Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
I'd hate guessing, but it looks like that C-17 stopped within 1,000ft! Jesus.
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It's a pretty wild ride... I've been on board several assault landings in the -17 - some at night with no airfield lights on NVGs, it's pretty sweet... The final approach speed is something ridiculous not much more than 100 knots...
The C-17 is one of, if not the only, aircraft that increases power in the flare... The aircraft pretty much sinks like a rock, and they increase power short of touchdown to put it in a flare to execute a smooth landing.... Wild...
i only believe it now that i've seen it firsthand.Originally Posted by Phil D.
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
If that were an airliner...they would not need the announcment to put your tray tables in their full and upright position. It would be done automaticly.........and Smoking on every flight (from the carbon fiber brakes!!!)
The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".
do they have a back up camera?
Overheard on JFK TOWER - S Turns are fine, U-Turns are bad....
Great footage. The C-17 is my favorite bird, simply a sharp looking aircraft and a great performer!
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and that has made all the difference......yet...
I have a feeling a handle of people are going to be very interested in what I post in the near future.
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I cannot believe that my 25 yr old nephew (USAF Academy 2005??) pilots one of these birds out of Dover De. He has even flown a support mission into JFK. (Talk about having the world by the "Balls")
They lower the ramp, and the loadmaster spots the plane back.
Boeing oughta sell a C-17 VIP.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
For their demo at the McGuire this year, he was watching out the side aft door:
Watching the C-17 demo, I'm amazed at the capabilities of that aircraft - down low, flying it like a fighter, it's just incredible to see!
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i wonder if that isn't done more to have the engines spinning and ready to reverse than to make a nice soft touchdown. from what i've seen that airplane do the landings are all but soft...
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
From what I understand, the C-17 has to literally "slam" on the runway to deploy the spoilers
From what I understand, the C-17 has to literally "slam" on the runway to deploy the spoilers
i wonder if that isn't done more to have the engines spinning and ready to reverse than to make a nice soft touchdown. from what i've seen that airplane do the landings are all but soft...
Negative... The C-17 doesn't "flare" the way a traditional airplane does... Instead a power push is applied just prior to landing to reduce impact force... While the landings may look "hard", they really aren't that bad from inside the airplane when done correctly. On all the -17 flights I've been on, I didn't think the landings were much rougher from landings on other a/c, except for maybe some of the assault landings...
You would definitely be able to tell (at least from inside the aircraft) if the power push was not sufficient.
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