Any chance of getting these guys to fly CIVILIAN Big Jets instead of CARGO. Think of the lives that are at risk if they are still flying cargo jets. I going on holidays later on this year and I was just wondering CAN I BOOK THEM ASAP.!!!!
Hahahahahahaha you motherfuckers couldn't shoot em down. Shows your lack of skill even though the ones responsible will never see this, fuck you and do me a favor! DIEEEE!!!! Nice flying gentleman.
@SupaCurry Well it does not replace the engineer even though his position is technically gone. yes there is more automation but through crew resource management the pilots can still crossfeed the fuel but you may be right sometimes its better to have two guys up there other times it helps to have a third set of eyes.
what are the odds of the missile hitting the plane? I mean the plane must of been travelling at 250 kts when it got hit. I guess they have good aim :S
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@airbusandmustang I wouldn't take anything away from the Hudson incident - especially given that they were in the center of one of the most populated areas in North American with passengers aboard. Both were simply incredible and a FIRST in aviation history. I can't help but notice that both are also Airbus aircraft (I like Boeing equally, but it's especially interesting considering the survivability of the recent Qantas Airbus (A380) incident. Strong birds and good pilots = happy ending
@EstorilEm Haha come to think of it, all 3 Airbus incidents were horribly crappy luck; giant flock of geese during climb-out, terrorist surface-to-air missile hit, and exploding rolls-royce engine (end resulting massive hole in wing, fuel leak, imbalance, loss of some hydraulics, etc)
This stuff may freak some people out, but it actually makes me feel safe - modern aircraft are amazing feats of engineering.
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My spaceship will shit all over ur US cavalry. It travels 40 light years per minute I doubt yu cant contest this amazing feat. Currently it is on the black market...Ask about me, tell them u no Shabz
It's total apnty wastes like you that make people actually give damn a reason to leave the web. What?? Are you 5? I'd personally like to rip your ass apart with my gov't issued can opener.
Many aircraft, including most military aircraft, DO have reduntant hydraulic systems, but many lines are often routed together by necessity. An aircraft can only be so reduntant... until it just weighs too much to be effective.
I was there that day, and watched them come in on fire. mY UNIT, 203RD ENG BN, Missouri National Guard, lived near the end of the runway. Most of our unit came out to watch and hope they made it in. They could not make the first attempt. The aircraft was drifting toward us. they had to go back around even while on fire. We could clearly see the fire on the wing. They landed and went off the runway in the sand which helped put the fire out. Our unit later pulled the aircraft with our dozer.
this reminds me of the same situation that United 232 in Sioux City, but DHL came out ahead. When will aircraft producers find alternative or backup to hydraulics? You lose that you are f'ed! Go back to cables and pulleys
The C130 I was riding on in to Baghdad after taking leave was shot at with an RPG. Talk about a wild ride and man were we close to the ground. Great pilots!!
Was a little grumpy after that when rolling out on patrol.
all terrorists are stupid you dumb fuck. if they had any sense of justice or a grasp of right from wrong they would think about the world that they are leaving for their children. lack of education and stupid brainwashing muslims are the blame
On the other hand Muslims are no more retarded than Christians or Jews.
Yeah right - so if they're told blowing the shit out of themselves and others gets them a nice house in heaven and 25 or so virgins to defile, they believe it.....sounds retaded to me!
who are ALL terrorists? you seem a little misguided in your rant. some so called terrorists were the ones that fought against slavery, are greenpeace terrorists? are the burmese freedom fighters terrorists? was it a terrorist who tried to overthrow the democratically elected president of chile by kidnapping him ( in case you dont know that was an american led endeavour) . people who continually use the word terrorist to represent an enemy are proven to have symtoms of being brainwashed.
god these fuckin terorists are sooooooo frekin stupid that its...just i dont know how to explain it. like shooting at a DHL plane?...o wait wat the fuck is DHL?? wats a plane?
your reply to my dead terrorist comment is a waste of your time ! my wish is that the terrorist who shot this airplane would be hunted down and killed and their carcuses thrown in that airbus for the rats to eat ! as of about 1 year ago the airbus was still sittin where it came to rest minus some parts.
Landing a plaen that is on fire, with no controls, leaking fuel and then having to avoid a frigging minefield?! Shit this looks an awful lot like an episode of family guy...
