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Discussion in 'The Ten Mile High Club' started by KCook, Feb 22, 2013.

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    That would have been so much more impressive had he gotten it off the ground!
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    Well that is not a smart thing to do! He lucky he was able to walk away from that.
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    Interesting repetitive short video clip of a UAV nearly being hit by an Airbus A330. The UAV was overtaken just a few meters above with the port-side wing of the Airbus aircraft passing over. The subeqent wash from the bigger plane made the UAV crash to the ground. I believe this happened about 9-years ago.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_NOar22TX2k
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    A look at that Air China Boeing 757 that struck some object in flight and severely damaged the nose of the aircraft. The incident occured when the plane was going from Chengdu to Guangzhou on the 4th of June, 2013. The aircraft returned to Chengdu for safety reasons and to get checked out, no one knows what happened still.

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    No that I know of I guess he just made it interesting. He said all what he was supposed to have said just in a funny way.
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    Rolls Royce has admitted that it "fell short" of safety standards, after a final report into an incident that occurred in 2010 was revealed on Thursday. The investigation exposed that a badly built oil pipe prompted an explosion that happened mid-flight on a Qantas A380. Subsequently Qantas grounded all of their A380s. Rolls Royce later settled to pay Qantas £58 million in compensation.
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    I saw that vid elsewhere a few weeks ago but there was no audio. It's even funnier this time with the aussie commentary. LOL
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    Whatever job you have you should at least have some sort of pride in it.
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    Puebla's International Airport suspended operations after the Popocatepetl volcano emitted volcanic ash, falling over central Mexico. It was said to be a precautionary measure. The runway was washed down after the ash stopped falling.