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Spitfire pilot 'pulled wrong lever' to crash after landing
London :: United Kingdom | 12 days ago
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A Second World War Spitfire crashed after landing when its pilot pulled the wrong lever, an accident report has concluded. The plane had successfully landed at East Midlands Airport and was taxiing off the runway when the experienced 46-year-old male
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Airbus donates aircraft assembly part to UConn
Storrs :: CT :: USA | 25 days ago
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Conn. (AP) Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has donated an aircraft flap assembly worth more than $774,000 to the University of Connecticut's School of Engineering for research labs and training classes. Aircraft flaps are hinged surfaces mounted on
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Was 9/11 landing gear hidden on purpose?
New York City :: NY :: USA | 25 days ago
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EDT April 27, 2013 After surveyors discovered what appears to be plane landing gear from the 9/11 attacks, authorities are wondering how it got sandwiched between two buildingsone of them housing a much-debated Islamic community center. "The odds of
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Stowaway ‘alive until he hit ground'
Luanda :: Angola | 27 days ago
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BA jet may have been alive when he struck the ground, an inquest heard yesterday. Jose Matada had probably survived -50°C temperatures and low oxygen levels in the 12-hour flight from Angola. But he plunged from the aircraft's undercarriage as it
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American flight makes emergency landing at O'Hare
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 1 month ago
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Airline spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan said the pilots of the flight from Orlando, Fla., declared an emergency as a precaution upon approach Friday afternoon. She said there was a problem with one of the landing gear doors. Fire crews were standing
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Qatari Invention: Safe landing
Doha :: Qatar | 2 months ago
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The Aircraft Swing, invented by Jassim Abdulla Al Khenji, is meant to reduce the risk to aircraft and those on board if the landing gear fails to deploy properly before landing. It is a movable runway designed for emergency landings that can also be
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Pakistani plane has malfunction on landing in Oman
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
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Oman Oman's official news agency says a plane arriving from Pakistan had a tire malfunction on landing in the country's capital. The ONA report says one tire on the Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 737 suffered a "technical fault" late Monday
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State wildlife helicopter makes emergency landing in Sunrise
Sunrise :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago
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Roustan, Sun Sentinel A helicopter made a forced landing in Sunrise during the Monday afternoon rush hour but there were no reports of any injuries according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The FWC chopper touched down in an
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Pilot lands safely without landing gear, San Carlos airport briefly closes
Carlos Barbosa :: Brazil | 4 months ago
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A pilot of a small aircraft was unhurt after he landed without landing gear at the San Carlos Airport Saturday morning, a San Mateo County sheriff's deputy said. Around 9:30 a.m. a 56-year-old pilot took off from San Luis Obispo in a Mooney M20J
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Two Uninjured After Plane Loses Control on Snow Covered Oregon Airport Runway
Chiloquin :: OR :: USA | 5 months ago
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Two people were uninjured Tuesday afternoon when their plane received minor damage attempting a touch-and-go landing on the snow-covered Chiloquin Airport runway. According to Trooper Aaron Boyce with Oregon State Police, on New Year's day at
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