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It’s Been Over 20 Years Since the Last Catastrophic U.S. Large Plane Crash
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:43 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:43 am
It is amazing. I am on a flight from Atl to DFW and thought about this so I looked it up.
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It’s amazing how safe airtravel has become. My Uber to the airport had a hell of a lot more risks.
NB4 you seeing a delta jet crashed at DFW in a few hours.
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Nov. 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the crash of American Airlines flight 587 in New York City. We have now gone 20 full years since the last large-scale crash involving a major U.S. carrier. This is by far the longest such streak ever.
On the sunny morning of Nov. 12, 2001, American 587, an Airbus A300 bound for the Dominican Republic, lifted off from runway 31L at Kennedy Airport. Seconds into its climb, the flight encountered wake turbulence spun from a Japan Airlines 747 that had departed a few minutes earlier.
The wake itself was nothing deadly, but the first officer, Sten Molin, who was at the controls, overreacted, rapidly and repeatedly moving the widebody jet’s rudder from side to side to maximum deflection. The rudder is a large hinged surface attached to the tail, used to help maintain lateral stability. Molin was swinging it back and forth in a manner for which it wasn’t designed.
Planes can take a surprising amount of punishment, but airworthiness standards are not based on applications of such extreme force. In addition, the A300’s rudder controls were designed to be unusually sensitive, meaning that pilot inputs, even at low speeds, could be more severe than intended. In other words, the pilot didn’t realize the levels of stress he was putting on the aircraft. The vigor of his inputs caused the entire tail to fracture and fall off.
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It’s amazing how safe airtravel has become. My Uber to the airport had a hell of a lot more risks.
NB4 you seeing a delta jet crashed at DFW in a few hours.
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 10:12 am
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Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:44 am to flyAU
Hell of a thing to think about when you're flying...
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:44 am to flyAU
Comair in Lexington was 2005 or 2006 I believe.
The Colgan in Buffalo was 2003ish too.
Both killed 50 or so people but I guess that article is only referring to mainline carriers.
The Colgan in Buffalo was 2003ish too.
Both killed 50 or so people but I guess that article is only referring to mainline carriers.
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 9:46 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:45 am to flyAU
Thanks for jinxing us, bruh.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:46 am to m57
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Comair in Lexington was 2005 or 2006 I believe.
Large body aircraft.
Buffalo was in 2009 I believe. 49 people died.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:46 am to flyAU
The was a Delta Connection (Comair) crash in Lexington in 2006 and a Continental Express (Colgan) crash in Buffalo in 2009. They weren’t mainline service but it’s disingenuous to not include those when the majority of people are forced to fly regional airlines to and from hubs.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:47 am to Lsupimp
It helps when you let other country’s beta test the new Boeing models for sudden crash syndrome.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:47 am to flyAU
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:47 am to flyAU
Dp
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 9:47 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:47 am to flyAU
I am still irrationally anxious when flying, especially when turbulence hits. There's something harrowing about the thought of being in a plane that loses control and knowing your death is imminent, but having to sit there and wait for it...
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:49 am to The Boat
Even 12 years for a small regional plane is a damn good stretch.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:49 am to flyAU
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:49 am to flyAU
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Even 12 years for a small regional plane is a damn good stretch.
Thankfully A-Shitty-Airline no longer exists
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:51 am to flyAU
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It’s Been Over 20 Years Since the Last Catastrophic U.S. Plane Crash
August 2006 plane crash in Lexington, 49 died.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:52 am to flyAU
It's amazing the advances in training, technology and manufacturing, safeguards in maintenance practices and reporting of safety issues have made the whole industry safer.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:53 am to flyAU
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I am on a flight from Atl to DFW and thought about this so I looked it up.
Did you stand up and announce this to your fellow passengers, and also say "Looks like we're long overdue! C'mon guys, lets keep the streak alive!"
This post was edited on 2/10/22 at 9:54 am
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:53 am to flyAU
Reading about that airbus jet going down because the pilot was able to break off the tail because of rudder inputs is mind blowing. Airbus’s literally are made to keep pilots confined to certain situations. Can’t believe this was able to happen.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:54 am to flyAU
Dude, you are freaking everyone out from the OT that has a flight today.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:55 am to cattus
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Dude, you are freaking everyone out from the OT that has a flight today.
Those are private jets. I am sure they trust their pilots.
Posted on 2/10/22 at 9:55 am to flyAU
It's very ego-inducing to look around at the vagrants on your crappy connection flight and think "Damn with this crowd I might headline the news story if this thing goes down"
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