The pilot of a Boeing 727 carrying 94 passengers and 19 crew managed to land safely at an Iranian airport on Tuesday Oct 18, 2011, despite the front wheels failing to drop into position for the landing. The rear landing gear had opened on the state-owned IranAir plane in preparation for landing at the Tehran airport, but a technical problem meant that the front wheels failed to deploy.
As shown in the video below, the pilot managed to keep the front of the aircraft off the ground while bringing the plane down. No injuries were reported and emergency services were on standby at the airport as the plane landed.
Sweet landing aside, why in the world is Boeing still selling planes to Iran?
Sunday, October 30, 2011
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