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Long that no one noticed? >> they are everywhere in the world. its used for training during past wars and all that sort of thing. i used to fly flight instructor out of a little tiny airport near near gainsville, florida called willisston and it was 7500 feet concrete and i think it was 100 -- either 75 or 100 feet wide. can you land a 777 right there. can you land a 777 a lot of places that you cant take off because you burn the fuel down, its light, you can land on a very short runway. you jus...

Photograph. the smoke and ash produced by the 200-square-mile blaze prompted san francisco to temporarily shut down hydroelectric stations for fears the citys drinking water could become contaminated. nbc viewed this unrelenting force of nature from 10,000 feet involve. >> roughly 230 square miles, bigger than the size of the city of chicago. all along the ridges we can see more spark fires. its certainly quickly on the move. you can see from the fuel load down here, there are just hundreds of t...

Overnight. nbcs miguel almaguer is near the fire line. he spent much of the time with crews fighting the flames through the air. >> reporter: we can see brush fires. theres no doubt the fire is growing and certainly quickly on the move. you can see from the fuel load down here there are hundreds of thousands of acres that can still burn. >> were going to make our way down to the south side for better visibility. >> reporter: this fire has been burning for a week and a half. theres no doubt this ...

The massive rim wildfire is burning hotter and faster than any in the modern history of sierra nevada region. which includes yosemite national park. fire is so big its visible from space. as seen here in this nasa photograph. the smoke and ash produced by the 200-square-mile blaze prompted san francisco to temporarily shut down hydroelectric stations for fears the citys drinking water could become contaminated. nbcs miguel almaguer viewed this unrelenting force of nature from 10,000 feet above. ...

Its moving deeper threatening thousands of homes. nbcs miguel almaguer brings us a unique perspective 10,000 feet above the fire. >> reporter: this fire is 230,000 miles bigger than the city of the city of chicago. all along we can see spot fires. theres no doubt this fire is growing and certainly quickly on the move. you can see from the fuel load down here, there is just hundreds of thousands of acres that could still burn. the dc-10 is one of the biggest assets the crews have on the ground. i...

Air france denies the allegations and maintains the accident would not have happened if the wear strip hadnt been on the runway. in the same trial, the former head of testing for concorde, former head engineer for concorde and a retired civil aviation chief are also tried for involuntary manslaughter. fuel load, baggage weight, scheduling pressure and a missing tire spacer. >> and accident is a series of events. all accidents are a series of events. this one has many events coming together very ...

Investigations in the past. how come on is that among aircraft flying these days? >> probably more common than you might imagine, jon. probably 40 to 50 times a year a commercial airliner has to declare an emergency due to a pressurization issue. just two days ago a delta flight, detroit to washington, d.c. had to declare one. dropped down under 10,000 feet. it is more common than you might imagine. jon: this was a good-sized aircraft. looks to me like a 757. might have been a 767. at any rate 1...

The high power. it would be an unbelievable set of circumstances. >> two engines that should be moving the plane forward are now holding it back. its like driving a car with the emergency brake on. the plane wont make it to san francisco or back to hawaii. the pilot quickly determined he had no choice but to ditch in the pacific. >> my mother mentioned she did not hear any yelling or screaming. she did hear a lot of praying in different languages. the mood was very, very serious. >> the pilot ra...

The plane wont make it to san francisco or back to hawaii. the pilot quickly determined he had no choice but to ditch in the pacific. >> my mother mentioned she did not hear any yelling or screaming. she did hear a lot of praying in different languages. the mood was very, very serious. >> the pilot radioed a nearby coast guard cutter for assistance and a plan is formed. it will circle above the ship for the rest of the night, and lightening its fuel load and waiting for daybreak. >> you want to ...

Runway. in the same trial, the former head of testing for concord, former head engineer for concord and a retired civil aviation chief are also tried for involuntary manslaughter. the trial waited the role of many factors including debris on the runway, baggage weight, fuel load, scheduling pressure, and a missing tire spacer. >> an accident is a series of events. this one was many events coming together tragically. >> all other defendants are acquitted. continental is fined $200,000 euros and o...