Boeing 767 forced landing on belly in Warsaw - today [vid]

[Nothingtodo]

 

[Bubba]

Now there is one excellent pilot.

 

[VVJoe]

Neat-O

I am sure he couldn't wait to get a drink after that :happy:

 

[tboy]

Yup, those dudes can fly....see how gently he put it down? I bet it wasn't any rougher than a landing with wheels.....amazing.

 

[Macho Man]

Is it even possible for planes to dump fuel? I always thought that was a myth...



Secondly, why the hell aren't there secondary options for planes wheels?. Would it not be worth the money considering a landing like this ruins your plane forever.

 

[God]

If I'm not mistaken, I believe they just circle the airport consuming fuel as I don't think they have fuel dump systems on modern airliners, besides, I would think you would want all the time you could to get the landing gear working again, if at all possible. Also, I dont think that environmentalists wouldn't be kosher with a fuel dump.

Also not all airplanes are equipped to dump fuel. The A380 that had a catastrophic engine failure leaving Singapore last year had to dump fuel. Different A380, but here is a video from on board of a plane dumping fuel:

 

[JBelushi]

You are correct God. But of all mighty always is :intello: