberty at approximately 10:52am, Ground Zero at about 11:30am. She will reach the Museum at around 12:30pm.
Bummer for me as because of my work schedule may have to catch it at one location and not two.
Cheers
LGA777
Perfect. I'll have plenty of time following the barge from the Statue then take the train to 42 St. Then bus-over to her pier. Even with traffic, should be plenty of time.
Enterprise arrived at the Intrepid at about 11::30. Now maneuvering the crane into place. Barge with shuttle is several hundred yards upriver waiting to move into place.
Glad I was keeping an eye on the NBC video to notice it was running early. I hoofed it from work over to Pier 84 with a couple of minutes to spare before Enterprise got there. I stuck around to get shots until it started maneuvering close to the Intrepid, when it was too crowded to find a good spot (and I needed to get back to work anyway). I would have loved to stick around to see it being lifted. I'll try to get a couple of photos up this afternoon.
Three quick photos (no processing, just plain RAW-JPEG conversion) from Pier 84:
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I went for a little less than an hour. Will upload photos tonight. I didn't have time to stick around for the hook up and craning. It was a good crowd out there for it. Hope those of you who have more time to be there today enjoy the show!
Good times with Manny and Moose on Sunday night:
Simply incredible work guys!
Cary - how did that get on Airliners with that blue tint??? :) :) :)
Ha! Mark, classic joke... Cary has an inside connection at A.net :P
VERY nice guys. I have yet to even download my cards... Somehow, my main computer (Lightroom DB) froze during import while I went to bed. This morning I did not have time to re-start so it will be a while for me :frown:
However, I can link some of the Instagram stuff :tongue:
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And finally my priority screening from a few days ago finally got accepted :smile:
And a HUGE thanks to the A.net Head Screener if he/she is reading this :wink:
Some photos from Jersey side (Liberty State Park).
Sorry about the quality. we did not have banners showing "Shuttle Enterprise to Intrepid" on our side. Instead we got back light, a lot of moisture from the river, and boats blocking our views. :frown: However, there was one good thing, we had the undamaged wing towards us. :wink:
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FDNY fire boats to lead the parade
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A pair of Coast Guard HH-65 did a fly over
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A Circle Line Cruise ship wanted to join the parade :smile:
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The last in the parade was the crane to lift Enterprise onto Intrepid
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