A Qantas 747-400 (QF 30 from London to Melbourne) was cruising at 29,000 feet when there was a loud boom. The boom was because of a hole which grew with a time extending from cargo hold into the passenger cabin. The cabin lost pressure and the aircraft started losing altitude (quickly descended 10,000 feet). The [...]
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Qantas 747 lands with a hole in fuselage
Posted in Airlines, Airports, Passengers, Travel Woes, tagged 747, Australia, Emergency Landing, Hole, London, Loud boom, Manila, Melbourne, Philippines, Qantas, QF 30, Quantas, UK on July 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Jet Fuel: Greener Future Ahead?
Posted in Airlines, Jet Fuel, Planes, tagged 747, A380, Airbus, Biofuel, Boeing, GE, Green, Jet Fuel, Lufthansa, Rolls Royce, Virgin Atlantic on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lufthansa, Europe’s second largest airline. has announced plans to mix biofuels with conventional jet kerosene as part of their environmental strategy. Main points from their announcement -
Lufthansa intends to use as much as 10% biofuel (made from non-food sources, not algae) by 2020.
They also aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions per km flown by 25% [...]
Qantas Flight: Hit by a laser
Posted in Airports, Pilots, tagged 747, Australia, Laser, Laser Attack, Melbourne, Sydney on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier, I had blogged how laser gun attacks on pilots, causing temporary blindness, had lead to a ban in South Wales, Australia.
In a recent incidence, a green laser was shone at a Boeing 747 (flying from Melbourne to Sydney) while the aircraft was preparing to land at Sydney Airport at 8:30am.
From Herald Sun –
“The [...]
Video: Car jetblasted by 747 engines
Posted in Planes, Video, tagged 747, Citroen, Ford, Jetblast, Top Gear on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From one of my favorite shows on BBC – 747 blowing away a Ford Mondeo and a Citroen. Please do not try EVER!!!!
Video: 747s at St Martin
Posted in Planes, Taking Off, Video, landing video, tagged 747, Jet Blast, St Martin on April 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My favorite videos for Boeing 747 for Saint Martin (a tropical island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km (186 miles) east of Puerto Rico)
Spectacular Landings that you can enjoy while lying at the beach (bring your own ear plugs )
From inside the cockpit, the take off (simply [...]
Video: Boeing 747-200 Taking off at Bournemouth Airport
Posted in Taking Off, Video, tagged 747, Video on April 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Facts -
It is a Boeing 747-200
The airport is – Bouemouth Airport, England.
The video is spectacular, since the runway is short, and the pilot ends up using almost all of it.
Landing Video: Singapore Airlines’ 747 Landing at Zurich
Posted in Video, landing video, tagged 747, Singapore, Zurich on April 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Facts about the Video -
Singapore Airlines‘ Boeing 747
Landing at Zürich Airport
Watch out for how the 747 wings move with the cross winds
I wonder if an airplane of this size is swayed like this, what will happen to this aircraft
Funny – 747 Landing on a Carrier
Posted in Funny Clip, tagged 747, Funny, Video on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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