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Qatar Airways flight QR778 struck the approach lighting system during takeoff from Miami International Airport, Florida.
The underbelly of the aircraft impacted approach lighting system runway lights during takeoff at 20:32 hours. The approach lighting system was located 2950 m from the point where the aircraft entered the runway. The flight continued to the destination Doha Airport, Qatar and landed without incident some 13,5 hours later. The FAA reported that an inspection revealed damage that was described as substantial. (aviation-safety.net) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I wonder what thrust setting was being used for take off? Was it maximum thrust available or some lesser amount? I recall my very first flight lesson included the Instructor telling me there are three things a pilot does not get to use...the first one is the runway behind him, the second one was the altitude above him and the third thing was the fuel in the fuel truck. Basics that stuck with me for 40 years of flying.
They may have planed for full length takeoff with derated thrust, and been offered intersection takeoff due to another aircraft blocking taxiway or construction or......Anyway, and forgot to change FMS to maximum takeoff power. Just my thoughts.
There will probably be an internal investigation to find out what did happen but unless a foreign carrier airs it's dirty laundry, we'll never see it here. Fact that flight arv. safely and pax probably never knew about it, we see what we see and what we have is all that we get. He took off short, he creamed the lights, and got to destination OK. All we'll ever hear.
Unfortunately you're probably right. I think the biggest lessons we loose out on are the near misses. They got away with it this time, but the system broke down somewhere and if it happened here it can happen again. Next time they might not be as lucky.
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A tad excitable, aren't you? Murder you say? Please go look up the definition of the word and then explain who got murdered. Not "could have", not "almost", tell us exactly who.
You made a direct accusation and called the crew murderers, now back it up with some facts.
You made a direct accusation and called the crew murderers, now back it up with some facts.
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As I suspected, you make wild accusations and ignore people when called on to back them up. So, who got murdered, mister "I'm a real important person with inside information that I can't divulge, but I'm going to run my mouth about it anyway so you'll all know just how really important I am... or claim to be"?
Talking about some people being ignorant, it is obvious that you had not the slightest idea that back in the late 80s and 90s ICAO and several aviation agencies including the FAA and NTSB statued the installation of FRANGIBLE LIGHNING AND ILS POSTS which would break whenever a force of certain magnitude hits them like the Q777 in Miami and several others limiting the extent of the damage to aircraft. Way back in years the stiffness of the posts was such that they acted like knives slicing through wings, fuel tanks etc. with catastrophic results.
Chalet, your comment is a total non sequitur. Nice history lesson on frangible parts, but the subject was your assertion of the crime of murder (Cal PC Sect 187).
Another off topic item. Statute is a noun. Statuted as a verb in the past tense could be considered in some circles as an offence against the english language.
Another off topic item. Statute is a noun. Statuted as a verb in the past tense could be considered in some circles as an offence against the english language.
Which circles, yours?. Don't count a dime.
You don't count dimes? That would make small financial transactions interesting.
Just to clarify....You are stating THIS crew killed someone through a premeditated act? All I read in the story is they smacked some lights. The absence of a single commentary, video, tweet or testimony of witness tends to suggest no such event occurred. Assuming a huge cover up occurred in flight and everyone on board were silenced in some way, your suggestion requires the same silencing to extend to family, co-workers and anyone else who could have insight to the victim not walking off the plane. Ditto if your suggesting they used the plane to kill someone on the ground. Share these facts that you attest to have.....