Running out of runway! | Emirates Flight 407

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March, 2009

A fully loaded Airbus A340 carrying nearly 300 passengers and crew, speeds down the runway on takeoff from Melbourne, Australia. The the end of the runway is fast approaching, but no matter how hard the first officer pulls on his controls, his plane won’t lift off. Its tail scrapes along the ground violently, sending sparks flying. Passengers are horrified as a haunting red glow fills the cabin. Will they make it into the air before it’s too late, or will they come crashing off the end of the runway, in what would be the worst air accident in Australia’s history? This is the terrifying story of Emirates flight 407, and it’s a story that has very little to do with runways and engines, and everything to do with human psychology.

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[GreenDotAviation]

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[PerfectZeroMusic_]

Honestly, regardless of how the accident was caused, it's always nice having changes being made from incidents that didn't have casualties

[schootzmootz]

I can imagine the relief and sheer gratitude of the passengers when they finally got off that plane.

[vaclavholek]

One of the damning aspects of the lack of double checks, not mentioned, was the fact that the they pushed back 7 minutes ahead of schedule. There was sufficient time for the Augmenting Captain to double check the takeoff calculations.

[thebasicnurse]

I joined Emirates right before this happened so I had friends and colleagues on that plane. The stories they told us about what happened was very interesting. They became very strict with reducing cockpit traffic before take off and times you could contact the cockpit

[LUOLMO]

Its an actual miracle that they didnt crash, that was so close holy crap

[rilmar]

I love the structure of your narration - it makes it very easy to visualize the holes in each layer of the Swiss cheese

[jillengel]

Your video production and narration are second to none. You feel like you’re in the cockpit when Green Dot narrates the story.

[dripking]

Firing the Pilots and Watching the Family's phone calls is crazy

[CubyDoesStuff]

Average A340 takeoff

Edit: The -200 and -300 models were more 'underpowered' due to the program in the early stages relying on the more powerful IAE superfan which was axed, having to use an adapted version of the CFM56. Later variants like the -500 in the video got more appropriate engines.

[PauperJ]

It's always a joy to watch a Green Dot Aviation production.

[DisasterBreakdown]

I always loved the A340. So sad they are being retired now. I remember being in Heathrow one time and a massive Virgin A340-600 emerged into view from the terminal and I was just in awe of how it was. Amazing plane, I loved how it needed a camera for taxiing around tight bends.

[Falkirion]

This one always sticks with me. I'm a Melbourne local and this flight was one i always looked forward to seeing depart when i was spotting as it capped off the international departures before they slowed for the rest of the night

[tomstravels]

There was another opportunity to check for the incorrect weight. And it’s even your name. The pilots should have checked the Green Dot speed on the FMGC should have matched the Green Dot speed on the EFB as they are proportional to the takeoff weight. If they had spotted the speed difference then it would have given them a hint the weight was incorrect

[eos_planes]

As always I would like to thank you for making such high quality content.

[aenguswright]

You didn’t mention the chilling detail from the report that the plane cleared a brick building just inside the airport fence by an estimated metre or 2. If the tail had hit that, it likely would have been severely damaged or ripped off completely making the jet completely uncontrollable

[sophiewhitehouse]

As a Melbournian who hears my city's name horribly butchered constantly, thank you for pronouncing it properly (or at least much closer than anyone else I've heard)

[thorlancaster]

Pilots should have given it full throttle once they realized that takeoff wasn't going as planned after V2. They knew getting airborne was the only way to survive and the engines were capable of that thrust.

[DriverM]

I love the attention to detail on this channel. The aircraft used on the apron at Tullamarine airport is exactly what you would see when visiting in real life, such as the FIJI 787 sitting at the international gate and the line of Qantas 737s sitting lined up around the northern terminal.

[adityabadukale]

Don't mind me another one here to appreciate how good the animations and your narrations are, people are true when they say you put them to sleep with your really soothing voice.