China Eastern 583’s Poor Plane Design Causes Chaos In The Sky

If you’re struggling, consider therapy with our sponsor BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/mentourpilot for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a licensed professional specific to your needs. ----------------------------------------------------- On April 6 1993, China Eastern Flight 583 was filled with 255 passengers and crew, on the way to Los Angeles. After the pilot makes a simple mistake, a terrifying series of events leads to the realisation that this poor plane design could be deadly. ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻 https://www.patreon.com/mentourpilot Our Connections: 👉🏻 Exclusive Mentour Merch: https://mentour-crew.creator-spring.com/? 👉🏻 Our other channel: youtube.com/mentournow 👉🏻 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mentourpilot 👉🏻 BOSE Aviation: https://boseaviation-emea.aero/headsets Social: 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentourPilot 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentour_pilot 👉🏻 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MenTourPilot 👉🏻 Discord server: https://discord.gg/JntGWdn Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Final Report: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9307.pdf DC-10: Danielkang7744 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_DC-10 CHAPTERS ----------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Crossing The Pond 02:17 - The Crew 04:24 - A Little Physics 08:04 - Stability 10:47 - Flaps and Slats 13:22 - Too Fast or Too Slow? 16:46 - The Ride Begins 21:15 - Too Late For Seatbelts 25:24 - Dumping Fuel 29:18 - Analysis