How to Land a Boeing 777 without Any Engines

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  • Just one minute away from landing, both of this planes engines suddenly fail. #planecrash
    From: TERROR IN THE SKIES: Technical Meltdown
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  • @CorrieBergeron
    @CorrieBergeron 10 ปีที่แล้ว +745

    The video should've explained why raising the flaps was such a brilliant move.
    In landing configuration on final approach, everything is hanging out, and fully-deployed flaps are creating a lot of drag. Power from the engines compensates for that.
    Lose the power, and the drag starts slowing you down FAST. Bad Thing.
    Raising the flaps a notch decreases the drag more than it decreases the lift, flattening out the glide path. Dumping the nose gets some airspeed back and at least avoids the fatal low-altitude stall.

    • @fraybentos5708
      @fraybentos5708 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Cheers, Einstein.

    • @DavidAndrewsPEC
      @DavidAndrewsPEC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Well, _I_ appreciated the explanation (even though I know this stuff).
      Not everybody knows this stuff.

    • @ransby5032
      @ransby5032 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** David Andrews ...... Adam West obviously does. I'm going to ask him next time ...

    • @DavidAndrewsPEC
      @DavidAndrewsPEC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ransby5032 Ask him about quantum mechanics while you're at it ...

    • @philipuwumarogie9796
      @philipuwumarogie9796 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But why did the captain only raise the flaps by one notch... if they had raised it to flaps 10 wouldn't that have given them enough time to make the runway still? Don't know, just asking

  • @managMent_
    @managMent_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2121

    The simulation of a Boeing 777 Accident... in a B737 Simulator....

    • @chocolatcats
      @chocolatcats 8 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      +Nicesisten who cares he' s just showing how things are done.....not many people know there is a difference nor do they care.

    • @70MarYa
      @70MarYa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      There are no eyebrows the 737,707 and 727 all have eyebrows

    • @managMent_
      @managMent_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      keri caye well regarding professionality it is important. These 2 Aircrafts do have different flying behaviour, and even though they roughly have the same Systems, they are different in some aspects. People might also think they just did it quick and didnt research well, which pulls more of the proffessionality down.

    • @chocolatcats
      @chocolatcats 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You must be a pilot...see..that intelligence! ..

    • @MrMegaescort
      @MrMegaescort 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      principles of flight same on any aircraft!!

  • @LAOrNoir
    @LAOrNoir 10 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Essentially why BA is such a good airline. Not the most extravagant or luxurious, but trustworthy and very safe.

    • @Iroction
      @Iroction 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      B-but how bout ryanair
      Lol

    • @pumpkin9512
      @pumpkin9512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Iroction IKR

    • @artyjaycayairlines
      @artyjaycayairlines 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also QANTAS but yes

    • @tqueTheIdiot
      @tqueTheIdiot 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Iroction but the hard landings tho....

    • @troophole
      @troophole 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tqueTheIdiot It may have hard landings, but it's still a safe airline

  • @florin604
    @florin604 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2034

    Who doesn't love good pilots?

    • @daggerhardcore
      @daggerhardcore 8 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Satan

    • @m7mddayeh406
      @m7mddayeh406 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +DutchGamesHD True

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Cipi SixZeroFour Bad pilots

    • @marcdavey
      @marcdavey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Petter Nybråten Why are they bad pilots?

    • @peppigue
      @peppigue 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      +Marc Davey You're reading me wrongly

  • @hayabusa27
    @hayabusa27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Made me appreciate my pilot training even more. Knowing to land without engines is a great skill to have in situations like these. I instantly knew what they would do after the engines failed. Very good reeaction from the crew and I'm glad everyone survived.

  • @tryithere
    @tryithere 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3368

    The real trick would be to take off in a 777 with no engines.

    • @tryithere
      @tryithere 8 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      David F
      CAT 7

    • @playsamay4
      @playsamay4 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      tryithere That's impossible. You'd veer off the runway.

    • @tryithere
      @tryithere 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      You can't take off without getting off the runway. If it's on top of a cliff, you're golden....but not for long.

    • @kaukiaa4590
      @kaukiaa4590 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      😂😂😂ur fucking funny

    • @petesomeguy
      @petesomeguy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      love it lol Don't know why but "where we're going, we don't need roads" came to mind from (we all know the movie) :)

  • @drfiberglass
    @drfiberglass 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1411

    Any time you can walk away from a landing, It's a good one...

    • @justinmiller5660
      @justinmiller5660 8 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      +T H never fly with a pilot that say that...

    • @drfiberglass
      @drfiberglass 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is true...

    • @Jarfiller
      @Jarfiller 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Everyone dead but me , good landing

    • @YD8189
      @YD8189 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +T H Unless your wingman if your flying fighters, your GIB, a passenger or passengers (as well as crewmembers) or people on the ground don't.

    • @drfiberglass
      @drfiberglass 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right...

  • @SabraStiehl
    @SabraStiehl 10 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I flew the Boeing '757/'767 (a common type rating) but not the '777. Most of my time was in '737-200s in the '70s and '80s and some in '727s in the '80s. which means I know something about how the wing flaps on Boeing jets operate. First of all they're Fowler Flaps which lets air through rather than making it go around. Then wing flaps create more drag than lift, and for each lower setting the aircraft's stall speed goes down a few knots. Leading edge slats go out to add lift at the flaps one position where besides them dropping out the trailing edge flaps go backward a few inches giving a little more wing area and lift. The next position used is flaps 5 where the trailing edge flaps go backward some more. Then at flaps 15, the last position used for takeoff, the trailing edge flaps start angling down. At flaps 25 they go down a little more, and at flaps 30 and 40, the normal landing flap positions, the trailing edge flaps go almost straight down behind the wing, creating more lift and even more drag. So the British Airlines captain made a good move when he got rid of most of the drag the flaps entailed by moving the flaps to 25. Moving them to 15 might have been better, but he only had a few seconds to react. A jet without power drops like a rock, so in my opinion the fact that there were no fatalities constitutes a terrific job of airmanship.

    • @excelephant
      @excelephant 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      So what you're saying is "I agree with the video, the pilot did a great job in the time available."

