Delta Airlines Flight 191 Crash Animation

[DisasterOnline]

This animation shows perfectly how deadly the microburst is when you're flying low. First the wind blowing against you makes you lose airspeed and harder to control the plane. Second comes the downdraft which pushes you down forcefully, and third comes the final blow, the strong tailwind, which makes you lose even more airspeed and airflow under your wings, resulting you losing altitude, or in this case, a deadly crash. The pilots fought bravely till the bitter end. God bless their souls.

[thomsonfly645k]

what is that alarm which starts at the first impact

[sodakar]

@thomsonfly645k You're talking about the constant beeping one at 1:54, right? If you listen to JAL 123 (eg: odRCEHBmLfU), you'll hear it throughout that recording, but I'm unable to determine what the alarm is for... I'm not able to find it readily using the mighty google... Hmm. If you find out, do share... ;)

[thomsonfly645k]

@sodakar yes that was the one i meant, iread somewhere that on the 707, 727 and all 737s and early 747s this was the take-off configuration warning and cabin altitude

[menraholez69]

@sodakar I just watched a show on TV about this crash. And they said the beeping followed by the automated voice of "pull up" is an alarm in the cockpit to alert when to close to land. The crash is also heard on the recording to.

[sodakar]

@menraholez69 awesome -- thanks for sharing!

[tarkan1995]

Who is UNK?

[KOHF34]

@tarkan1995

Unknown I believe.

[sitedezynz]

This was the crash that gave us Doppler Radar. God rest their souls.

[lochwharral]

Great plane. I don't ever recall an L-1011accident, (with fatalities) that was caused by mechanical failure or design characteristic. 

[Skybolter]

@lochwharral WRONG, FLIGHT 191 CRASHED BECAUSE OF NASTY WEATHER CONDITIONS

[lochwharral]

@Skybolter Re-read my post. I didn't mention Flt 191.

[pheedmesmobbilenode]

Shitty. good Crew, Good Plane, Deadly weather. :( T.s. or not hat to break it to you its southern us... operation will not be canceled because the sky might be rough. Microburst detection could have saved them...

[Weatherlawyer]

I have some thoughts on the weather about then:

my.opera.com/Weatherlawyer/blo­g/i-was-looking-at-an-old-vide­o-about-air-craft?cid=49715282­#comment49715282

[Weatherlawyer]

@Weatherlawyer I had to dump the h t t p bit from the address to get it to post.

Dumb tube!

[jmr604]

They flew into (or under) a CB cell and paid the price... I think that was a bad move. Doesn't matter if you are a Cessna 150 or the biggest jet in the world. A CB will ruin your day.

[jmr604]

@jmr604 or kill you.

[COD04MW]

That's Horrible To Hear That Their Last Words Are All "OH SHIT!"

[maddooggg]

fortunately there were survivors. during the documentary.. i remember stories about the pilot(captain) who had prescription meds, one which was a powerful tranquilizer. amazing he was allowed to fly as a commercial pilot.

[pcmiler2000]

@maddooggg Wow that is a first, instead of blaming the pilot, blame the weather instead to protect the companies image.

[jbrian80]

@pcmiler2000 You're wrong. NTSB Blamed both the crew and Delta Airlines. NTSB concluded that the Delta Airlines did not provide their crew enough training.

[pcmiler2000]

@jbrian80 Wrong about what?

[pcmiler2000]

@jbrian80 Never-mind, you was replying to the prior comment I posted 5 days ago. Anyways I was talking about Delta blaming the weather instead of blaming themselves and the pilots so they can protect their company image and not having to paid out millions of dollars to the victims, and all I been hearing over the years is the weather this and the weather that until you showed up and set the record straight and thanks.

[airplanegod]

What does it meen by Delta go around?

[01pewterz28]

@airplanegod

The Twr controller is requesting DL191 to fly the missed approach (go-around break off the landing and fly the published missed approach) but it was too late the aircraft already impacted the ground.

[jmr604]

@airplanegod the tower controller probably saw that they were not on a stable approach path to the runway and instructed them to abort their landing.

[HuskyKara]

TWR: Delta go around

It's too late for all people on that airline , it's sad .

[jjessup703]

Thanks for posting, this is a great animation and greatly illustrates how helpless you are, no matter what the equipment you are flying should you choose to depart or land at an airport when wind-shear is present.

[sweethazeleyesjp]

My grandmother died in this plain crash. I never met her. My mom was 21.

[StormFlicks]

good but it keeps going foward....

[ual744]

@StormFlicks Because microburst push the aircraft down, it doesn't affect the aircraft's forward momentum.

[ual744]

@StormFlicks Plus the fact that tailwinds didn't help that much either, as it doesn't produce lift for the wings.

[KiLLtheCorrUpt]

that sux

[aeonfluxy1]

thx