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Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar: Resembling a Small Flying Saucer, It First Flew in 1959

Flying Magazine

Despite its small size, it was equipped with two cockpits and had maximum takeoff weights of 5,700 to 7,000 pounds, depending on whether it was expected to transition to forward flight outside or within ground effect. The VZ-9 takes flightwhile remaining safely tethered to the ground.

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Jeju Air flight 2216

Fear of Landing

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. This crucially includes the time of the bird strike and landing attempts. So the 737 T/R uses radio altimeter to enable the reversers.

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Air Taxi Prototype Crash at Cotswold Airport

Fear of Landing

They already have orders for up to 1,000 aircraft, with customers including American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and AirAsia. For the unmanned test, the pilot controlled the aircraft from a remote cockpit with a curved screen offering a panoramic view of the instruments. A second pilot maintained visual contact with the aircraft.

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What NTSB Reports Say About Impossible Turns and Angle of Attack

Air Facts

An incomplete summary description of FASF is whether the airplane made it out of ground effect. One more gadget in the cockpit cannot remedy deficits in skill, judgement, and attitude. I could see that the spot on the ground in the windshield that was not moving was short of the runway.