Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/01/world/europe/poland-plane/index.html?hpt=hp_t2[/url]
[quote]A Boeing 767 on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, made a dramatic emergency landing at Warsaw, Poland's Frederic Chopin International airport Tuesday after problems with its landing gear, an airport spokeswoman said. All the passengers on the flight, from Newark Liberty International Airport to Warsaw, are safe and uninjured, she told CNN. Newark Liberty serves the greater New York area.
The LOT Polish Airlines flight, which had been due to land at 1:35 local time, circled above the airport for an hour before coming down in a belly landing at 2:40, she said.
There were 230 people aboard the flight, Poland's TVN broadcaster said.
Video footage from the scene shows the plane coming in to land without its wheels down. Emergency vehicles can be seen racing towards the aircraft moments after it lands and appearing to hose it down as passengers disembark.
The airport is Poland's busiest, handling almost half its air passenger traffic with about 100 scheduled flights a day, the airport's website says.
LOT, the Polish flag carrier and one of the world's oldest airlines, is currently offering special deals on flights from the New York area to Warsaw.
In 2010, it carried more than 4.5 million passengers, nearly three-quarters of whom were on international flights, its website says. The airline said it aims to offer quality of service and value for money.[/quote]
Go to the link for a video.
That is a really, really good landing. He managed to come in nearly level, just above stall speed, and with very low vertical speed. He made touchdown without slamming the tail into the ground or allowing the aircraft to spin after contact. That must be the least dramatic belly landing in history.
Badass landing.
I never thought about the fact that airplane underbellies are made to withstand scraping the ground until I heard it a few years ago. Just the concept is really cool, the landing gear won't come down so the plane is like "well fuck you guys i guess i'll take this one for the team"
That was much smoother than all of my landings WITH landing gear in flight sim :v:
My uncle is a Captain for LOT :smile: . Amazing landing, the final approach was perfect
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The thing about these kinds of landings is that the only brakes you have is from the flaps/slats, and of course friction.
Automerge
See?
Planes don't need wheels.
This is why I don't like the idea of computers flying commercial airliners. I mean, I'm sure they would write an algorithm or something for this situation, but still, it's always best to have a conscious human being at the controls.
Yeah I know what autopilot is, refer to my post a few down please.
[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;33071710]This is why I don't like the idea of computers flying commercial airliners. I mean, I'm sure they would write an algorithm or something for this situation, but still, it's always best to have a conscious human being at the controls.[/QUOTE]Pilots are trained to take over if the computer fucks up.
[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;33071710]This is why I don't like the idea of computers flying commercial airliners. I mean, I'm sure they would write an algorithm or something for this situation, but still, it's always best to have a conscious human being at the controls.[/QUOTE]
But this is exactly what is going on right now.
Computer flys the plane most of the time, the pilot is there for backup.
[QUOTE=Cmx;33071742]But this is exactly what is going on right now.
Computer flys the plane most of the time, the pilot is there for backup.[/QUOTE]
Boeing aircraft are more focused on human input and control, especially their older planes, like the 767. The one involved in this incident was first flown in ’97 :v:
[QUOTE=Aperture Adam;33071943]Boeing aircraft are more focused on human input and control, especially their older planes, like the 767. The one involved in this incident was first flown in ’97 :v:[/QUOTE]That's a new plane compared to a lot of others. Southwest Airlines has a lot of planes built in the 1980's, they're all 737-200's. As long as they're maintained well, nothing should really go wrong.
[QUOTE=urbanmonkey;33071710]This is why I don't like the idea of computers flying commercial airliners. I mean, I'm sure they would write an algorithm or something for this situation, but still, it's always best to have a conscious human being at the controls.[/QUOTE]
You realize that the autopilot flies the plane 99% of the flight's duration?
[QUOTE=faze;33071740]Pilots are trained to take over if the computer fucks up.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Cmx;33071742]But this is exactly what is going on right now.
Computer flys the plane most of the time, the pilot is there for backup.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=madjawa;33072578]You realize that the autopilot flies the plane 99% of the flight's duration?[/QUOTE]
Sorry, let me rephrase that. Yes, I do know all of that, my dad is a captain for Delta Airlines. I was referring to an article posted maybe a week ago about those huge planes that would be controlled soly by computers. I should have referenced that article. In it, they said there would not be a pilot in the plane, and they would be controlled only by the computers. It was that I am against, not the autopilot mechanisms already used in today's airplanes. Sorry for the mixup.
Small Update: I got a message from my brother saying "bohaterem jest kapitan Tadeusz Wrona." ("The captain Tadeusz Wrona is a hero.").
Tadeusz Wrona is a close friend of my dad. Wow, this really is a small world.
A video with a different angle of the landing is available here: [url]http://www.tvn24.pl/0,1722771,0,1,klopoty-boeinga-nad-okeciem,wiadomosc.html[/url]
I watched the video and got an Aeroplane advert :v:
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