    • @mwillh
      @mwillh 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No fatalities ! He's nothing less than a life-saving hero !!!

    • @scootergreen3
      @scootergreen3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Sabra S. If the engines would have quit at a much higher altitude in a similar situation would it be easier to glide the plane or harder?

    • @scootergreen3
      @scootergreen3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ***** Thanks for the answer Michael. I kind of figured that but I didn't know for sure because I'm not a pilot. You are an amazing and talented man to be able to fly such a great machine.

    • @losttownstreet3409
      @losttownstreet3409 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It seem to me be mathematical possible to land the plane safe. But the pilot didn't know that an engine failure will occure and can't calculate in time. (2nm with 750ft). I didn't know if flaps to 30 and 40 are realy add lift. In aircrafts without speedbrakes this positions are only used to add drag (no flaps 1:17 to 1:40). For 15 maybe the plane was too slow. I'll hope BA train landing without engine now.

  • @markiliff
    @markiliff 9 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Turning into a 737, as shown at 1:38, would have been a bigger problem

    • @shaungreer3350
      @shaungreer3350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mark Iliff especially the max

    • @yves3560
      @yves3560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All passengers crushed to 1/3 scale ;)

    • @lord-heller647
      @lord-heller647 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know something was wrong with that plane

  • @bryanttillman
    @bryanttillman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1116

    you mean, "How to CRASH a 777, and not kill anybody."

    • @benzcheap
      @benzcheap 8 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      or "How to SAVE over 300 lives in an emergency situation"

    • @kangadharan4501
      @kangadharan4501 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ben Berman @

    • @snowrb6947
      @snowrb6947 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Clap clap clap...wow

    • @kimberlywilliams7543
      @kimberlywilliams7543 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This 777 is one of the few Boeing that has cheap build Rolls Royce Trent engine that have a tendency to explode and it's the same engine on the Quantas A380 where the engine exploded. Presently Boeing refuses requires all 777's to be sold with the GE G-90 engine. If this plane had GE G-90 engines it would had a perfect landing. Rolls Royces enging suck and are second rate!

    • @Hi-uv7nn
      @Hi-uv7nn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Flamer Gamer2018 2 years late lol

  • @Susky97
    @Susky97 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow, that this is one hell of a flight crew! I bet they had the shakes for awhile after that landing, though. Incredible thinking and cool heads.

  • @tillygrande909
    @tillygrande909 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    title: “how to land a boeing 777 without engines”
    me: “ahhh just the tutorial i needed!”

    • @amor7886
      @amor7886 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ikr ! im flying a boeing 777 right now and both my engines sre stalled. wish me luck !!

    • @evitad1288
      @evitad1288 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amor7886 ayo?

    • @artyjaycayairlines
      @artyjaycayairlines 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @invisibletouch5094
    @invisibletouch5094 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Captain should receive far more recognition than he does. He is the HERO in this whole incident. I have studied this incident in depth and Captain Burkill did an outstanding job. Best wishes to you, Maria & family.

  • @fuffoon
    @fuffoon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That instinct to pull up is strong. Look at the accidents from or ending in stalls. It takes intensive training or really cool heads to push that nose down at 320 feet.

  • @nevillemacaulife3129
    @nevillemacaulife3129 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    For the benefit of must-know techies like myself, the accident was caused by water ice in the fuel clogging oil/fuel heat exchangers. It had accumulated on the inner surface of fuel pipe walls, and when the landing procedures produced an increase in temperature, it broke free and formed a slush on the exchanger filters. I counted ten other You Tube videos on this flight (Flight 38). It also has its own Wiki article.

  • @kingmcbrian
    @kingmcbrian 10 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    British airways pilots are awesome

    • @horseburger
      @horseburger 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      British everything is awesome :)

    • @invalid-user7335
      @invalid-user7335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      kingmcbrian thank you. 😂

    • @Aviatr23
      @Aviatr23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They are but sadly they fired the Captain because he didn't take the plane from his First Officer. It was simply unjust.

    • @vojta4045
      @vojta4045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Aviatr23 fake news, they didnt, i have seen that the captain is still flying for BA. What a humble pilot

    • @banana-ku4wd
      @banana-ku4wd 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right

  • @bleistift9153
    @bleistift9153 9 ปีที่แล้ว +646

    They have bike-pedals in the cockpit to spin the engines manually. Why didn't they use them?

    • @DaveSpinn
      @DaveSpinn 9 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I guess they figured if the bike bell didn't work they might not have much luck with the pedals :D

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 9 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      Somebody stuck baseball cards in the spokes to make that motorbike sound.

    • @AnnBoylen
      @AnnBoylen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      123 People want to die in a crash

    • @ApneaTM
      @ApneaTM 9 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      They were british pilots... exercise is nonsense to them xD

    • @the747videoer
      @the747videoer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Because the chain broke loose

  • @chriswilson2431
    @chriswilson2431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good job crew. That is what all the training is about. How to know what to do in any circumstance and do it without wasting a second. What’s even better, is that through all that, you kept everyone on the aircraft alive and able to tell the tale of how the brilliant pilot saved their lives. Well done.

  • @davidhutchinson6377
    @davidhutchinson6377 9 ปีที่แล้ว +841

    they really need to pay pilots more money.

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 9 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Considering they are responsible for so many lives, and millions of dollars' worth of aircraft, yes.

    • @Dante_S550_Turbo
      @Dante_S550_Turbo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      *****
      they make crap $. the cl;asses u have to take are expensive as hell the tests u have to keep doing to keep ur license is expensive as hell. Chances are unless ur a private jet pilot flying G6's ur going to be in debt for the rest of ur life.

    • @davidhutchinson6377
      @davidhutchinson6377 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** If you are fortunate enough and spend enough time and training to get into the 72's....then yes, you can make a decent income. But if you are on a little route, or flying anything less.....your income takes a substantial hit. Those are just facts Deermeyer1.

