Virgin 747 About to Crash Land at Gatwick

wretcheddomain

Apparently a problem with a landing gear; flying around as we speak.

Virgin Atlantic has confirmed there is a landing gear problem with a flight thought to be circling over the coast of Sussex.

The Boeing 747 jumbo is preparing for a "non standard landing" at Gatwick because of a "technical issue with one of the landing gears", said a statement.

It is currently in a holding pattern near Newhaven, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24.

Experts have told Sky News the flight may have been dumping fuel and unconfirmed photos appear to show one of the landing gears at an angle.

Flight VS43 took off at 11.44am from Gatwick and was heading to Las Vegas.

Twitter users have reported seeing emergency vehicles heading for the West Sussex airport.

A tweet by the airport said: "In line with standard procedure, emergency services are on standby at the airport purely as a precaution."

Flight data appears to show the aircraft made it to the South West before turning back.

http://news.sky.com/story/1399293/landing-gear-fault-on-virgin-plane-circling-uk

Looks like we get another potential disaster just before the New Year.

lukesmom

What's with all the crashes and disasters recently?

Grayson

Fcuk.

here's a link

http://news.sky.com/story/1399293/landing-gear-fault-on-virgin-plane-circling-uk

edit: there was a link already. Doh!

Señor Fancy Pants

Someone page Fr. Ted Crilly!

Tell him to bring his sticky tape.

wretcheddomain

Looks like it's going in for the kill now...

Collie D

On Sky News and BBC...fingers crossed all goes well.

listermint

Jesus cant imagine whats going though the crew and passengers head.

One minute Las Vegas excitement the next circling for hours to burn off fuel.

BlaasForRafa

lukesmom wrote: »

What's with all the crashes and disasters recently?

The media are focusing on it that's all. Air emergencies are relatively regular and landing gear malfunctions have happened plenty of times before. This is just a bunch of coincidental events happening in a relatively short timeframe, that's why it looks worse than it is.

Fr_Dougal

Non-standard landing, but Sky News will ring the life out of the story and blow it out of all proportions.

Polo_Mint

Good luck pilot's

Señor Fancy Pants

Best of luck to the pilots, crew and passengers. It's not something I'd like to go through. Hope it all works out well.

Fcuk that

Karl Stein

It's appears to be down safely.

She's down safely.

Sky news are dissapointed

mikemac1

Sky News haven't a clue

A plane on the ground but they don't know if it's this one or not

Señor Fancy Pants

Yep, seems to be fine. Damn fine job pilots, damn fine. I'd say Sky are raging.

Specialun

All good

Panic over...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Close thread so.

Peregrine

With a title like that, you should write for the Daily Mail.

The Backwards Man

Sky News gutted.

Karl Stein

I can't understand why they don't just hover down like a helicopter.

listermint

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

The media are focusing on it that's all. Air emergencies are relatively regular and landing gear malfunctions have happened plenty of times before. This is just a bunch of coincidental events happening in a relatively short timeframe, that's why it looks worse than it is.

True but how often to reasonably full 747 have Wheel malfunctions straight after take off ?

fair enough story to take on board no?

Specialun

Paul gascoigne has just arrived with some chicken, few cans and a fishing rod

SEPT 23 1989

worst crash land ever

Red Kev

Now the real work starts for Sky..... find the most hysterical passenger who will give the most exaggerated version of what happened and ignore the couple of hundred more rational ones.



Coming up..........Could this flight of terror happen to you or your loved ones ?

My name is URL

You can actually hear the disappointment in the Sky News presenters voices. Such a bunch of absolute cnuts

Señor Fancy Pants

If it was Ryanair, they'd have an "emergency landing" surcharge.

The Backwards Man

listermint wrote: »

True but how often to reasonably full 747 have Wheel malfunctions straight after take off ?

fair enough story to take on board no?

Happened on this very route only a couple of months ago, albeit a BA plane. Don't think it was even reported on the news much.

Karl Stein

SKY: Terrorists suspected of sabotaging landing gear in flight of terror.

Hooked

You have used 3 inches of sticky tape.

God bless you...


In all seriousness though... Glad everyone is ok!

Tugboats

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Sky News gutted.

My name is URL wrote: »

You can actually hear the disappointment in the Sky News presenters voices. Such a bunch of absolute cnuts

everyone here is also gutted

wretcheddomain

Tugboats wrote: »

everyone here is also gutted

True, they just won't admit it. They came into the thread searching for drama, and yet project onto Sky News their own fantasies. :rolleyes:

My name is URL

wretcheddomain wrote: »

True, they just won't admit it. They came into the thread searching for drama, and yet project onto Sky News their own fantasies. :rolleyes:

Of course.. nothing to dowith the stupidly sensationalist title :pac:

Red Kev

Tugboats wrote: »

everyone here is also gutted

GTFO :-(

I'm seriously happy it all went well as is pretty much everybody here.

listermint

wretcheddomain wrote: »

True, they just won't admit it. They came into the thread searching for drama, and yet project onto Sky News their own fantasies. :rolleyes:

Yes people want to see innocent people hurt.

Yes you have discovered that people 'just wont admit it'


Moronic.

Specialun

Wow..they have buses..these buses have 4 wheels..lets bring on air a bus expert

"Hi im jim. I drive buses,..i can confirm these buses can indeed carry people"

alistair spuds

Red Kev wrote: »

GTFO :-(

I'm seriously happy it all went well as is pretty much everybody here.

Speak for yourself, I love the smell of crispy humans in the afternoon.

PizzamanIRL

What a waste of fuel.

moleyv

I would have been happy with a trail of sparks and everyone OK. That said haven't seen the actual landing.

Peregrine

Specialun wrote: »

Wow..they have buses..these buses have 4 wheels..lets bring on air a bus expert

"Hi im jim. I drive buses,..i can confirm these buses can indeed carry people"

BBC is still speculating that those convoy of large vehicles "look like buses"

velo.2010

Kay Burley has turned the car round and is heading back home.

Specialun

Fooking hell theyve got ahold of some geezer on the plane

namloc1980

Specialun wrote: »

Fooking hell theyve got ahold of some geezer on the plane

Believe it or not it seems he's a buddy of Kay Burley!

[URL="Check out @KayBurley's Tweet:

https://twitter.com/KayBurley/status/549601048839868417"]link[/URL]

AMKC

Thats great news that it landed safely glad to hear that.

Baggy Trousers

Why do people still watch Sky News? Doesn't Eastenders provide that sorta thing for the ghoulishly minded?

Hande hoche!

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

Why do people still watch Sky News? Doesn't Eastenders provide that sorta thing for the ghoulishly minded?

Tis masochistic indeed. This is particularly horrific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4NxCME9Cw

alistair spuds

Baggy Trousers wrote: »

Why do people still watch Sky News? Doesn't Eastenders provide that sorta thing for the ghoulishly minded?

You might as well ask why do people watch soap operas

Donkey Oaty

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Tis masochistic indeed. This is particularly horrific.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4NxCME9Cw

Good lord.

There was a brief post-Brass Eye period when it looked like this sort of garbage would be a thing of the past.

Oasis1974

Is it just me or did anyone want the bugger to crash more entertaining....

Mars Bar

Oasis1974 wrote: »

Is it just me or did anyone want the bugger to crash more entertaining....

Dear lord no. Never. You need your bloody head checked.

My best friend text me saying her cousin is/was on the plane.