Dangerbirds are go! Ep1: Fireflash

Summary
The Fireflash airliner has recently had a major overhaul and is now dubbed Fireflash MK2. It is now taking its median flight from London Heathrow to Hong Kong with Captain Jason J Helson at the controls. However an electrical fault causes several of its auxiliary functions to fail, including it's landing gear, the team must come up with a plan to help land Fireflash before it's radiation safety factor expires and all 600 passengers and 10 crew members become exposed to radiation poisoning.

Characters

 * Duchess
 * Sherbet
 * Rubble
 * Bambi
 * Nala
 * Vixey
 * Perdita
 * Delilah

Episode
(The episode begins with the new fireflash.)

News Reporter: London Heathrow Airport, the largest of London's 6 airports. With 4 terminal buildings and 2 runways, it is also the home of what many consider to be the finest aircraft ever designed

News Reporter: Fireflash, the world's first hypersonic passenger airliner. With it's twin atomus jet engines, it is able to reach amaximum speed of 4567 miles an hour. The aircraft has recently received a major overhall and is now dubbed Fireflash MK2, it will be taking it's maiden flight to Hong Kong China today and the Heathrow ground crew are 100% sure that nothing will go wrong on this historic flight for the Fireflash.

(At IR HQ, Duchess told her team that International Rescue is ready.)

News Reporter: As you can now see, Fireflash is now making it's way to Heathrow Airport south runway to take off. Because this is a hypersonic aircraft, the usually 12 hour long flight is today on Fireflash scheduled to take just under 2 hours.

(The Green Light on the runway shows and Fireflash is clear to take off.)

News Reporter: There we are viewers, Fireflash has been given the all clear and is now taking off.

(Fireflash races down the runway and takes off into the sky.Air Terranian Captain Jason J Helson is in the cockpit in the tailfin of Fireflash.)

Captain Helson: There we go, though the sound barrier, Mach 1.2. Raymond: Mach 1.5, Mach 1.8, Mach 2, Mach 2.3, Mach 2.5, Mach 2.8, Mach 3. Full power.

(Raymond activates full power mode. Fireflash is seen climbing faster and higher.)

Raymond: Mach 3.8, Mach 4, 4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.7, Mach 6. We have reached Fireflash's maximum speed, 6 times the speed of sound. Height 200,000 feet.

Captain Helson: Leaving off.

(Fireflash levels off and is flying at its constant height.)

Raymond: Switching to automatic flight plan.

(Raymond turns on the automatic flight plan for Hong Kong.)

Flight attendant (Though Speaker): Ladies and Gentlemen, we have now reached our cruising speed and altitude for today's flight. You may now unfasten your seatbelts and roam around the aircraft if you wish.

(The aircraft zooms across the sky like a rocket. An hour and forty-five minutes later. It begins its descent into Hong Kong International Airport, it lowers its landing gears but none of the wheels come down. Captain Helson lifts up the gears and then lets them down again but it doesn work again.)

Captain Helson: Mayday! Mayday! This is Fireflash, Hong Kong tower, we have an electrical fault with the landing gears.

Controller: Okay, we'll send help right away. Chief, Fireflash has a electrical problem with the landing gears.

Chief Controller: Okay, notify all emergency units and there's more where that came from.

(Picks up the telephone.)

Chief Controller: Calling International Rescue! Calling International Rescue! This is an emergency!

(Up in space on Dangerbird 5, I received a call from the airport in Hong Kong.)

Delilah: Hong Kong Airport, this is International Rescue, we're on our way. International Rescue, this is Dangerbird 5. We have a situation.

(At IR HQ,)

Delilah: Unfortunately yes, it's landing gear has failed and it can't land.

Rubble: How long has it got before it runs out of fuel?

Delilah: Well because Fireflash is an atomic airliner, it could theoretically stay up there for 6 months, but Fireflash's time in the air is limited to just 3 hours because after that time, it's anti radiation shield is going to need servicing. They have already been in the air for an hour and 50 minutes, if they are not down in 1 hour and 10 minutes, all 600 passengers and 10 crew members on board Fireflash are going to suffer from radiation poisoning.

Duchess: Alright, Delilah, I'll head for Dangerbird 1

Delilah: F.A.B, Duchess.

(Duchess head into the elevator and is taken down to Dangerbird 1's storage hanger. Dangerbird 1 blasts off, climbing higher and higher into the sky.)

Duchess: Dangerbird 1 is go! Changing to horizontal flight.

(Duchess moves the control leavers back and Dangerbird 1 switches to horizontal flight mode.)

Duchess: ETA arrival 38 minutes.

(W.I.P)