    • @davidhutchinson6377
      @davidhutchinson6377 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Hmm, well, let's see, take it from a mechanic? Or a 30 year veteran of commercial aviation? Hmm, let me guess on that one. lol....I will go with Sully over you Deeremeyer every time. Have a great life and I mean this part...congrats on your career....you worked for it, you deserve it...I'm just saying, corporations have a way of fucking people over in case you didn't know. But again, I digress...I will take the word of Captain Sully, not you thank you very much

    • @delgriffith1
      @delgriffith1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** Lower rung pilots really don't make a lot of money. It's unfortunate, but it's just supply and demand working against them. More people want to be pilots than there are jobs. It's a cool / fun occupation. That is not true of mechanics. There is less supply of mechanics than the demand, hence the pay is better. Simple concept at work. I'd like to think that my pilot was making more than my plumber, but it's probably not true if I'm flying a puddle jumper route in a smaller plane.

  • @FrostByte112
    @FrostByte112 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember seeing this in airplane investigations. I think the problem was ice forming on certain parts of the fuel-lines. Normally if this happened higher up, the ice would have melted eventually and all would be well again. But because they were so low, they had no chance whatsoever of recovering. Credits to the crew and captain for doing exactly the right thing with seconds to decide.
    This issue is solved now with an adjustement in the fuel-system :)

  • @TWTR4EVER
    @TWTR4EVER 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    BRILLIANT, what a difference an experienced crew makes in a crucial situation?
    When you compare the crew of this British Airways B777 "crash landing" in LHR with the ASIANA B777 "crash landing" in SFO makes you evaluate thoroughly your choice of air carrier and level of experience of their crews!

    • @oktal3700
      @oktal3700 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If BA38 had happened at SFO, they would be in the water. The two accidents are not really comparable.

    • @TWTR4EVER
      @TWTR4EVER 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      FYI- oktal3700, do your do diligence before uttering incorrect information!
      Check the length of both runways, in each respective airport and you will find out they are very much compatible. They both landed short, the sad part is that ASIANA had a perfectly functional aircraft that they obviously didn't know how to land. British had lost engine power!

    • @oktal3700
      @oktal3700 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      TWTR4EVER I know the runway lengths, so what? BA38 touched down 270 metres short of runway 27L at LHR. I repeat, if it had happened at SFO runway 28L, they would be in the water. Wait for the NTSB report before making unfounded claims about the Asiana accident. Also BA38 did not run out of fuel.

    • @TWTR4EVER
      @TWTR4EVER 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** The engines died , BA38 lost power, ASIANA crew had a perfectly working aircraft and the inept crew crash-landed the B777. That's a fact!

  • @m.rsteengrei3569
    @m.rsteengrei3569 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Thanks.I learned everything about landing 777 with no engines .!!!

    • @DR-br5gb
      @DR-br5gb 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Great, now just don't fly it into any buildings.

    • @kimberlywilliams7543
      @kimberlywilliams7543 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      This 777 is one of the few Boeing that has cheap build Rolls Royce Trent engine that have a tendency to explode and it's the same engine on the Quantas A380 where the engine exploded. Presently Boeing refuses requires all 777's to be sold with the GE G-90 engine. If this plane had GE G-90 engines it would had a perfect landing. Rolls Royces enging suck and are second rate!

    • @OortCloud
      @OortCloud 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This video is literally showing you that it’s impossible to land a plane without engines...

    • @theshermantanker7043
      @theshermantanker7043 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OortCloud Try the Gimli Glider

  • @billyoneill5445
    @billyoneill5445 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great piloting guys. Congratulations and thank you for saving many lives. Excellent work!

  • @michaell874
    @michaell874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It is events like these that earn such enormous admiration, respect, and gratitude that there are such pilots that use wisdom for quick critical thinking to avert disaster to preserve so many lives.

  • @mrhoffame
    @mrhoffame 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Geez! Great thing the engines failed there and not in the previous 11 hours over the ocean!!! Some pilots are just AWESOME!

    • @fraybentos5708
      @fraybentos5708 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the exact same thing when I watched this program but it later went on to explain that it was only as the plane descended to warmer air that the ice crystals dislodged and blocked the filter. Even if the engines had failed during the flight I don't think it would have been too disastrous.

    • @mrhoffame
      @mrhoffame 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adam West What do you mean wouldn't have been disastrous if it failed during flight? You mean you think they ice would have melted during the glide in time to restart?

    • @fraybentos5708
      @fraybentos5708 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mrhoffame They would have time to troubleshoot the problem and planes are designed to glide without engine power, even large airliners. The crew was obviously very skilled because they managed to react at the sudden loss of power so I wouldn't class a no engine landing as being beyond them. The landing would be the same sort of situation as this but they would have had more time to prepare themselves and the aircraft. I believe the first plane to land without engines was a 777.

    • @mrhoffame
      @mrhoffame 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adam West True,but wasn't most of this flight over ocean lol?

    • @fraybentos5708
      @fraybentos5708 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mrhoffame They came from Beijing, didn't they? I would have thought they'd have gone across Asia & Europe.

  • @DAGATHire
    @DAGATHire 10 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    British airways pilots are badass. and thats coming from an irishman. bags of respect

    • @67466476
      @67466476 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad that but he lost his job

    • @Chilukar
      @Chilukar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@67466476 I have not verified the story but apparently he left for 2 years but then came back. If true I guess he had to get over what happened and work through PTSD or other mental health issues, if that is the case I for one have so much more respect for him.

    • @zhyyy2223
      @zhyyy2223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Chilukar the pilot did get his job back hes flying in a Airbus A380 british airways now

  • @bobcindyc
    @bobcindyc 11 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    During an engine failure, we were always taught the general rule that you first attain the right glide slope speed and never "clean up" the airplane by raising flaps or gear. I have always felt that a pilot should "do whatever is necessary at the time", which is exactly what this pilot did. Brilliant and it saved hundreds of lives.

    • @DouglasUrantia
      @DouglasUrantia 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Atharva Naik Since you're now landing without power, the pilot has to quickly change the plane wing configuration of a controlled power landing.... to a glider.

    • @DouglasUrantia
      @DouglasUrantia 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Atharva Naik .....are you saying that there are some commercial pilots would not know how to fly a glider?

