Boeing 777 lands in UK’s worst storm in 30 years

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Last weekend in In Great Britain, authorities recommend residents not to leave their homes unnecessarily. Storm Eunice’s arrival causes up to four deaths and destruction of hundreds of houses. Lfor the arrival of the plane not an exception for danger.

Over the course of 24 hours, millions of people were severely disturbed by the strong winds of Storm Eunice. Finally, four people died and there was extensive structural damage, transportation chaos and widespread power outages.

In fact, the Meteorological Office said wind speeds of up to 200 km/h were recorded on the Isle of Wight last Friday, the UK’s temporary high, and described the storm as the worst since it hit. in on Burn Day 32 years ago where 47 people died.

In addition, this blackout also closed thousands of schools and businesses. About 435,000 homes are left without electricity. also sHundreds of train and flight services were canceled and major highways closed.

but yes they provide flights just before and after the airspace closure. Flights and arrivals are like the following video, where we get to see a pilot’s spectacular landing at Heathrow airport while battling high winds:

It was the Boeing 777 that landed on February 18th. In the control section, Captain Khalifa Al-Thani struggles with the control column to keep the plane steady, all this even though the wind they pushed aside as they entered the final stages of landing.

The weekend at Heathrow was chaotic as many planes canceled landings at the airport and opted to return. Others, like the flight we saw in the video, braved the wind and made it to land.. A major accomplishment, as differences in wind speed or direction over short areas and strong winds are some of the most dangerous challenges commercial pilots can face.[[[[IFLScience]

Roderick Gilbert

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