Pilot Breaks Landing Gear

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[@marzoval9551]

2:39 David Attenborough: "Here we are witnessing two F/A-18 Hornets engaging in a rare and delicate act of mating. The lead aircraft with its extended probe, locked gently into the face of the second Hornet for a brief, intimate moment. In that moment, they are one-energy flowing between them."

[@james1795]

HaHa!!

[@sooar]

"Dear Sir, I do believe those were Super Hornets"

[@starguy2718]

"And you can watch these amazing F/A-18 Hornets, when you next go visit us at Jurassic Park!"

[@kierstynsaoirse]

read this in his voice lol

[@CB-ke7eq]

Sir David got dat spice!

[@ZubairKhan-vs8fe]

That's a normal ryanair landing. The 21 year old Captain and 18 year old first officer did well.

[@Napouille]

To be an airliner captain as 21 is a big achievement (impossible at Ryanair as you need 3000h in the company)

[@Roddy556]

​@Napouille it's a joke.

[@pauldevlin6382]

Never had a landing like that with Ryanair

[@TestyCol]

I'm sure this sounded funnier in your head.

[@enfantterrible4868]

Ryanair lands normal and the joke isnt funny anymore

[@pdxyyz4327]

C-130 is a beast of an aircraft. Land anywhere, do anything, all rounder. Sixty-eight years since it first entered service.

[@44R0Ndin]

The only reason the C-130 can't land on water is because nobody's made a float kit for it yet! The arctic ski kit is already right there to be used as a starting point. And yes, this has precedent, the DC-3 did (eventually) get a small number of float kits made for it.

[@jamessimms415]

@@44R0Ndin. They recently thought of a water capable C-130; but (wisely) dropped the idea

[@tin2001]

I wonder how useful a water landing capable C130 would be for search and rescue... It would have to be pretty beefy to handle a sea landing, but if it was possible, it would mean landing right there when you find the target, and being able to render aid immediately. It's probably easier to just train people to jump out the back with water survival equipment, food and medical supplies though.

[@Werrf1]

@@tin2001 That's how the PBY Catalina made its name, after all.

[@joustwave6541]

I've seen that stunt at 2:09 in person and it's even crazier than it looks! Thanks for the memories.

[@foxstrangler]

Yeah, the last time I saw that performed, it was by the same pilot that caused the Rammstein aircrash. It's either old footage, or they haven't learned much.

[@joustwave6541]

@@foxstrangler Yipes. I hadn't made that connection. Couldn't tell you the year for me but it was definitely around that time (late 80's).

[@aviationawesome1]

Me too!

[@TheophilusPWildbeest]

And me.

[@billthomas635]

I saw an F4 do it RAAF Base Amberley, 1972. Longer comment above. It looks like a deliberate Dutch roll.

[@jogge9903]

Ok, to be honest. Your videos are great, but titling the video "Pilot Break Landing Gear" and then 8 seconds into to video saying it was because of a windshear is a little odd, kinda shaming the pilots for views..

[@justsayin644]

this channel is known for its dishonest titles and exaggerated captions for clicks , they have no shame

[@TheHelac]

disagreed. this channel has honest titles, most of the time. most importantly, what title promises is delivered as a first thing, and I appreciate that.

[@rtbrtb_dutchy4183]

Why do you even believe what a teenage KZbin content creator says? This wasn’t even a windshear. This was actually pilot induced.

[@_chipchip]

@@TheHelacGo back and look at any of the last titles for the videos. They are always completely exaggerated to gain clicks. It’s not good.

[@MeppyMan]

When will you all learn that the KZbin algorithm means that this works. I’m not a fan either, but he is just playing to get maximum views.

[@nommadd5758]

Another three minutes well spent! Thank you!

[@teamofsteve]

How was the RyanAir one a 'failed crosswind landing'? It landed.

[@slaphead90]

It's RyanAir - it crashed but wasn't deemed a hull loss.

[@nommadd5758]

It's RyanAir! 😂🤣

[@Roddy556]

@@teamofsteve because if they call it a fail it riles you up and they get more interactions in the comment section

[@mrsmith8224]

@@nommadd5758and ?

[@teamofsteve]

@@nommadd5758 you are so funny. Actually RyanAir have a fantastic safety record. People just love to look down on them.

[@davidealberti8605]

The 'crazy flight' of the soloist of the Frecce Tricolori is a very complex aerobatic figure and requires perfect synchronism between the use of the stick and the pedals. It originated as a tease to young cadets who tend to correct the attitude of the aircraft a lot during the first landings.

[@bpdp379]

It looks like me flying an RC plane…..