The pilot of this flight had seen a presentation made about thrust vectoring being the only means of controlling UAL 232... it was that which gave him the idea to try it here.
Yes! Exactly! I was thinking the same thing. Almost duplicate situation to United Airlines Flight 232. Captain Al Haynes of that United Flight called Captain Sullenberger after the Hudson River crash landing.
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99% of what gets posted on every youtube video is BS...not just aviation vids! i'll just comment that if this is a true story, these guys are geniuses for understanding the problem, solving, and mastering it in such a short amount of time. i remember a fews years back when some commercial jets had a freezing problem which caused a solenoid in the elevators to reverse...and it took two crashes till another pilot adapted and reversed his normal correction to save the plane and passengers.
perfect example. Some really strange stuff happens from time to time and as you said It's rare for a flight deck crew to get it right the first time. Better to be lucky.
Partially right... it was rudder actuation not elevator. :) It was a poorly designed solenoid for the 737 that actually allowed fluid to flood both ends of the valve if the rudder pedals were struck too hard. Once the fluid had entered the wrong side, no amount of strength on the pedal would reverse it.
kickZtailout- wow you have solved the rudder problem that boeing couldn't!! and on you tube!!! there was me thinking the 5 AD's so far that have been issued would make a difference!
Talk about a bad day. Struck by a missile, loss of fuel, loss of hydraulic power, structural damage, and then crash landing in a mine field. Some one buy those guys a round or two. Good job!
You missed my point. A well designed hydrualic system has "fuses" built into the system. These " fuses" act as shut off valves to keep a total hydraulic fluid loss from happening in case of exstensive damage to a section of the system. The DC-10 didn't have the fuses and it looks like Airbus dosen't either.
And when they got out of the airplane and kissed the ground, they all said,"Thank you, Captain Al Hayes and company for giving us the knowledge to do this."
Incredible airmanship.
Side note: Only stupid Haji terrorists can't shoot down a JETLINER with multiple heat seeking missiles...
The professionalism these fellows showed is nothing short of amazing. Their display of problem solving skills under severe pressure is admirable indeed.
schweizer müsste man sein, denn die haben die dhl-maschine KONSEQUENT NACH UNTEN GEHOLT! (allerdings frisst der verantwortliche fluglotse jetzt würmer aufm zentralfriedhof)
I was just there May-September 07 at Sather Air Base, which is at Baghdad International Airport. That DHL plane has been cleaned of decals, although you can still see the paint fade of where it said DHL. Just before I got there, they had two new engines placed in, and fired them up, but forgot to remove the wrenches and destroyed the engines. So there it still sits.
that guy doesnt know an airplane from his grandmas underwear. its all about the attention. but me, i RODE in that airplane and did a barrel roll. almost lost control but lieutenant Glockenspiel hit the eject button in time. It was quite the ride. The plane hit the ground immediately and blew up into 17 seperate pieces. We went on a search to find them all but it was too late, someone had already found the golden monkey and it was all over, but at least we had the laughs... lots of laughs haha...
youre a fucking retard, that made no sense. If that plane barrel rolled after getting hit with an RPG, the wings would have shorn. I can tell from the beginning of your comment that you have no intelligence or maturity. So don't bother replying to this, as you will only make yourself look more stupid.
Any chance of getting these guys to fly CIVILIAN Big Jets instead of CARGO. Think of the lives that are at risk if they are still flying cargo jets. I going on holidays later on this year and I was just wondering CAN I BOOK THEM ASAP.!!!!
itsmefergal 1 month ago
Their landing must have been cushioned by their HUGE GIANT ENORMOUS balls! I vote Ballsiest motherfuckers ever award!
burnrider2001 4 months ago
skillful pilots.
FrapsYou 5 months ago
Hahahahahahaha you motherfuckers couldn't shoot em down. Shows your lack of skill even though the ones responsible will never see this, fuck you and do me a favor! DIEEEE!!!! Nice flying gentleman.
navyocs 5 months ago
after mobius one left the ISAF, he became a commercial airline pilot
aliasnode2 6 months ago 2
If the Flight Engineer was replaced by a computer, I wonder if the result would still have been the same.
