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Originally Posted by Mike Bell
Another smile at a news headline this morning, this one on the net-
“Terrifying video shows jet engine falling apart mid-flight”
(The cowling came off a 777 engine, but it continued to it’s destination and landed perfectly......  )
One passenger posted a pic in a tweet showing the cowl-less engine and him holding up the emergency info card. Caption ‘I don’t see anything about this in the manual’!  |
Probably more unnerving for the person on the ground upon who's head the cowling landed?
Mike, do you remember the mid-air crash between a Canberra & Victor over Holt many years ago? Fortunately it happened at night as bits of debris landed all over the place, otherwise there could have been a lot of injuries on the ground. An entire wing landed in the 'L' behind two rows of cottages just along the road from our house. We were on holiday at the time & missed it all!