| Jet Engine from the Gimli Glider | |
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Origin |
Gimli Glider |
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Type |
Jet Engine |
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Effects |
Equalizes drag, lift and acceleration forces to increase movement of airborne objects |
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Downsides |
Incorrectly converts measurement and recordings between imperial and metric units |
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Activation |
Running while something moves from a grounded to flying motion |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
329488-2495 |
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Date of Collection |
June 8, 2015 |
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Origin[]
Air Canada Flight 143, commonly known as the Gimli Glider, was a Canadian scheduled domestic passenger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out of fuel on Saturday, July 23, 1983, at an altitude of 41,000 feet (12,500 m), midway through the flight. The flight crew successfully glided the Boeing 767 to an emergency landing at a former Royal Canadian Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba, which had been converted to a racetrack, Gimli Motorsports Park. It resulted in no serious injuries to passengers or persons on the ground, and only minor damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was repaired and remained in service until 2008. This unusual aviation incident earned the aircraft the nickname "Gimli Glider".
The incident was caused by a series of issues starting with a failed fuel-quantity indicator sensor (FQIS). These had high failure rates in the 767, and the only available replacement was also nonfunctional. The problem was logged, but later maintenance crew misunderstood the problem and turned off the backup FQIS, as well. This required the fuel to be manually measured using a dripstick. The navigational computer required the fuel to be entered in kilograms, but an incorrect conversion from volume to mass was applied, which led the pilots and ground crew to agree that it was carrying enough fuel for the remaining trip. In fact, the aircraft was carrying only 45% of its required fuel load. The aircraft ran out of fuel halfway to Edmonton, where maintenance staff were waiting to install a working FQIS that they had borrowed from another airline.
The Board of Inquiry found fault with Air Canada procedures, training, and manuals. It recommended the adoption of fueling procedures and other safety measures that were already being used by US and European airlines. The board also recommended the immediate conversion of all Air Canada aircraft from Imperial units to metric units, since a mixed fleet was more dangerous than an all-Imperial or an all-metric fleet.
Effects[]
Alters the dynamics involved with keeping an object airborne. Most easily visible on objects placed into a parabolic arc. Constantly alters the amounts of drag, lift and acceleration across the body for longer possible ranges, sometimes up to hundreds of kilometers further. Will give smooth movement on the journey unless the occupant is moved by another reactionary force such as wingbeat or fuel combustion.
Will force all recording equipment and measurements within the size of an airplane runway to be inputted wrong. Imperial and metric values will switch units but often without the correct conversion amounts, causing the number alone to be correct.