SupaCurry 6 months ago
@SupaCurry Well it does not replace the engineer even though his position is technically gone. yes there is more automation but through crew resource management the pilots can still crossfeed the fuel but you may be right sometimes its better to have two guys up there other times it helps to have a third set of eyes.
navyocs 5 months ago
That is pretty wild. I know that I dont ever want to win a "memorial" award.
VoodooPolitico 1 year ago
Not this time Darwin.
iamjet172 1 year ago
Guys here is the real shotdown video
watch?v=ao_LcvJv7io&feature=related
MrJasim 1 year ago
The minefield was a nice touch...
possumverde 1 year ago
Thats why you have to keep the 30,000 feet before landing.. trust me.. its one hell of a landing.
Raylet2 1 year ago
that simulation was FAIL! thumps up if you agree
DaFSXLegend747 1 year ago
the xplane dudes need a better pc.
350z350zify 1 year ago
@350z350zify Too bad it was X-Plane for Ipad. :/
Nassault630 1 year ago
hmmm...didn't know airbus could look like a 777 in simulation, triple boogie?, tail cone and apu compt.
Shopping4coconuts 1 year ago
Awesome video
morgand25 1 year ago
jesus christ.....learn to relax man!!!!!
rowleyac 1 year ago
what are the odds of the missile hitting the plane? I mean the plane must of been travelling at 250 kts when it got hit. I guess they have good aim :S
TheOne131 1 year ago
@TheOne131
It was a surface-to-air missile. They are designed to shoot down high speed aircraft.
65ShelbyClone 1 year ago
PRO SHIT!
hunterhalo2 1 year ago
great crew
RomanicusMaximus 1 year ago
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deagla2 2 years ago
I think this crash is 100x better than the Hudson River crash of US Airways flight 1549. This is so much more amazing.
airbusandmustang 2 years ago 29
I agree with you but this incident will never receive the same recognition.
1) It was a cargo plane with no passengers to have been saved (removes the "hero" worship scenario)
2) Happened in Baghdad, far away from most of us.
3) There are very few images of it available. 1549 has video of the landing and rescue.
Not at all to take away from 1549 (that one was also very cool), but this incident was one of the most amazing feats in the history of aviation.
yevinketman 2 years ago 5
Same
linkinahmed 1 year ago
@airbusandmustang I wouldn't take anything away from the Hudson incident - especially given that they were in the center of one of the most populated areas in North American with passengers aboard. Both were simply incredible and a FIRST in aviation history. I can't help but notice that both are also Airbus aircraft (I like Boeing equally, but it's especially interesting considering the survivability of the recent Qantas Airbus (A380) incident. Strong birds and good pilots = happy ending
EstorilEm 1 year ago
@EstorilEm Haha come to think of it, all 3 Airbus incidents were horribly crappy luck; giant flock of geese during climb-out, terrorist surface-to-air missile hit, and exploding rolls-royce engine (end resulting massive hole in wing, fuel leak, imbalance, loss of some hydraulics, etc)
This stuff may freak some people out, but it actually makes me feel safe - modern aircraft are amazing feats of engineering.
EstorilEm 1 year ago
Thats a bad day for those guys, get hit by a missle, loose all control, draining fuel tank and landing in a mine field.
bignitro50 2 years ago 4
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My spaceship will shit all over ur US cavalry. It travels 40 light years per minute I doubt yu cant contest this amazing feat. Currently it is on the black market...Ask about me, tell them u no Shabz
wanibaby 2 years ago
It's total apnty wastes like you that make people actually give damn a reason to leave the web. What?? Are you 5? I'd personally like to rip your ass apart with my gov't issued can opener.
xlr8r3 2 years ago
@wanibaby Shabafoozan?.
Iamfukenripped 2 years ago
Sounds almost like United 232.
plsniper 2 years ago
may name is porra do carai!!!!!!!!!!!!!
siriosempresantos 2 years ago
is british airways 777!!!
idir017 2 years ago 2
man, airbus just doesn't make 'em like this anymore.
FEVB 2 years ago
Thank God, you would think Airbus would have learned something from the DC-10 fiasco at Souix City. Put hydraulic fuses in the system.
klesmer 2 years ago 3
Aircraft should have a redundancy, a voting logic! It is greed that sends us into the skies without safety-critical systems.
evoteck 2 years ago
Yes, we must immediately build passenger-airlines SAM-proof! Seriously, not even military aircrafts can do that...