[@matt_b...]

I got to watch the fire fighters "paint the hills red" from my backyard. Truly incredible aviation at work.

[@shaggybreeks]

This is such a great channel. Simple, and delivers what it advertises.

[@NRGODKING]

Bot

[@ariochiv]

Rough landing, but hardly "failed" -- they got on the ground.

[@JonBrase]

Not the best way of wording that sentiment. Technically a straight vertical dive would have "gotten it on the ground".

[@andy99ish]

LOL Every airborn aircraft finally "gets on the ground". Think again about your criterion.

[@6yjjk]

Asiana 214 "got on the ground". And did a cartwheel to show off how successful they were.

[@robertmorris8997]

They ALWAYS get on the ground.

[@theagentsmith]

Lots of Are Lingus birds on the tarmac, must be Dublin or some other Irish airport, wind is included in the price ;)

[@priyansh7918]

0:24 WTF! I am thinking about the passengers that how they suffer after this hard landing

[@mancuby6679]

Think they needed to be replaced, just as the landing gear….🥲😂😂😂

[@dmdeemer]

@@mancuby6679 Passengers are disposable, you get a new set of them every flight.

[@mancuby6679]

@@dmdeemer Surely..!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@FrancescoAlois]

2:05 the famous Frecce Tricolori "Volo folle" - "Crazy flight"

[@PeterStaniforth]

As soon as you see the smooth lenticular clouds you know it's going to be a lively ride!

[@FamWay]

Heart-pounding moment watching this Sunclass Airbus A321 endure an incredibly hard landing after encountering windshear, it feels like everything is pushed to the limit!

[@aspiringastronaut9992]

1:22 I'm amazed there isn't more stress induced fatigue - I mean that wing is really flopping around out there

[@RalfSRobotRalf]

It's built to flex like that. But yes, with time, there will be fatigue.

[@mytmousemalibu]

It has a designed service life that will exceed the rest of the airframe's useful life expectancy. Those wing can flex well beyond what you can imagine without harming them. They also see a lot of routine inspections and maintenance to insure they stay in airworthy condition. Its what I do for a living. The wing structure is honestly the last part of a plane I would have concerns about failing.

[@SneakyThew]

@@mytmousemalibu out of curiousity, what are some of the things you *do* worry about failing?

[@Bruh-zx2mc]

@@SneakyThew Either the MCAS or a door.

[@EightPawsProductionsHD]

@@mytmousemalibu Unless it's a wing spar on the MD-11, they like to break for fun.

[@zejuice8749]

i love your channel dude and keep up the good work!!

[@3MinutesofAviation]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@zejuice8749]

@@3MinutesofAviation totally!

[@justsayin644]

so you love a channel the exaggerates its video titles in every video for clicks? you love being lied to....i see

[@sg-yq8pm]

@@justsayin644 But you keep watching don't you, fool.

[@zejuice8749]

​@@justsayin644it's called being nice

[@ChromieandSnowie]

Broski decided that he wanted to break the jet😂😂😂 2:00

[@Ding_Bat]

Those were actually two F/A 18 Hornies.

[@nemo-x]

Well i guess they had to be pretty horny to do that mating during a now pass. 😂 I'll see myself out.

[@atinwoodsman]

That C130 is a game changer for CalFire

[@brian8410]

I first thought that was the Ryan Air plane landing at 2:11.

[@coat.thik1]

Frecce tricolori train the Ryanair pilota

[@markmckeown87]

That first one was insane

[@TheCyberSalvager]

I first saw the Frecce Tricolori at an airshow at RAF Fairford back in the 90s. Fantastic team, well worth a watch.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

I LOVE to see the fire control planes working. I live on acreage out in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, raising livestock. Fire is always on my mind this time of year.

[@stanpatterson5033]

I'm interested in knowing what is in the retardant. I don't wanna be critical of firefighting efforts, but watching it get dispersed at that height, it seems like more of it is going to evaporate than reach the ground. Then you have me wondering.... if it evaporates into the air, will I be breathing it in about 10 minutes time ?

[@enigmawyoming5201]

@@stanpatterson5033 Perhaps the best way to think about it is there are LOT of knowledgeable people knowing what is going on. These planes cost a LOT of $$$ to fly, and dangerous to the pilots… so it’s not worthless .. along with harming their own crews on the ground getting douse down with whatever they are using. You are safe.. I promise.

[@enigmawyoming5201]

@@stanpatterson5033 if you are breathing it in 10 minutes time, you are on the front line fighting the fire. You’ll know what is being dropped and the hazards of it…. Otherwise you have long been evacuated away from the area and the firefighters trying to save your house are taking the risk.

