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An Austrian Airlines airplane’s nose and cockpit windows were severely damaged by hail during a flight from Spain to Austria after encountering a thunderstorm cell, officials say.
Plane carrying 173 passengers and six crew made a mayday call after hailstones from a “thunderstorm cell” ripped apart its nose and damaged cockpit windows.
The aircraft suffered mild hail damage, and its right-side (number 2) engine was damaged from overheating. [7] The landing site of TACA 110. To avoid similar problems in the future, the engine manufacturer, CFM International, modified the CFM56 engine by adding a sensor to force the combustor to continuously ignite under heavy rain or hail ...
Southern Airways Flight 242 was a flight from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, with a stop in Huntsville, Alabama.On April 4, 1977, it executed a forced landing on Georgia State Route 381 in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, United States, after suffering hail damage and losing thrust on both engines in a severe thunderstorm.
Hail can shred a sailplane canopy and seriously damage the wings and fuselage. Hail is barely visible and can be encountered in the updraught zone under the cloud. On 5 August 1977, an airplane pilot was taken by surprise in the vicinity of Colorado Springs by a supercell thunderstorm that produced 20 tornadoes. The pilot was flying in eerily ...
These quickly-changing winds create severe turbulence and, in addition to hail and lightning, can batter an aircraft in flight. Turbulence can cause a bumpy ride, severe shaking and sudden drops ...
Southern Airways Flight 242 executed a forced landing on a highway in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, after suffering hail damage and losing thrust on both engines in a severe thunderstorm on April 4, 1977. In all, 63 of 85 passengers and crew on board were killed, as were 9 more on the ground.
A plane took off from Stansted Airport with missing windows due to damage caused by high-powered lights during a filming event. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the Airbus A321 ...