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2023-09-28 Africa North

Moment 'Russian made' transport plane careers off runway in Africa and explodes in giant fireball amid suspicions jet was linked to Wagner

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-09-28 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [19 views ] Top

#1 Looks like multiple blown tires on takeoff roll. That’d make it challenging to hit V2 - and those beasts have a low angle of takeoff anyway.

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2023-09-28 06:50|| 2023-09-28 06:50|| Front Page Top

#2
#1 Looks like multiple blown tires on takeoff roll. That’d make it challenging to hit V2 - and those beasts have a low angle of takeoff anyway.
Posted by: Slenter Panda4300 2023-09-28 06:50

That or Loose Ends(TM).

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-09-28 08:39|| 2023-09-28 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 You can see the tires on the right hand side of the aircraft blow sequentially on landing.

Chinese tires? Remember this headline: "Cheap Chinese tyres bought by corrupt officials’ may be to blame for Russian trucks and armoured vehicles getting stuck in the mud in Ukraine"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10772127/Cheap-Chinese-tyres-bought-corrupt-officials-blame-Russias-stalled-advance.html

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-09-28 12:39|| 2023-09-28 12:39|| Front Page Top

#4 I sent this story and video to a retired USMC multi-rated pilot who flew Gulfstreams for a midwest based carrier following retirement. His response:

"Too high, too fast. Some guys are reluctant to 'go around' and end up paying a heavy price."

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-28 16:17|| 2023-09-28 16:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Too high, too fast.

So it was the Patriarchy! Some arbitrary set of rules that we have to follow just because. What about people with alternate lifestyles, genders and velocities?

Posted by SteveS 2023-09-28 18:37|| 2023-09-28 18:37|| Front Page Top

#6 and Planes of Color (POC)???

Posted by Frank G 2023-09-28 18:40|| 2023-09-28 18:40|| Front Page Top

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