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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Lightning is seldom the cause of an aircraft failure. In any large release of energy the flash preceeds the bang. Speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound.


126 posted on 08/27/2006 5:46:40 AM PDT by dhuffman@awod.com (The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.)
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To: dhuffman@awod.com

MSNBC discounting weather as a factor.


127 posted on 08/27/2006 5:47:54 AM PDT by battlegearboat
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I have a co-worker who works out of her home in Versailles. Her husband flies a lot. I don't think he would have been on that one!


128 posted on 08/27/2006 5:48:19 AM PDT by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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In any large release of energy the flash preceeds the bang. Speed of light is much faster than the speed of sound.

In this case, the noise of the aircraft crashing was followed by ignition of the fuel and subsequent flash of light. Two separate events. Perfectly reasonable.

349 posted on 08/27/2006 9:36:21 AM PDT by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order)
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