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Hushkitted Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofans on the starboard wing of a 707. Flying a swept wing heavy jet at near max weight with engines missing entirely on one side is something that most pilots would not even wish to contemplate let alone have to endure. The crew concerned performed nothing short of a miracle in safely getting the stricken Boeing back to terra firma. (Michael Tung Yep)
So You Think You Have Flown Asymmetric?
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The early morning Alpine cloud was grey and bumpy as the heavy Boeing 707 struggled for altitude.
Laden with fuel and mining equipment, the freighter’s multinational crew was anxious to climb out of the turbulence and into the clear blue sky they could glimpse above 33,000 feet. Suddenly, with a loud double report the aircraft rolled hard right. Streaming fuel, the stricken airliner started its final descent. In the cockpit, the copilot’s mind flashed back 24 years. By a one-in-a-million chance, that earlier day he had seen a 707 which, having shed an engine, was then consumed by flames. Were they to suffer the same fate? Only the greatest of teamwork and superlative flying skill could save the occupants. Were they up to it? Within half an hour they would know…
The Highly Experienced Crew Had Worked Together For Just Two Weeks.
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