Dramatic video features a series of planes swaying from side to side while the pilot struggles to keep the plane level at Leeds Bradford Airport, UK. The video shows just how skilled flight captains are when landing in crosswinds, as it makes a turbulent descent onto the runway.
Tag: Airplane accidents
Explosion Causes JetBlue Flight to Make Emergency Landing
JetBlue Flight 1416 was 15 minutes into its trip from Long Beach to Austin, Texas, when it had to make an emergency landing, after one of two engines had problems shortly after takeoff. Passengers express confusion and a child cries hysterically in the background as the airplane prepares to make an emergency landing at Long Beach Airport, California.… Continue reading Explosion Causes JetBlue Flight to Make Emergency Landing
Plane Almost Lands On Sunbather in Germany
A sunbather in Germany received the shock of his life when an aeroplane almost landed on him as he was stretched out on the sand. In the video below, posted by German tabloid newspaper Bild showed the small plane, a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II, came increasingly close to the sand before landing on the airstrip at Dune.
Video: Crosswind Takeoffs and Landings
A video compiles some of more interesting crosswind landings and takeoffs highlights in awkward wind conditions at Birmingham International Airport this winter (a record winter for stormy conditions in the UK).
Airbus A330 Engine Explosion Caught On Video
A Thomas Cook Airbus A330 aborting takeoff after what appears to be an engine explosion. The entire scene was caught on video by plane spotter Simon Lowe who posted it on YouTube. The airplane was carrying 325 passengers heading to the Dominican Republic at Manchester Airport.