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Flight, the film
Not sure if anyone has seen the preview for Flight, the new film starring Denzel Washington as a mainline pilot under the influence and under duress during a crash. The aircraft is shown flying upside down. I say it is impossible for a passenger aircraft to do so. Anyone agrees? Disagrees? (www.paramount.com) 기타...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
It is physically possible, but no sane pilot would do it except as a last ditch attempt. There was an incident where a Beech where the wing torqued upwards, so the pilot inverted to keep the wing in place. I haven't verified this, but I heard it from my school's aviation club.
After the uplifting content of Whip Whitaker's struggles with addiction in FLIGHT, you should stick around until after the credits to see bloopers from the movie.
This one was at about 140 degrees at one point . FedEx Flight 705, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 ferrying electronics to San Jose,(KSJC) experienced an attempted hijacking for the purpose of a suicide attack on April 7, 1994. On that day Auburn Calloway, a FedEx employee and US Navy veteran facing possible dismissal for lying about his previous flying experience, boarded the scheduled flight with several concealed hammers and a speargun. Once airborne he intended to kill the crew using blunt force so that the injuries inflicted would appear as though created in the crash. He then planned to intentionally crash the aircraft into Federal Express' Memphis headquarters. He believed that concealing his death as an accident while still an employee would make his family eligible for a $2.5 million life insurance policy paid by Federal Express.
The hijacking was unsuccessful, as the crew was able to fight back, despite severe wounds, subdue the attacker, and safely land the aircraft. The crew has never been able to return to commercial flight status
The hijacking was unsuccessful, as the crew was able to fight back, despite severe wounds, subdue the attacker, and safely land the aircraft. The crew has never been able to return to commercial flight status
I remember that well, but dang, it don't seem like it's been 18 years.
Maybe some of you will remember a couple of Boeing Test Pilots by the names of, Lew Wallick, and Paul "Pablo" Bennett. They followed in the same footprints of Tex Johnson. I often wondered in amazement at what these excellent pilots got away with.They will surely be missed.
ISBN 978-0-230-75202-3 2012 Macmillan