Death Cruiser Flight Crew
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Vaucluse, France.
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British Eagle wiped out a Bristol Britannia, with total loss of life, at Innsbruck in 1963, or perhaps 1964. The two captains, one of whom was checking the other into the place, invented a let-down through cloud (no published procedure then in force) and obviously it didn't work!
411A, yes I should imagine that shoehorning a 720B into Innsbruck would have a bit of "Pucker Factor!" However, if you stuffed it up, all you would have to do would be to firewall the thrust levers and this gloriously overpowered aeroplane would go into orbit! It was 47,000kg. lighter than a 707 with the same engines which were only de-rated by 1000lb. Wot a machine! The memory of flying it still brings out a cheesy grin!