    • @TJDrumsRHCP
      @TJDrumsRHCP 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      DouglasUrantia Don't think so. Any pilot needs to know. I think they all do. But let's hope they will never have to experience it.

    • @StratMatt777
      @StratMatt777 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Atharva Naik I think he retracted the flaps from 30 degrees to 25 degrees to reduce some drag. That is an extremely small amount of retraction. If he had reduced them to 15 or less he would have lost lift and dropped/stalled.

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 ปีที่แล้ว

      Think outside the box. The people teaching may be flying a desk & have no idea what pilots are encountering up in the air.

  • @Socialmediamake
    @Socialmediamake 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Luckily the pilot made the right decision in the very last moment! Could have ended differently. BIG THUMBS UP!!!

  • @24copper
    @24copper 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ....and not mentioned but thanks to the flight attendant crew for doing a great job during the evacuation!

  • @michielsmetsers8102
    @michielsmetsers8102 8 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    and thats why we clap when a airplane lands

    • @johnnyappleseed65
      @johnnyappleseed65 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Agreed, If nothing went wrong on the flight, why clap? the pilots are doing their job. Just like a bus driver, Now, I know that flying a plane is harder then driving a bus but still.

    • @jimbojones7340
      @jimbojones7340 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Flying a plane is easy if nothing goes wrong

    • @kaybower5324
      @kaybower5324 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you saying the fuel froze?

    • @z00h
      @z00h 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Where we are we don't clap when AN airplane lands because it's a normal thing. Same as we don't clap when a lift goes all the way to the ground floor or the toilet flush manages to dispose of the fecal matter.

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Michiel Smetsers
      Clap? I've never seen it. Clap when you get your car across town safely that's a million times more dangerous.

  • @EvieAviation
    @EvieAviation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    was on my way to pick my Father up from Heathrow, and drove passed the crash. I won't ever forget that feeling of being an Aviation fan and seeing a stricken aircraft on the ground. Thank god the Pilots managed to avoid the road directly adjacent to 27L runway. ATC and the flight crew are trained for this incident, but you can imagine the adrenaline rush when it is actually happening. Well done to those who were all so professional in their individual jobs that they avoided the incident becoming any more serious.

  • @jakejones5736
    @jakejones5736 10 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    And the engines quit becaaaaaaaaaaaaaause?

    • @KeithDavey2014
      @KeithDavey2014 10 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Ice in the fuel lines broke free and clogged at the oil heater exchange on both lines. Effectively starving the engines. Took investigators years to find it because of course the ice melted long before the engine fuel lines could be inspected.

    • @SickboyOuO
      @SickboyOuO 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Keith Davey is there any other factors as well?

    • @SebNeuhaus
      @SebNeuhaus 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      SickboyOuO Nope, just that.

    • @SickboyOuO
      @SickboyOuO 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      SebNeuhaus thanks I want to know as much aviation knowledge as possible

    • @1BassJohn
      @1BassJohn 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This apparently was the cause also of that plane that crash landed in San Francisco. I can't remember the details, but it was apparently an ice issue as well.

  • @aleshon9563
    @aleshon9563 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mate we need more Pilots like these. Cheers Flight Crew

  • @meerkatandpug
    @meerkatandpug 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Only a British crew could have acted so professionally with almost no warning and no time to think. That's why we own the world.

    • @theRudiolfock
      @theRudiolfock 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      rubbish!!!

    • @meerkatandpug
      @meerkatandpug 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      rudy EUSTACHE Tell me why.

    • @aSASa45454
      @aSASa45454 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John Smith
      Troll or stupid?

    • @meerkatandpug
      @meerkatandpug 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aSASa45454 Honest

    • @jstuttgart
      @jstuttgart 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John Smith ...Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves, both sea and air right.

  • @jasonantigua6825
    @jasonantigua6825 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Reminds me a bit of when my car stalled once on the way to Blackpool !

  • @808TheDuck
    @808TheDuck 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Frigin' amazing! That's why you have experienced pilots in the cockpit!

    • @simonjesuit3844
      @simonjesuit3844 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Charles Harris Not in Airbus. If their computer dies, so do all their passengers. Most of their pilots don't have a clue about real flying.

    • @tedcrum
      @tedcrum 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Simon Jesuit "Sully" Sullingerger was flying an Airbus at the Miracle on the Hudson.

    • @tedcrum
      @tedcrum 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      *****
      Thanks for fixing my bad typing.

  • @markpotvin7119
    @markpotvin7119 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    If my airplane ever loses power I want these two pilots in the cockpit of my bird.

    • @ayegoonthen.1329
      @ayegoonthen.1329 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the cockpit of your bird? Pervert.

    • @damienmccormack7938
      @damienmccormack7938 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ayegoonthen.1329 Bruh your the pervert there thinking that 😂

  • @abiralkathayat7562
    @abiralkathayat7562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This tutorial saved my life as well as all my passengers.
    Today my 777 failed both engines during short final. I googled "how to land a 777 without engines" & this video popped up 1st, thank god the video was short & informative. Much appreciated. :)

  • @IsItEarthYet
    @IsItEarthYet 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had the engines failed completely even a mile or more from where they did fail, we'd probably be hearing of many fatalities. This was a true miracle. The fact that it happened just short of the runway and the quick thinking of the pilot to level the flaps saved them

  • @thomasnixon7702
    @thomasnixon7702 9 ปีที่แล้ว +198

    The real trick though is how to TAKE OFF a 777 without any engines. Now that takes real skill. Or maybe magic?

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Fred Flintstone technique?

    • @123Myluci
      @123Myluci 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      lol ;o) true.

    • @pascalmpower7944
      @pascalmpower7944 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Takeoff without engine? Depends. Most will reject takeoff when both engine failed before or at V1.

