ZZ333 Royal Air Force Airbus Voyager KC2 (A330243MRTT) Photo by Keith
"The incident involving Voyager ZZ333 occurred on 9 February 2014 when the aircraft suddenly pitched down while in the cruise at Flight Level 330 (33,000ft)," the UK Military Aviation Authority.
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The Voyager Flight 333 experienced a problem with the IFF system during startup, but after troubleshooting, the flight proceeded smoothly for eight hours with the crew communicating with air traffic control and passengers being served a meal and having access to in-flight entertainment.
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On 9 th February 2014, a British RAF Voyager ZZ333 transporting a number of British Service Personnel to Afghanistan pitched down 4,440 feet over the Black Sea. The 9 crew members and 189 military personnel on board were thrown into chaos. Several were lifted out of their seats and stuck to the roof.
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The aircraft departed from RAF Brize Norton, U.K., bound for Camp Bastion, Afghanistan at 12:00 hrs. Initially, the flight progressed without incident, with the exception of at least one instance of turbulence, significant enough to warrant the illumination of the seat belt signs.
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Voyager Flight 333 Like Comment Share 1.4K · 52 comments · 75K views MenTour Pilot 6d Follow Embark The The Mysterious Journey Of Voyager Flight 333 Comments Most relevant Author MenTour Pilot The list of contributory factors to the incident is a long one! Do you think the measures taken are appropriate? 4 1w 5 Replies Ben Heideveld
ZZ333 Royal Air Force Airbus KC2 Voyager (A330243MRTT) Photo by Piz
On 9 February 2014, the Captain of a military variant of the Airbus A330 suddenly lost control during the cruise on a passenger flight. A violent, initially negative 'g', pitch down occurred which reached 15800 fpm as the speed rose to Mach 0.9.
ZZ333 Royal Air Force Airbus Voyager KC2 (A330243MRTT) Photo by Werner
A court martial at Bulford heard the Voyager aircraft plummeted 4,400ft over the Black Sea during a flight from RAF Brize Norton to Afghanistan. The 49-year-old denies two counts of perjury and.
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The Airbus A330 Voyager aircraft (similar to the one pictured) plummeted 4,400ft in a matter of seconds A board of RAF officers at Bulford, Wiltshire, heard crew and passengers thought they were.
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Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend was captain of an Airbus A330 Voyager which dropped 4,400 feet in about 30 seconds during a flight from the UK to Afghanistan in 2014. Townshend was bored and taking photos with a DSLR on the flight deck while his co-pilot was making a cup of tea in the galley.
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PA The Airbus A330 Voyager aircraft (similar to the one pictured) plummeted 4,400ft in a matter of seconds Nigel Lickley QC, prosecuting, said the incident led to the grounding of the military.
Aircraft Photo of GVYGD Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 (A330243MRTT) UK
The Airbus A330 MRTT is a military derivative of the A330-200 airliner. It is designed as a dual-role air-to-air refuelling and transport aircraft. For air-to-air refuelling missions, the A330 MRTT can be equipped with a combination of any of the following systems: [citation needed] Refuelling other aircraft
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RAF Voyager A proposal to modify an Airbus A330 MRTT air-to-air refuelling tanker, known in the Royal Air Force (RAF) as the Voyager, into a 'VVIP' configuration was suggested by EADS (who own Airbus) in early 2012.
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How A Camera Sent This Passenger Jet Into A Terrifying NoseDive | RAF Voyager 333.. TIL Of TACA Flight 110, a miraculous non-disaster where a 737-300 with 45 aboard had both engines flame out from hail damage; the one-eyed pilot navigated through severe thunderstorms and violent turbulence, gliding the plane to a safe landing on a grass.
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Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend caused his Airbus Voyager - a militarised A330 airliner - to plummet 4,400 feet in 33 seconds during a flight to Afghanistan, Bulford Military Court Centre was told. At one point, the aircraft plunged at a rate of 15,000 feet per minute, according to an interim probe.
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3rd March 2017 at 4:29pm The pilot of an RAF Voyager that plummeted thousands of feet in a matter of seconds while en route to Afghanistan has been dismissed from the RAF by a court martial and given a 4-month jail sentence suspended for 12 months. Flight Lieutenant Andrew Townshend pleaded guilty to negligently performing his duty.