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To: Texas Fossil

Air Transat 961 and possibly American Airlines 587, among other (fortunately less serious) incidents. More reading here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_961

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/mar/13/theairlineindustry.internationalnews

As for how lethal an uncommanded thrust reverser deployment can be: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004

There was a Mayday/Air Crash Investigation episode about the Lauda Air 004 incident. http://youtu.be/eqmD2a5iiE4

Sent the plane into a spin and ripped it apart in 12 seconds.


305 posted on 05/19/2016 4:58:23 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Egyptian airliner explodes mid-air, crashes into Mediterranean

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/212498


308 posted on 05/19/2016 5:02:25 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Spktyr

None of your examples are the same type as this recent crash.

Different designs or manufacturers, no shared components. The only similarity is they were jet aircraft.

Pattern failure analysis is only legitimate for the same type and manufacture of equipment.


320 posted on 05/19/2016 6:37:49 AM PDT by wrench
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