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Float Flyr
Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
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 Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:19 pm Post subject: Dead stick practice -Gimli Glider OT |
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There was a plane, I'm not sure what type that glided over a hundred miles
to land dead stick in the Azores after a fuel leak in one of the engines
emptied the tanks. The runway in the Azores ends with a considerable three
figure drop! The plane landed hard enough to blow all the tires and break
several wheels!
Do not archive.
Noel
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Ken Potter
Joined: 18 Aug 2007
Posts: 85
Location: Lanark, Ontario
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Dead stick practice -Gimli Glider OT |
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Yes, that was an Air Transat plane. Similar to the Gimli Glider the plane ran out of fuel (due to a maintence error) and made it to the Azores. I work for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada as an investigator; our agency assisted the Porteguese with their investigation. Not withstanding the maintenance foul-up by the airline, a spectacular bit of flying!!!
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