Athaeus 2 years ago
Haha! I was thinking more along the lines of cables. But in this scenario... counter-measures would have helped.
evoteck 2 years ago
unfortunately as it stands the aircraft with flares would not be allowed near most airports due to the extreme fire risk.
bigglessy 2 years ago
How do you figure your post has anything to do with greed?
dougdenter 2 years ago
Many aircraft, including most military aircraft, DO have reduntant hydraulic systems, but many lines are often routed together by necessity. An aircraft can only be so reduntant... until it just weighs too much to be effective.
tigerswede3 2 years ago 2
wow...o.o
aznhkmafia 2 years ago
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I was there that day, and watched them come in on fire. mY UNIT, 203RD ENG BN, Missouri National Guard, lived near the end of the runway. Most of our unit came out to watch and hope they made it in. They could not make the first attempt. The aircraft was drifting toward us. they had to go back around even while on fire. We could clearly see the fire on the wing. They landed and went off the runway in the sand which helped put the fire out. Our unit later pulled the aircraft with our dozer.
TheTanman67 2 years ago 3
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TheTanman67 2 years ago
amazing
AirForce194 2 years ago
this reminds me of the same situation that United 232 in Sioux City, but DHL came out ahead. When will aircraft producers find alternative or backup to hydraulics? You lose that you are f'ed! Go back to cables and pulleys
antipalin 2 years ago
The 787 is incorporating individual hydraulic power drive units for all flight control surfaces, so your dilemma is solved.
Bonaireboy85 2 years ago 2
what an incredible story
bunnyfoofoo83 2 years ago
I'll fly with these three any time...!
thateldoo 2 years ago
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American government shot at it, not terrorists, they were trying to rally support for the iraq war.
klebold22 2 years ago
great pilots and tons of blessing maked a happy ending possible.
matatan69 2 years ago
très beau reportage d'Arte sur le sujet !!!
frenchairarmy 2 years ago
DHL probably fired them for damaging the plane
mgrella63 2 years ago
amazing...
brie36 2 years ago
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i bet u americas shot it..
Iraqininja9 2 years ago
I bet your mom shot it.
morrielarsen 2 years ago
No... stupid, ignorant, backward, retarded, homosexual, evil and satanic muslims did. In other words... just your ordinary terrorist.
MrBlackBrit 2 years ago
Actually, if a Muslim extremist was homosexual, he'd be killed by his brethren. You were close though!
Athaeus 2 years ago 2
Ahhh... I stand corrected!
MrBlackBrit 2 years ago
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reasoning777 2 years ago
wow to the pilots
as for the *&*$"&*%% on the ground shooting I can only hope one day the rocket fails to leave the launcher and happily wipes them all out :)
stonerscolony 2 years ago
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bpb97213 2 years ago
Amazing story. But how primitive does a missile have to be to miss a jet liner lol? But seriously, amazing feat.
wolf1010 2 years ago
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079028 2 years ago
The C130 I was riding on in to Baghdad after taking leave was shot at with an RPG. Talk about a wild ride and man were we close to the ground. Great pilots!!
Was a little grumpy after that when rolling out on patrol.
LetsFlyWa 2 years ago
so why were they fired upon?
andyli916 2 years ago
Because thats what the bad guys do.
LetsFlyWa 2 years ago
since when has an A300 had 6 wheels under each wing !
8apeman 2 years ago
Since NOW Mr. Bond. It seems that some of the animators didn't quite get their inteligence about airliner design ;)
EirikRandrup 2 years ago
Hmm Probably hit it on take off i would say, otherwise. Where did they get an advanced surface to air missile?
Cough Cough Iran
Draidic 2 years ago 2
WOW take a breath...
cul8r555 2 years ago 4
I was thinking the same exact thing... WOW!
injuneer123 2 years ago 2
The pilots later took up heavy drinking as their new career choice!
MilesB1975 2 years ago 13
@MilesB1975 i would of
acegambit54 11 months ago
Terrorist thought it was probably airforce 1 or something,fucking dumb derka derka's!
tkodawg9 2 years ago
or they think it is a military cargo plane
GTAstuntman101 2 years ago
You don't know what a terrorist is.
noster88 2 years ago
i know what a terrorist is
GTAstuntman101 2 years ago
fuck you, i AM a terrorist!
ezae 2 years ago
terrorists ARE too dumb, they shot a cargo plane, thinking that it's an F-15???
