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antiguogrumete
4th Jun 2012, 09:00
Maybe I'm wrong but seems this Airbus A340 from Lan Chile is touching ground with a small jump
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nothing serious, I guess
DaveReidUK
4th Jun 2012, 10:21
I believe the technical term for this type of event is "landing".
Hotel Tango
4th Jun 2012, 12:15
The technical term used by the F/O is, "you bounced it again Captain"! ATC will say, "LAN123 take the third bounce to the left".
kenhughes
4th Jun 2012, 17:39
In fairness to the pilot, it looks like the runway slopes sharply up then a long downward slope starting just after the touchdown point.
So the aircraft didn't bounce as much as the runway projected it up again - a bit like the ramp on the end of an aircraft carrier.
Of course, it could just be the camera angle.
DaveReidUK
4th Jun 2012, 20:21
In fairness to the pilot, it looks like the runway slopes sharply up then a long downward slope starting just after the touchdown point.
So the aircraft didn't bounce as much as the runway projected it up again - a bit like the ramp on the end of an aircraft carrier.
Of course, it could just be the camera angle.
Tricky things, those ski-jump runways. Not many people know about this one at Barajas.