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

Varig

REG: PP-VOP

McDonnell Douglas MD-11

MSN: 48434

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

Hong Kong, China - November 1996

Piotr Pasnicki
373 Poland

82 Views
China Southern Airlines

REG: B-2351

Airbus A320-232

MSN: 718

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

Hong Kong, China - Mid 1990's

Paul McCarthy
2.9K New South Wales, Australia

206 Views
China Northern Airlines

REG: B-2108

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

MSN: 49502

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

Hong Kong, China - Mid 1990's

Paul McCarthy
2.9K New South Wales, Australia

302 Views
China Southwest Airlines

REG: B-2534

Boeing 737-3Y0

MSN: 26070

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

Hong Kong, China - Mid 1990's

Paul McCarthy
2.9K New South Wales, Australia

390 Views
China Southwest Airlines

REG: B-2957

Boeing 737-3Z0

MSN: 27521

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

Hong Kong, China - Mid 1990's

Andrew Hunt
17.8K Singapore

444 Views
Air China

REG: B-2454

Boeing 747SP-27

MSN: 22302

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

Hong Kong, China - Mid 1990's

Paul McCarthy
2.9K New South Wales, Australia

455 Views

Comments (41)

Anonymous

16 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.

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

15 years ago

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

Excelent

14 years ago

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

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!

13 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!

12 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!

11 years ago

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

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...

9 years ago

Great

Nice Photo!!

Clear and crisp photo!

Aviation Photo #0881106 Boeing 747-412 - Singapore Airlines

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