777 down.
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Probably an undercarriage failure to deploy. Pilot probably landed the bird as very start of the runway to give himself more margin for error at the other end of the runway.
What's the betting there'll be an announcement later saying it was a ' textbook crash landing'
What's the betting there'll be an announcement later saying it was a ' textbook crash landing'
Phew, pretty tough aircraft...
you'd think it would fly better with all those extra pairs of wings.
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The Bristol boys are on their way to sort the Trents !
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An idea of distance involved... little margin for error.
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An idea of distance involved... little margin for error.
it only takes about 4.5 seconds to cover this distance at landing speed.
It seems like the flight crew did a fantastic job.
If early (hearsay) reports are correct it lost power and was literally glided in the last mile and then nosed up to slow air speed in case there was no hydraulic power for braking.
If early (hearsay) reports are correct it lost power and was literally glided in the last mile and then nosed up to slow air speed in case there was no hydraulic power for braking.
Some of the passingers didnt even know it was a crash landing, thought it was just a bit bumpy
I know exactly what you mean, I did enquire after one particularly bumpy landing if we had been shot down.
Good flight crew skill and an extremely overdesigned aircraft enabled everyone to walk away from this one.
There's nothing worse than landing short of the runway and, when I started flying, this scenario would have had an entirely different ending.
MW
There's nothing worse than landing short of the runway and, when I started flying, this scenario would have had an entirely different ending.
MW
wow what miracle, no serious injury, that pilot deserves a medal for cool thinking in what was seconds.
looks like he favoured soggy turf rather than tarmac,
that man wasnt just lucky he is a god i dont feel he hit turf by accident.
good news at last good for the soul
looks like he favoured soggy turf rather than tarmac,
that man wasnt just lucky he is a god i dont feel he hit turf by accident.
good news at last good for the soul
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