The Gimli Glider
I always wondered what would happen if the engines on a 767 just kind of stopped. I’m also quite suprised I’ve never heard of this, being that I’m at school to learn about engineering planes. I suppose this was before my time, but still quite an awesome story: http://www.wadenelson.com/gimli.html
December 28th, 2005 at 8:47 pm
1983 Gimli Plane Crash that Almost Happened
Imagine the surprise of two pilots who, in July 1983, without fuel, successfully brought a Boeing 767 to an emergency landing on an abandoned air force air strip. They found, not an empty runway, but a car race taking place in what was now a raceway. I…