"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
08/01/2018 at 08:54 • Filed to: Planelopnik
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
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Alright, so reports of it crashing six miles from the runway are definitely false. The aircraft came to rest only 300+ meters from the end of the runway.
Right now the current explanation (supported by the passengers) is that the aircraft ran into high winds and bad weather during takeoff, the pilots tried to abort, then ran out of runway.
One of the seriously injured is the captain, who is expected to make a full recovery.
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Mercedes Streeter
> Mercedes Streeter
08/01/2018 at 08:55 |
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In case of kinja
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Mercedes Streeter
08/01/2018 at 09:05 |
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tried to abort but crashes not far from runway.
shit happens.
could’ve been a lot worse.
2 critically injured is better than 100 dead
shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
08/01/2018 at 09:29 |
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That makes a lot more sense. If they were six miles from the runway, they'd have been way too high in the air to have everyone survive.
Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
> Mercedes Streeter
08/01/2018 at 10:04 |
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Given the survival rate of 100%, and the short distance, I’d be surprised it it got more than 10 meters off the ground. The V2 speed of 135 knots isn’t too fast, so if they did try to pull up say, 1000 feet from the end, and they went another 1000 feet, they would have only had about 15 seconds of air time tops including accent, stall, and decent. I’d love to see the backbox data of the flight profile.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Mercedes Streeter
08/01/2018 at 10:35 |
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If Duck Boats have taught us anything, it’s that micro-weather system can seriously change things quickly. My old man (a 70-year-old
pilot since 16, CFI since 18
) says that microbursts and wind shear on takeoff are still the most terrifying thing to a pilot.