ATFS_CrashElements by Tom Lehrer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmwlzwGMMwc
ATFS_CrashReports of a door loss or door malfunction. Not sure whether the plane landed at Adelaide or Melbourne.:confused:
I heard this more recent incident, was just a gear door malfunction.
I would consider a gear door malfunction a very minor event, as long as the plane land safely, which it did.
I consider the hull breach to be a very noteworthy mishap. So I consider the earlier (hull breach/pressurization) event to be very significant and the newer (gear door) event to be minor.
ATFS_CrashUS warned of faulty 747 oxygen tanks months before Qantas blast
Source and whole story.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article4414114.ece
ATFS_CrashB-2 preliminary public crash report summery and video.
http://www.alert5.com/2008/06/b-2-accident-report-released.html
http://www.acc.af.mil/accspecialreports/b-2accidentinvestigationboard.asp
ATFS_CrashAny suggestions?
Methane ice (aka Methane clathrate, or methane hydrate)
Under much of the sea floor there is deposits that is estimated that could supply enough energy to replace oil. One of the great things about it is that they estimate that it renews itself fast enough that it could indefinitely sustain our current level of energy needs.
It is a natural greenhouse gas that naturally releases itself into the atmosphere. Instead of just wasting it and let it go into the atmosphere in naturally, it would be a great benefit to mankind to release it through our energy use. Another benefit is that by doing so that the methane ice would be released in a controlled relatively steady rate, that could prevent a natural disaster (that could possibly prevent a premature extinction of mankind and a mass extinction).
During an impact event large amounts of methane ice would likely be suddenly released which could cause a relatively sudden mass extinction. Climate changes are normal and inevitable; during the warming phases it is thought that it is likely that during global warming phases that there often is a mass release (purge event) of much of the methane ice; which can increase and accelerate and intensify the warming phases after the seabed reaches a temperature that increase the risk of the methane purge event. Thusly if we reduced the natural reserves of methane ice by using it for our energy needs; we might be able to reduce the chances and intensity of an extinction event.
There are a few major drawbacks to harvesting the methane ice. Technology; I don’t think we have the current technology to harvest it and distributed it practically. I think we need to invest some research to see if it would be feasible/practical to harvest and distribute methane ice for our energy needs. Another major drawback; is that harvesting it would likely devastate the sea floor which would likely be environmentally unfriendly to much of the sea life. So there would probably have to be international agreements to leave large areas unmolested as wildlife reserves. Yet still I suspect the environmental wackos would have a field day with the areas that would be harvested as they would likely ignore the bigger and long-term issue that it might be preventing or reducing the odds of an extinction event that could end mankind.
If it is found to be feasible and reasonable to harvest methane ice for our energy needs it would likely take years, possibly decades before we could get the infrastructure in place to use methane ice for our energy needs.
ATFS_CrashAny suggestions?
Methane ice (aka Methane clathrate, or methane hydrate)
Under much of the sea floor there is deposits that is estimated that could supply enough energy to replace oil. One of the great things about it is that they estimate that it renews itself fast enough that it could indefinitely sustain our current level of energy needs.
It is a natural greenhouse gas that naturally releases itself into the atmosphere. Instead of just wasting it and let it go into the atmosphere in naturally, it would be a great benefit to mankind to release it through our energy use. Another benefit is that by doing so that the methane ice would be released in a controlled relatively steady rate, that could prevent a natural disaster (that could possibly prevent a premature extinction of mankind and a mass extinction).
During an impact event large amounts of methane ice would likely be suddenly released which could cause a relatively sudden mass extinction. Climate changes are normal and inevitable; during the warming phases it is thought that it is likely that during global warming phases that there often is a mass release (purge event) of much of the methane ice; which can increase and accelerate and intensify the warming phases after the seabed reaches a temperature that increase the risk of the methane purge event. Thusly if we reduced the natural reserves of methane ice by using it for our energy needs; we might be able to reduce the chances and intensity of an extinction event.
There are a few major drawbacks to harvesting the methane ice. Technology; I don’t think we have the current technology to harvest it and distributed it practically. I think we need to invest some research to see if it would be feasible/practical to harvest and distribute methane ice for our energy needs. Another major drawback; is that harvesting it would likely devastate the sea floor which would likely be environmentally unfriendly to much of the sea life. So there would probably have to be international agreements to leave large areas unmolested as wildlife reserves. Yet still I suspect the environmental wackos would have a field day with the areas that would be harvested as they would likely ignore the bigger and long-term issue that it might be preventing or reducing the odds of an extinction event that could end mankind.