    • @pascalmpower7944
      @pascalmpower7944 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** I don't agree that every pilot in the world will do RTO if all engine failed during takeoff roll.. Some will not reject takeoff, as I said, "depends". Depends on aircraft type, condition etc.... ie, HKG airport= 3800 meters, took B77W 2300 m to reach vr at speed of 328 km/h. 3800-2300=1500 m. A full load 77W needs 2000 m to a dead stop with speedbrakes, reverse and wheel brake. The plane will dive 500 m off course. In HK, 500m off course=traffic then ocean. Not to mention, "Dry condition" If it's a rainy day, the pilot can't relied too much on wheel brakes coz the plane will ended up sliding.
      Other condition like weather. Higher temp means thinner air, the plane must reach avg 5% faster in order to gain same amount of lift as cooler weather, that mean RTO during roll is impossible without killing or injure some passengers or dudes on ground.
      Planes can actually takeoff and climb a bit when both engine failed. What they do is, push flap lever to maybe 5 or 10, glide as far as possible then land on whatever smooth. That's actually safer than hitting brakes and smashes something and causes explosion.
      A standstill explosion is deadlier than explode while traveling at certain speed.

    • @mattpenguin3030
      @mattpenguin3030 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It doesn't take skill...
      It takes KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM!

  • @polievets1
    @polievets1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The pilot of this plane has balls made out of steel or titanium ....people on this plane were very lucky to had him as a pilot that day for sure. Unbelievable reaction the man literally was 100% ready for such unfortunate event

    • @ironpirites
      @ironpirites 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He sounds like one of those pilots who "becomes the aircraft", very instinctual, like a bird.

    • @polievets1
      @polievets1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It calls training,training and training That what happens when rich airline spends good amount of money on pilots training. Next time when someone buying airline tickets better spent bit more for the good name airline

    • @polievets1
      @polievets1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know several examples when British Airline's pilots experience saved the day. One was when I belive it was 747 after flying near by erupted vulcano experienced total engine failure due to pyrosiduc blust, pilots weren't panic and able to restart some of engines and land plane safely

    • @polievets1
      @polievets1 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Sure thanks!

    • @watchgoose
      @watchgoose 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Pol no such word as pyrosiduc. or blust. were you refering to pyroclastic dust or eruption ash? good photos of it here: volcanoes.usgs.gov/hazards/tephra/ashandaircraft.php

  • @viksra
    @viksra 9 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    So what caused BOTH engines to fail at the same time?

    • @Kylemsguy
      @Kylemsguy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      viksra Ice in the fuel system clogged the fuel supply to both engines

    • @viksra
      @viksra 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** Ah -- thanks!

    • @LamarSweeney
      @LamarSweeney 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      viksra Ice actually formed much earlier in flight but the demand for more power during approach dislodged the ice, clogged the fuel system and led to flameout.

    • @ericalexander3246
      @ericalexander3246 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      viksra It was hacked.

    • @zygi22
      @zygi22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Eric Alexander I knew it was the Illuminati all along.

  • @freakyflow
    @freakyflow 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Gimli Glider was a really good story about coming in too fast with no engines

    • @capnvideocapnvideo2216
      @capnvideocapnvideo2216 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes a great canadian story

    • @oldfart4751
      @oldfart4751 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Philip Carroll How does Canada come into the equation?

    • @20rubberducks
      @20rubberducks 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +oldfart4751 It was Canada Air flight

    • @oldfart4751
      @oldfart4751 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +20rubberducks This is a British Airways flight, listen to the start of the video, plus it has the BA livery.

    • @ewouthonig371
      @ewouthonig371 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +20rubberducks I think you need glasses and a hearing aid.

  • @Maxmunchy
    @Maxmunchy 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best landings ever seen in the world!

  • @joelee662
    @joelee662 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank God for such a brave captain he knew exactly what to do he brought all those people home so they could live another day 👍🇺🇸

  • @sangitasrivastava172
    @sangitasrivastava172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Plane crashes- Smithsonian Channel- *It's brighter here*
    Everybody survives- *Dull black outro*

  • @SillyPuddy2012
    @SillyPuddy2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    They always manage to track down that one drama queen passenger who knows dick about the principles of flight, and wants to talk talk talk about their harrowing event with great flourish.

    • @factnotfictionpeople1313
      @factnotfictionpeople1313 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +SillyPuddy2012 You've been moments from death then, eh?

    • @SillyPuddy2012
      @SillyPuddy2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      factnotfictionpeople More than you know. But that passenger was a looong way from death by airplane during the interview. Pretty sure the adrenaline had worn off by that point.

    • @factnotfictionpeople1313
      @factnotfictionpeople1313 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So then, tell me about your brushes with the reaper.......

    • @SillyPuddy2012
      @SillyPuddy2012 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      factnotfictionpeople What's the point. This is the internet, it's not like you would believe me anyway right?

    • @factnotfictionpeople1313
      @factnotfictionpeople1313 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +SillyPuddy2012 I take your point and I apologise for by brusqueness but, as you say, 'This is The Internet!' As for your original comment, I've seen it many times too. Still and all, they reckon everyone has their '15 minutes of fame' :-)

  • @SG-yx5en
    @SG-yx5en 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    An incident involving a 777. The simulator of 737NG. The external animation with 737-200. A passenger video from an A320. Jesus fucking christ, who directed this?

  • @PigeonsPie1
    @PigeonsPie1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am in tears watching this video. God BLESS those wonderful pilots. I can feel their terror as they try to figure out not only what is going wrong, but trying to figure out what to DO. Hard to know what to do when one doesn't know what is happening. God bless them! sheeeesh!

  • @Nabokov50
    @Nabokov50 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's always good when everyone walks away. Well done. If you like this story, check the Gimli Glider.

  • @kpdvw
    @kpdvw 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The best flight is the one that fails to make the evening news and is deemed "uneventful"!

  • @a.yashwanth
    @a.yashwanth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Engines: ima head out.
    Pilots: surprised Pikachu face.

  • @nerblebun
    @nerblebun 9 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    Just like having great sex..... thrust control is everything.

  • @jeffreylindsey1757
    @jeffreylindsey1757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's a cool head in a really bad situation. Much respect to the crew!

  • @chocolatcats
    @chocolatcats 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have always respected our pilots for their skills, intelligence and more. I CAN'T WAIT to see this year "Scully" or what ever the name will be, the film Clint is directing about the flight Captain Scullenberg landed in the Hudson....I'm excited!

