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The Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 is an experimental jet aircraft designed to test fighter thrust vectoring technology. It was designed and built by Rockwell and Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), as part of a joint US and German Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability program to provide additional control authority in pitch and yaw, for significantly more maneuverability than most ...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]
0. Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 was a regularly scheduled commuter flight in Georgia in the southeastern United States, from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Glynco Jetport (since renamed Brunswick Golden Isles Airport) in Brunswick on April 5, 1991. [2][3] The flight, operating a twin- turboprop Embraer EMB 120 ...
United Airlines Flight 328 N772UA, the aircraft involved in 2012 Incident Date February 20, 2021 13:08 MST (2021-02-20UTC20:08Z) Summary Engine failure caused by metal fatigue Site Over Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. 39°55′44″N 105°03′18″W / 39.929°N 105.055°W / 39.929; -105.055 Aircraft Aircraft type Boeing 777-222 [a] Operator United Airlines IATA flight No. UA328 ICAO ...
Contributing factors to the crash existed, as well. The first officer's predisposition to overreact to wake turbulence caused panic. American Airlines incorrectly taught pilots to use the rudder for wake turbulence recovery, resulting in the first officer's possible misunderstanding of the aircraft's response to full rudder at high airspeeds. [31]
The flight's first officer, the crash's only survivor, was later featured in a film about sole survivors of plane crashes. The opening skit of the 2006 Emmy Awards featured host Conan O'Brien getting into a plane crash similar to the TV show Lost. The Emmys were airing the same night as the plane crash. The skit was criticized and called ...
Anderson, 38, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years in prison for the May 31 crash in northern England that killed little Zackary Blades and Karlene Warner. Anderson pleaded guilty last week in Durham ...
Fine Air Flight 101. Fine Air Flight 101 was a scheduled cargo flight from Miami International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, operated by McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61F N27UA, that crashed after take-off on August 7, 1997, at Miami International Airport. [1] All 4 people on board and one person on the ground were killed. [2][3]