It seems this Silk Way Airlines Boeing 747 freighter ran into wind shear at the foot of the runway at Holland's Schipol Airport back in April. The result was this very hard landing. Note the shaking of the wing and its attachments, and the way the plane is tossed onto a different heading by the time it touches down for the second time. That was a hairy landing, and no mistake!
Glad I wasn't on board . . .
Peter
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Wow...
Thought for a second the flaps were going to shake off.
Off to maintenance for a day or so of inspections. Expensive landing, even if no serious damage.
Plus, how many shock sensors on the freight were activated?
That would neatly realign one's spine, no? Wow.
Not sayin' I never bounced one, but holy crap!
Hey Peter;
Boeing does build them good.
Better check all those tires for flat spots. There may be an established hard landing check procedure. I would think all mechanical systems and and any accessible structures ought to be looked at.
I agree--I'd hate to be sitting on a board during that! Sounds uncomfortable.
I'm glad I wasn't aboard the airplane, as well.
--Tennessee Budd
Schipol Airport is known for crazy wind patterns. I have been on a couple planes that bounced but none as hard as that.
It seems more than just a wee bit crazy to have a huge windmill in the pilots' view.
Well - there are always going to be those who opine that any landing that you can walk (crawl?) away from has to be considered "a good one"...and then set out to prove it, first chance available...
Landings are even more difficult when you can't see the runway because of the pop-up ad.
Can't believe the tires held up.
Do you know what sound a 747 makes when it bounces?
Boeing, boeing, beoing...
I'll see myself out.
Schiphol can have ... interesting ... weather. There was a big storm a couple of years back and I was on one of the last flights to be allowed to land. That was a firm landing too.
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