Wind Shear Linked to FedEx’s Narita Loss
Credit: KYODO
Investigators are examining wind shear—a violent, sudden shift in wind velocity or direction—as a factor in the Mar. 23 crash of a FedEx MD-11F at Tokyo Narita, the airport’s first fatal accident since opening in 1978. Pilots consider wind shear, which can occur horizontally or vertically or both, a...
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