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Wow, and I thought C-130s and C-17s were the only austere landing vehicles of our time. That explains alot. Great Video!
I photographed this gravel-kit equipped 737-200 (LN-NPB) landing at EIDW back in 1985:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwm1049/4590428146/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwm1049/4590428146/
awesome - thanks for sharing
I have pictures of a verrry similar 737, but with a different livery. The one i have pictures of, comes into CYUL very often.
Good info on the kit itself:
http://www.b737.org.uk/unpavedstripkit.htm
http://www.b737.org.uk/unpavedstripkit.htm
I'd be interested to see a video of that, or a similarly equipped plane, landing on gravel from the ground. I imagine that there must be quite a bit of dust and debris in the wake of such as a 737 landing.
Richard your comment on Wien Air was right on. They were the ones that pioneered the landing on unimproved strips. Before this it was aircraft such as older models like the DC-6,DC-4,DC-3,C-130 and the F-227 models to get in and out. Also mustn't forget the Lockheed Electra and the YS-11's that Reeve Aleutian Airways also flew too.