Hey people who know stuff about airplanes and flying and ****.

[JohnnyMack]

WTF happened to this plane?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-brazil-crash18-2009jun18,0,7456334.story

They seem to be leaning towards it breaking up in mid-air?

Any hypothesis on how this happened?

[JLEW1818]

check this out... the Pilot died mid way through the flight.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_pilot_dies

[Turd_Ferguson]

I've read some stuff about speed sensor problems, leading the pilot to over speed the a/c.

[AggieTool]

I've read some stuff about speed sensor problems, leading the pilot to over speed the a/c.

Wouldn't that just make the passengers colder than usual?:confused:

[AggieTool]

check this out... the Pilot died mid way through the flight.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_pilot_dies

Thank god the passenger that landed the plane stayed at a Holiday Inn the night before.:D

[Penguin]

http://images.salon.com/media/salinger961112.gif


It was a missile!

[JohnnyMack]

I hate every last one of you.

[1890MilesToNorman]

Apparently the blow-up auto pilot worked to perfection.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I've read some stuff about speed sensor problems, leading the pilot to over speed the a/c.

Possibly that and since this bird is fly by wire, there could have been computerized adjustments that didn't jive with flight stability due to inaccurate information. Airbus had put out a message regarding the speed sensors and they were supposed to be replaced. I don't know if it was an immediate thing and AF didn't do it or if it was on an as scheduled type basis.

Then also, there were known islamic terrorists on the flight. They haven't ruled out a bomb, but then they don't think it is likely.

[tigepilot]

WTF happened to this plane?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-brazil-crash18-2009jun18,0,7456334.story

They seem to be leaning towards it breaking up in mid-air?

Any hypothesis on how this happened?

I haven't followed this story since the first day but I think it's fairly obvious that it broke up in mid air. As to why it broke up... I haven't followed the story and we're not likely to have an official conclusion for quite some time. These airplane crash investigations tend to go on so long that most people forget about them by the time the final report is given.

[Chuck Bao]

This just scares the hell out of me.

There was an MSNBC story earlier today about the same thing but more details. I can't find it now. The so-called experts were saying that when a plane breaks up in the air (without the firey explosion), that the passengers would die instantly like hitting a brick wall of the jet stream. They wouldn't just fall to their deaths and be concious of that on the way down. On one hand, that seems better than the terrifying few seconds of plummeting plane and sure death or being a burning piece of meat plummeting down.

On the other hand, the fact that a plane can be traveling too fast into a turbulent weather is not giving me much confidence in that large flying bus.

And, I fly back to the US in about a week.

[Penguin]

Why is everybody surprised that they are finding nude bodies? HELLO! This is Air France flying out of Brazil! I think it would be against the law to wear clothes on that plane.

[JohnnyMack]

And, I fly back to the US in about a week.

Mix 1 part Xanax with 2 parts Bloody Mary. You'll be fine.

[tigepilot]

This just scares the hell out of me.

There was an MSNBC story earlier today about the same thing but more details. I can't find it now. The so-called experts were saying that when a plane breaks up in the air (without the firey explosion), that the passengers would die instantly like hitting a brick wall of the jet stream. They wouldn't just fall to their deaths and be concious of that on the way down. On one hand, that seems better than the terrifying few seconds of plummeting plane and sure death or being a burning piece of meat plummeting down.

On the other hand, the fact that a plane can be traveling too fast into a turbulent weather is not giving me much confidence in that large flying bus.

And, I fly back to the US in about a week.

Quit being scared... you're much more likely to die from something else you do.

[Turd_Ferguson]

This just scares the hell out of me.

There was an MSNBC story earlier today about the same thing but more details. I can't find it now. The so-called experts were saying that when a plane breaks up in the air (without the firey explosion), that the passengers would die instantly like hitting a brick wall of the jet stream. They wouldn't just fall to their deaths and be concious of that on the way down. On one hand, that seems better than the terrifying few seconds of plummeting plane and sure death or being a burning piece of meat plummeting down.

On the other hand, the fact that a plane can be traveling too fast into a turbulent weather is not giving me much confidence in that large flying bus.

And, I fly back to the US in about a week.Yeah, it'd be kinda hard to catch somebody's carry on coming at ya at 500mph. I would find it difficult to believe that any of them new what hit them.:(

[JohnnyMack]

Yeah, it'd be kinda hard to catch somebody's carry on coming at ya at 500mph. I would find it difficult to believe that any of them new what hit them.:(

The seat in front of them?

[Czar Soonerov]

Possibly that and since this bird is fly by wire, there could have been computerized adjustments that didn't jive with flight stability due to inaccurate information. Airbus had put out a message regarding the speed sensors and they were supposed to be replaced. I don't know if it was an immediate thing and AF didn't do it or if it was on an as scheduled type basis.

Then also, there were known islamic terrorists on the flight. They haven't ruled out a bomb, but then they don't think it is likely.

Jive Lady (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0082511/): Oh stewardess! I speak jive.

First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/): Shiiiiit, maaaaan. That honky muf' be messin' mah old lady... got to be runnin' cold upside down his head, you know?
Second Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924424/): Hey home', I can dig it. Know ain't gonna lay no mo' big rap up on you, man!
First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/): I say hey, sky... subba say I wan' see...
Second Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924424/): Uh-huh.
First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/): ...pray to J I did the same ol' same ol'!
Second Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924424/): Hey... knock a self a pro, Slick! That gray matter backlot perform us DOWN, I take TCB-in', man!
First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/): Hey, you know what they say: see a broad to get dat booty yak 'em...
First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/), Second Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0924424/): ...leg 'er down a smack 'em yak 'em!
First Jive Dude (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0316709/): COL' got to be! Y'know? Shiiiiit.

[OUstud]

Seeing as this (http://origin2.foxnews.com/images/464323/1_61_111208_flight_5873.jpg) (American Airlines 587, back in 2001) was also an Airbus, I wonder if something similar happened to 447. The images look similar, anyway.

[SoonerStormchaser]

IMO, it's the result of another POS manufacturing job by Airbus.

[JLEW1818]

sounds about right.

[trwxxa]

They may also be similarities to this incident

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas_Flight_72

[AggieTool]

"Please return your flight attendants to their original up-right
position."

"Thank you"

:D