If it is found to be feasible and reasonable to harvest methane ice for our energy needs it would likely take years, possibly decades before we could get the infrastructure in place to use methane ice for our energy needs.
ATFS_CrashYou beat me to it. I was going to title thread.
Flying Pig Threatens Airspace
ATFS_CrashYou beat me to it. I was going to title thread.
Flying Pig Threatens Airspace
ATFS_CrashKingdom Come (music video) troop and right to bear arms tribute
Politically incorrect.
ATFS_CrashKingdom Come (music video) troop and right to bear arms tribute
Politically incorrect.
ATFS_CrashMore than half of the 442 Russian soldiers who died last year committed suicide, Russia’s defense ministry announced.
A total of 224 soldiers took their lives in 2007 in a military regularly denounced for its abuses, according to official statistics.
Another 126 soldiers died in accidents, not including 41 who died in road accidents. Some 15 were victims of hazing (humiliating and abusive initiations) the government said – although Russian nongovernmental organisations put the figure in the hundreds.
In addition, 23 soldiers were victims of “accidental murder” and 13 died after mishandling their weapons, the ministry said.
On Thursday, Russian human rights campaigners denounced what they claimed was forced conscription into the army, citing cases in which some cadets were strong-armed into signing new contracts extending their service after being physically abused.
The grouping of nongovernmental human rights organisations has written to President Vladimir Putin to complain of the army’s “arbitrary nature” and “massive persecutions” against its soldiers.
Moscow has halved military conscription from two years to one as of 2008, but is having difficulty realising its goal to increase the number of professional soldiers in the army.
Source : The Herald Sun
How about some perspective?
Is this much higher than usual? Are the number of suicides up comparable from from other years? What are the annual number of suicides in the Soviet Union for the past few decades? How does it compare to before the fall of the Soviet union?
How does the suicide rate compare to the US military?
ATFS_CrashMore than half of the 442 Russian soldiers who died last year committed suicide, Russia’s defense ministry announced.
A total of 224 soldiers took their lives in 2007 in a military regularly denounced for its abuses, according to official statistics.
Another 126 soldiers died in accidents, not including 41 who died in road accidents. Some 15 were victims of hazing (humiliating and abusive initiations) the government said – although Russian nongovernmental organisations put the figure in the hundreds.
In addition, 23 soldiers were victims of “accidental murder” and 13 died after mishandling their weapons, the ministry said.
On Thursday, Russian human rights campaigners denounced what they claimed was forced conscription into the army, citing cases in which some cadets were strong-armed into signing new contracts extending their service after being physically abused.
The grouping of nongovernmental human rights organisations has written to President Vladimir Putin to complain of the army’s “arbitrary nature” and “massive persecutions” against its soldiers.
Moscow has halved military conscription from two years to one as of 2008, but is having difficulty realising its goal to increase the number of professional soldiers in the army.
Source : The Herald Sun
How about some perspective?
Is this much higher than usual? Are the number of suicides up comparable from from other years? What are the annual number of suicides in the Soviet Union for the past few decades? How does it compare to before the fall of the Soviet union?
How does the suicide rate compare to the US military?
ATFS_CrashHow does the water get into the fuel? Akin to a pub watering down the beer?
Most water in fuel is accidental from neglect or carelessness of storage (weather also can be a factor). Above ground storage condensation is the most common culprit. Underground storage run off from storm or ground water can be a factor.
It is rare that fuel is deliberately watered to because it is criminal fraud and in aviation it could be considered terrorism.
The symptoms and timeline in this crash make me doubt fuel contamination was the cause of the 777 crash.
Also if it was bad fuel; how come other aircraft haven’t had symptoms?
ATFS_CrashThere won’t be any more catfight scenes between flight attendants while they are on duty or in uniform in public
In other words, Takonkiet Viravan says thanks for the publicity; tune in for new episodes of flight attendants catfights in less clothing and in different places (like in the bedroom, bars, ect…)
ATFS_CrashAllegedly the tabloid the Guardian is claiming the EPR gauge had failed. However I am somewhat skeptical, wouldn’t there be a sensor for each engine and wouldn’t they be sensed and controlled separately?
I was wondering if perhaps something like a bird strike to pitot tube might cause this type of problem? Are there redundant pitot tubes in aircraft like the 777?
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