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https://qz.com/1776080/how-the-mcdonnell-douglas-boeing-merger-led-to-the-737-max-crisis/ One certain can identify some political vibes from the article but maybe true to an extent?
T-38 Talon heritage plane on Dec. 10, 2019. The plane was designed to honor past visionaries and link current training to the 25th FTS flying heritage.
Nice to see the old traditional colors!
I think it's more based on these:Training aircraft and colours?
Fuel dumping is a process used in certain emergency situations to reduce the weight of the airplane but according to aviation rules, nearby facilities need to be warned by air traffic controllers[...]"I'm very upset. This is an elementary school, these are small children," Elizabeth Alcantar, the mayor of Cudahy, told the Los Angeles Times.
Delta plane dumps jet fuel over US schools in emergency landing causing minor injuries to 40https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-15/aeroplane-dumps-fuel-over-schools-in-emergency-landing/11869050 People acting like they deliberately targeted a school, or that the fuel hadn't vaporised long before reaching them. Would they rather everyone on the plane burn to death in a post emergency landing fire or put people at increased risk from an overweight landing? Also I've never heard of the "nearby facilities need to be warned by air traffic controllers" thing - ATC has much more important things to worry about, and if there's an emergency you're going to dump the fuel wherever and whenever it's needed.The plane doesn't even look particularly low in the video...
BBC News - Plane dumps fuel over schools near Los Angeles airporthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51112630If you look at the flight path diagram (from Flightradar24 in the BBC article) it appears they made the decision to dump fuel relatively late in the process of getting back to LAX. They were still dumping fuel about ten miles east of the airport, couldn't have been too high at that point . Wonder why they didn't jettison fuel out over the water, looks like they were maybe twenty miles feet wet before heading back. It would be interesting to know the time between realizing they had a problem and touch down back at LAX, as well as the nature of the "engine issue." Bird ingestion, perhaps? The crew may have gotten boxed into a situation that was bad, and possibly getting worse, and had to make the best of it. Also surprised the media hasn't scared up a passenger or two from the flight to get their take from inside the a/c.
Maybe they could've but they probably had more pressing matters like checklists - and really I can't fault them for doing what they thought was right in an emergency. Apparently 777s can land overweight and mightn't have needed any fuel dumping, but still. This one has their altitude included with the flight path:https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/delta-777-dumps-fuel-on-school-during-emergency-return-to-lax/From what I remember reading regarding dumping in an ideal situation, you're meant to do it over water and iirc >5000ft (with deliberately increased drag to help lighten the load quicker). For example when Emirates an A340 hit a localiser on takeoff in Melbourne years ago, they did holds over the bay until they were light enough to land again.
The Aussie's light the fuel as they dump it overboard. Less toxic lol. Cool looking demo.https://youtu.be/IGAT_j8hP2M?t=654peaceHog
This Massive Desert Base Is China's Version Of America's Nellis Air Force Basehttps://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/31824/this-massive-desert-base-is-chinas-version-of-americas-nellis-air-force-base
Jesus Hog - cool yes but the little old ladies on the Quantas bound for Adelaide might get a tad worked up with that squirting out of an Airbus.
So this doesn't look good. No Canaries today for these folks.https://www.flightradar24.com/EXS57JW/2390e7c6
Here's a couple of pics I took recently, one of a Spitfire, the other a Harrier. From the Imperial War Museum.
That is odd. Assuming it's going back to Manchester, there might be an article in a Manchester newspaper tomorrow explaining what happened.
The four teachers are now seeking unspecified damages over the incident."The plaintiffs could feel the fuel on their clothes, their flesh, their eyes and their skin," a lawyer for the teachers said, adding that the fuel "penetrated their mouths and noses as well, producing a lasting and severe irritation".Delta has already been cited by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for a violation. The agency characterised the fuel dump as a public nuisance.
That would be a wonderful place to visit. Hope to make it one of these years..........
https://twitter.com/rgpoulussen/status/1218839621074812928
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