http://www.news.com.au/tr...539?page=1

The engine blew out

http://www.nytimes.com/20....html?_r=1

We flew to LA in that very plane last year

http://www.flickr.com/pho...526243489/

ZombieKitten said:

We flew to LA in that very plane last year

http://www.flickr.com/pho...526243489/

The Master

Cinnie said:

ZombieKitten said:

We flew to LA in that very plane last year

http://www.flickr.com/pho...526243489/

The Master

ZombieKitten said:

Cinnie said:

The Master

That's him, right?

Cinnie said:

ZombieKitten said:

That's him, right?

yes!!! all the boys are in love with him

ZombieKitten said:

Cinnie said:

That's him, right?

yes!!! all the boys are in love with him

the camera-wielding wifey always captures his good side.

Cinnie said:

ZombieKitten said:

yes!!! all the boys are in love with him

the camera-wielding wifey always captures his good side.

all his sides are good

I heard about this story this morning!

sextonseven said:

I heard about this story this morning!

I loved that plane sooooooo much and it BROKE!!!!!!!!

They were really really lucky seeing how much of the engine fell off and bits went through the wing.

mynameisnotsusan said:

They were really really lucky seeing how much of the engine fell off and bits went through the wing.

I know!!! and all the photos of passengers show them smiling and laughing

Holy shit. This could have ended very badly. I'm glad no one was hurt.

The Bat-plane has minor damage after that run in with the joker

squirrelgrease said:

Holy shit. This could have ended very badly. I'm glad no one was hurt.

can you imagine looking out your window at this after a sound like a gunshot

over 400 passengers and crew onboard

who all look so happy

their orange stickers probably entitle them compensatory stuff, I wonder what!

^ Happy to be alive. Those stickers probably get them an upgrade to First Class.

squirrelgrease said:

^ Happy to be alive. Those stickers probably get them an upgrade to First Class.

qantas are pretty miserly

here is what they got for a domestic flight where folks were INJURED

http://en.wikipedia.org/w..._Flight_72

In the aftermath of the accident, Qantas offered compensation to all passengers. The airline announced it would refund the cost of all travel on their itineraries covering the accident flight, offer a voucher equivalent to a return trip to London applicable to their class of travel and pay for medical expenses arising from the accident. Further compensation claims would be considered on case by case basis,^[29] with several passengers from the flight pursuing legal action against Qantas. Some have asserted that they were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the incident and some have questioned Qantas' handling of their cases.

ZombieKitten said:

sextonseven said:

I heard about this story this morning!

I loved that plane sooooooo much and it BROKE!!!!!!!!

At least it's the kind of broke that can be fixed. It could have crashed

Nikademus said:

ZombieKitten said:

I loved that plane sooooooo much and it BROKE!!!!!!!!

At least it's the kind of broke that can be fixed. It could have crashed

I wanted to go on it again, but now I'm kind of scared

ZombieKitten said:

Nikademus said:

At least it's the kind of broke that can be fixed. It could have crashed

I wanted to go on it again, but now I'm kind of scared

Well...technically, they should replace the engine with a new one that's in better condition, so you should actually be safer...

Nikademus said:

ZombieKitten said:

I wanted to go on it again, but now I'm kind of scared

Well...technically, they should replace the engine with a new one that's in better condition, so you should actually be safer...

Look, I was standing under that plane: I can't see myself in the crowd but I was there taking shelter under the wing when it was bucketing down on that very day.

http://www.flickr.com/pho...5/sizes/l/

ZombieKitten said:

squirrelgrease said:

^ Happy to be alive. Those stickers probably get them an upgrade to First Class.

qantas are pretty miserly

here is what they got for a domestic flight where folks were INJURED

http://en.wikipedia.org/w..._Flight_72

In the aftermath of the accident, Qantas offered compensation to all passengers. The airline announced it would refund the cost of all travel on their itineraries covering the accident flight, offer a voucher equivalent to a return trip to London applicable to their class of travel and pay for medical expenses arising from the accident. Further compensation claims would be considered on case by case basis,^[29] with several passengers from the flight pursuing legal action against Qantas. Some have asserted that they were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the incident and some have questioned Qantas' handling of their cases.

