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[Judge Smails]

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German Jet Wing Scrapes Runway; All Safe (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gntYTA0NhI49Wvj2jKe9V1ZyN6_QD8V60MS01)

A Lufthansa jet carrying 131 passengers was caught by gusting wind as it tried to land during a storm, causing a wing tip to graze the runway before the pilot got the plane back off the ground, the airline said Monday.

[MadMatt]

Whoa...

:huh:



That must have been one HELLISH crosswind. Nice flying by the pilot!

[Mike Teacher]

No pilot here, but an airplane nerd; I think the fact that the pilot got the plane back in the air is the amazing part. Didnt know commercial jets had that capability.

Commercial aircraft arent fighter jets; the second a fighter jet landing on a carrier the pilot opens it up in case they dont catch the hook; they'll have enough power to get back in the air if needed.

I'm not sure of the procedure for landing commercial jet craft; but I think its usually the opposte, shutting the engines down, applying tbrakes and thrust reversers, maybe it never got to that point, but those guys in the cockpit had to go from the 'Land/Brake/Throttle Down' scenario to 'Full Thrust please God get enough juice to climb' Plan B.

Yow.

[mendyweiss]

Oy, I'm schvitzing !!!

[PilotJeff]

Turbine (jet) engines require time to respond. They aren't like piston engines or car engines in which you step on the gas, and it goes. It takes a few seconds for the engines to spin up to the set speed.

In most instances, the engines are not at idle thrust until a few seconds before touchdown... (called being 'spooled up.') That way, with the engines spooled up and ready to go, they respond much quicker in the event of windshear or high crosswinds such as this video.

Its just my guess that with these winds the pilots had the engines already going approximately 65-80% power (N1 to you plane nuts) just to battle the gusts and turbulence associated with the crosswind of this magnitude. In the video they were never on the ground long enough to transition from the approach to the landing phase of applying brakes or the thrust reversers.

But yeah, that's some damn good flyin.

[Furtherman]

Give that pilot a medal.

[topless_mike]

the fact that it appears that they were flying into a cross wind, which probably helped them when they pulled up.

[Judge Smails]

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[MadMatt]

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I wonder if the pilot has been having issues at home?










:tongue:

[mendyweiss]

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That will teach those Germans for putting all the fat non-Aryan people to one side of the plane

[sr71blackbird]

I wonder what that wing tip looked like afterward.

[DiabloSammich]

:blink:


Wow.


Just.....wow.

[FUNKMAN]

not the way i like to get blown

i agree with the others, the pilot did some job saving the passengers and him or herself

[damainer]

Im out. Never like planes anyway

[LaBoob]

I heard the airport officials greeted each passenger with a fresh pair of underwear as they exited the plane... now that's what I call service!
:blink:

[ralphbxny]

Cant wait to fly to New Mexico tomorrow. Very Exciting. Maybe my pilot can loop the plane!

[PapaBear]

I think the fact that the pilot got the plane back in the air is the amazing part. Didnt know commercial jets had that capability.
I've seen them be able to get back in flight, but never while the plane is that far out of control. It's surprising how capable airliners can be in the right hands, though. Two examples that amaze me are...

1. The first time a Boeing 707 was flown at an air show, the pilot did a barrel roll. No one knew he was going to do it, and the plane was virtually untested.

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2. United Flight 232. The pilot was flying with no power other than the engines. If he wanted to make a change, he had to increase or decrease engine power. No flaps at all. What an incredible pilot!!!

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[Fallon]

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Whoopah!! He totally pitted!!!

So pitted.

[tele7]

From flightlevel350.com

An Airbus landing in extreme crosswind.

http://flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Airbus_A319-Airline_Air_Canada_Aviation_Video-7501.html

[A.J.]

He said there was silence on board for several minutes after the incident.


NOBODY yelled out "HOLY FUCKING SHIT"???

[milliehatchett]

I heard the airport officials greeted each passenger with a fresh pair of underwear as they exited the plane... now that's what I call service!
:blink:

:clap:

[riverofpiss]

2. United Flight 232. The pilot was flying with no power other than the engines. If he wanted to make a change, he had to increase or decrease engine power. No flaps at all. What an incredible pilot!!!

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That is incredible, I wonder how many people survived this landing.

[PapaBear]

That is incredible, I wonder how many people survived this landing.
Believe it or not, 185 people lived.