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> NTSB investigating the runway landing of a Boeing 712 without the nose gear extended at Charlotte/Douglas International airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.
by voxadam 3y ago
> NTSB investigating the runway landing of a Boeing 712 without the nose gear extended at Charlotte/Douglas International airport in Charlotte, North Carolina.
It's difficult to trust a news source that can't properly identify an airframe model in an article about an airplane crash. As far as I can as a tell, Boeing has never produced a model 712, it appears what the plane in question is some variant of the 717[1] but that's only a guess as I'm not an expert in the field.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_717 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_717
- aoetalks 3y ago712 is another way to refer to a 717-200. Though it’s a bit odd they just didn’t say “717-200” in the article to reduce confusion. https://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B712 https://flightaware.com/live/aircrafttype/B712
- voxadam 3y agoThank you for the clarification. I should have searched around a bit more for an explanation before complaining about it here. As soon as I have a little free time I'll do my best to update the relevant Wikipedia pages in hopes fewer people are confused by the nomenclature in the future.