GTAstuntman101 2 years ago
That's the reason it wasn't an F15
kac65 2 years ago
It's dangerous naivety to think that all terrorists are stupid.
noster88 2 years ago 6
all terrorists are stupid you dumb fuck. if they had any sense of justice or a grasp of right from wrong they would think about the world that they are leaving for their children. lack of education and stupid brainwashing muslims are the blame
PTK76 2 years ago 3
Case in point. Naivete at it's finest.
noster88 2 years ago
Sorry - "its."
noster88 2 years ago
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You are an idiot. This was not terrorists, it was freedom fighters, they can only be called terrorists if they invade another country.
Therefore the USA and UK are the actual terrorists 'invading'.
On the other hand Muslims are no more retarded than Christians or Jews.
magnersnice 2 years ago
Yeah right, freedom fighters that shoot missiles at DHL jets. you're a FUCKING LOSER, mate !
junkbx3r 2 years ago
On the other hand Muslims are no more retarded than Christians or Jews.
Yeah right - so if they're told blowing the shit out of themselves and others gets them a nice house in heaven and 25 or so virgins to defile, they believe it.....sounds retaded to me!
Factnotfictionpeople 2 years ago
who are ALL terrorists? you seem a little misguided in your rant. some so called terrorists were the ones that fought against slavery, are greenpeace terrorists? are the burmese freedom fighters terrorists? was it a terrorist who tried to overthrow the democratically elected president of chile by kidnapping him ( in case you dont know that was an american led endeavour) . people who continually use the word terrorist to represent an enemy are proven to have symtoms of being brainwashed.
blacker1977 2 years ago
karmali kaka .
naseem1986 2 years ago
Well done to the crew. Stupid terrorist cowards,
Hairymop 2 years ago
god these fuckin terorists are sooooooo frekin stupid that its...just i dont know how to explain it. like shooting at a DHL plane?...o wait wat the fuck is DHL?? wats a plane?
boeingt 2 years ago
Crazy! Godlike skills from the crew onboard.
ESXTAKEN 2 years ago
fukin terrorists. why would u shoot at an airbus.
SimmyDOTuk 2 years ago
i doubt they even know wat airbus is....probably think its a flying bus. damn terrorshits r so dumb
boeingt 2 years ago
fukin retards.
SimmyDOTuk 2 years ago
First Class Crew. What an amazing feat of flight!
titan1235813 2 years ago
so thats what happened to my christmas present!!! what airfield did they finally land at? how long was the runway?
and in true DHL tradition, did they get a parking ticket, lol?
slowpoke96Z28 2 years ago
wicked job by the pilots! Makes me proud!
Also, it gives the finger to the terrorists that did this and says "NICE TRY ASSHOLE!!"
Too bad they couldn't get an A300 to do the animation, and had to use a 777.
0m1nous 2 years ago
Pilots are some amazing Mother F**kers.
Minionuup 2 years ago 4
you couldn't have said it any better man!
djdancdee 2 years ago
WHOA
t3po7re54 2 years ago
That's quite a resume, don't you think?
vitruvian8807 3 years ago
dam that was a mouthful
also, what was the cargo?
hollowpoint88 3 years ago
mail
d0ubl3sh0t 3 years ago
dead terrorist !!!
doubleslottedflaps 3 years ago
are you trying to be funny? if you are, then keep trying.
hollowpoint88 3 years ago
your reply to my dead terrorist comment is a waste of your time ! my wish is that the terrorist who shot this airplane would be hunted down and killed and their carcuses thrown in that airbus for the rats to eat ! as of about 1 year ago the airbus was still sittin where it came to rest minus some parts.
doubleslottedflaps 3 years ago
"Fucken savages." -Walter Sobchak
than217 3 years ago
Landing a plaen that is on fire, with no controls, leaking fuel and then having to avoid a frigging minefield?! Shit this looks an awful lot like an episode of family guy...
