The Tragic Story of UPS Flight 6! When Heroic action just wasn’t enough

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On the 3rd of September 2010, a Boeing 747 Freighter with callsign UPS 6 took off from Dubai International airport with destination Cologne Bonn In Germany. Soon after departure, an uncontrolled inflight fire broke out. How the fire started and what happened after, is what I will cover in this video.

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources
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Thanks to ‪@GreenDotAviation‬ for assisting with simulations

Final Report:
https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/en/ePublicati...

Firefighter 1: heathrow.com
https://www.heathrow.com/content/dam/...

Firefighter 2: Beth Hollerich
https://blueskypit.com/wp-content/upl...

Boarding: Getty Images
https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads...

Captain: Tim Byrd
https://www.wave3.com/story/13105495/...

First Officer: leadertelegram.com
https://www.leadertelegram.com/obitua...

EVAS® 1: VisionSafe
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...

EVAS® 2: VisionSafe
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...

EVAS® Stills: Vision Safe
https://www.visionsafe.com/

CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Flight History
02:25 - The First Leg
03:35 - The Flight Crew
04:22 - Dubai Operations
05:31 - Thermal Runaway
08:42 - “I Think We Should Turn Back“
09:51 - Emergency Declared
11:00 - Protection Systems
13:24 - A Dire Situation
16:02 - Losing Control
17:55 - Visual Problems
18:39 - Smoke Shutter
19:45 - A Captain in Trouble
21:17 - Line of Sight
23:39 - Flyng Blind
25:10 - “Can Anyone Hear Me?“
27:17 - False Glideslope
28:42 - Wrong Turn
33:16 - Impact
34:24 - Post Accident Innovations
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