  • @Boneyyym
    @Boneyyym 10 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    The simulator is a Boeing 737 -.-

    • @Jonas-ou6ov
      @Jonas-ou6ov 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Verrückter Pilot HAHAH i Know

    • @WASIURPA
      @WASIURPA 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Verrückter Pilot yep

    • @hsi__8786
      @hsi__8786 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Verrückter Pilot lol

    • @jacobtownsend6477
      @jacobtownsend6477 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Verrückter Pilot they should do their research

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      And it doesn't even give an exterior view recreation of the actual event. Disappointing. Plus video title wrong.

  • @lclaughton
    @lclaughton 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    FUEL LINES FROZE UP as a result of extreme low temps over the pole. Engines were deprived of vital fuel...also there might have been a bit of water in the fuel as well? Big changes in the industry to avoid this from happening again ...WE HOPE!! Pilots should have gotten a bonus from the Queen for this bit of flying..

    • @WilsonADW
      @WilsonADW 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the pilot actually got sacked...

    • @ralph17p
      @ralph17p 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ApathyOnPC Took redundancy - there's a difference

    • @hubcap43
      @hubcap43 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ApathyOnPC WRONG !

    • @Yolinstrun4e182
      @Yolinstrun4e182 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Potter nah.. i think they fell asleep ;D ;D ;D ..

  • @johnhenry2113
    @johnhenry2113 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Good job pilot !

  • @Shiittakes
    @Shiittakes 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent job with respect to the British Airways pilots. Their quick thinking saved many lives.

  • @kawi7676
    @kawi7676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How to videos are always so practical.

  • @phantomgamingstore
    @phantomgamingstore 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    THANK GOD THE PLANE LANDED SAFELY.
    Just kidding. Thank the pilots.

    • @desertrat1111
      @desertrat1111 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Your first statement was true also

    • @fsg7710
      @fsg7710 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

  • @nieuwsfreak100
    @nieuwsfreak100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    there was ice in the engine and the fuel cant come to the plane, result: stall , the pilots did a good job

    • @nieuwsfreak100
      @nieuwsfreak100 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah thats what i mean but im dutch so i didnt know exactly the words

    • @hil6676
      @hil6676 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes there was condastion inside the fuel lines and like that blocked some oil filter thingey and like starved the engines and like boom

    • @nieuwsfreak100
      @nieuwsfreak100 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah bro your right

    • @hil6676
      @hil6676 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      no the honeycomb pattern that the fuel goes though to heat it up using engine oil it now recessed to ice cannot form

    • @winwinniewinfield
      @winwinniewinfield 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cmallen76 it was a engine issue with RR not Boeing

  • @mariejoy288
    @mariejoy288 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    WHY did they "lose engines"? What was the cause?

    • @callumhaywood2315
      @callumhaywood2315 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The plane had been flying over russia in temperatures of like -50 odd in degrees centigrade not farenheiht, and then as they descended into heathrow the fuel had ice in the pipes and it got to "sticky" temperature at about 5 degrees and as the pilots demanded extra thrust after the engines had been at a steady level for hours all the ice came off the pipes and built up on a part designed to melt the ice. This part wasnt flat it had pipes at differant heights to make it better for when there is less ice, but in this case the part stopped the ice reaching the heat and therefore blocked the fuel flow and the engines "failed", the investigation company could not recreate this exact flight though it took them something ridiculous like 500 attempts

    • @coryhomer5635
      @coryhomer5635 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Marie Joy There is a show called Mayday on Discovery channel which shows the Whole European Aircraft Safety Boards Cause's. It's Quite Good. They have since fixed the Design of the Heat Exchangers.

    • @njclondon2009
      @njclondon2009 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Marie Joy ran out of petrol

    • @scottrogers2599
      @scottrogers2599 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Marie Joy The cause was ice crystals blocking a screen in the fuel system. Almost impossible to find because by the time they started looking the ice had melted! A great episode of Mayday tells the whole story.

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your life depends on people trying to imagine any possible thing that could happen to a plane. (Amateur professionals, basically.) People the aircraft industry apparently doesn't have enough of. You know, such musings delay the development workflow. So we still have a worrying level of trial&error in that sector. Like software development. Scary.

  • @stevenkane3836
    @stevenkane3836 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    60 seconds before landing this very big aircraft is like the 750 lb. glider that I fly for fun. What the pilot did to prevent a deadly result is exactly what I do for every landing - maintain airspeed and keep the nose down to avoid a fatal stall. The glider has spoilers (panels that pop up on the wings) to increase drag and get the glider down for landing. The flaps on the 777 are different, but they also increase drag, so he had to raise them quickly. Dropping the nose also increases airspeed and lift to prevent the plane from "mushing" onto the runway - dropping down too fast and at an acute angle. Most of what pilots do flying a big commercial jet is quite routine and involves monitoring instruments. This was not routine and required excellent airmanship skills on the part of the pilot. This pilot's actions were precisely correct - airspeed up, nose down - and there is no instrument that would have helped him. A huge part of training for flying big airplanes is focused on that one moment when everything goes wrong at the worst possible time and the people on the aircraft must depend on the pilot's flying skills to survive.

  • @germanstorms2785
    @germanstorms2785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am I the only one that always is happy when he sees the people that were on board getting interviewed?

    • @sharoncassell9358
      @sharoncassell9358 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Me too. Im always grateful to hear survivors. It doesn't make the accident less interesting if no fatalities occur.

  • @MaritsView
    @MaritsView 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    they better thanked the pilots for saving their lives
    it's scary but every plane trip l have l thank the pilots and people on the plane and say:
    Thanks for bringing me on the ground safely, they smile and say bless you for your support means a lot

  • @chicago90278
    @chicago90278 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    They replicated a B777 crash in a B737 Simulator.
    10/10 ACI.

  • @lishnaiceru8308
    @lishnaiceru8308 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    thank god...... they all survive

    • @SecsSells
      @SecsSells 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +MichaelKingsfordGray the same one that killed the engines.

