Reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode Room 22. Room for one more honey.
Typical Daily Mail yellow journalism...no explosion during takeoff...big engine fire yes, but no explosion until it crashed into the ground due to lack of thrust with a full load of cargo and fuel for the long trip to Hawaii.
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a massive fire that spread to cover five miles.
I didn’t know The Greatest had an airport named after him.
All screwing around aside, prayers up for the crew and families of those effected.
It looks like the missed Stoogies Bar and Grill, but they probably had a scary show.
No one is wondering who the 4th person is ?
I’ve seen a lot of engine fire videos and this didn’t look like a normal engine fire. There really isn’t anything very exciting about an engine fire. They just shut the engine down and fly on one which is always possible in a part 121 aircraft.
I used to fly the MD – 11 for UPS, I have about 10,000 hours in that jet. I absolutely love it and it was absolutely the most beautiful wide body I’ve ever flown. Now I fly the 747 which I absolutely hate, a pig compared to the MD. I’m certain I know the captain involved., I’ve not been allowed to watch any of the video. My wife knows better than to let me do that. I do not need to know details, I can just say that that plane is not forgiving, it takes a real pilot to fly. I’ve always said that you don’t have to be an above average pilot to fly the MD – 11 but you certainly better be average! My thoughts and prayers to the families.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo plane that crashed tonight in Louisville, Kentucky, was 34 years old. The aircraft, which was a UPS freighter, was manufactured in 1991
Engine #1 was worked on and or repaired during turnaround prior to departing Kentucky. On the takeoff roll the left engine #1 had a catastrophic failure. The engine fell off the aircraft and the fan section and main engine came off in two separate pieces. The left wing was on fire and either debris or fire fumes ingestion caused the tail section #2 engine to stall and or fail on V2 rotation. Video shows the #2 engine flame out or compressor stall. The flight crew had one engine only with too much fuel and cargo weight to keep the MD11 airborne. A terrible tragedy. God bless the flight crew and their families.
Was the pilot female?