nkwazi manchester's dc-10 classroom
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The Tale of Manchester Airports’
“Nkwazi”1980 – 2011
Steve Clouston
Airfield Technical Planner
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“ Nkwazi” The African Fish Eagle
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National Bird of Zambia
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Zambia Airways DC-10-30
N3016Z
“Nkwazi”
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Nkwazi’s Early Years
Date of Manufacture: November 1980
Construction Number: 48266
Line Number: 348
First flew 25th November 1980
Originally destined for EgyptAir
Sold to Chemco International Leasing
July 1984 leased to Zambia Airways as N3016Z
Launched North American service linking Lusaka with New York via Monrovia (Liberia) and
later via Dakar (Senegal)
Flew the popular Lusaka to London service initially with stops at Rome and Frankfurt and
later nonstop to Heathrow
Zambia Airways ceased operations and was liquidated in December 1994
Nkwazi sold to Sky Leasing Inc. and languished in storage
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Monarch Airways
G-DMCA
New Flag and Carrier
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Nkwazi’s Later Life
March 1996 leased to Monarch Airlines as G-DMCA
Instrumental in launching the airline’s non-stop long-haul programme
Manchester based flew both short and long-haul routes
First flight operated: Gatwick to Alicante 17th March 1996
Largely used as a standby aircraft following arrival of two new A330s in 1999
Last flight operated: Manchester to Orlando Sanford 26th October 2001
Manchester stored with a care and maintenance programme from 9th November 2001
The 23 year old aircraft’s registration cancelled by UK CAA in November 2003
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A New Life For The Old African Eagle
October 2003 Manchester Airport and Monarch Airways
Sign Agreement
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Disassembly On Stands 249 and 251
Hydraulic Fluid and 9 Tonnes of Fuel Removed
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Internal Stripping Out
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Removal of Control Surfaces
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Main Gear Removed Following Jacking of Aircraft
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Three One-Hundred Ton Cranes Lift the 89 Ton Bird Clear
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Nkwazi’s Final Flight
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And Touchdown
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Wings Clipped
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Sixty Foot Section of Fuselage and Flight Deck Cut
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Tail Section ‘Chewed’ Through
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Then Felled
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Meanwhile…. The Eagle’s Nest Takes Shape
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All Scrap Bagged
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Six Weeks Later
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A Job Well Done
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The Team
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Slow and Final Taxi Begins
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Landside Via Crash Gate 18
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Into The Viewing Park Not The Hangar
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Easy Does It
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The Eagle Has Landed
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Fitting Out Completed Late Spring 2004
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Education Centre
Full Audio-Visual System and Seating For Up To 36 ‘Passengers’
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Fully Equipped Flight Deck
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“Nkwazi” Lives On