Cargo jet that landed at wrong airport takes off on short ru

[Flesh Thorn]

A mammoth cargo plane that landed Wednesday night at the wrong airport in Wichita, Kansas -- one that typically does not accommodate such beasts -- took off without incident Thursday afternoon on a runway half a mile shorter than it usually uses.

The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter's massive engines roared as it lumbered down the pavement, then lifted off and disappeared into the overcast sky.

A few minutes later, it landed without incident at the airport 12 miles across town where it was originally supposed to land -- McConnell Air Force Base.

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[Steadfast]

I wonder if the pilot & co-pilot flipped a coin to see who was going to land this bird.

[Jim]

The video of it taking off on the short runway. Spectacular!

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/b ... fb-attempt

[centermass]

Just judging by the weather conditions there, looks like the density altitude helped a great deal in getting that behemoth airborne.

[Headoutdaplane]

New for the "Job" category on the Forum: Atlas Airlines looking to fill two pilot slots. Only candidates that can read a sectional need apply.

[Flesh Thorn]

How the fuck do you land at the wrong airport in a modified 747 ?

Hmmmm.......

[Headoutdaplane]

That is the question the FAA, NTSB, Boeing and Atlas will all be looking at. even with all their GPS and Inertial Nav stuff he is still asking ATC where they are......erf.

[SLEDGE HAMMER]

Here's the ATC comms for anyone that wants a good chuckle..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fjPx_i2 ... e=youtu.be

[RangerX]

How the fuck do you land at the wrong airport in a modified 747 ?

Very carefully?

[Jim]

AC details. This is one LARGE aircraft!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 ... _Freighter

[hobbit]

Let me guess: his wife was reading the map?

[rgrokelley]

The Atlas Air 747 Dreamlifter used a runway that is far shorter than it normally requires for takeoff after, an airport spokeswoman said, engineers calculated that the takeoff would be safe.

I wonder what would have happened if the engineers said you couldn't lift off? Put it on a giant flatbed, like the space shuttle?