35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10
Aerotime
JULY 19, 2024
With the landing gear down but without the use of the wing leading-edge slats and trailing-edge flaps, there was little the crew could do to control the stricken aircraft’s approach speed, other than through variable engine power settings. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.
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