Boeing 767-200 jet, ran out of fuel at 26,000 feet (7,920 m) -Still Safe landing

[chinnari]

[size=24pt]Boeing 767-200 jet, ran out of fuel at 26,000 feet (7,920 m)[/size]


[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Gimli_glider.JPG[/img]


The Gimli Glider is the nickname of the Air Canada aircraft that was involved in a notable aviation incident.

On 23 July 1983, [color=maroon][size=18pt]Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767-200 jet[/size][/color],[size=24pt][color=purple][size=24pt] ran out of fuel at 26,000 feet (7,920 m) altitude[/size][/color][/size], about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton via Ottawa. The [color=orange][size=18pt]crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli[/size][/color] Industrial Park Airport, a former Canadian Air Force base at Gimli, Manitoba.[1]

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[PMREDDY19]

Is that really possible to bring the flight safely from such an altitude with no fuel in the Engine..


thats really Interesting and kudos to the pilot ...

[Deal_or_No_deal]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwMqDnBCBwc&feature=related#]MAYDAY, AIR ACCIDENT: AIR CANADA FLIGHT 143 "The Gimli Glider" (HIGH QUALITY)[/url]