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Could well have been en route to another destination so still carrying a lot of fuel which is carried in the wings. Looks like the collision caused an engine to rupture a fuel tank spraying burning aviation fuel along the fuselage towards the rear of the aircraft.
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Obvious statement of the day, but jet fuel is really flammable. You don't need much to make a hell of a blaze! Even a plane which has just landed would probably have tonnes (literally) of it on board. They carry enough to divert, circle for a bit etc.
Plus what MLB said.
Plus what MLB said.
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Spanners and cupboards in metric and everything else in imperial. Although I'd actually rather litre bottles of wine...
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If your keys are metric, you probably want the hexagonal heads of the fasteners to be metric too.
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If it's going yo be making several short haul flights, they might not be running light loaded. It's like holiday flights, they don't refuel before heading back to blighty.
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They do refuel from here.
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I thought this was bollocks until I see the head of border force saying it. They actually stop asylum seekers from flying home for Xmas! WTaF!
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A greater sense of entitlement is everywhere - even when you are likely to be butchered, tortured and raped, if you were to go back. But that doesn't apply to holidaysTaipan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:12 am I thought this was bollocks until I see the head of border force saying it. They actually stop asylum seekers from flying home for Xmas! WTaF!
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If they feel safe enough to go home for a holiday they don't need to claim asylum, so let 'em go and bar their re-entry.Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:12 am I thought this was bollocks until I see the head of border force saying it. They actually stop asylum seekers from flying home for Xmas! WTaF!
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Well they seem to have fixed the 737's tendency to mimick a dive bomber,now it's windows blow out
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-06/
Next time I fly I'll try & avoid the window seat
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-06/
Next time I fly I'll try & avoid the window seat
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You only fit double glazing once, so you’d think they’d fit the best.Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:49 am Well they seem to have fixed the 737's tendency to mimick a dive bomber,now it's windows blow out
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-06/
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Bustaspoke wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:49 am Well they seem to have fixed the 737's tendency to mimick a dive bomber,now it's windows blow out
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerosp ... 024-01-06/
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Apparently it’s an optional emergency exit that’s blown out. Was panelled as normal on the inside so passengers wouldn’t have been aware there was an exit there.
It took chunks of the (thankfully unoccupied) adjacent seat with it. Fortunately it was at 16k feet and not 36k feet.
It took chunks of the (thankfully unoccupied) adjacent seat with it. Fortunately it was at 16k feet and not 36k feet.
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Someone's get a slap on the wrist.wheelnut wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:02 pm Apparently it’s an optional emergency exit that’s blown out. Was panelled as normal on the inside so passengers wouldn’t have been aware there was an exit there.
It took chunks of the (thankfully unoccupied) adjacent seat with it. Fortunately it was at 16k feet and not 36k feet.
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Joking aside, this is one of the reasons they recommend always having your seatbelt on
737 has gone at this way harder in the past!
737 has gone at this way harder in the past!
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966
Someone should use that as inspiration for a children's TV programme, maybe set it South London?
Someone should use that as inspiration for a children's TV programme, maybe set it South London?