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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:18 PM Original message |
US Air might be lying about the bird strike to cover their |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. So the NTSB is in bed with US Air? |
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grannie4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. it's all just coming out- on't jump the gun! |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. This is the NTSB under the * maladministration. |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. NTSB accident investigator are pros, not political appointees |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:02 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. Yes, they are. No one pushes them around. |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:53 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. I don't believe that they are non-political. I did at one time. Same with FEMA and the FDA. |
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davepc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. What are you going to do after tomorrow when * can't be blamed as the sole perpetrator of all evil |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Just pointing out that none of U.S. should be surprised at anything that happens under the BFCE. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
51. It will still be his fault |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. Loud noises coming from a jet engine? Who'd a thunk it! |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. It is irresponsible to spread these kinds of unsubstantiated rumors. n/t |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. CNN just had one of the passengers on |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:36 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Um, so this whole breathless revelation is from one person... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. several people on CNN. USAir better hope there's plenty of geese goo in the engines |
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trotsky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I am in awe of your superior aircraft structure knowledge and stress analysis. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Bird Strike on a JT8D engine |
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Kceres (839 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. It's called snarg, by the way. Geese goo = snarg. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. oh my... that's good to know... I think nt |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Right engine still attached to plane. Pic after plane raised: |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
55. Engines are still on the plane |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 05:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
66. It was on local NYC news tonight |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
5. Please...the pilots said they saw birds...before we imply that they |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
44. It was terrorist geese, I tell ya'. n/t |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. NTSB spokespersons said you could hear the birds striking the canopy on the "black" box. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. All I know, having this thread, is |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dupe, dupe, dupe, Dupe of Earl, Earl, Earl, Dupe of Earl |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. Well, if they are lying the engines will show it and the NTSB will find out |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, but did the engines stop to the point that it sounded like a library? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. The pilots thought it was birds and they ran into a batch of them when the engines cut out |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. At the very least, it's an odd coincidence... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Agree completely |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Might they be? I heard it was... |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. LOL! I loved that Twilight Zone nt |
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juno jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
70. And John Lithgow |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. HEY, I Have An Idea |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. What's the matter with you? Don't you know that half of the people here are experts |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Forgive me. |
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greguganus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Just wait till you find out 911 was caused by pigeons. Then you'll be eatin' geese, um, crow. n/t |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 06:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
69. Yep - do you know how much money would be saved if the NTSB |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
27. You want me to wait for the investigation to be completed? |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. They'll find that engine eventually |
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TheCowsCameHome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. They take too long. Ask the toll-takers on the GWB, or some other experts |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
71. Not the style of some on this forum |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
16. Actually, the plane must have been under some power |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Tell that to people on the Gimli Glider |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Um, yeah...they do. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
54. Yes, airplanes can glide. Air Transat Flight 236 for ex. And space shuttle glides to landing. nt |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
61. See reply here: |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. Comparing larger, heavier transatlantic aircraft with 306 people to Flight 1549? nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
67. You have no idea what you're talking about. Yes, they do glide. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
17. If you knew anything about airplanes, you'd know this was BS. |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The implication here is that someone's been cheating on maintenance... |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. ...or a previous bird strike that didn't damage the engine to render it inop... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. It depends on the engine design and the cause of the stall. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Don't you know that * controls the actions of the people in front of the weather radar screens? |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Hang onto your conspiracy theories my friend. Time will prove |
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Dennis Donovan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
23. It sounds like they hit a bird coming out of LGA before... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. So, MIHOP or LIHOP? n/t |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
57. FlIOP |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
36. This presumes that the pilots are willing to risk their lives for their airline. |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
58. Obviously their REAL orders |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. and that's why he went into the Hudson. Since his childhood Sully has |
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dixie800 (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
39. Dumb theory |
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relayerbob (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
40. Birds??? They were UFO Alien Orbs, I tell ya |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
52. Oh God, not another conspiracy thread |
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peacetalksforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
56. A serious question about geese. Wouldn't New York geese be in Florida |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. They were here in St Augustine for a week, but I sent them home. |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #56 |
65. They often don't leave. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
60. App. four days since the crash... |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. So true... |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 06:21 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Don't forget Scientology might have played a part too...and while |
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