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cmartinez

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cmartinez

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On August 19, 1980, Saudia Flight 163 made an emergency return to Riyadh after a fire broke out in its cargo hold. The Lockheed L-1011 landed safely and came to a complete stop, but evacuation was never ordered. With the doors closed, smoke quickly filled the cabin, and all 301 passengers and crew died from inhalation before rescue teams could enter. The tragedy led to stricter evacuation procedures and mandatory fire suppression upgrades in commercial aircraft.

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cmartinez

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Definitely GLAD I'm not a passenger! :eek:

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The Leduc 022 was a ramjet and turbojet concept where the pilot would sit inside the engine's inlet cone. Not sure what the paygrade would be for this aircraft​
 
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cmartinez said:
I guess the challenge then was to fly it and land it in one piece ...
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Given problems that other fighters have had as they got long in the tooth, I bet they would have had problems with the fuselage breaking away right around the front of the engine inlet on this one -- landings look like they would have beaten the dickens out of that juncture.
 
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On June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390 suffered a catastrophic windscreen failure at 17,300 feet, pulling Captain Timothy Lancaster halfway out of the aircraft. For 20 minutes, crew members held onto him as the plane descended, enduring violent winds and freezing temperatures. First Officer Alastair Atchison managed to land safely, saving all 87 people on board. This extraordinary incident remains one of aviation’s most remarkable survival stories, showcasing courage, quick thinking, and teamwork under extreme pressure.


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On February 22, 1970, 14-year-old Keith Sapsford stowed away inside the wheel compartment of a Douglas DC-8 at Sydney Airport, hoping to reach Japan. Just minutes after takeoff, the landing gear retracted and he fell nearly 200 feet to his death. His final moment was unknowingly captured by photographer John Gilpin, who later discovered the haunting image when developing his film.

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cmartinez

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The first officer stated during her (telephone) interview that the gear warning was only audible in the left seat (Captain’s) headset and was not heard in her headset (right seat) or the overhead speaker, and that the communications panel had a “history” of problems. The CVR recording further revealed that the captain removed his headset due to a 500Hz “squeal” that he failed to identify as the gear warning horn, and consequently missed the repeating, “too low, gear” aural warning that followed.
There were no mechanical issues with the landing gear that would have prevented deployment of the landing gear and a successful landing.
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