they said it might have broken up in mid air. fuck. that's insane. hit by lightning? terrorist bomb? broke apart in strong turbulence?
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?
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. :|
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
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: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/06/03/f-airfrance-crash-possible-causes.html
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....
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.
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?
It's scary, but what are the chances? I'm flying from Heathrow to Dulles on the 15th, so wish me luck!