[@MyEmpire91]

So they replaced the main landing gear in JSI. You sure about that? The aircraft was repositioned to Copenhagen.

[@jiubboatman9352]

Took me less than 10 seconds to confirm this story. Greek City Times has an article describing how it was grounded awaiting replacement gear. I used the search term "Sunclass A321 landing gear damage". It baffles me that a person with obvious access to the same information as me, jumped to a conclusion without doing even the most basic research. But then, that is my personal argument from incredulity.

[@MyEmpire91]

@@jiubboatman9352 i have reported you for Fake News. The aircraft was repositioned back to Copenhagen, were the maintenance took place. Awful that Trump voters like you spread those wrong information. Have you ever been in JSI? I have, several times, and I am sure that the needed kind of maintenance facilities do not exist there.

[@MyEmpire91]

@@jiubboatman9352 the aircraft was repositioned to Copenhagen, where maintenance took place. Get your facts straight. Sad that people like you who obviously have no idea of what they are talking about, are allowed to spread wrong information here.

[@djbeste]

Who says the repair was done in JSI in the first place?

[@jiubboatman9352]

@@MyEmpire91 I cite a source you make a claim. I am prepared to be corrected but present your evidence or Hitchens' razor.

[@prodr0xxthefirst267]

what weirds me out the most about wing flex is watching your power systems jiggling about like little toys underneath them.

[@trs4u]

I couldn't take my eyes off the spar poking up through and then pulling down the skin of the wing like it was a ridge pole on a festival tent.

[@fluchterschoen]

@@trs4u Ooh, I didn't see that and had no idea that kind of thing was visible. I'm away back to watch it again closely. This better be worth me seeing Buster!

[@JTV84]

and do they flex too? i always wonder how much play there is in these huge turbines that spin at thousands of rpm. to think of the kinetic energy in just a single blade while they are running is mind boggling.

[@robertmorris8997]

@@JTV84 The turbine blades are kind of in a slot. They will "rattle" at very low speeds, like when the engine is off and the wind is turning it.

[@robertmorris8997]

aircraft bewbs

[@opus5770]

I figured this bit of transcript from the BBC series Cabin Pressure was _very appropriate_ for the first clip in this video hahaha. Below, from Series 1, Episode 4, "Douz": CAROLYN (a little breathlessly): Good lord, Douglas. You made a right old meal of that, didn’t you? DOUGLAS: Not really. CAROLYN: What? You did two go-arounds, then you finally slammed it onto the ground like you were trying to wipe out the dinosaurs. DOUGLAS: Oh, I’m not denying a right old meal was made of it, but I was not the chef du jour. Captain Crieff kindly took control. CAROLYN: What?! Martin landed it?! With a hydro failure in a crosswind?! Martin, you get flustered trying to parallel park! Why on earth would you take control? MARTIN: I am the senior pilot on board, Carolyn. CAROLYN: Yes. But Douglas is the better pilot on board. You do see how ‘better’ trumps ‘senior,’ don’t you? MARTIN: And, for your information, a firm landing is generally the safest. CAROLYN: If that landing had been any safer, it would have killed us. DOUGLAS: You know what they say: a good landing’s any landing you can walk away from. A great landing is one where they can re-use the plane.

[@aluisious]

2:59 means he’s just messing with us now

[@carlospetry2316]

This was 3 solid minutes of aviation! Congratulation Sir

[@connieembury1]

Loved the water bomber! It's amazing how accurate they can be with so many variables.

[@JASONMEDIA]

the best channel

[@Summer-lb7tr]

This is so interesting! I love to watch these videos. Thank you 3 minutes of aviation for sharing.😊

[@TheShowblox]

The Sunclass A321 landing was so hard it pained me to watch💀

[@whitedovetail]

I love this site. Some of these aircraft movements are fantastic!

[@Mikishots]

Sensationalistic video.

[@TechFreak51]

1:21 .. That crack sound will surely give you chills 😂😂

[@theagentsmith]

It's cool to see the Rocca di Angera (opposite side of Arona), 5 mins from home, featured on 3 Minutes of Aviation :D

[@garryferrington811]

3 minutes. Perfecto!

[@v4vannatta521]

Great episode!

[@daigriffiths399]

Simulated control loss be damned. That was a brilliant piece of flying done by someone who knows his aircraft inside and out. I've seen similar done by RAF pilots in Typhoon IIs.

[@AnthonyHigham6414001080]

A Ryanair pilot told me that a few years ago his colleagues were having a competition to see who could do the smoothest landings. They installed an accelerometer app on their phones. They called it the greaser meter.

