Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Jet caught in the wake of a superjumbo flipped on its back, ROLLED and plunged 10,000ft before miracle recovery

Private jet caught in the wake of a superjumbo flipped on its back, ROLLED and plunged 10,000ft before miracle recovery The incident happened on January 7, when an Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet flew about 1,000ft below an Emirates Airbus A380-800

  • The near-disaster happened over the Arabian sea, about 630 nautical miles southeast of Muscat, Oman
  • Wake turbulence caused the plane to flip three times and plunge 10,000 feet
  • The incident caused serious injuries on the small Challenger aircraft, which was carrying nine passengers and crew members 
  • The aircraft, operated by German MHS Aviation, was damaged beyond repair 

Source: Jet caught in the wake of a superjumbo nearly crashes | Daily Mail Online


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