Tuesday, May 27, 2014

That Time a Commercial Aircraft Ran Out of Fuel Mid-Flight

That Time a Commercial Aircraft Ran Out of Fuel Mid-Flight


On July 23, 1983, in the small town of Gimli, Manitoba, Captain Robert Pearson and Co-Pilot Maurice Quintal expertly glided a 100-ton Boeing 767carrying 69 people to a safe landing without engines, air brakes or flaps, and minimal control of the aircraft.


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