[@marceloesposito8850]

Excelente, cortito, conciso. Sin bla bla bla. Al menos para mi gusto.

[@Con-Doe]

Everyone on the Sunclass just got 1.2 inches shorter

[@spiff1003]

That A380 is so f-ing huge that even the turbulence moves the aircraft gently.

[@TimMurre]

I’ve been on that Sunclass A321’s cockpit

[@makarandgangal8207]

Thank you for flying Ryanair

[@9Y-Aviation]

1:35 I’d hate to be in an A318 flying on the same approach

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video!

[@navajojohn9448]

Ryan Air has its moments of excitement but no accidents killing passengers. Are there any other lines that fly 100 million plus passengers a year say that?

[@6yjjk]

Easyjet

[@dianamaioru497]

@@6yjjk Actually nope. Easyjet has had crashes, Ryanair hasn't.

[@6yjjk]

@@dianamaioru497 also, Ryanair have written off at least one aircraft (google Ryanair 4102).

[@6yjjk]

@@dianamaioru497 Also, Ryanair have written off an aircraft (Flight 4102). Easyjet, as far as I can determine, have not.

[@kirkbrooks9447]

The wing flex is a little disconcerting the first time you witness it but then you realize that if they didn't have a significant amount of flex they'd snap off.

[@billb7876]

That is not simulating control loss, that is showing how stable the aircraft really is

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

That is not showing how stable the aircraft really is, that is simulating what my first solo flight in a Cessna 150 would look like.

[@Jinx1927]

Windshear is terrifying, nothing scares me as a student pilot more than windshear, and flat spins.

[@EpicATrain]

So impressive!

[@XytherYT]

I'm sure the passengers on the A321 screams and were surprised by what happened.

[@WgCdrLuddite]

Ryanair probably charged them extra for "thrills".

[@HolySoliDeoGloria]

I'm also sure that the passengers screams.

[@analogshooter]

Breaking or breaking!!! The Sunclass A320 could taxi to the gate by itself. Maybe a big service on the landing gear after a Norwegian/Ryan standard landing 🙂

[@KenMaerran]

"Hey, I got some cheap tickets for RyanAir...wanna go for a ride?"

[@chrischichrischi]

Seein the A380 wobblin around is so funny. I once got told from an AIRBUS engineer how they are doing testflights. When you cant see the wingtip through the window… quiet normal for engineers, but not for passengers 😅

[@tiemji]

Nice clips

[@chrissim4386]

Finally another video confirming the world is round.

[@Pot-dun-gone]

You know the wind is bad when its rapidly shaking a GOD DAM A380

[@u2bear377]

Is that a fuselage skin wrinkle near the aft end of right wing root around 0:38?

[@trainliker100]

I once saw a fire drop from only a few hundred yards away where one of these planes swooped down into a canyon and swooped back up in a very short distance. It was like watching something impossible.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Its incredible what the landing gear on a modern aircraft can endure. Truly a miracle of engineering.

[@marcmcreynolds2827]

Average airliner vertical touchdown speed: 4-6 feet per second Design failure touchdown speed: 15 feet per second (damage starts at a few fps below that) Note that the 3X sink rate (15 vs ~5 fps) is nine times more energy to be absorbed. As a point of reference, Fighter jet average aircraft carrier landing: 12 fps Design failure touchdown speed: around 20 fps

[@terrilhargrovejones]

Love it!

[@Busdriver321]

Any chance you might have footage of the Ryanair flight that blew four main tires and damaged the runway in Bergamo?

[@greatunz67]

I'm really surprised the Tricolori jet @2:02 did that stunt over the crowd after the disaster that happened with them in Germany in 1988.

[@genripper-b8q]

cal fire air crews are absolutely the most insane...like a squadron of major kongs

[@billbright1755]

That flex is scary! In flight septic tanks evacuated😊.

[@AndrewGrey22]

1:32 - Man look at those clouds. Turbulent for sure.

[@rgaywala]

@1:34 Flexing wings? No. Flexing wings and engines !!!

[@conradvancoller2942]

Cool! Didnt know a F-18 can refuel another one

[@Kokopellli]

What airlines is the first plane?

[@Ruben84628]

Them: Ryanair landings are the worst Me:saving the video for later to prove them wrong

[@freibert]

Been flying Ryanair al lot, never a problem and always a good price.

[@jsbrookk]

I mean... 1:55

[@michaelocyoung]

@@freibert I took my folks on Ryanair for the first time in the summer and was incredibly disappointed that we landed very smoothly into Gothenburg.

