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MK Airlines Flight 1602 was an MK Airlines Boeing 747-200F cargo flight on a flight from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Zaragoza Airport, Spain.[1]

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  1. 26 relations: Aircraft principal axes, Aircraft registration, Boeing 747, Boeing 747 hull losses, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Bradley International Airport, Enfield, Nova Scotia, Flight recorder, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Instrument landing system, MK Airlines, National Airlines Flight 102, Pratt & Whitney JT9D, Rotation (aeronautics), Runway, Serial number, Tailstrike, Takeoff, The Globe and Mail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, V speeds, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, Yoke (aeronautics), Zaragoza, Zaragoza Airport.

  2. 2004 disasters in Canada
  3. 2004 in Nova Scotia
  4. Airliner accidents and incidents in Canada
  5. Aviation accidents and incidents in 2004
  6. Disasters in Nova Scotia
  7. Halifax Stanfield International Airport
  8. October 2004 events in Canada

Aircraft principal axes

An aircraft in flight is free to rotate in three dimensions: yaw, nose left or right about an axis running up and down; pitch, nose up or down about an axis running from wing to wing; and roll, rotation about an axis running from nose to tail.

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Aircraft registration

An aircraft registration is a code unique to a single aircraft, required by international convention to be marked on the exterior of every civil aircraft.

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Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023.

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Boeing 747 hull losses

, a total of 60 Boeing 747 aircraft, or just under 4% of the total number of 747s built, first flown commercially in 1970, have been involved in accidents and incidents resulting in a hull loss, meaning that the aircraft was either destroyed or damaged beyond economical repair. MK Airlines Flight 1602 and Boeing 747 hull losses are accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747.

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Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a division of the Boeing Company.

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Bradley International Airport

Bradley International Airport is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States.

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Enfield, Nova Scotia

Enfield is an urban community located north of Halifax Stanfield International Airport in the Shubenacadie Valley on the border of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Flight recorder

A flight recorder is an electronic recording device placed in an aircraft for the purpose of facilitating the investigation of aviation accidents and incidents.

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Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services provides fire protection, rescue and first responder assistance throughout Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Halifax Stanfield International Airport

Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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Instrument landing system

In aviation, the instrument landing system (ILS) is a precision radio navigation system that provides short-range guidance to aircraft to allow them to approach a runway at night or in bad weather.

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MK Airlines

MK Airlines Ltd. was a cargo airline from Ghana (registered in the United Kingdom from 2006 onwards, with its headquarters in Hartfield, East Sussex), which was operational between 1990 and 2010, concentrating on freight services to and from Africa.

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National Airlines Flight 102

National Airlines Flight 102 (N8102/NCR102) was a cargo flight operated by National Airlines between Camp Shorabak (formerly Camp Bastion) in Afghanistan and Al Maktoum Airport in Dubai, with a refueling stop at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. MK Airlines Flight 1602 and National Airlines Flight 102 are accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 747.

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Pratt & Whitney JT9D

The Pratt & Whitney JT9D engine was the first high bypass ratio jet engine to power a wide-body airliner.

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Rotation (aeronautics)

In aviation, rotation refers to the action of applying back pressure to a control device, such as a yoke, side-stick or centre stick, to lift the nose wheel off the ground during takeoff.

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Runway

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft".

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Serial number

A serial number is a unique identifier used to uniquely identify an item, and is usually assigned incrementally or sequentially.

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Tailstrike

In aviation, a tailstrike or tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft strikes the ground or other stationary object.

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Takeoff

Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle leaves the ground and becomes airborne.

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The Globe and Mail

The Globe and Mail is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada.

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Transportation Safety Board of Canada

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB, Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada, BST), officially the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board (Bureau canadien d'enquête sur les accidents de transport et de la sécurité des transports) is the agency of the Government of Canada responsible for advancing transportation safety in Canada.

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V speeds

In aviation, V-speeds are standard terms used to define airspeeds important or useful to the operation of all aircraft.

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Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

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Yoke (aeronautics)

A yoke, alternatively known as a control wheel or a control column, is a device used for piloting some fixed-wing aircraft.

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Zaragoza

Zaragoza also known in English as Saragossa,Encyclopædia Britannica is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain.

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Zaragoza Airport

Zaragoza Airport (Aragonese and Aeropuerto de Zaragoza) is an international airport near Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain.

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See also

2004 disasters in Canada

2004 in Nova Scotia

Airliner accidents and incidents in Canada

Aviation accidents and incidents in 2004

Disasters in Nova Scotia

Halifax Stanfield International Airport

October 2004 events in Canada

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MK_Airlines_Flight_1602

Also known as 9G-MKJ, Flight 1602, MK Airlines 1602.