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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Aug 2016, 05:40

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BA911 G-APFE Mt. Fuji crash

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Posted By Bergerie1

Megan, I too would very much appreciate seeing...

Megan,
I too would very much appreciate seeing the scanned document on this crash. I will send you a PM.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Mar 2016, 14:38

Replies: 66

BA911 G-APFE Mt. Fuji crash

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Posted By Bergerie1

BCal had a severe turbulence incident in mountain...

BCal had a severe turbulence incident in mountain wave/rotor conditions over the Andes. You can read about it here:- BCal Flight over the Andes 1...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Mar 2016, 14:25

Replies: 66

BA911 G-APFE Mt. Fuji crash

Views: 34,438

Posted By Bergerie1

India Four Two, Thanks. Yes - I have seen...

India Four Two,

Thanks. Yes - I have seen those before. What I was wondering about was the possibility of having a powerful horizontal vortex downwind from the shoulder of a conical mountain.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Mar 2016, 12:12

Replies: 66

BA911 G-APFE Mt. Fuji crash

Views: 34,438

Posted By Bergerie1

India Four Two, Thanks for your description....

India Four Two,
Thanks for your description. When you have a conical mountain rather than a mountain chain, is it possible to have a rotor trailing downwind rather like the vortex off a wing tip?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

10th Mar 2016, 08:54

Replies: 66

BA911 G-APFE Mt. Fuji crash

Views: 34,438

Posted By Bergerie1

I believe the turbulence was caused by a rotor...

I believe the turbulence was caused by a rotor downwind of the summit, but I may be wrong. Does anyone know more about the exact meteorological phenomenon? I know, after this accident, I was always...

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