yoink 321 #1 March 24, 2015 Airbus A320 goes down in the Alps. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32030270 Is it just me or are a lot of planes crashing in a relatively short space of time at the moment? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyBear 1 #2 March 24, 2015 Thats exactly what I thought today, when I heard the news... Sad times... There was a whole school class on the plane coming back from a class trip... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #3 March 24, 2015 yoink Airbus A320 goes down in the Alps. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32030270 Is it just me or are a lot of planes crashing in a relatively short space of time at the moment? Probably just media reporting patterns, like the summer with all the shark attack reports a while back. Turned out to be below average, just heavier coverage.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 179 #4 March 24, 2015 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/24/germanwings_airbus_crash_are_there_more_plane_crashes_now_than_before_or.html?wpsrc=fol_fb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #5 March 24, 2015 Also ... http://www.wsj.com/articles/highly-unusual-germanwings-crash-blots-period-of-unprecedented-safety-1427225806?mod=e2fb"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 March 25, 2015 http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/live/message/551/196/ca6/674/768/adc/860/800.html#xtref=http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/03/24/crash-d-un-airbus-a320-pres-de-barcelonnette_1227268 Video of the debris... They are saying "everything is pulvarised." "Are there still bodies?" "Nothing has been moved" "that looks like the registration number (immatriculation)" (and they name parts of the registration numbers/letters.)"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingRhenquest 1 #7 March 25, 2015 Another Airbus. I'm starting to feel like there's a trend going on here.I'm trying to teach myself how to set things on fire with my mind. Hey... is it hot in here? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 26 #8 March 25, 2015 FlyingRhenquestAnother Airbus. I'm starting to feel like there's a trend going on here. I don't have time to be a proper analysis, but looking at the data, I don't see much or a trend at all. It's easy to have confirmation bias... http://www.planecrashinfo.com/database.htmRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 1 #9 March 25, 2015 FlyingRhenquestAnother Airbus. I'm starting to feel like there's a trend going on here. Yes, much like how many Chevys crash. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #10 March 25, 2015 Nataly http://mobile.francetvinfo.fr/live/message/551/196/ca6/674/768/adc/860/800.html#xtref=http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2015/03/24/crash-d-un-airbus-a320-pres-de-barcelonnette_1227268 Video of the debris... They are saying "everything is pulvarised." "Are there still bodies?" "Nothing has been moved" "that looks like the registration number (immatriculation)" (and they name parts of the registration numbers/letters.) I saw one report that the largest body parts are briefcase sized. The first responders who are there onsite are seeing things that can never be unseen. Picking up the pieces on a crash site is a thankless job that stays with you for a lifetime Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 135 #11 March 25, 2015 Strange one. Sounds like the pilots were incapacitated in some way. No response to ATC calls. Sounds like the plane overflew several airports that they could have put the bird down. High altitude decompression maybe, with the pilots succumbing before they could do anything apart from starting a descent. At 38 grand they would not have much time to even get oxygen masks on No distress call, although that is not the first reaction you would expect anyway. The descent sounds like it was controlled (autopilot perhaps) and they weren't able to prevent it going all the way in. Plane absolutely shredded. There was a crash a few years ago in Greece where the plane did almost the same thing, flew on, unresponsive, but eventually ran out of fuel and then crashed. Something similar here perhaps?My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_raven 0 #12 March 25, 2015 yoink Airbus A320 goes down in the Alps. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32030270 Is it just me or are a lot of planes crashing in a relatively short space of time at the moment? One thing I would point out - random events typically happen in bursts. Check out this link and check out the 2 images - http://arachnoid.com/randomness/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,546 #13 March 25, 2015 The voice recorder took a hell of a beating: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/german-plane-crash/battered-black-box-n329831"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #14 March 26, 2015 This just in... CNN is saying an unnamed military source has said one of the pilots was locked out of the cabin prior to the crash. If true...HOLY FUCK. Quote(CNN)Latest developments: • 7:51 p.m. ET: One of the pilots on board Germanwings Flight 9525 was locked out of the cockpit when the plane crashed Tuesday, a senior military official told The New York Times, citing evidence from the cockpit voice recorder. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/25/europe/germanwings-crash-main/index.htmlquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,546 #15 March 26, 2015 WTH??? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/world/europe/germanwings-airbus-crash.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #16 March 26, 2015 I thought suicide when I heard the accounts of the crash this morning. Rapid straight descent, no distress call, no deviation from flight path just a rapid dive. Sad."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 201 #17 March 26, 2015 Is it just me or are the media really riding this horse for all it's worth? From the lastest link (bolding mine)... QuoteOne of the main questions is why the pilots did not communicate with air traffic controllers as the plane began its unusual descent, suggesting that the pilots or the plane’s automated systems may have been trying to maintain control of the aircraft as it lost altitude. What? This is what happens when it's a slow news day and your average reporter starts revealing how little he/she knows about a particular subject.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kadde 0 #18 March 26, 2015 This video was linking in another forum i lurk around in... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEHV7c3VXs Which means the pilot had to activly lock the door to keep the rest of the crew out. Media in my country also reporting that the french attorney Brice Robin is now saying that the co-pilot Andreas Lubitz chrashed the plane, was awake and did not let the crew inside. What a shitty way to commit suicide if thats true... Edit: The sound file did catch the attempt of crew and pilot trying to get in, passengers seems to have known little until seconds before impact where the screams begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunsetDive 0 #19 March 26, 2015 Secure cockpit doors have done a good job of protecting the pilots from crazy passengers outside the door. Now we've got to figure out how to protect the passengers from crazy pilots on the inside of the door... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #20 March 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEHV7c3VXs A technology for preventing people from causing the aircraft to crash was used to ensure that a person could cause the aircraft to crash? Quite chilling. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 26 #21 March 26, 2015 QuoteSecure cockpit doors have done a good job of protecting the pilots from crazy passengers outside the door Have they? Do we have any actual data of how often this has actually happened since they have been installed post 9-11?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 723 #22 March 26, 2015 "System works as designed" Ticket closed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,288 #23 March 26, 2015 lawrocket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixEHV7c3VXs A technology for preventing people from causing the aircraft to crash was used to ensure that a person could cause the aircraft to crash? Quite chilling. Reason why US carriers have a two person in cockpit rule. I foresee more airlines following suit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #25 March 26, 2015 Kadde What a shitty way to commit suicide if thats true... And here I thought people jumping in front of passenger trains, buses or deliberately going in while skydiving were some fucked up ways to off yourself. Taking out 150+ people while you're at it though... that takes the biscuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
