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Atlas Dreamliner Emergency Landing at Paine Field
photographer Bill Shemley The Atlas Air Boeing 747 en route from Everett to Japan had taken off when the hydraulics failed. When the nose gear doors failed, pilots did a fly by and returned to the airport. The 747 is retrofitted to carry Dreamliner parts, and dubbed a “dreamlifter.” The flight departed from Paine... »
Russian Sukhoi Superjet Makes Emergency Moscow Airport Landing
On March 7, 2013, an Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet registration #RA-89009 was en route from Moskow to Nizhny Novgorod when the landing gear failed. The gear doors failed to close. Pilots returned to Moscow, and maintained a holding pattern till they landed at 16:52. Pilots made a safe landing at Sheremetyevo Airport. No injuries to... »
Sukhoi Superjet Turns Back with Known NoseGear Door Problem
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Valeriy Fedorov What: Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 en route from Moscow to Astrakhan Where: Moscow When: Mar 16th 2012 Who: 65 passengers and 4 crew Why: After takeoff, the nose gear door did not close. After a flyby that confirmed the problem, the flight... »
