The Airliner That Flipped on Its Back
About this video
In 1997, a FedEx DC-10 was flipped upside down at 31,000 feet after a deadly cockpit attack. Discover how the crew performed an impossible upset recovery, using aerodynamics and sheer will to save the aircraft. Chapters: 00:00 The Impossible Image 00:25 The Hidden Threat 00:40 The Motive 00:56 The Deadly Plan 01:13 The Calm Before the Storm 01:36 Fight for control 01:49 The Physics of a 300-Ton Flip 02:05 The Dive 02:28 The Impossible Recovery 02:44 The Climb Back 03:09 The fight continues 03:24 Three against one 03:41 Race to Memphis 03:55 The aircraft returns 04:12 Their actions saved the aircraft 04:35 What would you do? 04:54 The Physics of Inverted Flight 05:17 The Attacker's Mindset 05:31 The 90-Second Fight 05:55 The Forgotten Hero 06:19 The Legacy of Flight 705 06:34 The Cockpit Chaos 07:08 The impossible image Sources & further reading: ā¢ NTSB Accident Report DCA94MA039 ā https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/DCA94MA039.aspx ā¢ FAA Advisory Circular 120-111 ā https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_120-111.pdf ā¢ Air & Space Magazine article 'The FedEx Hijacking' ā https://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/the-fedex-hijacking-3805237/ ā¢ Mayday (Air Crash Investigation) episode 'Fight for Control' ā https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mayday_episodes ā¢ Flight Safety Foundation's 'Accident Prevention' article ā https://flightsafety.org/asw-article/the-fight-for-control/ ā¢ Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator for Auburn Calloway ā https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/
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