YouKaySoap 3 years ago
Sounds a lot like UAL 232 at Sioux City in 1989.
alienhuman 3 years ago
My thoughts exactly. 232 all over again.
kickZtailout 3 years ago
The pilot of this flight had seen a presentation made about thrust vectoring being the only means of controlling UAL 232... it was that which gave him the idea to try it here.
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aviationwatcher33 3 years ago
Yes! Exactly! I was thinking the same thing. Almost duplicate situation to United Airlines Flight 232. Captain Al Haynes of that United Flight called Captain Sullenberger after the Hudson River crash landing.
aviationwatcher33 3 years ago
bloody baghdad for u
rsfilms3d 3 years ago
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try talking slower
StuartFinnigan 3 years ago
1000 dollars for the first on this page that offers a valid Airman Certificate Number. I'm that sure that there is not one comment here by a certified pilot, A&P or IA. I have made that offer at least a dozen times and still have the money.
wavefool 3 years ago
I can. I know you won't pay up, though.
Prototheria 3 years ago
Your not on this page??
wavefool 3 years ago
why would anyone put their cert number up i certainly wouldent
zmatt 3 years ago
What do you think could happen? Most of the people on YT couldn't find the bathroom door from the inside. I'm not worried. If you have a ACN, message me with it. I'm doing this because I would like people to know that 99% of what is posted on these aviation pages is bullshit.
wavefool 3 years ago
Here you go: Commercial Pilot Airplane single&Multi-engine Land, Instrument Airplane, CL-65 The number is 2721003 last issuance on May 27 2007. So where would you like to send the $1000? I'll gladly take a donation : )
otts688 3 years ago
Your not on the page, well now you are. The instructions were clear, sorry my friend. I had one particular person in mind and that person has closed his(or her) account. If your number is good you get 2 hours free or instructor time in an Extra 300L. message me for details.
wavefool 3 years ago
99% of what gets posted on every youtube video is BS...not just aviation vids! i'll just comment that if this is a true story, these guys are geniuses for understanding the problem, solving, and mastering it in such a short amount of time. i remember a fews years back when some commercial jets had a freezing problem which caused a solenoid in the elevators to reverse...and it took two crashes till another pilot adapted and reversed his normal correction to save the plane and passengers.
crazyyella 3 years ago
perfect example. Some really strange stuff happens from time to time and as you said It's rare for a flight deck crew to get it right the first time. Better to be lucky.
wavefool 3 years ago
Partially right... it was rudder actuation not elevator. :) It was a poorly designed solenoid for the 737 that actually allowed fluid to flood both ends of the valve if the rudder pedals were struck too hard. Once the fluid had entered the wrong side, no amount of strength on the pedal would reverse it.
kickZtailout 3 years ago
kickZtailout- wow you have solved the rudder problem that boeing couldn't!! and on you tube!!! there was me thinking the 5 AD's so far that have been issued would make a difference!
jbateson101 2 years ago
I can assure you this story is true...colleagues of mine...happened on nov 22 2003 with aircraft OO-DLL
mrgoaround 2 years ago
Amazing flying. Whats more amazing is that the narator doesn't take a breath for 4 minutes.
petetube99 3 years ago 4
see iraqi is safest country in the world.wat goes up must come down.
vivalover89 3 years ago
Iraqi? you mean Iraq :P
cripticstone 3 years ago
About as shock-and-awe as it gets.
mpwelk 3 years ago
I think I would have bought a lottery ticket after that.
marco114 3 years ago
GREAT video!!
KumNGo2Night 3 years ago
Talk about a bad day. Struck by a missile, loss of fuel, loss of hydraulic power, structural damage, and then crash landing in a mine field. Some one buy those guys a round or two. Good job!
recruit71 3 years ago
xplane rocks lol
ilkiepie45 3 years ago
forget X-plane. this is something ive never seen or heard of. um wow! amazing landing.
Swissflier101 3 years ago
Sounds like they had the same problem a certain DC-10 had a few years back, lousy design and engineering. Total loss of hydraulics, how unacceptable.
klesmer 3 years ago
Did you not watch the story? The plane was hit by a bloody missile! I dont care how good its built, thats gonna cause some damage! lol
jlebesis 3 years ago 4
You missed my point. A well designed hydrualic system has "fuses" built into the system. These " fuses" act as shut off valves to keep a total hydraulic fluid loss from happening in case of exstensive damage to a section of the system. The DC-10 didn't have the fuses and it looks like Airbus dosen't either.
klesmer 3 years ago
those valves are called checl-valves, and I can assure you that they're installed on A300/B4 today
mrgoaround 2 years ago
yeah Airbus planes are pretty well built alright
juanpxm 3 years ago
And when they got out of the airplane and kissed the ground, they all said,"Thank you, Captain Al Hayes and company for giving us the knowledge to do this."
