I am sure that everyone by now has seen the video of the Iran Air 727 airliner that landed without front wheels - a fantastic display of professionalism and skill by the pilot and other crew members - and yet ironically no one mentions that the US sanctions on selling civilian aircraft parts to Iran not only violates international law but also places the lives of innocent Iranians in danger every day. Remember that everytime some moron gets on a podium and proclaims his endless support for the people of Iran - but I guess the US formally gave up on that a while a ago too. I guess "human rights" in Iran are only selectively important.
Iranian hero pilot gets cold shoulder, Washington Post,By Thomas Erdbrink, Published: October 29,
Iran honors IranAir hero pilot,Sun Nov 6, 2011 7:13PM GMT,http://www.presstv.ir/detail/208783.html
Posted by: wt | November 06, 2011 at 04:15 PM
Excellent landing!
Cyrus, why not use the video without that stupid facebook URL
http://www.youtube.com/v/y0m0ujn8FeE
[DONE. Thanks]
Posted by: b | October 27, 2011 at 06:55 AM
Come on - "training" for something and then actually doing it are two entirely different scenarios. If all it took was training then we wouldn't have any air crashes. You can't underestimate piloting skill. And the landing was so smooth! I didn't even see a single spark!
Posted by: Tim | October 26, 2011 at 08:20 PM
Actually this would have been remarkable had the pilots NOT performed successfully: around the world all commercial pilots are thoroughly trained for such landings.
Here's a link to a good photo with relevant info pertaining to the aircraft:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iran-Air/Boeing-727-286-Adv/1999588/M/
Posted by: Pirouz | October 26, 2011 at 06:24 PM
WOW!! I had not seen it.
Posted by: PB | October 26, 2011 at 02:01 AM