Tragic Video of the FedEx MD-11F Crash in Tokyo
Here is some video footage from YouTube showing the MD-11F bouncing off the runway and flipping over.
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The ‘Ditching Switch’ on the Airbus A320 saved lives
Planes can float, but the US Airways Airbus A-320 that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday had a better chance than most.
That’s because it was equipped with a special device unique to Airbus planes that increased the likelihood it would stay on top of the water.
The device, called a “ditching switch,” effectively seals the plane [...]
Ice in fuel tiggered the British Airways Boeing 777 accident at Heathrow Airport
It also demanded that Boeing put in place new safety measures to ensure that planes travelling at high altitude in temperatures far below freezing do not suffer a potentially disastrous build up of ice in their fuel systems. The recommendations were made in a report into the crash in January in which a BA 777 flying from Beijing crash landed short of the runway with 136 passengers and 16 crew on board.
Engine power loss appears to be the cause of the Boeing 777 crash at London Heathrow airport
Engine power loss appears to have been the cause of an accident at the UK’s London Heathrow airport, in which a British Airways Boeing 777 landed just inside the airfield boundary some 500m (1,640ft) short of the runway 27L threshold. The 136 passengers were evacuated via all eight slides, with three people suffering minor injuries, according to a statement by the airline’s chief executive Willie Walsh.