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| Airliner crash lands at Heathrow | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 17 2008, 02:25 PM (461 Views) | |
| u4coffee | Jan 17 2008, 02:25 PM Post #1 |
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An international passenger plane has crash landed short of the runway at Heathrow Airport. Passengers escaped down the emergency chutes after British Airways flight BA38 from Beijing came down. Six ambulances were sent to the scene and three people were treated at the scene for minor injuries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7194086.stm
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| John | Jan 17 2008, 02:35 PM Post #2 |
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Boeing 777 |
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| u4coffee | Jan 17 2008, 02:41 PM Post #3 |
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Up. Only just made it over the perimeter fence |
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| u4coffee | Jan 17 2008, 03:40 PM Post #4 |
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BBC are reporting that the pilot has said he lost all power and had to glide it in |
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| ELUSIVEJIM | Jan 17 2008, 04:07 PM Post #5 |
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Great work by the aircrew. Just another reason i hate planes You can call the AA if the car breaks down but a plane............
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| Norbert | Jan 17 2008, 04:08 PM Post #6 |
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I bet that'll take a few gallons of t-cut! |
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| u4coffee | Jan 17 2008, 04:10 PM Post #7 |
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Think I've got a bit left after my little prang. I'll send it over
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| u4coffee | Jan 17 2008, 04:11 PM Post #8 |
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Stick your head between your legs and kiss your @rse goodbye |
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| ELUSIVEJIM | Jan 17 2008, 04:13 PM Post #9 |
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Yer crashing is sh**
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| Lord Tau | Jan 17 2008, 04:23 PM Post #10 |
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But a plane is still statistically the safest way to travel. |
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| Rob | Jan 17 2008, 06:19 PM Post #11 |
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Right on. I have flown on planes since before I was born, and rather enjoy it. The very fact that a plans can have a major failure and still land is a testament to planes and the pilots. |
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| AndyW76 | Jan 17 2008, 07:26 PM Post #12 |
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I've flown all my life and I see no reason not to travel by plane. The science of flight is sound and has been established for over a century, modern planes are full of safety features and modern flying practice is well regulated. Also, statistically speaking, you could fly on a plane every day of your life and not be involved in a major air crash. |
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| PiquetFan | Jan 17 2008, 07:37 PM Post #13 |
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Quite so
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| Rob | Jan 17 2008, 10:59 PM Post #14 |
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And you are more likely to die driving to the airport than in a plane.
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| u4coffee | Jan 18 2008, 10:03 AM Post #15 |
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I'm sure I remember on QI Stephen Fry saying that nobody actually knows for sure how planes fly. Apparently there are 5 theories but nobody knows which, if any of them are correct
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