Air-Canada-Flug war die Flugnummer eines Linienflugs der Air Canada zwischen Montreal und Edmonton. Auf diesem Flug ging am Juli einer Boeing , besetzt mit 61 Passagieren und 8 Besatzungsmitgliedern, wegen der Verwechslung von. 1 Januar auf dem Mojave-Airport in Kalifornien außer Dienst gestellt wurde, den Spitznamen „Gimli Glider“ (übersetzt „Gimli-Segelflugzeug“). 2 Die in dem Vorfall verwickelte Maschine, bekannt geworden als „Gimli Glider“, auf dem Flughafen Mojave. Als sich die Maschine im Landeanflug auf den. 3 Deutsch Wikipedia. Glider — Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier than air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. See also gliding and motor gliders for. 4 The Gimli Glider Exhibit has accumulated, purchased and received much of relevant pieces, memorabilia and aircraft parts from C-GAUN , possibly the most famous FIN number in aviation history. Finally on display the history of the event, ensuing inquiry, and impact of the skilled landing within the aviation industry. 5 Gimli had two 7,foot runways, but the pilots did not know that the runways had been converted to a race track complex, now known as Gimli Motorsports Park. It included a road race course, a go-kart track, and a dragstrip. As fate would have it, it was race day and the track was full of cars and campers. 6 The Gimli Glider / Air Canada As Pearson began gliding the big bird, Quintal “got busy” in the manuals looking for procedures for dealing with the loss of both engines. There were none. Neither he nor Pearson nor any other pilot had ever been trained on this contingency. Pearson reports he was thinking “I wonder how it’s all going to turn out.”. 7 July 5, When a giant Boeing runs out of fuel at 41, feet, hearts beat faster and knuckles turn white. It happened to Air Canada Flight , carrying 61 passengers and a crew of eight, at p.m. on July 23, 8 Captain Sully’s US Airways Flight lost its engines almost immediately after takeoff, after reaching an altitude of only 2, feet. In , a very diff. 9 The Gimli Glider is the nickname of the Air Canada aircraft that was involved in a notable aviation incident. On 23 July , Air Canada Flight , a Boeing jet, ran out of fuel at an. dirk de jager 10 gimli, manitoba 12