Typically, an approach is flown at about 15% greater than stall speed. If the target approach speed of the crashed Asiana flight is publiscized at 137 knots, then its stall speed would be about 120 knots (or about 138 mph).
If you grossly overcharged the struts of the landing gear you could increase the ride height of the aircraft, but it could lead to damage to the aircraft due to the lack of 'give' when landing and it would be very uncomfortable for those on board. It would not therefore be sensible.
Religiously observant Jews would not board a plane if Shabbat were to start while in transit. The issue wouldn't be landing during Shabbat, the issue would be flying during Shabbat.
The captain is the final authority on board the aircraft and assumes responsibility for any incident which occurs during the flight.
A flight with no humans on board.
Retired chief executive officer and chairman of the board, Boeing Company
There is no A 777. You have confused it with a Boeing number.
There are 2 pilots flying the A380 at one given time, although there are 4 pilots on board, 3 are usually in the cockpit during critical phases of flight (landing, taking off, taxiin, etc)
Happy Landing - 1949 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Approved USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
The Pan Am Flight 103 disaster was the destruction of a Boeing 747 in flight over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December of 1988. A bomb on board caused critical damage to the forward end of the aircraft, and the front section (including the flight deck and first class compartment) tore away from the rest of the fuselage. The 247 passengers, 12 crew members and 11 townspeople of Lockerbie were killed in the disaster. A link can be found below.
If you are travelling internationally, you won't be allowed to board the airplane. Internal flight, it doesn't matter.
The auto pilot on board an aircraft can auto-fly the plane. The pilot programs it with flight information, then monitors it throughout the flight.
Manned space flight is a voyage into space with a human passenger on board.