What do you think happened to that Air France flight?

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they said it might have broken up in mid air. fuck. that's insane.

hit by lightning?
terrorist bomb?
broke apart in strong turbulence?

:sigh:
 
Anyone planning to throw out some conspiracy ideas?
 
It's hard to think a bomb would come from Brazil. Especially on Air France as France illegally supply terrorists with munitions. Lightning strikes would be odd as planes are built to take them. The plane would be too high for wind shear. That leads me to think the plane broke up or developed some sudden catastrophic engine disaster.
 
maybe the wing broke off or something? fuck, during rough storms, I HATE that shit....where the plane looks like it'll fall apart.

someone said the airbuses were all electrical...maybe lightning shorted the plane out?
 
Isn't it obvious? Obama's socialist & fascist policies destroyed it.

barfo
 
Must of been a bunch of chronic masterbators on that plane and God had to make an example out of them
(Im goin to hell now)
 
http://www.videosift.com/video/Boeing-777-Wing-Stress-Test

Bit different conditions and all, but these planes are all designed to take on just ridiculous amounts of pressure on their wings.

IMHO some catastrophic fuselage damage occurred. Whether that's from a giant bolt of electricity literally puncturing the plane or some sort of turbulence that tore the plane apart in a flash, I don't know.

But it's horrific to think about. Certainly one of the worst ways to die, IMO... falling out of a plane for 5 minutes before you hit the ground. :|
 
BengalDuck said:
But it's horrific to think about. Certainly one of the worst ways to die, IMO... falling out of a plane for 5 minutes before you hit the ground. :|
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It's quicker than that. Airliners typically fly no higher than 40,000 feet. Terminal velocity for a falling passenger is about 200 mph. That works out to about 2.25 minutes.

So, in summary, it's a perfectly fine way to die.

Oh, and they didn't hit the ground. They were over water.

barfo
 
BengalDuck said:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Boeing-777-Wing-Stress-Test

Bit different conditions and all, but these planes are all designed to take on just ridiculous amounts of pressure on their wings.

IMHO some catastrophic fuselage damage occurred. Whether that's from a giant bolt of electricity literally puncturing the plane or some sort of turbulence that tore the plane apart in a flash, I don't know.

But it's horrific to think about. Certainly one of the worst ways to die, IMO... falling out of a plane for 5 minutes before you hit the ground. :|
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There are always human errors that have been known to happen during maintenance, where a panel here or a panel there, or nuts or something are not replaced, or improperly replaced. And then some years later the stress accumulates and causes a problem not foreseeable with a brand new perfectly built aircraft.

Even something like this:
"In the good old days airplanes were all made of aluminum parts and aluminum is a very good conductor of electricity, so that lightning would hit in one place and would travel along the skin of the airplane and go out in another place," he said.

"Now with more and more plastic or reinforced plastic or composite that is used in airplanes, these things are not as good a conductor for electricity and you must add materials to it on the surface to be able to conduct electricity."

"It's quite possible that … some of this material might have been eroded by hail, by the storm and then lightning would have a totally different effect on that component, which is at the tail of the airplane."
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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/03/f-airfrance-crash-possible-causes.html
 
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barfo said:
It's quicker than that. Airliners typically fly no higher than 40,000 feet. Terminal velocity for a falling passenger is about 200 mph. That works out to about 2.25 minutes.

So, in summary, it's a perfectly fine way to die.

Oh, and they didn't hit the ground. They were over water.

barfo
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nah, just having the plane breaking apart and getting freaked out for the last minutes of life would have sucked. jesus...that is scary shit. knowing that was the end.... :sigh:
 
barfo said:
It's quicker than that. Airliners typically fly no higher than 40,000 feet. Terminal velocity for a falling passenger is about 200 mph. That works out to about 2.25 minutes.

So, in summary, it's a perfectly fine way to die.

Oh, and they didn't hit the ground. They were over water.

barfo
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Also I would you would pass out VERY quickly if you were immediately exposed to air at 30,000+ feet.
 
BengalDuck said:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Boeing-777-Wing-Stress-Test

Bit different conditions and all, but these planes are all designed to take on just ridiculous amounts of pressure on their wings.

IMHO some catastrophic fuselage damage occurred. Whether that's from a giant bolt of electricity literally puncturing the plane or some sort of turbulence that tore the plane apart in a flash, I don't know.

But it's horrific to think about. Certainly one of the worst ways to die, IMO... falling out of a plane for 5 minutes before you hit the ground. :|
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The only saving grace for those poor people is if the cabin depressurized at 35,000 feet, they likely were unconscious. At least, that's my hope.
 
and don't forget, it's about -40 degrees for the first part of the fall. :dunno:
 
I didn't hear until that CBC story that there was a bomb threat on the BA to Paris run on May 27. What are the odds that there's a bomb threat, then 3 days later a high-altitude "breakup" (explosion?) took place, and terrorists weren't involved?
 
BrianFromWA said:
I didn't hear until that CBC story that there was a bomb threat on the BA to Paris run on May 27. What are the odds that there's a bomb threat, then 3 days later a high-altitude "breakup" (explosion?) took place, and terrorists weren't involved?
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I'd imagine there are unsubstantiated bomb threats far more often than any of us would believe.
 
It's scary, but what are the chances? I'm flying from Heathrow to Dulles on the 15th, so wish me luck!
 
barfo said:
It's quicker than that. Airliners typically fly no higher than 40,000 feet. Terminal velocity for a falling passenger is about 200 mph. That works out to about 2.25 minutes.

So, in summary, it's a perfectly fine way to die.

Oh, and they didn't hit the ground. They were over water.

barfo
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Well doesn't that make us all feel better about it all. I have a fear of heights and falling from the sky is one of the last ways I'd like to die.

Getting back to the plane... I would think that unless a bomb just flat out blew the plane apart, there would be some semblence of aerodynamic stability and the fall may have been 20-40 seconds. Terrifying.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
Well doesn't that make us all feel better about it all. I have a fear of heights and falling from the sky is one of the last ways I'd like to die.

Getting back to the plane... I would think that unless a bomb just flat out blew the plane apart, there would be some semblence of aerodynamic stability and the fall may have been 20-40 seconds. Terrifying.
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My college roommate was on the Pan Am flight that was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland. My only solace was that he probably never knew what happened.
 
maxiep said:
My college roommate was on the Pan Am flight that was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland. My only solace was that he probably never knew what happened.
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That is terrible. I think terrorists should be pursued to the ends of the earth and flat out killed very slowly.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
That is terrible. I think terrorists should be pursued to the ends of the earth and flat out killed very slowly.
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Yep. It was a real turning point for me. I was your typical naive college liberal until that day.
 
Oh great...

I've barely heard any coverage of the flight over here. They had a quick two minute report on it but apart from that I've heard nothing else about it... Do you hear a lot about it in the States?
 
Main Event said:
Oh great...

I've barely heard any coverage of the flight over here. They had a quick two minute report on it but apart from that I've heard nothing else about it... Do you hear a lot about it in the States?
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Not a whole lot, actually. That is a concern in and of itself.
 
BengalDuck said:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Boeing-777-Wing-Stress-Test

Bit different conditions and all, but these planes are all designed to take on just ridiculous amounts of pressure on their wings.

IMHO some catastrophic fuselage damage occurred. Whether that's from a giant bolt of electricity literally puncturing the plane or some sort of turbulence that tore the plane apart in a flash, I don't know.

But it's horrific to think about. Certainly one of the worst ways to die, IMO... falling out of a plane for 5 minutes before you hit the ground. :|
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depressurized cabin would put you to sleep in less than a minute.
 
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