Posted on 11/12/2001 5:30:38 AM PST by Attila_the_Hun
They do. The rudder and horizontal stabilizer still maintain the old "conventional" rigging in addition to fly-by-wire. In full manual reversion, with all computers lost, it is still possible to fly the aircraft to a safe landing.
Thanks, that's a bit of a relief. I didn't know there was a mechanical backup. (Can you tell I've been on more than one plane that was lucky to get on the ground in one piece? :) -- the last one had stuck right slats, it flew in a circle for an hour or so and then the pilot said they thought they'd be able to land it. Talk about white knuckes...)
Except that a takeoff from JFK would be a very poor choice, if that is your intention. Rockaway is such a narrow peninsula that it was just extremely bad luck that this plane hit a populated area. Rockaway is surrounded by lots of water, and the chances would have been extremely high that the plane would go into the water.
By the way, while I get this post in, let me ask a couple of other questions. Is Wall Street open today? Has there been activity in put options for American Airlines in recent days?
No one WANTS this to be a terrorist attack, MHG. You're right, it could simply be a very tragic coincidence. However, given 1) we're at war, 2) it was a plane crash, 3) in NYC, 4) today we observe Veteran's Day....
Well, I think it's certainly understandable that people are doing some fierce speculating.
That is the understatement of the year. These union mechanics are so lazy they start the day with nothing to do and end half finished. And nobody gives a damn, there is no accountability. I still think this was a mechanical failure and not a terrorist attack - my opinion only.
I'm soooo relieved! LOL!
I tried to flag the *KOOK List, but incredibly one doesn't "officially" exist here on the FR forum, and I had to remove that recipient from my "To" list of names before I could post my reply. Hahahahahahaha
OH GOOD....MAIL TODAY??? NO HOLIDAY TODAY! Everyone is working and in school.......ya doodah...
Perhaps the reason a terrorist attack is being downplayed is to limit the economic impact. For example, I know people who are not going to be shipping presents to relatives for the holidays. If the travel industry, holiday shopping, Fed-Ex, US Mail, all the ripple effects are counted in, a protracted recession becomes even more protracted.
I would be satisfied with the first half of your suggestion.
Internment first untill we can clear the ones who aren't involved. Of course, anyone who puts money in an offering plate at the local mosque has aided and abetted.
NEW YORK: the plane. -AP Breaking News
(11-12) 07:53 PST (AP) -- In Washington, a senior administration official said that no threats against airplanes had been received and that the pilot reported no trouble before the crash. A U.S. official, speaking on condition o...
American Airlines passenger jet crashes after takeoff in New York; some buildings on fire -AP Breaking News
DIEGO IBARGUEN, Associated Press Writer
(11-12) 07:50 PST NEW YORK (AP) -- An American Airlines jetliner on its way to the Dominican Republic with 255 people aboard crashed moments after takeoff from Kennedy Airport in a residential neighborhood Monday, setting homes on fi...
Sort of like closing the barn door after the cows are out.
It's widely known that airports x-ray only a FRACTION of the bags that are checked. They complain that it would take TOO LONG to X-RAY all bags for bombs. No one knows for sure what happened here, but given the propensity of the media, gov't, et al. to hide terrorist activity (TWA 800), I'm going to be extremely cynical. Also bear in mind that Ashcroft just got done talking about how relieved he was that we passed through two state of high alert with no incidents...
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