The Gimli Glider
Published by James E on Sunday, January 14, 2007.
Fact of the day...
This is an absolutely fascinating story of a Boeing 767 aeroplane that, on 23 July 1983, ran out of fuel at 40,000 feet halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton due to a miscalculation in the amount of fuel they needed, which resulted in both engines shutting down and all power being lost. Somehow, the crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to a forced landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.
Click on the title for the story.
This is an absolutely fascinating story of a Boeing 767 aeroplane that, on 23 July 1983, ran out of fuel at 40,000 feet halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton due to a miscalculation in the amount of fuel they needed, which resulted in both engines shutting down and all power being lost. Somehow, the crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to a forced landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.
Click on the title for the story.
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