    • @VegAnns
      @VegAnns 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +DAM FLA LOL

    • @marcdavey
      @marcdavey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +DAM FLA Ice killed the engines not god

    • @agentorange153
      @agentorange153 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +MichaelKingsfordGray I thought Odin fucks his wife Fricka? BTW, if any god killed the engines, it would be Thor, not Odin -- and probably WITHOUT au"Thor"ization from Odin, too!

  • @shelliann1
    @shelliann1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Freaking great training! I need more of these stories.

  • @shaungreer3350
    @shaungreer3350 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Currently on final approach, thanks for the help!

  • @nielsdaemen
    @nielsdaemen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What caused both engines to fail? out of fuel?

    • @Speedbird996
      @Speedbird996 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ice in the fuel lines, (it's a long story), they had been flying for hours with a low power setting, then the engines tried to go to high power just before landing, the ice bunched up and blocked the fuel / oil heat exchanger (the thing that's supposed to melt the ice in the fuel).
      It took many months of testing in the lab to repeat the problem.

    • @sliverspoon195
      @sliverspoon195 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Niels Daemen physics

  • @kelvin31272
    @kelvin31272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *terrain terrain pull up*
    "BUT I'M AT LIKE 100 MPH I'M STALLING"

  • @LulzRoyce
    @LulzRoyce 10 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is why I hate flying... My biggest fear is the engines just taking a break and saying fuck it... Flying to Hawaii this friday, FML... Or, well, not FML cuz of Hawaii lol but the flying is going to take it down a notch.

    • @radiantjet418
      @radiantjet418 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You will be ok. I love flying! But if you don't like height's, don't sit by the window and make sure to watch a movie on a tablet if you have one You will be ok :).

    • @charlie93cr
      @charlie93cr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      flying is one of the safest means of transportation by the way...

    • @Benderrr111
      @Benderrr111 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      dude...did you know that the odds of you actually having a heart attack in that flight are higher than that of the plane crashing? Don't worry :)

    • @SomeStrangeCritter
      @SomeStrangeCritter 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Carlos M Rojas Indeed, you're more likely to have an accident on your way to work, or crossing the road, or even getting a soda from a vending machine, or riding a donkey, then you are to have an incident with a plane.

    • @TheTornado121
      @TheTornado121 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LulzRoyce Hey! Have a look at this: www.flightradar24.com/33.63,-22.44/2
      Zoom out all the way and wait a few seconds, now think back how many accidents there were. An infinitesimal amount of the number of airborne planes ;-)

  • @magicboyles6628
    @magicboyles6628 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pilots are superheroes who actually know how to fly. :-)

  • @Xardox17
    @Xardox17 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Praises for an experienced pilot who's had a rough landing or two.
    Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

  • @Phantomdirt
    @Phantomdirt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Pilot did an amazing job, but in the end lost his job, his home and because of the incident was never able to work as a pilot again after the BA failed to clear him of wrongdoing for years...

    • @rickfrancismusic
      @rickfrancismusic 10 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Seriously?! This pilot LOST HIS JOB for this?! This is unbelievable! Seriously? Is there documentation of this on the net? That is crazy! The pilot landed this giant thing without fuel! What do the powers-to-be think the pilot did wrong?! Which part am I missing?!

    • @Phantomdirt
      @Phantomdirt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ***** After this, with no official report from Ba, rumours started spreading around about him, he said when he went back to work, the crew on the plane asked him what had happened, noting that they had been informed he had got nervous and not reacted properly, There was a link floating around this page from a newspaper with it on, I'll just have a look for you.

    • @Phantomdirt
      @Phantomdirt 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/heathrows-hero-pilot-peter-burkill-209485

    • @barryaiello3127
      @barryaiello3127 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Phantomdirt
      Wow, what a shame BA treated him like that, had he not adjusted the flaps the plane would have stalled and just pancaked into the ground killing probably everyone on board..

    • @mattym8
      @mattym8 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The pilot was rehired by BA a couple years after taking voluntary redundancy.

  • @leeryan1969
    @leeryan1969 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Shhh don't tell anyone it ran out of fuel, LOL

    • @gchampi2
      @gchampi2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It didn't run out of fuel, ice blocked the fuel lines. It was a problem never seen before, and after this incident (& a heckuvalot of research by the AAIB, and a minor redesign of a component by RR) should never be seen again...

    • @Kylemsguy
      @Kylemsguy 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** No it didn't. It had plenty of fuel. The fuel just couldn't get to the engines.

    • @wordreet
      @wordreet 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** No, the fuel was there and the engines were there, but neither of them ran. ;¬)

  • @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO
    @Sovereign_Citizen_LEO 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My question is how the hell did ice crystals supposedly form at the end of a 12 hour flight? In other words why didn't it happen over the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean much earlier?

    • @z4hdf84y5b2
      @z4hdf84y5b2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They did, however the autothrottle wasn't requesting much thrust during the descent and initial approach, so not much fuel was passing through the exchanger, so the engines were not fuel starved as enough fuel could get around the blockage to supply them. As the flaps were lowered and drag was added, the autothrottle demands more thrust to maintain speed, so more fuel passes through the exchanger. The increased fuel demands could not be met due to the blockage, so the engines became fuel starved and failed. Hope that makes sense, kind of hard to explain

    • @rontiemens2553
      @rontiemens2553 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your explanation was abundantly clear. Thank you.

    • @Milnoc
      @Milnoc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The ice crystals formed when the fuel warmed up to a temperature of about -20C. The ice crystals couldn't form properly below that temperature while the plane was at high altitude. But when the plane got closer to Heathrow and the fuel warmed up, it reached the point where slushy ice would form and clog up the fuel system.
      In the fuel system, there's a component that's suppose to warm up the fuel and melt the ice with the help of the engine's heat. This heat exchanger looks like a cylinder stuffed with drinking straws, and I believe hot oil from the engine runs around those small pipes. However, the ends of the small pipes were sticking out of the device and had very little heat. The ice landed on the cold ends of the small pipes and clogged them up.
      Fixing the problem was reasonably simple: cut the small pipes flush with the heat exchanger so that there weren't any more cold bits and the ice could melt properly.

