I don't think you can blame the planners on this one as far as the height is concerned. The bridge should have been an underground tunnel. Where do you stop at the height? Do you make it high enough for a 747? David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: <B787300@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 19:34 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] [Sky-1] A318 vs B717 > Unbelievable! Why didn't DEN planners plan on a taller height for the bridge > so they don't impede aircraft? > > And rather than spend all this money on consultants with laser gizmos to > measure heights, why don't they just tow a damn empty A318 to the spot, slowly > maneuver the tail up to the bridge, and have someone on a bucket truck or > something measure the difference between the tail height and the bottom of the bridge > on the centerline and maybe 3 or 4 feet in each direction in case they have a > drunk flight crew someday that can't stay on the centerline? > > If it fits, it fits. If it doesn't, it doesn't. So simple but they have to > complicate it to death at significant expense. And if an empty one fits then > they know that one with fuel, people and cargo will fit because it will sit > lower. Of course compacted snow will raise the elevation of the ramp so maybe > they could ban the area to A318 when there is snow on the ground. > > Jose Prize > Fan of reality testing > > In a message dated 8/5/2003 4:01:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > dkaiser1@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > Subj: Re: [Sky-1] A318 vs B717 > > Date: 8/5/2003 4:01:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time > > From: <A HREF="mailto:dkaiser1@xxxxxxxxx";>dkaiser1@xxxxxxxxx</A> > > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > > To: <A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx";>AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > The Denver Post ran an article last weekend on Frontier and the A318. The > > issue is that the tail is 2 feet taller than the A319 and there is concern > > whether the aircraft will be able to taxi under a bridge at DIA. If anyone > > is interested, the article may be found at: > > > > http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%7E33%7E1543008,00.html > > > > > > > > At 01:54 PM 8/5/2003, you wrote: > > >