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| Scary video shows Boeing 747 bounce hard off LAX runway twice |
| 2024-04-26 |
| Didn't lose a tire. German maintenance? [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A heart-stopping video caught the dramatic moment a Lufthansa Airlines Boeing 747 violently bounced off the runway at LAX before aborting the landing. On Tuesday, the 747-8i, Boeing's largest 'Jumbo Jet,' was attempting to land at Los Angeles Airport, but the plane struck the runway hard and bounced twice, forcing the pilot to abort. The frightening moment was documented in a livestream by Airline Videos Live, a group of airplane enthusiasts 'dedicated to bringing high-quality video' of commercial aviation 'to viewers worldwide.' In the video, Lufthansa Flight 456, which originated in Frankfurt, Germany, could be seen sweeping down toward the runway with its landing gear extended. Everything appeared to be going smoothly until the plane's back wheels touched down, at which point a cloud of white smoke burst from the wheels. Then the plane abruptly jerked upward, its wheels hovering over the ground for a few yards. The plane lurched downward again, this time both the front and back wheels making contact with the runway. But as soon as the wheels touched down, the plane, which seats 400 passengers and crew, bounced upward. After the second botched landing, the pilot decided to abort and the video showed the plane ascending into the sky. While the plane bounced along the runway, Kevin Ray, the website's owner and chief commentator, shouted: 'Holy Moly!' 'That is the roughest landing I think we've ever caught on our broadcast,' said Ray, later adding that they could 'smell' the burnt rubber from the wheels. Lufthansa Flight 456 proceeded to circle the airport and landed without an issue a short time later. As of right now, it is unclear whether this incident was the result of some malfunction with the 9-year-old Boeing plane or if it was caused by something else. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 The 747 can take a pounding. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2024-04-26 15:39 |
| #3 There's an old story about a B-52 that makes an extremely rough landing, and once they're on the runway nobody says a thing - except for the co-pilot who, as he runs the landing checklist, dryly asks, "Did we land or were we shot down?" Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-04-26 12:13 |
| #2 Looked like a pretty fair weather day in the video for a problem making the landing. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-26 08:22 |
| #1 Question: Will the passengers be charged extra for the multiple LA landings? 🤔 |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-04-26 07:38 |