Sent to us from Bob in England: Military plane makes emergency landing at Edinburgh airport. The Tristar plane had to circle the city and burn fuel before landing safely at around 1pm on Monday.

Edinburgh Airport emergency as military plane has technical failure

A MILITARY plane sparked a full-scale emergency operation after a problem with its wings forced to it to circle Edinburgh Airport for over an hour in a bid to shed fuel.

The Tristar aircraft, which was transporting injured soldiers home, began to experience a problem with its wing flaps just after midday.

The pilot was forced to fly in circles with its gear down in a bid to burn off more fuel so that the plane would be lighter.

It safely landed without issue just after 1pm.

A BAA spokesman said: "The plane has now landed without problem. It was a military jet, and it had an issue with its flaps.

"The normal procedure is to circle and burn off some fuel to ensure the aircraft is lighter for landing to avoid putting pressure on the breaks "

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com

A military plane has landed at Edinburgh Airport after sparking a full emergency when it developed a problem with its wings.

The military Tristar, which was transporting a serviceman on compassionate grounds, began to experience a problem at about 12:30.

The pilot was forced to fly in a loop above the city with its gear down in a bid to burn more fuel.

Once it was light enough, the plane landed at the airport at 13:00.

http://www.bbc.co.uk

A military plane has safely landed at Edinburgh airport after a problem with one of the wings.

The Tristar plane was transporting a soldier when a problem with the flap on one of the wings meant it had to make an emergency landing on Monday.

With too much fuel on board, the plane had to circle above the city for half an hour to burn fuel before landing.

It was light enough to land at 1pm and landed safely at the airport.

Many members of the public contacted the airport after seeing the plane circling over the city. Their concern prompted the airport to release a statement through their official account on social networking site Twitter.

It read: “For those worried about the plane circling Edinburgh earlier, it's landed safely. Flap issues caused it to burn fuel before landing.”

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