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Thread: Oh, it was an engine failure, was it?

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    Oh, it was an engine failure, was it?

    An engine failure resulting in a catastrophic fire and hull loss?

    Really?

    Seems... unlikely. And somewhat coincidental, geographically speaking.

    I is cynical.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    An engine failure resulting in a catastrophic fire and hull loss?

    Really?

    Seems... unlikely. And somewhat coincidental, geographically speaking.

    I is cynical.
    Fastest ever work from the AAIB on this one.......

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    If there is one thing we can both agree on c, is that it was not,

    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    An engine failure resulting in a catastrophic fire and hull loss?

    Really?

    Seems... unlikely. And somewhat coincidental, geographically speaking.

    I is cynical.
    and is never, the fault of the demi-god responsible for flying the crate i.e. The Pilot

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    Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
    and is never, the fault of the demi-god responsible for flying the crate i.e. The Pilot
    Yankees excepted.

    Remember a local airline in the US many years ago crashed with a well known American footballer on it. In the Carolinas as I recall.

    They published the cockpit communication where the co-pilot tells the captain he's using the wrong control or something. The co-pilot can then be heard saying 'I'm taking over...'

    It crashed about 20 secs later killing all on board.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Herbert Augustus Chapman View Post
    and is never, the fault of the demi-god responsible for flying the crate i.e. The Pilot
    Aircraft accidents never have a single cause, h. The final impact is the culmination of a chain of events which may lead back as far as the factory while the aircraft was being manufactured, or as recently as the argument the skipper had with his wife when he left the house that morning.

    Pilots are far from infallible, sadly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    An engine failure resulting in a catastrophic fire and hull loss?

    Really?

    Seems... unlikely. And somewhat coincidental, geographically speaking.

    I is cynical.
    Yes. Sounds a lot like some SAM team got a touch trigger happy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    An engine failure resulting in a catastrophic fire and hull loss?

    Really?

    Seems... unlikely. And somewhat coincidental, geographically speaking.

    I is cynical.
    engineer failure, yes dear.

    I've heard that they tend to fail when a projectile is fired into them...
    “Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”

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    Depends who was on board the aircraft, imo. Or even "what".


    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    Yes. Sounds a lot like some SAM team got a touch trigger happy.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  9. #9
    Notorious for it.

    Quote Originally Posted by IUFG View Post
    engineer failure, yes dear.

    I've heard that they tend to fail when a projectile is fired into them...
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
    Aircraft accidents never have a single cause, h. The final impact is the culmination of a chain of events which may lead back as far as the factory while the aircraft was being manufactured, or as recently as the argument the skipper had with his wife when he left the house that morning.

    Pilots are far from infallible, sadly.
    Unless hit by a missile

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