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Wait! There's an App for that? (Autoland?)

• neurotech1 14y ago
  Legend has it that a Qantas 747 tried that. Problem: Autoland landed rough and to the left of runway Solution: Autoland not installed on aircraft. Apparently, when the 747 first came out they had issues with the avionics box for autoland, and someone didn't tape-off the panel in the cockpit as unserviceable.
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  • rmccue 14y ago
    Not sure where this is from, but I doubt it's true. Qantas has a fairly good safety record, and as far as I can tell (from Wikipedia and memory), only two incidents have occurred with 747s, and only one during landing: a 747-400 overran the runway in Thailand during a storm. Sounds more like an urban legend to me.
    • neurotech1 14y ago
      First of all: Qantas have had more "incidents" than that. The Bangkok mishap was the first "accident" (substantial damage to the jet) since they started flying jet airliners. A Qantas pilot explained the details of how it could have happened. If certain pre-landing checks were not done, and the module was missing, its Plausible for non-functioning autoland in a 747-200 to go unnoticed. Accidently going off the side of the runway pavement could result in little damage, assuming the jet stayed controllable.