Watch this very rough landing in JFK onboard a Virgin Atlantic A340-600!
Please enjoy!
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Were you on this flight?
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Yes, I videoed this:)
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Quick thing, did you notice that they used flaps 3 for take off?
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It didn’t look like it was a hard landing but maybe the video didn’t pick it up, nice video though. Thanks for sharing!
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They did? I didn’t not notice…
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Vid definitely didn’t pick it up. I was holding it against the window so it was steady. Trust me, it was rough:)
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That’s what I found when I flew with SAA on the -600… Asked the captain too.
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Hmm. Probably depends on a lot of things such as:
Payload: We had a slightly empty flight
Weather: Temp and more can change how much power is needed, changing the requirements for flap settings
Runway length: Heathrow’s runways are over two miles long, which probably allowed the pilots to spend longer time gaining speed
Traffic in the Area: it also depends on other air traffic. Some airports may want you off the ground sooner
Airline Regulations: All airlines have different rules about what you should and should not do.
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He also said that each plane had a flap sweet spot and that the sweet spot for the A340-600 was flaps 3. I dunno anymore! 😂
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Only on the -600 as it is so long it risks tail strike otherwise
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Wait were you on this flight yesterday? I was tracking it for some reason. Nice videoing, although it didn’t look as rough as the landing of the Thai 747 I was on yesterday. The flaps weren’t out!
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