Incredible airmanship.
Side note: Only stupid Haji terrorists can't shoot down a JETLINER with multiple heat seeking missiles...
darrellparkhill 3 years ago
great video, well told and x plane sim footage
leokimvideo 3 years ago
The professionalism these fellows showed is nothing short of amazing. Their display of problem solving skills under severe pressure is admirable indeed.
Thanks for the video.
barrywilliamsmb 3 years ago 4
schweizer müsste man sein, denn die haben die dhl-maschine KONSEQUENT NACH UNTEN GEHOLT! (allerdings frisst der verantwortliche fluglotse jetzt würmer aufm zentralfriedhof)
ORSOLINO99 3 years ago
God bless them
Dejablue630 3 years ago
Amazing.
mparker1010 3 years ago
10FPS almost normal? This guy don't know what he's talking about 200FPS (feet Per Seconds) is called a greaced landing. 10FPS is god on an airplane!
RichardDdog 3 years ago
Mate... envision a 200ft/s sink rate. Do it now. As a hint I´ll tell you that this is a bit less than the top speed a human will reach in free fall.
10 ft/s however equals 600 ft/minute which is a vertical speed any modern aircraft has to be able to survive with landing weight.
The GREASED landing you speak of is around 200-250 ft/minute.
Lonestar24 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure you mean 200 feet per minute. If you drop 200 feet in one second, that's quite an impact.
bsartist 3 years ago
good work guys
freqeist1 3 years ago
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DHL sucks ass!
redtibby01 3 years ago
Too bad it wasn't you getting shot down, that would have been good.
agentfazexx 3 years ago
Thats the only thing you could do... insead of dying.
Randomnick123 3 years ago
"...but earning the right to keep on living was probably reward enough..." amen to that!
Shardith 3 years ago
those are some awsome flying skills. WoW. steering the thing with the engines. nice, great.
boeingt 3 years ago
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Offical DHL stance: There's no war in Iraq. Good luck if you are being shot at.
Avantime 4 years ago
Jebus.. I want these guys flying my plane next time I travel.. Too bad it was a cargo plane, otherwise they would of been big time heroes.
Sigrafix 4 years ago
And that DHL plane still sits at Baghdad International Airport, on the ramp. All it needs is two working engines.
Engine272 4 years ago
how do you know?
djfreshtrax 4 years ago 4
I was just there May-September 07 at Sather Air Base, which is at Baghdad International Airport. That DHL plane has been cleaned of decals, although you can still see the paint fade of where it said DHL. Just before I got there, they had two new engines placed in, and fired them up, but forgot to remove the wrenches and destroyed the engines. So there it still sits.
Engine272 4 years ago 2
are you into planes or do you work for DHL?
djfreshtrax 4 years ago
I am firefighter for the U.S. Air Force. So I guess I am into planes. Plus I fly an ultralight aircraft.
Engine272 4 years ago 2
good stuff, have you seen the air thompson emergency landing at manchester UK on here?
djfreshtrax 4 years ago
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that guy doesnt know an airplane from his grandmas underwear. its all about the attention. but me, i RODE in that airplane and did a barrel roll. almost lost control but lieutenant Glockenspiel hit the eject button in time. It was quite the ride. The plane hit the ground immediately and blew up into 17 seperate pieces. We went on a search to find them all but it was too late, someone had already found the golden monkey and it was all over, but at least we had the laughs... lots of laughs haha...
MrStickNote 4 years ago
you crazy horse lol
djfreshtrax 4 years ago
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youre a fucking retard, that made no sense. If that plane barrel rolled after getting hit with an RPG, the wings would have shorn. I can tell from the beginning of your comment that you have no intelligence or maturity. So don't bother replying to this, as you will only make yourself look more stupid.
agentfazexx 3 years ago
and how about the wing?
aeroflying 3 years ago
0ohh
lo0relo0re 4 years ago