Dreamliner lands at wrong Wichita airport

[Ixiah]

They were supposed to land at McConnell ... the crew thought they accidently landed at Beech field ... and actually landed at Jabara!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boeing-cargo-jet-lands-at-wrong-airport/

http://news.yahoo.com/dreamlifter-cargo-plane-wrong-airport-wichita-135024064.html

edit: It was a dreamlifter ... not a Dreamliner that landed.

[shocktheheart]

Link to air traffic control, kind of comical

http://www.buzzfeed.com/passantino/massive-plane-mistakenly-lands-at-a-tiny-kansas-airport-and

[ABC]

So the runway at Jabara is too short for this plane to take off. What are they going to do, tow it down Webb road to McConnell?

[Cdizzle]

So the runway at Jabara is too short for this plane to take off. What are they going to do, tow it down Webb road to McConnell?

They are going to take off. At noon. Everyone is advised to duck.

I recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JATO

[Shocker85]

So the runway at Jabara is too short for this plane to take off. What are they going to do, tow it down Webb road to McConnell?

That plane is way too big to move through the streets of Wichita. Wingspan is 211 feet and it is about 70 feet tall.

[MoValley John]

They are going to take off. At noon. Everyone is advised to duck.

I recommend http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JATO

They are always playing with JATO's on Mythbusters. I want to strap a few of those babies on an old El Camino.

[WstateU]

[MoValley John]

Question for you aviation engineers/plane geeks in Wichita. What is the safety factor used in determining minimums for takeoff? Could 6000 feet be plenty?

[DUShock]

My private pilot (C-172) guess: Empty cargo hold, bingo fuel, and full throttle brakes on is their most likely approach.

[pogo]

The safety factor is the inverse of the pucker factor to the size of the pilots cajones.

[pogo]

Actually DU has the right formula. Plus a nice cold damp day with a good headwind doesn't hurt either.

[RoyalShock]

My private pilot (C-172) guess: Empty cargo hold, bingo fuel, and full throttle brakes on is their most likely approach.

You're probably right about full throttle brakes, as they are closing of K-96 to the south.

[RoyalShock]

The safety factor is the inverse of the pucker factor to the size of the pilots cajones.

So about a hundred feet, give or take?

[pinstripers]

I can fly that son of a biitch outa there, even in the ice.

[moshock]

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2553193403001/