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American Airlines Flight 587. Ryan Adams April 4, 2014 3 rd period. Aircraft Information. Make/model: Airbus Industrie A300-650R Max range: 7.505 km with CF-6’s and 7.540 km with PW-4158’s Engine type : Two General Electric CF6-80C2A5 rated 273.6 kN
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American Airlines Flight 587 Ryan Adams April 4, 2014 3rd period
Aircraft Information • Make/model: Airbus Industrie A300-650R • Max range: 7.505 km with CF-6’s and 7.540 km with PW-4158’s • Engine type : Two General Electric CF6-80C2A5 rated 273.6 kN Two Pratt & Whitney PW-4158 rated 258 kN • Max cruise speed: 875 km/h • Number of passengers: 268 including crew. • Weight: 90.965 kg - empty
Event Summary • On November 12, 2001 American Airlines Flight 587 crashed in to a New York neighborhood.
Accident Description • The flight took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York on November 12, 2001. • When encountering turbulence the pilot franticly tried to free the plane from the turbulence by putting large amounts of pressure on the rudder. • Shortly after take off the vertical stabilizer and rudder separated from the plane while encountering turbulence.
Accident Description • The plane hurdles towards the ground and the forces rip the engines off the plane. • The plane crashes in the residential area of Belle Harbor, New York. • Video: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8iieqAG-_A
Deaths • There were 2 flight crewmembers, 7 flight attendants, and 251 passengers on the plane. • All 260 people on the plane died. • 5 people on the ground were also killed.
Safety Considerations • The A300-600 rudder control system design • A300-600 rudder pedal inputs at high airspeeds • Flight operations at or below an airplane’s design maneuvering speed.
Work Cited • http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/summary/aar0404.html • https://www.metabunk.org/data/MetaMirrorCache/a1bb4fcc48fcf35f7e86392320ff1ab9.jpg • http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/10/40/30/2229791/5/628x471.jpg • http://www.civilaviation.eu/Airbus/A300-600.htm • http://www.veteranstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/engine_300.gif • http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/plane_crashes/aa_587/images/map_jfk_airport.gif • http://vivirlatino.com/i/nov05/20458000.jpg