It’s 209ft (63m) long and weighs about 180 tonnes – yet I can feel this giant aircraft being pushed around by the crosswind.
And I’m having issues keeping her on course.
I’m in the captain’s seat trying to guide a British Airways Boeing 777 in to land at Heathrow Airport, but the 40-knot (46mph) crosswind – just five knots beneath the maximum permitted for a 777 landing – is not making things easy.
Luckily, I’ve got some expert help. To
Die legendäre, jahrhundertealte Bar The Airliner in Lincoln Heights ist wieder geöffnet – dieses Mal als panasiatisches Izakaya und mit einem auf Musik ausgerichteten Konzept für die zweite Etage. Seit langem gibt es eine Szene für Live-Shows und DJ-Sets, die sich über Jahrzehnte und eine Reihe von Communities erstreckte. Das Verkehrsflugzeug wurde Anfang des Jahres geschlossenViele fragten sich, was aus dem geschätzten Raum werden sollte.
Jetzt hat ein Trio von Gastronomen die Leitung übernommen, und mit der
Every (non-pilot) airline passenger has done it – imagined if they could land the plane if the pilots became incapacitated.
If these musings are realistic, they shouldn’t end well. Most wouldn’t even know which switches to flick to talk to air traffic control.
But one veteran airline pilot has set about giving passengers a fighting chance of landing an airliner in a fascinating YouTube video filmed in a flight simulator, titled ‘How YOU can land a passenger aircraft!’
The creator
The idea of travelling from Miami to London in just five hours might sound too good to be true for many weary travellers.
But it could become a reality in just seven years, following the news that American Airlines has agreed to buy 20 Overture jets from aircraft maker Boom Supersonic.
The Overture, dubbed the ‘Son of Concorde’ is still under development, but is tipped to be the ‘world’s fastest airliner’, reaching speeds of Mach 1.7 (about 1,300mph).
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