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Co-pilot error causes ANA plane to plunge – 29 Sep 2011

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:09:39 +0000

TOKYO: A Japanese plane narrowly avoided disaster earlier this month when it plunged over the Pacific, almost turning upside down, the transport ministry said on Wednesday.

The All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight, with 117 passengers and crew on board, dived 1,900 metres in 30 seconds in the incident off the southern Shizuoka district on September 6.

The manoeuvre happened when the co-pilot, in trying to unlock the cockpit door for the captain who was returning from the toilet, mistook a command button for the cockpit door lock switch nearby.

The plane, which took off from Naha on Okinawa island in the south, later managed to touch down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport safely.

Reaction Engines LAPCAT A2 hypersonic airliner

admin — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:04:40 +0000

Video animation by UK company Reaction Engines, showing its A2 configuration for a Mach 5, 20,000km-range civil transport – developed under the European LAPCAT (Long-Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies) research program. The A2 would be powered by the company’s Scimitar hybrid airbreathing/rocket engine. Check out their website: www.reactionengines.co.uk

Airbus A380 Jumbo Jet Clips Tail Of Another Plane While Taxiing At JFK Airport

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:51:13 +0000

Air France Flight 7 F-HPJD bound for Paris, was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip struck the tail of Comair Flight 6293, which had just landed from Boston and was taxiing to its gate at Kennedy, one of the nation’s busiest airports, Peters said.

Both jets were being towed to a ramp area for inspection, Peters said. The extent of the damage was unknown.

The FAA didn’t immediately say how many people were on the double-deck Airbus A380, which can carry 525 passengers in a three-class configuration or more than 850 in a single-class configuration. Air France didn’t immediately return a telephone message seeking comment.

The Comair CRJ 700 Regional Jet was carrying 62 passengers and four crew members, said Betsy Talton, a spokeswoman of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc., for which Comair operates regional flights. All the passengers were taken off the plane and into a terminal, she said

JFK’s Tower Reacts As Jumbo Jet Clips Plane

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:49:02 +0000

Two jets involved in a fender bender at New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport will be inspected to determine the extent of their damage. (April 12)

Blind Light Aircraft Pilot

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:03:21 +0000

Ken Woodward has been blind for 6 years, but hasn’t let that stop him flying a light aircraft.

Blind Pilot @ Yahoo! Video

Extremely low plane

admin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:22:16 +0000

okay the five foot thing was a lie

NASA cruise efficient STOL aircraft concept

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:42:04 +0000

NASA video animation of the Cruise Efficient Short Take-off and Landing aircraft concept, intended to operate from runways too short for a Boeing 737 and enabling airports to handle more flights. From a NASA Fundamental Aeronautics programme video.

Focus on Aircraft Production, 1958

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:04:20 +0000

A short film reviewing British aviation missteps including the Princess, Brabazon and SR-177

C130 Hercules Landing On A Aircraft Carrier

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:16:23 +0000

This is the complete (and amazing!) 6+ minute original Lockheed video, showing the Hercules landing and taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier. It also includes some great footage of a North American Fury, and an F-4 Phantom.

You can view this and many more videos here: http://www.aviationvids.com

TOP TEN Crosswind and Scary Aircraft Landings

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:48:18 +0000

ULTIMATE COMPILATION of aircraft crosswind and scary wild landings landing wingstrike near crash 747, 787, 737, jumbo, Hong Kong, Boeing, Airbus, Lufthansa, Germany.

Worst aircraft landing

admin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:26:48 +0000

Landing by an inexperienced Pilot

The World’s Biggest Planes

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:41:02 +0000

Compilation of planes over Kowloon Hong Kong Kai Tak

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:02:23 +0000

Hong Kong Kai Tak – This is a compilation of my short snippet videos short from Kowloon city under the approach.

Compilation of Planes over Kowloon Hong Kong Kai Tak – Click here for another funny movie.

Swiss Air jet has very bumpy landing at London City

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:59:10 +0000

Swiss Air jet has very bumpy landing at London City Airport (on the afternoon of 17th January, 2008)