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Donger 08-02-2005 03:04 PM
Jeezus, 291 passengers on board. Airbus A340, I think. Big sucker.

WebGem 08-02-2005 03:05 PM
The pilot was whackin it.

memyselfI 08-02-2005 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by wasi
According to sources coveriing the event here, no one has gotten near the plan yet.. its still on fire. It looks bad.
Thank you. I am watching now.

wasi 08-02-2005 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Donger
Sudden thunderstorm, possible microburst. Speculating that it was an ILS approach.
whats a microburst and and ILS approach?

memyselfI 08-02-2005 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DTLB58
Just saw another eplosion from the plane
That is not good. I've heard there have been three.

DTLB58 08-02-2005 03:08 PM
A number of people have escaped! :)

Rain Man 08-02-2005 03:08 PM
Horrible way to go. You can only hope that they died quickly in that type of situation. I shudder to even think about it.

Donger 08-02-2005 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by wasi
whats a microburst and and ILS approach?
A microburst is a very powerful downward flow of air (towards the ground) sometimes found near thunderstorms.

ILS = Instrument Landing System.

Rain Man 08-02-2005 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DTLB58
A number of people have escaped! :)
Really? Excellent!

htismaqe 08-02-2005 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by wasi
whats a microburst and and ILS approach?
A microburst is a column of cold air within a thunderstorm. It's so cold that it "sinks" at speeds of up to 150mph. It's basically a straight-line wind gust, straight down.

Knock a plane right out of the sky.

tk13 08-02-2005 03:09 PM
Oddly enough, they said on CNN that today was the 20 year anniversary of when a plane tried to land in Dallas during a severe thunderstorm and had a very similar accident.

memyselfI 08-02-2005 03:09 PM
Awful if this could have been avoided by simply waiting out the thunderstorm.

Donger 08-02-2005 03:10 PM
Two busloads of passengers taken from the scene. Sounds promising.

memyselfI 08-02-2005 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tk13
Oddly enough, they said on CNN that today was the 20 year anniversary of when a plane tried to land in Dallas during a severe thunderstorm and had a very similar accident.
Yes, I heard that earlier. They were going to report on a guy who was going back to the scene of the accident. Then I never saw the report (channel surfing) but this accident happen shortly thereafter.

htismaqe 08-02-2005 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by memyselfI
Awful if this could have been avoided by simply waiting out the thunderstorm.
Who knows about extenuating circumstances. Maybe they had tried to wait it out and were running low on fuel?


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