As the aircraft was making a trans-Atlantic flight, it was fully loaded with fuel, plus the cargo. To return to the airport of departure would have required dumping of a large quantity of fuel. As the wheel is retracted in flight, the aircraft was safe to make the trans-Atlantic crossing, Upon arrival in the U.S. the fuel would have been burned off in flight, thus making the aircraft much lighter, and safe for a landing. The cargo, a fuselage for another Boeing aircraft, while bulky, is fairly light in weight. Thanks for the video. Jon
@@seagullsbtn Everybody assumes this, but really, he just probably have to wait for the public release of the investigation so he doesn't talk out of turn while the investigation is ongoing. Even if he wasn't on board, I'm sure they'll also ask pilots of previous flights if they noticed anything. Airlines don't hide what happens in incidents like this, and actually like talking about the steps taken to help make sure it doesn't happen again. This is why the public is able to fly with the confidence it has.
What did I think? I think the producer of this fascinating incident, could have shown us a close-up of the wheel coming off like they did on my nightly news channel, instead of the smaller than postage stamp vision we got here. Beautifully spoken though, a great clear voice. Thank you.
Nah, it's usual crasheing screwup despite plane flying with little load. They were lucky it was just pipe shell and not real cargo, otherwise they would all die on landing...
Nicely explained; so there are 4 of these transport planes - good to know. I’ll wait to find out the reason the wheel dropped off. It would be good to know how many landings can be expected from a tire and how many this one had absorbed. Although I saw this elsewhere, this was the best presentation. Thanks! Good job.
I may or may not have witnessed that wheel being installed in January assuming the airframe hasn’t done a wheel change in 8 months since it did have its main gear replaced while going through its yearly maintenance in Taipei
I’ve heard of a mic drop, but a tyre drop is so far out of my wheelhouse, that I’d really have to scrape the asphalt to really blow it out of the water. I’ll get my coat….
That gets triggered at high temperatures, and wouldn't cause the whole tire/rim assembly to fall off. Based on the pictures I saw of the recovered wheel, it appeared to still be inflated.
@@AS-br8si Correction, Kelsey from the 74 Gear channel is a 747 pilot who stated that he flew a Dreamlifter on one occasion (as far as I know from watching his channel for several years). It’s doubtful that is his usual assignment. The jokes made by people about Kelsey on channels other than 74 Gear aren’t at all funny & seem more aimed at creating controversy or responsibility for this incident that doesn’t exist. Some may do it just to get likes on their comments; I don’t know. I highly recommend 74 Gear, though; it’s a very informative & entertaining channel about aviation.
Very interesting did not know all the dream lifters were operated by Atlas air the Queen of the sky has a lot of redundancy build in so it’s not surprising it was able to land with an outer wheel missing
Nah, it's usual crasheing screwup despite plane flying with little load. They were lucky it was just pipe shell and not real cargo, otherwise they would all die on landing...
They are designed to handle those types of failures without the wheels falling off. Wheels commonly fall off due to axle structural failures (caused by cracks, bad or over torqued bearings, etc), and/or improper wheel installation (improper torque, improper safetying, etc)
@@gpaull2 True. Although a loose fitting or crack probably wouldn't lead to that black smoke. A faulty bearing seems more likely, although that'd probably break off the whole axle, not just a wheel.
this is most likely a maintenance error , the 747 wheel has one giant axle nut that's torqued to about 500 lb ft then loosened to 0 lb ft then retorqued to 200 lb ft, then two locking bolts lock the axle nut on the axle.
As the aircraft was making a trans-Atlantic flight, it was fully loaded with fuel, plus the cargo. To return to the airport of departure would have required dumping of a large quantity of fuel. As the wheel is retracted in flight, the aircraft was safe to make the trans-Atlantic crossing, Upon arrival in the U.S. the fuel would have been burned off in flight, thus making the aircraft much lighter, and safe for a landing. The cargo, a fuselage for another Boeing aircraft, while bulky, is fairly light in weight. Thanks for the video. Jon
It’s a nightmare lifter now innit
Nice one!
Hahahahahahahaha
Hehe
LOL 😂
Bruv.
So, was the F/O Kelsey on that flight? 😂
I need more 74 gear content
I bet he won’t run this one.
