I'm curious about safety measures being taken on the Kalitta 747F being used for evacuations. How many seats are allowed? Where are the emergency exits? What about O2 masks in case of depressurization?
Jump to postOP deserves more respect as if pundits here are not aware that airlines and industries uses normalized cabin for calculating CASM. What a shame! Also, the comment shaming someone for using CASM over CASK is just silly. AFAIK, the nautical mile is still the standard unit of distance used across avia...
Jump to postTake note Delta this how you Handle an engine problem on Departure. It's wrong to equate the two situations. The AC 767 experienced an issue with a landing gear and an engine. The pilots were right to stay airborne to lighten the load to maximize the prospect of a safe landing. The Delta 777 had an...
Jump to postLive broadcast of landing here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6M2TLL4_wc
It's amazing how much people will pay to save 1hr on the LA freeways...the helicopter flight looks like it would have taken 30-45 minutes (if completed) and the time estimate for the drive at 9AM on Sunday (from Google Maps) is 1h 15m to 1h 45m.
Jump to postThat is exactly my take. If the ASD-B is correct (and there really is no other data with no black box, unless radar turns up) he was climbing through the cloud deck (which he said he was doing in an ATC call moments before the crash) and lost control of the craft (stall?) or had a mechanical failur...
Jump to posthivue wrote:enilria wrote:
How did he get past Burbank? Transition? Go around it? Fly under a shelf?
The pilot, as well as the remainder of the nine victims have been identified. The pilot was 50 yrs old, was instrument-rated and also a flight-instructor with a good reputation according to these articles... https://globintel.com/usa/ara-zobayan-bio-wiki-age/ https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is...
Jump to postB757capt wrote:
Which ATC station would have control over this flight at the time of the crash?
Jump to postMove production back to the McD&D facilities in Long Beach. Better weather. (Tongue firmly planted in cheek).
Jump to postIt doesn’t in fact most airplanes can’t dump fuel. A big difference between MTOW and MLW would be a reason to include the ability to jettison fuel, right? Otherwise it's likely not needed. Yes that’s a reason fuel jettison is included in the Jet....if you can obviously reduce the weight to MLW but ...
Jump to postWhen flying long-haul between two cities that are very close to antipodes in orientation (ie. New York to Sydney or Mexico to India), would flight plans fly both legs in the same direction (ie. always flying East) to take advantage of the earth's rotation and prevailing winds?
Jump to postDid they dump fuel on Bayonne and Jersey City?
Jump to postTo be more accurate, ATC asked if they needed to HOLD for dumping fuel. The pilot's only answer to that question was "Negative". The question from ATC was ambiguous. Does this situation get investigated by the FAA to the point that data on the CVR would be analysed? That would be very int...
Jump to postIt’s insanity that they never told atc they were dumping. ATC even asked if they needed to dump and they didn’t say they were. To be more accurate, ATC asked if they needed to HOLD for dumping fuel. The pilot's only answer to that question was "Negative". The question from ATC was ambiguo...
Jump to postIran is now saying that the US shot down the plane by hacking the missiles or caused it to be shot down by hacking the ATC system. https://www.ibtimes.sg/iran-claims-us-cyberattack-led-weapons-operator-confusing-ukraine-plane-american-cruise-missile-37718 Thanks for the link. Excerpts from the arti...
Jump to postThe evidence seems to point to the first missile hitting the plane just below the cockpit almost certainly killing the pilots. That would also correspond with losing ADSB at that point. The plane continued to fly until hit by the second missile. The investigation and recorders (if still functioning...
Jump to postA couple of observations from the full LiveATC recordings...you can hear two pilot's voices at different times, so they were handing off pilot-flying and pilot-monitoring duties. They were asked about a fuel dump by the departure controller and then handed off to the approach controller and it appea...
Jump to postbtfarrwm wrote:Here is a link to the LiveATC recording for LAX departure. Delta 89 Heavy makes first audio contact at ~3m20s into the recording.
https://archive-server.liveatc.net/kbur ... -1930Z.mp3
Here is a link to the LiveATC recording for LAX departure. Delta 89 Heavy makes first audio contact at ~3m20s into the recording.
https://archive-server.liveatc.net/kbur ... -1930Z.mp3
The FAA will be investigating, according to their Twitter feed...
https://twitter.com/FAANews/status/1217213895066169345
This also stood out to me. The Reuters report quoted Canadian intelligence, and you can be sure that they were in contact with the Americans before coming to the conclusion the plane wasn’t shot down. One explanation for the revelations coming out today about satellite data is simple. It took time ...