[@wurlyone4685]

​@@michaelocyoungshould get a refund in the flight - not delivered advertised service!

[@PN_48]

@@jsbrookkFirst Ryanair video for ages… You want crappy? Fly a US airline

[@Kaenguruu]

Can someone explain to me what the pilots in the first clip could've done in that situation to "save" the landing? If the windshear starts at 0:22 they had 2 Seconds to react so I what I'm wondering is if they even had a chance to increase thrust and pitch up?

[@crimeinvest6523]

No. Pitching up too much there would cause a tailstrike instead.

[@haxi52]

Pitching up would also push the main gear down. It takes a second or two to spin up the engines if adding thrust. I'm not sure what they could have done that low, options are limited, windshear can be very dangerous.

[@EleanorPeterson]

@Kaenguruu - Nope. Unfortunately, sometimes there's nothing you can do and you just get dumped onto the ground. The passengers are in no danger, but the plane takes one heck of a beating. Having said that, the landing gear is designed to fail progressively/predictably without wrecking the mounting points, so replacing the damaged components isn't (usually) too difficult, but it's (always) very expensive in parts, labour, safety checks, and lost revenue.

[@hh1n]

The only thing they could've done is carry more speed on the approach. At that speed and height above the runway you're along for the ride.

[@Kaenguruu]

@@EleanorPeterson Thx for the answer! In my mind there's something about a windshear escape maneuver floating around - If I recall correctly, if the predictive windshear warning goes of they have to do a go around. How accurate is that system and could it have predicted that windshear?

[@natehill8069]

2:10 Im not sure about the optics of the Frecce Tricolori acting like theyre out of control at an airshow...

[@AdamAl-Samarrai]

1:26 Flashbacks from American 191 ( correct me of I’m wrong )

[@thor6319]

The description references broken landing gear. No broken landing gear in the video.

[@dennischang252]

That very first clip.. that hard landing... Thats the very first time i ever had a back pain just by watching youtube

[@theragmeister7148]

That C130 dropped retardant near my house for the bridge fire. Kept us all safe

[@EleanorPeterson]

The final shot (taken from above) showing the smouldering edge of the fire as the plane released the retardant gave a great view of just how accurate the drop was. I'm sure it's not always quite so precise, but this was very impressive.🙂

[@DukeCannon]

Which gear did it break? All of them?

[@justsayin644]

none this channel loves to lie and exaggerate

[@normdingmore8521]

Lenticular clouds on the A380 turbulence?

[@SHARKGAMERYT66-official]

Average Ryanair landing

[@ipadize]

"Hey Honey how was your day?" "ah fuck i cost my employer millions of dollars"

[@SFSPerseverance69420]

still better than some of my msfs landings

[@dubstepmachine4430]

2:39 if only the RNZAF still had their A4 display team, they used to do a2a refueling LOOPS, would be cool to see that on one of these all though itll be old footage

[@gordonbergslien30]

Sad that NZ pulled the plug on its tactical a/c. I understand the pilots had the option to join the RAF or RAAF.

[@AndyJay15]

That first landing was absolute gross negligence by PIC. That was dangerous.

[@gensicki]

Always thought a tanker was required to refuel. Learn something new every day when paying attention.

[@neilrobertson811]

You have to wonder if that bromine fire retardent sprayed over the plants does more long term damage than the actual fire.

[@gliderfs621]

Ryannair : give that man a raise !

[@scribehades]

2.08: You thought driving drunk was bad.

[@XY_Dude]

the A321: Does it look like the main struts were shorter after the plop landing?

[@JamesWard-d1h]

2:32 Kiwi Red would barrel roll while connected: "A-4K Kiwi Red Plugged In Barrel Roll Formation"

[@oliver_klozoff]

Ryanair be taking notes after watching the first hard landing.

[@AnimalisMD]

Yay! a typical Ryanair butter landing!!!😬😳😂

[@u2bear377]

Like butter cake into the face?

[@stephenhazeldene7719]

Why do they build airports where it's windy?

[@foxstrangler]

Because headwinds make for safer takeoffs and landings by reducing the required runway roll.

[@CerberusTenshi]

Because it's windy EVERYWHERE.

[@infirmux]

1 - I'm actually quite reassured that aircraft can withstand such beating. Only gear needs replacing - that's like nothing compared to all other possible outcomes.

[@pwrcaelenx]

Stop using clickbaity titles…

[@rodgerjames9160]

EXAMPLES OF DEI landing skills.

[@bertg.6056]

The Sunclass pilod did a carrier landing, no flare.

[@SariTheGamer]

you owe us all 2 seconds of aviation