The Alliance for Aviation Across America (AAAA) is a diverse
coalition of aviation enthusiasts and professionals, local
airports, civic organizations representing rural and agriculture
voices, city, county and state officials, economic development
entities, non-profit organizations, small and mid-size businesses
and others dedicated to protecting small and rural communities.
Wheelbarrowing is a problem that may occur when an aircraft
pilot places excessive forward pressure on the elevator control of
a nose-wheel equipped airplane during the takeoff or landing phase
of flight. Forward pressure on the flight controls places an up
force on the horizontal tail, thereby transferring weight from the
landing gear main wheels to the nose wheel.
"It is possible that the people injured did not have
their seatbelts on, otherwise all of the 422 (people aboard) would
have been injured as well."
Source: Masashi Takahashi, spokesman for
Northwest Airlines. A 747-400 with 408 passengers and 14 crew
onboard encountered turbulence while in the holding pattern to land
at Tokyo's Narita International Airport Friday, injuring at least
45.
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