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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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Why I prefer Boeing aircraft

Check out these 2 photos recovered from the air france flight that broke up over the south atlantic last month.
They were found on the memory card of a destroyed casio camera.
Ive said for a long time that Airbus airframes are crunchy and weak.
I specifically request to fly on anything but airbus (short-bus) aircraft now.
If the fuselage splits in two like this during turbulence, its a design flaw...or worse, a manufacturing flaw.

They have even identified the photographer who took them.
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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:26 AM
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Hate to burst your bubble, but uh...

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_photos_gol_737_crash.htm

\/ Video \/
Those pictures are ripped straight from the "Lost" TV show.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:29 AM
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The "crash" is at 48 seconds in that video. I'm tired and should have been in bed three hours ago, g'night.
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Originally Posted by Circuit_Burner
Check out these 2 photos recovered from the air france flight that broke up over the south atlantic last month.
They were found on the memory card of a destroyed casio camera.
Ive said for a long time that Airbus airframes are crunchy and weak.
I specifically request to fly on anything but airbus (short-bus) aircraft now.
If the fuselage splits in two like this during turbulence, its a design flaw...or worse, a manufacturing flaw.

They have even identified the photographer who took them.

100MPG carbs...


Miracle motors...


HH conspiracies...

and a LOST episode?

sure hope yer RR's are more credible, dude...
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those pictures are so fake its hilarious.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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IMA WEE TODD ........ IMA WEE TODD ... .... lol (drools on shirt)
Good you guys are sharp, sheesh! I was fooled... but Im on some strong pain killers too.
I watch very little TV, and I never watched lost either so forgive me.
Now I know.
Maybe if I posted pics of E.T. and took them to the police claiming I was abducted by aliens they would believe me and not arrest me?

Last night my buddy sends me these and I was thinking to myself that the tail logo was wrong for the air france planes.
The vertical stabilizer they pulled from the ocean looks quite different than the one in the picture. lol
And that second pic sure looked hollywood somehow.
I feel silly now. Glad you caught it before I sent a copy to buisness associates.
I should post my balance sheet and claim its right, and you guys would spot any problems in it!
correct-o-matic via the superhawk forums.

BUT now, I get to pass the buck to my good buddy who sent it to me,
(thinks about how to maximize the brutal humiliation)

I still dont fly on airbus (shortbus) aircraft as they are crunchy and weak.

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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I fly mostly on Boeing 737s. I like that airplane a lot.

The Air Force looked in to using them as trainers, but they were too stable. They couldn't get them to stall, so they were no good to them. Too easy to fly - or too hard to fly wrong.

My uncle works for Boeing as a test engineer. They do all of the structural testing on the fuselage and wing structures. He showed me photos of the static testing on the 777. Amazing. He invited me to a test on the 787, this summer, but I don't think I'll make the trip.

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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I used to work at a factory that made some of the mainframes and wing spars for boeing, so at least you support US labor.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sidewards
I used to work at a factory that made some of the mainframes and wing spars for boeing, so at least you support US labor.

(my best french accent) "But of course!"

My whole family are boeing fans, all the way to my grand dad (still alive and well) who flew on B-17 and B-29 bombers in the south pacific in WW2.

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:25 AM
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Here's something you don't see a passenger jet do too often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYillSM0yLk
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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Ha ha! Yeah, Casio cameras have better res. than that!
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Gregw
Here's something you don't see a passenger jet do too often.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYillSM0yLk
Dont try that in an Airbus (shortbus)
El snapo breako.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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plus they proved that the plane didn't break up mid-air
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 10:55 AM
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plus they proved that the plane didn't break up mid-air
Thats only their current speculation based on the angle and how fast the descent was as measured by radar data.
And, the statement is from euros associated with the company, its an expected response.

The airbus crash in Queens new york nov.2001 was when the vertical stabilizer snapped off in turbulence, and within seconds, the pitching and rolling caused both engine pylons to separate. They had pictures of that aircraft minus the engines and stab before it hit.
Its also evident that the air france flight lost its vertical stabilizer the same way before the crash or during the descent as it was pulled from the ocean intact with no significant leading edge damage.
If it had been on the plane during impact, it would be in much different condition. Planes fly better when all the fins stay connected.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Circuit_Burner
IMA WEE TODD ........ IMA WEE TODD ... .... lol (drools on shirt)
Good you guys are sharp, sheesh! I was fooled... but Im on some strong pain killers too.
I watch very little TV, and I never watched lost either so forgive me.
Now I know.
Maybe if I posted pics of E.T. and took them to the police claiming I was abducted by aliens they would believe me and not arrest me?

Last night my buddy sends me these and I was thinking to myself that the tail logo was wrong for the air france planes.
The vertical stabilizer they pulled from the ocean looks quite different than the one in the picture. lol
And that second pic sure looked hollywood somehow.
I feel silly now. Glad you caught it before I sent a copy to buisness associates.
I should post my balance sheet and claim its right, and you guys would spot any problems in it!
correct-o-matic via the superhawk forums.