@@seagullsbtn Everybody assumes this, but really, he just probably have to wait for the public release of the investigation so he doesn't talk out of turn while the investigation is ongoing. Even if he wasn't on board, I'm sure they'll also ask pilots of previous flights if they noticed anything. Airlines don't hide what happens in incidents like this, and actually like talking about the steps taken to help make sure it doesn't happen again. This is why the public is able to fly with the confidence it has.
bro that was literally what i was thinking
I've been thinking the same thing, I'm sure he's getting pelted with this video.
POV: that wheel in the market cart that is completely broken
It's a great feat of engineering that such a plane with such a load can land safely
What did I think? I think the producer of this fascinating incident, could have shown us a close-up of the wheel coming off like they did on my nightly news channel, instead of the smaller than postage stamp vision we got here.
Beautifully spoken though, a great clear voice. Thank you.
747 main gears are so beefy u can land with 2 of the trucks up
Nah, it's usual crasheing screwup despite plane flying with little load. They were lucky it was just pipe shell and not real cargo, otherwise they would all die on landing...
Would be quite interesting if Kelsey from 74 Gear knew more about it, he works for Atlas Air and has piloted the Dreamlifters on several occasions.
Kelsey hit the “wheel fall off” button by accident, he won’t be allowed to comment until the investigation board finishes.
@@afwaller I hope someone did the joke already on his twitter/instagram with something like "Damn Kelsey what did you do this time?"
@@Kalvinjj Has "Mr 74 Gear" fingerprints all over this🤣
I've seen the Dreamlifter in CHS...it's huge
Rest all aside I'm appreciating his efforts to pronounce the Italian words properly, the immediate contrast makes it sound so sharp xd.
I like how they just left the wheel behind like nah we don't need it we're good, we're just gonna head to Charleston.
Was wondering the same lol
Loved the narration of the word "Taranto"...
I’m glad no one was hurt! 😳
Yes! Especially with the fact that the tyre is so heavy!
I don't think that wheel would *just* cause injuries... 100kg oof!
@@jonathanbott87 yeah, I guess I should have said that I’m glad no one was killed.
I think kelsey was flying it because he's gone very quiet
74 gear
He be bragging
Nicely explained; so there are 4 of these transport planes - good to know. I’ll wait to find out the reason the wheel dropped off. It would be good to know how many landings can be expected from a tire and how many this one had absorbed. Although I saw this elsewhere, this was the best presentation. Thanks! Good job.
I may or may not have witnessed that wheel being installed in January assuming the airframe hasn’t done a wheel change in 8 months since it did have its main gear replaced while going through its yearly maintenance in Taipei
I still don’t get why Boeing has these Dreamlifters built in Taiwan. Airbus builds it’s Belugas in-house and Boeing goes on the cheap
@@MrJimheeren I think Eva Air is involved in the Dreamliner project too so that’s probably why
I vaguely remember 747 was designed to land with only 2 of its 4 main bogey, provided not landing at MLW.
you are correct, the belly and wing gears are on separate hyd systems for redundancy too
The arch was beautiful
I’ve heard of a mic drop, but a tyre drop is so far out of my wheelhouse, that I’d really have to scrape the asphalt to really blow it out of the water.
I’ll get my coat….
🤣
Another good reason why one should NOT live too close to an airport.
You'd have to build your house literally at the end of the runway for this to be an, extremely rare, problem.
Someones head is also going to roll after this incident if its down to sloppy maintenance
This channel really needs an italian voiceman🤣
Imagine if that wheel fell on a person 😱😱
Imagine if that wheel fell off a person 😱😱
Imagine if that wheel fell as a person 😱😱
@@MkurugenziMwenyekiti Imagine if that wheel fell in a person 😱😱
@@cliffordcrimson7124 Imagine if that person fell on a wheel 😱😱
How many missing wheels constitute a sub-possible landing condition?
I guess not only the Bat Mobile would lose a wheel 😂
Need to some serious maintenance checks before going airborne. That could've been a very serious mishap. Forget meeting a time schedule.
I had been wondering if the safety mechanism that deflates the wheel was the triggered.
That gets triggered at high temperatures, and wouldn't cause the whole tire/rim assembly to fall off. Based on the pictures I saw of the recovered wheel, it appeared to still be inflated.
Tire went for a smoke, and missed the flight. Good thing that area was free of people. Looks like it melted off
Thank God no one was hurt! 🎯
I just believe it was a freak accident that occurred
After careful consideration, here is what I think about this incident: "Wheel fell off".