Jump to postIf this is the response of the head of Iran's Civil Aviation board regarding the missile theory, confidence in their ability to perform a competent investigation just took a big hit... The head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Authority is questioning the US allegation that Iran mistakenly shot down a Ukrai...
Jump to postJust curious, when people are making assumptions about the plane's flight path and behavior after becoming crippled, are we talking about the true altitude above the ground? The plane was at 8,000 ft above sea-level, but the altitude in Tehran is listed as 3,900 ft.
Jump to postPentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official and an Iraqi intelligence official told Newsweek that the Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Tehran was struck by an anti-aircraft missile. https://www.newsweek.com/iranians-shot-down-ukraine-flight-mistake-sources-1481313?amp=1 A missile would...
Jump to postSo there was a failure 3x at what is ever expected in the most extreme real life situation ever. Why is this stuff news? How do you get 3X? Ultimate load is 1.5X expected maximum in-service load. you Uhm, read the article? To be fair, the plane was pressurized to a greater extent (3X) than required...
Jump to postI hope aviation engineers can weigh in, but the keel of an airplane is one of the things that should never-ever fail. To be fair to Boeing, the article states they chose to stress the frame beyond what was required, (simultaneously stressing the wings and keel under high cabin pressure)...but the fi...
Jump to postSIN-EWR was started as an all-J layout. Even on the A350, it’s First, Business and Premium Economy. I think they want to do research on ULH flights in economy class for one.
Jump to postIt doesn’t look like it was a tug that stopped the cart but a baggage-loading vehicle.
Jump to postI’m little more than an aviation enthusiast and not a pilot or engineer. That being said, I can’t see the logic of an automated system that manipulates the trim tabs instead of the elevator when the desired outcome is to avoid a stall. It makes no sense (at least to me).
Jump to postPHF in Newport News, VA has an entire concourse that is not being used.
Jump to postMaybe the plane was hijacked a la 9/11 and the left turn seen by the Greeks was interpreted as a turn towards Israel and the Israelis shot it down.
Jump to postLooked up on Saturday afternoon in Williamsburg VA and saw a 744. That's very unusual, so I looked it up and saw this: <a href="http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2290/history/20160416/2010Z/KIAD/KNGU." target="_blank">http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U.../history/20160416/2010Z/KIAD/KNGU.</a> ...
Jump to post"Add into that mix if a US carrier would spend the money to upgrade the inflight product and train crews to the level that the ME3 does they would be a formidable force." The reason US carriers don't match the level of service of the ME3 is because US passengers don't want to pay for that level of s...
Jump to postThis must be a daytime-only procedure, right? I think night-time intersection takeoffs were banned after the LAX USAir crash in the 90s.
Jump to postHow cheap would oil need to get before MD-11s and 744s become again become attractive to the airlines that have them cooking in the desert?
Jump to postI know this will stir the pot, but If we already know the plane was shot down by a SAM, there's not much need for a true forensic investigation. A missile that was designed to bring down an airplane did it's job. The Ukranians and Russians will point fingers and make accusations until they are blue ...
Jump to postAir conditioning is now available on Spirit for a $19 upcharge...
Jump to postThere was an ATA DC-10 that burned up in Chicago in 1986, also without injuries to passengers or crew (one firefighter was hurt, however).
https://www.airliners.net/photo/148751/
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/777Jet" class="quote" target="_blank">777Jet</a> (<a href="#5" class="quote">Reply 5</a>):<br/><i> Looks good but I'd love to see a 321 in the o...
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Jump to postLooks like parts of the fuselage are made from composite. Was any composite used on the 727?
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Jump to postCNN is saying a British ship is heading out to a specific region, but can't say why, and call it a "Big Development". My guess is that submarines have been secretly trolling that part of the ocean for days using sonar and listening for "pings" but no government is willing to admit it.
Jump to postAccording to the Aerospaceone website, their mission is on-demand cargo and charter hauling between India and the Middle East, former Soviet Republics, Asia and West Africa. You don't need the legs of a 744 for those flights. I've seen fuel burn differences of 10-12% quoted for the 742 compared to t...
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