12 killed in plane crash at Lukla

Skybird · 10-08-08, 05:48 AM

Everybody having heared about Lukla probably will not be too surprised about a plane crashing there, with the runway just 1500 ft long and one end leading directly into the mountain wall, giving zero space for any error: your first approach has to end in touch-dolwn, or you are dead meat - and eventually take parts of the village with you. The real miracle seems to be that there are just so rare accidents.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/...582828,00.html

This FS-video (wait until 0'30") shows schematic what a tricky place it is. There are plenty of landing videos for Lukla at youtube as well.

http://www.aerosoft2.de/videos/lukla.wmv

10-08-08, 05:48 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	12 killed in plane crash at Lukla Everybody having heared about Lukla probably will not be too surprised about a plane crashing there, with the runway just 1500 ft long and one end leading directly into the mountain wall, giving zero space for any error: your first approach has to end in touch-dolwn, or you are dead meat - and eventually take parts of the village with you. The real miracle seems to be that there are just so rare accidents. http://www.spiegel.de/international/...582828,00.html This FS-video (wait until 0'30") shows schematic what a tricky place it is. There are plenty of landing videos for Lukla at youtube as well. http://www.aerosoft2.de/videos/lukla.wmv __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.