Just imagine the damn thing fell into your living room
It was pretty surprising and quite funny to see that news 2 days ago.
Redundancy works. I'm sure that those involved will do a complete & thorough investigation.
Waiting for Kelsey to post a video
Who is Kelsey?
@@AS-br8si He has a channel called “74 Gear” and he’s a Dreamlifter Pilot, so as a joke a few comments are asking if it was him lol
@@AS-br8si Correction, Kelsey from the 74 Gear channel is a 747 pilot who stated that he flew a Dreamlifter on one occasion (as far as I know from watching his channel for several years). It’s doubtful that is his usual assignment. The jokes made by people about Kelsey on channels other than 74 Gear aren’t at all funny & seem more aimed at creating controversy or responsibility for this incident that doesn’t exist. Some may do it just to get likes on their comments; I don’t know.
I highly recommend 74 Gear, though; it’s a very informative & entertaining channel about aviation.
I used to work for Rockwell International. These things happen,fix it put it back in service.
I've always thought the Dreamlifters belonged to Boeing.
They are owned by Boeing. Atlas Air just operates the fleet (provide pilots, etc.).
atlas bid for the contract to operate the lcf on a CMI basis atlas will provide the crew maint and insurance
I wonder what cause the puff of black smoke?
Hydraulic fluid line
Whoever was last to work on that wheel has some explaining to do.
Hehe wheel go boing
Good joke
But we should appreciate it managed to land a non Ryanair landing
321 go meme 😂
Very interesting did not know all the dream lifters were operated by Atlas air the Queen of the sky has a lot of redundancy build in so it’s not surprising it was able to land with an outer wheel missing
Nah, it's usual crasheing screwup despite plane flying with little load. They were lucky it was just pipe shell and not real cargo, otherwise they would all die on landing...
Should have built the 787 fuselages in USA
Please note that in Italian "ch" is pronounced "k" so "Aermacchi" sounds like "Aermakki"
Airbus beluga >>>>
Yay 😍🫶🏻 specially the newest “xl” version
At 30 years old and climbing, it’s normal for this airplane to fall apart, what’s the next dreamlifter Boeing?
A 20-year old 747! 😁
321 go meme be like: 🤣🔝
Just like Boeing's reputation,
it's falling apart!
Umm am I the only one who finds the attempts of Italian pronounciation as rather weird?
Rather surprised they decided to continue to the USA.
What do I think? The mechanics need to tighten the lug nuts.
Kelsey has some explaining to do
OMG, YOU have some ‘splaining to do yourself, for harassing of someone you don’t even know just because he has a YT channel.
This is old news. This wheel loss has been on dozens of channels mid week. What next, the Wright Brothers are first to fly?
I think nothing about the incident… 😅
My guess is a brake didn't release properly, thus burning out the brake, and overheating the wheel attachment to the point of breaking off.
They are designed to handle those types of failures without the wheels falling off. Wheels commonly fall off due to axle structural failures (caused by cracks, bad or over torqued bearings, etc), and/or improper wheel installation (improper torque, improper safetying, etc)
@@gpaull2 True. Although a loose fitting or crack probably wouldn't lead to that black smoke. A faulty bearing seems more likely, although that'd probably break off the whole axle, not just a wheel.
this is most likely a maintenance error , the 747 wheel has one giant axle nut that's torqued to about 500 lb ft then loosened to 0 lb ft then retorqued to 200 lb ft, then two locking bolts lock the axle nut on the axle.
Wolfgang pass auf!
They shoud just scrap Boeing at this point
Ma Chi se me batte il belino?
No problem for the 747
good way of shaving some dead weight ;)
Seems like their shrugging it off, like its normal 🤡
Slow news day
Thanks nothing mayor happens.
Airbus Beluga is Better than the Boeing Dreamlifter
After seeing that boeing documentary on Netflix, I don't trust boeing anymore.
Just another Tuesday at boing.
Just realized what an ugly aircraft it is. But at least it gets the job done.
Blame the engineer who can't do the job probably
Hilarious.
Does it really need to pronounce those Italian words in Italian accent?
Tarrrranto
Boeing doing being things
The queen of the skies is getting old and crippled with age…
Lol
Hahahaha The ugliest plane I've ever seen.
Third