Jeez. That sounds about right, though.

This thread brings up memories of a few years back and a similar thing happening here. I live about 1/4 mile from the MSP airport and I was outside mowing the lawn one day when I heard a huge explosion. I looked up and saw a 747 with its right engine on fire and obviously struggling to keep above the tree tops. It was really loud, even over my mower's engine and it scared the hell out of me. I was positive it was going to crash. So I ran inside and called 911 - of course, they were already notified via the airport's response team to be prepared.

They were able to circle around and dump fuel for landing, but I heard from a friend who worked at the airline (Northwest) that the pilots were barely able to keep it in the air. What made it so bad was that it was on take-off and climbing with full power, which is the worst time to lose an engine.

I was on the ground and shitting my pants. I can't imagine being on board.

squirrelgrease said:

ZombieKitten said:

Jeez. That sounds about right, though.

This thread brings up memories of a few years back and a similar thing happening here. I live about 1/4 mile from the MSP airport and I was outside mowing the lawn one day when I heard a huge explosion. I looked up and saw a 747 with its right engine on fire and obviously struggling to keep above the tree tops. It was really loud, even over my mower's engine and it scared the hell out of me. I was positive it was going to crash. So I ran inside and called 911 - of course, they were already notified via the airport's response team to be prepared.

They were able to circle around and dump fuel for landing, but I heard from a friend who worked at the airline (Northwest) that the pilots were barely able to keep it in the air. What made it so bad was that it was on take-off and climbing with full power, which is the worst time to lose an engine.

I was on the ground and shitting my pants. I can't imagine being on board.

noooooooooo

UGH I can't imagine!!!!

I've had a jumbo fly very low over our place, on its way back to the airport (we live 45 minutes drive away) after having dumped all fuel out over the bay. Just THAT freaked me out. I could see stuff coming out of the plane, and we live quiet close to the beach so it must have been fuel I freaked out of course.

I cry when I see the concorde footage, so awful

ZombieKitten said:

Nikademus said:

Well...technically, they should replace the engine with a new one that's in better condition, so you should actually be safer...

Look, I was standing under that plane: I can't see myself in the crowd but I was there taking shelter under the wing when it was bucketing down on that very day.

http://www.flickr.com/pho...5/sizes/l/

Wow...it wasn't even one of the main wings, y'all could fit under the tail-wing

Nikademus said:

ZombieKitten said:

Look, I was standing under that plane: I can't see myself in the crowd but I was there taking shelter under the wing when it was bucketing down on that very day.

http://www.flickr.com/pho...5/sizes/l/

Wow...it wasn't even one of the main wings, y'all could fit under the tail-wing

yes it's HUUUUUUUUUGE!!!!!

It must have been pretty scary, but I heard the audio of the pilot speaking to the passengers just after it happened and he sounded very calm and relaxed about it.

It just goes to show how amazing those planes are. Even with 2 engines down, they can carry on.

Lisa10 said:

It must have been pretty scary, but I heard the audio of the pilot speaking to the passengers just after it happened and he sounded very calm and relaxed about it.

It just goes to show how amazing those planes are. Even with 2 engines down, they can carry on.

I thought only one was out so it had 3 left

The first thing I thought of when the story came on the telly was, " hmm, wonder if Charlotte has heard about this?"

ZombieKitten said:

Lisa10 said:

It must have been pretty scary, but I heard the audio of the pilot speaking to the passengers just after it happened and he sounded very calm and relaxed about it.

It just goes to show how amazing those planes are. Even with 2 engines down, they can carry on.

I thought only one was out so it had 3 left

Yeah, it was one. But they can fly with 2 out.

Lisa10 said:

ZombieKitten said:

I thought only one was out so it had 3 left

Yeah, it was one. But they can fly with 2 out.

WOW!!! that IS amazing