BA038 crash landing caused by a software glitch?
Even if the investigation from the AAIB is still in progress and the preliminary report is expected to be released in about one month, new theories are emerging about the…
Scie di condensazione o scie chimiche?
E' ormai da un pò di tempo che assisto al proliferare sulla rete di foto aventi come soggetto scie dei velivoli in volo ad alta quota. Si tratta nella maggior…
BA038: B772 crash landing at Heathrow
On Jan 17th, a British Airways B777, BA038 crash landed at London Heathrow. DATE:18/01/08 SOURCE:Flight International Power loss caused BA 777 crash landing at Heathrow By David Learmount All 136…
Qantas safety record
I was trying to find out some new information dealing with the QF2 emergency discussed in my last post when I found this article on the Sydney Morning Herald website: Qantas…
Qantas electric failure(s)
Yesterday, I was reading one of my favourite aviation newsgroup. One of the posts pointed to the following article, published on the Sydney Morning Herald: Qantas jet failure outrage Edmund Tadros…
La turbolenza
Dopo aver brevemente discusso dell'Atmosfera nel precedente post, fornirò alcune nozioni relative alla turbolenza che, come detto, è al centro delle preoccupazioni di molti passeggeri di velivoli commerciali. Esistono diversi…