What a landing!

[old&slow]

Sry if it's a repost!

http://clipswtf.com/4117/Insane_747-400_Landing/wtf/free_funny_video.html

[Nav13]

that was pretty sick. is that how the planes normally land at the air strip.. or was it an emergency landing?

[Dooms_Bane]

that was pretty damn close

[turbotrip]

Originally posted by Nav13
that was pretty sick. is that how the planes normally land at the air strip.. or was it an emergency landing?

regular landing

[Spoons]

Thats way to low... either it was pilot mistake, or it was an emergency. Alot of the times if there is something wrong they will try and get them to land as close to the end of the runway as possible so that they have room to roll out.

[avow]

how could that be a regular landing? seriously that was so close to the road

[ken-gsr]

nope it is in St. Martin / St. Maarten
There is a beach right on the other side of the runway. I actually got to witness it first hand - simply amazing.
It is in many postcards.


I just googled it.

http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=st.%20martin%20airport&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

[dericer]

That looks simular to the airport runways in the Cook Islands.

Definately would leave a mark in the shorts.

[Raven_R1]

Originally posted by Spoons
Thats way to low... either it was pilot mistake, or it was an emergency. Alot of the times if there is something wrong they will try and get them to land as close to the end of the runway as possible so that they have room to roll out.

Normal for St.Maarten airport

Here better 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoTdcfySRRU&mode=related&search=

[black13]

jesus, wouldn't the after shock or whatever of the engines blow away everything in that road?

[frozenrice]

That'd be awesome to experience some day.
Some other cool airplane landing videos are the ones of Hong Kong's old airport:
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[Rav4Guy]

^yup. There are lots of videos out there where the airplanes fly in and land sideways because of the winds.

[scat19]

Originally posted by Spoons
Thats way to low... either it was pilot mistake, or it was an emergency. Alot of the times if there is something wrong they will try and get them to land as close to the end of the runway as possible so that they have room to roll out.


you dont know anything about aviation do you? thats in the maldives and it happens all the time. that is the main airstrip, and then you board a 12-19 passenger aircraft, most likely a twin otter and you "hop" islands.

[culebra]

Another extreme landing in HK Kaitak(Old Airport)

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[BlackArcher101]

Check these out (St. Barths)

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Look at 1:45 and 2:45 on this one.
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[old&slow]

Thats a wild landing strip!

[Gondi Stylez]

Originally posted by dericer
*SNIP*

Definately would leave a mark in the shorts.

That me LOL :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Pretty sweet as though!

[Oldskool]

Originally posted by culebra
Another extreme landing in HK Kaitak(Old Airport)

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He's just trying to drift

[boredengineer]

Originally posted by black13
jesus, wouldn't the after shock or whatever of the engines blow away everything in that road?

It's a passenger plane not a super sonic warplane :P That and it is landing so there is not that much thrust needed...

[culebra]

Pretty unique landing by China Airline
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/photos/middle/4/3/2/0180234.jpg


I love watching Kai Tak Airport landing.

More pix
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?nr_of_rows=3914&sort_order=views&first_this_page=0&page_limit=15&thumbnails=&&placesearch=Hong%20Kong%20-%20Kai%20Tak%20International%20%28HKG%20%2F%20VHHH%29%20%28closed%29

[old&slow]

http://members.shaw.ca/rsxer/46c5c52b.jpg

http://members.shaw.ca/rsxer/46c5c580.jpg

[Spoons]

Originally posted by scat19



you dont know anything about aviation do you? thats in the maldives and it happens all the time. that is the main airstrip, and then you board a 12-19 passenger aircraft, most likely a twin otter and you "hop" islands.

No you're right, I don't know much about aviation. But my dad, whom has been flying on hercs, and a wide variety of aircraft for many years does, whom I seeked out the answer on if it was a normal landing or not. Yes it is normal there to see low flying aircraft, and if you look at alot of the pictures, they are higher than the 747 in that video. Look how close his lander gear comes from the beach and the cars.

That response is coming from two very expierenced men whom been around aviation for years. They do note that they don't fly much higher than that video, but the pilot is still a tad bit low.