Boeing 747-412 - Singapore Airlines | Aviation Photo #0881106

Cathay Pacific Airways

REG: VR-HIB

Boeing 747-267B

MSN: 22149

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - October 1996

Piotr Pasnicki
77 Poland

259 Views
China Eastern Airlines

REG: B-2127

McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82)

MSN: 49511

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - February 1993

Andrew Hunt
16.5K Singapore

377 Views
Gulf Air

REG: A4O-TW

Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15 TriStar 100

MSN: 193U-1131

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - November 1987

Richard Parkhouse
309 England, United Kingdom

378 Views
China Southern Airlines

REG: B-2825

Boeing 757-21B

MSN: 25890

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - October 1994

Andrew Hunt
16.5K Singapore

397 Views
South African Airways

REG: ZS-SAN

Boeing 747-244B

MSN: 20239

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - October 1996

Piotr Pasnicki
77 Poland

444 Views
HeavyLift Cargo Airlines

REG: G-HEVY

Boeing 707-324C

MSN: 19350

Hong Kong - Kai Tak International (HKG / VHHH) [CLOSED]

Hong Kong, China - August 1994

Andrew Hunt
16.5K Singapore

472 Views

Comments (41)

Anonymous

15 years ago

I believe the timing and angle are perfect. It almost looks like if it had been taken from another airplane...Was It?

The pilot is so far off centerline making this photo very dramatic. What due u think the captain of the A-330 is thinking?

The captain of this plane should smoothly correct his heading to the runway

Another tough langing at Kai Tak.

14 years ago

Is a realy great picture congratulatios is nice

Fantastic picture !! here you can see , how are some winds

"please put you seats and trays in upright positions, we are preparing for landing"

Nice photo

Nice angle!

Wow! Wonder if the landing was bumpy or not...

The pilot of the A330 must be freaking out right now.

Singapore airlines is the best

Will he land oooor Take off again? Hope the passengers are partying

A bit of good aileron and rudder work needed here.
Another 200 tonne giant about to slam into the runway sideways.
Just another day in Kai Tak!!

Similar to a Korean Air. Kai Tak is famous of crosswind landing!

Very beautiful

13 years ago

Excelent

This is a great shot. Its amazing what wind can do to such a big airplane!

12 years ago

I have been traveling Southeast Asian countries late 70s and facinated every time whenever I land Kai Tak airport. Some time captain likes steep turn and try to pick laundry on the top of building up right before landing. All were good memory now. I lost a chance to land on there after wards but my wife stopped over for transit on the way back to Tokyo but she had to suffer mess on the way to BKK because of opening of new airpot, Cheprak Kok(?).

Lucky great shot!1 of a million! The pilot must of made a go around!

11 years ago

Now, this is an outstanding shot of a 747 trying to make a crosswind landing. I wonder if the passengers onboard the jumbo jet crapped and wee weed in their undies. If I were onboard that aircraft, it would sure scare the hell outta me!

10 years ago

I would have ruined my pants sitting in that plane but that's what made Kai Tak unique. Unfortunately I never saw it with my own eyes. Great, classic moment in aviation.

There ´s a lot of job to do before touchdown

Best photo ! wow

Five stars plus-plus-plus for this 'What the ???' shot! Ahhhh, the good old days of landing at Kai Tak are etched in my memory forever.

This is one of those "Oh, $#!+" moments in world aviation. Excellent pic!

Kai Tak airport is not complete without the drifting airplanes...

Awesome

Very dramatic photo ! Kai Tak was world

Ah, Kai Tak International, the only airport in the world where events like that happened on a regular basis.

Kai tak will always be remembered fondly by those who went through it!

This huge bird trying its way on the right angle.

This pilot must have been one heck of a pilot!! Kai Tak was amazing... Legendary even...

Did Kai Tak ever have any landing accidents? Was the A330 flying in 1998?

I like how the plane is unaligned to the runway. It is a marvellous photo and at great timing. It shows you just how dangerous airports can be, while showing the aspirations of flight

9 years ago

Yes the a330 was flying in 1998, check wikipedia,
i was the pilot who flew that plane in, i remember it was very tense, the passengers, most were hongkees but were still scared, my co-pilot was very jitterish and so i did the landing, was a hard one, but we made it down

Great shot, dangerous landing...

8 years ago

Great

Nice Photo!!

7 years ago

Clear and crisp photo!

Aviation Photo #0881106 Boeing 747-412 - Singapore Airlines

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