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Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-1507 Manuel on November 15, 2005, 10:09:16 am

Hi folks!

last week I recieved this incredible clip of an 747 approach at HongKong:

https://onlinespeicherdl.web.de/transfer/download/original/37787382/22465893/Hongkong%20Airport.mpeg?sid=00000034BA5D638B90F22A4217CA687908B68A&name=Hongkong%20Airport.mpeg

(I hope the link will work) :%

Is that real or an fake?
If that is real, what a great pilot!!!
I´m sure it had been an real thrilling experience for the passengers, too



regards!


Manu

Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-0654 Murray on November 15, 2005, 10:47:07 am

Oh, that's real all right!

I've seen the original video clip on a Discovery Wings program (may well have been the A380 series...). There was a really heavy cross-wind with strong localised updrafting that day, hence the PIC having to side-slip the end of the approach.

Most undercarriage designers and engineers have that clip on their computers too, to remind them why they must over-engineer landing gear; the entire 747 comes down on just one of the four main struts, and remains there for a good 5 seconds before the PIC gets the other three on the deck.

Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on November 15, 2005, 04:36:35 pm

Sorry mate. I can't get the link to work!

Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-0654 Murray on November 15, 2005, 04:48:42 pm

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Originally posted by philnutt
Sorry mate. I can't get the link to work!

I got it (or something similar) to work this morning, but I can't right now, and I can't find the URL I used in WMP either.

EDIT: The Intarweb can be a wonderful thing... not the same video clip, but similar:

http://hardyheinlin.de/avi/B747_VHHH_Ldg.avi

FURTHER EDIT: And mere moments later, the original clip hosted elsewhere:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/Boeing%20747%20Extreme%20Landing.mpg

Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on November 15, 2005, 06:52:09 pm

Thanks Murray, will have a look at them now.

Title: incredible approach
Post by: EHM-1703 Philip on November 15, 2005, 06:54:06 pm

hehehehe, Good old Kai Tak, shame we can't fly in there! Then again, can you imagine the entire Pro Pilot fleet would be wasted in hours!

Bet your FS passengers would not be happy at those sorts of landings Murray!