Holey hell. A French Rafale landing on a carrier at night. I watched the radar altimeter (top right) count down and I still couldn’t see the carrier until touchdown. NOT A CHANCE I’d do this. Ever. #WePilots#aviation
In the past few years Boeing have taken hits from all quarters. But no matter what you think, this is an astonishing image of a @flydubai aircraft that went well beyond its design limits (30,000 Ft per minute descent rate was reported, a normal rate is about 1500 ft per minute)
Give it a few days and it’ll become apparent that these were fuel thieves who were stealing diesel from farms in huge barrels in vans (explosive, not explosives… hence not viable). Who just were literally in the wrong place at the wrong time. A not uncommon crime in rural
This preliminary report is really quite telling and drives those interested to consider two options, either a mechanical failure of some kind or pilot braking inputs on the pedals.
It’s worthy of note here that Boeing and Airbus have two differently taught methodologies for
BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED DURING A B787-9 TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT MUNICH.
A preliminary BFU investigation into a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 occurrence at Munich has found repeated brake pedal inputs during the take-off roll, with braking commands recorded
Airborne Jousting at its best. These Ruskies make it look easy as they plug in their Tu-142 to the tanker. It’s not easy and despite both pilots putting in huge control inputs, they appear to score a ‘hole in one’. I’ve not seen many films like this from the inside. Cool. 😎
