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Just sharing this from the hangar... A320 getting its landing gear put through the paces while safely jacked. Full extension and retraction to test the system. Love seeing it all work perfectly.
The fire on engine #1 was catastrophic.. an uncontained failure that sent debris flying uncontrollably... but the real killer was the immediate compressor stall on #2, visible right here in the footage as that telltale puff of flame.
This almost certainly resulted from Foreign
14 years ago today,Captain Tadeusz Wrona turned a potential tragedy into a masterclass in airmanship. With a hydraulics failure and landing gear stuck up, he gently set a 200-ton Boeing 767 onto its belly. All 231 people survived.
It makes you wonder: In an era of increasing
I'm puzzled as to why the pilots of Jeju Air Flight 2216 didn't use the landing gear manual extension. It's incredibly strange that both hydraulic systems A & B failed simultaneously, leading to an attempt to land on a short runway without gear or flaps. This decision seems like
😱 Southwest 737-800 (SWA3278) nearly took off from a TAXIWAY at Orlando Int’l on 3/20/25! Pilots mixed up Taxiway H with Runway 17R. #aviation#msfs2020
On August 4th, a flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong set a new record for the longest continuous time spent in an airplane cabin. The flight, CX883, was delayed due to a thunderstorm in Hong Kong and was diverted to Taiwan. Passengers spent nearly 29 hours in the cabin, waiting
Did you know the Boeing 747-8 is still the fastest wide-body passenger jet flying today?* Lufthansa reigns with 19 in their fleet, zooming on routes like Frankfurt to LA at 1060 km/h (Mach 0.86).. outrunning the A380 and even the 777X. With four mighty GEnx engines and those
Spotted a cathay 777 gliding RIGHT under the sky bridge at HKG ✈️
if you’re ever at hong kong airport, don’t miss this spot – planes literally taxi under your feet! wild 🤯
📍 terminal 1 observation deck
I'm puzzled as to why the pilots of Jeju Air Flight 2216 didn't use the landing gear manual extension, which you can see in this video: #JejuAir#Flight2216#AviationSafety