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The story of Olympic airways flight 411 is one of the most fascinating and nail biting stories I have ever covered on this channel. A fully loaded Boeing 747, suffering a crippling engine failure during departure, almost crashing into downtown Athens. Enjoy!
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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!
Sources
Website Article: PEOPLE NEWS
http://peoplenews.gr/?p=8186
Wikipedia Article: Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic...
Captain Interview: AdsPast 2
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Aristotle Onassis: Nationaal Archief
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristot...
Alexander Onassis: UNKNOWN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexand...
Olympic 747: M.Ortle via Flickr
https://simpleflying.com/olympicair...
Peristeri Stadium: footballticketnet.com
https://www.footballticketnet.com/gre...
Interamerican Building: Andrzej Otrębski
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Engine: Mgw89
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...
KC135A taking off with water injection to its J57 engines: USAF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_i...
U.S. Air Force B52G: SSgt. Phil Schmitten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum...
Boeing 747200 model by Felis747
Xplane LGAV Athens scenery by Moraitis Vangelis
Livery by Aahz
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:55 Flight history
01:42 The aerodrome
02:04 A unique area
03:05 Crew / flight information
04:20 Water injection system
08:24 What went wrong?
08:55 Takeoff roll
10:34 Skimming the rooftops
14:49 Critical speeds
15:26 Ground effect
17:44 Resolution
20:28 Disclaimer
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