    • @bradtatum5626
      @bradtatum5626 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here is the FAA description of exactly what happened. There is a video simulation link in one of the pages. The command for more thrust broke loose "sticky ice" that had formed on the walls of the fuel system creating a snow shower effect that clogged the fuel-oil heat exchanger at the inlet and starved the engines.
      lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=1&LLID=79&LLTypeID=12

  • @gimj1_8
    @gimj1_8 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From my understanding there is no fast way to restart the engines if say the fuel cutoff level was down. So close to the runway their approach would be based on maintaining a small amount of thrust aswell as other variables wind speed and direction runway length etc but the engines are crucial. Incredible job in a totally unexpected set of circumstances to give them enough distance to land over the perimeter fence 👏

  • @garyhubbard1973
    @garyhubbard1973 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A few people are extremely thankful for this mans action's
    Well done captain ! I would fly with you any day!

  • @haykodjan
    @haykodjan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    All airplanes should approach and land like space shuttle, means no thrust , higher glideslope. They would make less noise, burn less fuel and in case of all engine failures would be no problem

    • @XSpruance
      @XSpruance 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did you just compare a airliner to a space shuttle. FACEPALM

    • @rickstandard2477
      @rickstandard2477 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Hayko Sahakyan
      Are you truly that ignorant?

    • @haykodjan
      @haykodjan 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      no, im a pilot

    • @rickstandard2477
      @rickstandard2477 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *****
      No pilot is that ignorant....try another lie. lol

    • @coriscotupi
      @coriscotupi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ***** _"im a pilot"_ *LOL* There is also that other great one, where the priest, the soldier and the doctor walk into the car repair shop.

  • @dalenulik4564
    @dalenulik4564 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks like the engines are still on the plane, so its not landing without engines?

    • @johnobrien2207
      @johnobrien2207 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +dale nulik Thats sarcaism i hope.?

    • @Mp57navy
      @Mp57navy 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +dale nulik Agreed. It was landing without landing gear.

    • @johnobrien2207
      @johnobrien2207 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Mp57navy The air accident team are now looking at you crash theory. They no longer think it was a accident caused by engine missing but the lack of wheels which is now part of a investigation .They will up date there investigation after closing time in the local pub

    • @whorayful
      @whorayful 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +John O Brien That's why they get paid the big bucks, looking past the obvious and catching all the minor details. ;-)

    • @johnobrien2207
      @johnobrien2207 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +whorayful I was think what currency is big bucks .I hear a lot about it but never seen it in banks or in the stock markets etc.When there finished look at the plane and get some big bucks they could post me {sum}some .

  • @hamhamfriends3954
    @hamhamfriends3954 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "How to land a Boeing 777 without any engines"
    Instruction unclear, landend in the Hudson river

  • @Commander800
    @Commander800 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    The new History channel. I love this channel.

  • @MrPioneer1989
    @MrPioneer1989 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    1 quick idea saved many lives
    Hats off to the pilot

  • @Revoltec120
    @Revoltec120 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    lol thats a 737NG cockpit not a 777

    • @Yolinstrun4e182
      @Yolinstrun4e182 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its just to demonstrate what happened.. this situation applies to ALL airliners...

  • @barthill9578
    @barthill9578 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    How to land a Boeing 777? he didn't land he crashed.

    • @arkWEWT
      @arkWEWT 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A crash landing is still a landing.

    • @AmeriBrit68
      @AmeriBrit68 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David F, if you can use the plane again, it's a great landing 😜

    • @Morgow1
      @Morgow1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      In a situation where everyone onboard the plane comes out alive is a landing. If not and there is a casualty, then it is a crash.

  • @spookstergaming8122
    @spookstergaming8122 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    3:25 did he say " this frickin plane???"

    • @Species1571
      @Species1571 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Spookster Gaming The stricken plane

  • @keithyj11
    @keithyj11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The old ice in the engine fuel line gag! Get you every time

  • @eduardoroxas8149
    @eduardoroxas8149 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was an issue during the early B777 delivery, my co worker also experience same situation on a cathay pacific bound to hk from manila the engine suddenly stops and the plane drops from cruising altitude , he's already saying his prayers when engines starts working again omG thank you for a new life for my friend .

  • @organisten
    @organisten 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "I turned round and saw this modern aeroplane smashed to pieces on the floor" [sic] It's not a floor, it's the GROUND! For goodness sake, can't anyone speak English any more!

  • @NoahFong
    @NoahFong 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the simulated it in a 737 simulator not a 777 simulator

    • @akezaris
      @akezaris 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      but the real crash is 777

  • @sockdolager3884
    @sockdolager3884 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Things start to go awry..."

  • @beyoncebop198
    @beyoncebop198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    *great tutorial, definitely trying this later*

  • @mattadams6996
    @mattadams6996 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    pilot and crew are definitely Heros,Thank You-

  • @GamerBronyxD
    @GamerBronyxD 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    737 sim for a 777 x3

    • @QGD4146
      @QGD4146 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr :P

    • @GamerBronyxD
      @GamerBronyxD 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrQuinten67 why didn't they use a truck simulator , would be even better

    • @QGD4146
      @QGD4146 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed! It would create much more realism!

    • @GamerBronyxD
      @GamerBronyxD 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah o3o

    • @Vanadeo
      @Vanadeo 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dopy Hooves
      Submarine simulator. xD

  • @spookstergaming8122
    @spookstergaming8122 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    hahahah this video could definetly be better. its a day flight, they used a 737 simulator,

    • @im_a_myth_717
      @im_a_myth_717 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Spookster Gaming actually that's a sim but then it really happened ...go check in utube for ba 777 air crash investigation...but the acting is just...just...Amazing...hahahaha

  • @jamescolonel7577
    @jamescolonel7577 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh Rolls-Royce....

  • @CACTUS48
    @CACTUS48 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In a Piper, I was taught to lower the nose, get your airspeed up, and float in on ground effect, works great, may save you a few hundred feet...

  • @finmiller6075
    @finmiller6075 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll remember this for when i next have to land a Boeing 777 without any engines. Thanks Smithsonian.