The Plane That Ran Out of Fuel Midair

The Plane That Ran Out of Fuel Midair In 1983, a brand-new Boeing 767 ran completely dry at 41,000 feet due to an arithmetic mistake during Canada's switch to the metric system. With both engines out, dead computers, and no standard procedures, the flight crew had to perform an impossible glide onto a drag racing strip. Here is how a series of small, honest oversights stacked up into a silent crisis—and how two pilots used weekend hobbies to pull off one of aviation's most legendary deadstick landings. #gimliglider #aviationsafety #aircanada Stock footage via Pexels (pexels.com): Christiana Dj, Pressmaster, Claudio AFC, Tuan Vy Spotter, Alexander Grigorian, Низам DRedd, Cédric Estienne, Siarhei Dalivelia, Chris G, MART PRODUCTION, Kindel Media, Gustavo Fring, Casey Whalen, Joshua Malic, Fernando Sánchez Aranguren, olia danilevich, K, Joerg Mangelsen, RDNE Stock project, Yogendra Singh and 74 more.