LADE 707 TC-91 landing at CRD - 21/04/2006

Final approach to Runway 25 at Argentina's oil capital Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut Province, after a 2h20 flight from Buenos Aires. Sorry for the weird light--Patagonia in Autumn! Reversers only used on inboard engines here on account of the long runway and the elderly engines. Note the behaviour of the inlet doors and wing slats upon landing.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ArgentineAirForce
• LADE
• Boeing
• 707

[airbusa330livingston]

but still use these aircraft?? O.o

[Caipiroska243]

@airbusa330livingston No, no longer used. Retired very shortly after this video.

[jegr27]

wow, pensé que ya no volaban con pax, (la verdad no se de que época es esta toma, pero se ve muy buena, me hace pensar que es moderna), extraño estas máquinas sexys en el cielo, que ya muy pocas quedan incluso como cargueros, me sentí como en los 80`s!, buen video!

[Caipiroska243]

@jegr27 Salvo un par en Irán, ya no quedan 707 volando pax y estás en lo cierto, incluso como cargueros quedan poquísimos. Este video fue filmado el 21/04/2006, un mes antes de que la FAA lo desprogramara.

[rpescador]

este 707 será uno de los que volaba aerolineas en los 70, todavía los siguen usando ???????

[Caipiroska243]

No, el TC-91 fue pedido por Peron por su uso personal (como un Tango Uno), aunque se lo prometio a Aerolineas para justificar el gasto publico. La factura la termino pagando Aerolineas (lease: los contribuyentes), mientras Isabelita Peron se lo compro por US$1. La gran ironia es que el TC-91 termino volando carga en vez de presidentes, con muy pocas excepciones.

[captain150]

Yes a new plane can. Like I said, planes are safe-life designs. This has been true since the 50s at least.

Why does there seem to be more plane crashes today? Umm because there are WAY more planes flying today. Plane crashes are still unbelievably, incredibly rare by comparison to almost any other mode of transportation. Cars are deathtraps by comparison.

Don't look at the total number of crashes or deaths, look at the death *rate* per trip or per mile travelled. That's much more meaningful.

[captain150]

Planes are "safe-life" designs. The fuselage (and other parts) have a specific number of maximum cycles after which the part becomes far more likely to fail.

Though old planes may still be safe, there is certainly a limited number of flight-hours and cycles that a plane can endure. You're very wrong in saying modern planes are "cheaply" made. Planes use among the most advanced materials available. There is nothing about a modern fuselage or engine that is "cheap".

[Slowflight4Eva]

Why do the slats retract during TR, then come back down?

[alufthansa]

Reverse thrust inflight ?! so unique !!

[JAwuku]

@istiiizzz Argentina is in the Southern hemisphere, so while we have Spring in the Northern Hemisphere, they have Autumn. they celebrate Christmas in Summer.

[KingkyPhase]

@istiiizzz Argentina is in the southern hemisphere. They have winter when we have summer and vice versa because of the way the Earth is tilted towards the sun. Therefore, in Argentina, Autumn is around March-May.

[longlivethe80s]

@istiiizzz because it is in the southern hemisphere...

[turk223]

@istiiizzz April is in the autumn season in the southern hemisphere...

[tannagra]

@istiiizzz

Patagonia is in the Southern Hemisphere, hence a Patagonia Autumn is the Northern Hemisphere's spring.