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08/20/2005 07:18:55 AM · #1 |
These were taken during the weekend before the plane crash.
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08/20/2005 07:25:14 AM · #2 |
| Last I heard they were saying the plane was struck by lightning did they end up proving that was the cause? pretty spectacular pics btw |
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08/20/2005 07:27:21 AM · #3 |
I'm not sure. I was watching it from my balcony but couldn't be bothered to get the camera out. The lightening shots you see are approximately where the plane crashed. If you look close enough (hard to see on this sized image) you can see the control towers for the airport.
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08/20/2005 07:37:23 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by overclover:
Last I heard they were saying the plane was struck by lightning did they end up proving that was the cause? pretty spectacular pics btw |
The plane went off the end of the runway. That means it either landed too fast, touched down too far down the runway, or didn't brake properly (which could be human error, mechanical failure of the brakes and or thrust reversers, or skidding on a wet runway).
How does lightning figure into any of these? |
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08/20/2005 07:49:11 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by photodude:
Originally posted by overclover:
Last I heard they were saying the plane was struck by lightning did they end up proving that was the cause? pretty spectacular pics btw |
The plane went off the end of the runway. That means it either landed too fast, touched down too far down the runway, or didn't brake properly (which could be human error, mechanical failure of the brakes and or thrust reversers, or skidding on a wet runway).
How does lightning figure into any of these? |
The plane in question was a "fly by wire" plane, meaning the controls of the plane are electronic. The initial theory was that lightning caused a failure of the control system and prevented the pilot from reversing the engine.
-Terry
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08/20/2005 09:56:23 AM · #6 |
um thats odd that they are saying that lightning may have caused some failure. air planes are struck by lightning all the time. I was on a flight several years ago that took a lightning strike on the wing tip. I was looking out the window and saw the hit. I could feel the heat and saw colored spots for the rest of the day
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08/20/2005 10:15:20 AM · #7 |
Present air planes are build to survive a lightning.. the most usual kind, that is. Take a look at this wikipedia document about Pan Am Flight 214 which is said to be hit with a positive lightning (at least six times more powerful than 'normal lightning') and crashed.
Message edited by author 2005-08-20 10:15:43. |
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