BUT now, I get to pass the buck to my good buddy who sent it to me,
(thinks about how to maximize the brutal humiliation)

I still dont fly on airbus (shortbus) aircraft as they are crunchy and weak.
Lol there is no humiliation is this. photoshop, hollywood and slick prankster friends are common place any more. You make great parts be proud of that(and make the new link on your signature line bigger).

Dude this post could get maybe as much attention as the NOS one on the other forum.. maybe we should start something up where we all send that picture to like 4 people we know but only in a link to this post you made circuit?

Now that would be funny. that or get a picture of your buddy with his pants down and we can send that to the daily enquier with the heading "Barnum and Bailey's NEW worlds smallest man" lol

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Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:12 AM
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holy sheet , lol.
Im not that much of a prankster, but it could be fun.
I feel like I would be frowned on by admins for a stunt like that, lol.
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Michael Crichton wrote a novel titled "Airframe" back in the '90s. It's a good read. Makes you not want to fly for a while.

Where is Kate in those photos?
Old Jul 2, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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I read a report on a plane crash that resulted form a delamination of the vertical stabilizer composite mounting lug. I won't say it was Airbus, because I can't recall.

the report descrided the high-amplitude, high-frequency oscillations of the tail of the plane and went on to say that everything in the back of the plane was "homogenized".

Is that like a milkshake?
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Yes, newer airbus planes have a lot of composite structures...the newer the plane, the higher the content....Air Transat, a canadian company, lost most of a rudder on their airbus 310 climbing out of Cuba...because it was all composite.

reason i dont like airbus is too many electronics, the more crap you have the more crap there is to break down....Boeing is much simpler to work on in that sense. I really like working on 767's, straight forward.

but engineers are between a rock and a hard place. they are designing planes to be as fuel efficient as possible...a 1% decrease in fuel burn equates to thousands of pounds less fuel burn a flight which in turn means thousands of pounds less take off weight. same with weight...they are trying to make them as light as possible...

thats why planes dissentegrate on impact, the structure is only designed to be strong a certain way, a crash introduces forces never meant to be deal with...
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I work on Boeing, McDonnel Douglas and Airbus aircraft everyday. After 25 years, I have come to the realization that I dont care for any of them!

Let me get back to my nap...
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by k-d-williams
I work on Boeing, McDonnel Douglas and Airbus aircraft everyday. After 25 years, I have come to the realization that I dont care for any of them!

Let me get back to my nap...
Nice pic, lol.
I got in trouble for trying that, but the AOA boss was a *****.
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Originally Posted by Circuit_Burner
Nice pic, lol.
I got in trouble for trying that, but the AOA boss was a *****.

Next time your coming to San Antonio, give me a shout. You can come out and take all the pic's you want inside and out .

We are in charge of the aircraft on our ramp.
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I don't fly anymore unless absolutely necessary.

I know I'm getting older 'cause I can remember when you could buy a ticket to fly anywhere in the U.S., pay cash at the counter and nobody asked you for ID. Every "flight attendant" (then known as a stewardess) was female, young, hot and friendly.

You could have a cocked and locked 1911A1 in your carry-on 'cause there were no metal detectors, let alone shoe removal, strip searches and **** probes!

That was a long time ago, when everybody in America was an American.

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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RK1
I don't fly anymore unless absolutely necessary.

I know I'm getting older 'cause I can remember when you could buy a ticket to fly anywhere in the U.S., pay cash at the counter and nobody asked you for ID. Every "flight attendant" (then known as a stewardess) was female, young, hot and friendly.

You could have a cocked and locked 1911A1 in your carry-on 'cause there were no metal detectors, let alone shoe removal, strip searches and **** probes!

That was a long time ago, when everybody in America was an American.
RK1,
If you remember those things, you're probably old enough to remember Greyhound bus stations. Air travel nowadays reminds my wife and me of taking the bus back in the 60's or 70's. Kind of scuzzy.
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Originally Posted by VTRsurfer
RK1,
If you remember those things, you're probably old enough to remember Greyhound bus stations. Air travel nowadays reminds my wife and me of taking the bus back in the 60's or 70's. Kind of scuzzy.
Surfer;

You've got a few years on me but I remember Greyhound very well. Winter of '71-'72 took the bus from Syracuse to Philly. Should have been 5 hours, got caught in a blizzard and it took about 26 hours. Last time I've been on a bus.

That said, and scuzzy or not, nobody asked me for ID, guided me through a metal detector or shined a flashlight up my ***.
Old Jul 8, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by k-d-williams
Next time your coming to San Antonio, give me a shout. You can come out and take all the pic's you want inside and out .

We are in charge of the aircraft on our ramp.
For sure bro.
I may pass thru the area quite often flying EMS pretty soon.
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http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/3...ml#post4705627

http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/etihad.asp


they could not turn off one of the engines for a couple of hours, lol! it finally ran out of fuel...

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