Air France Airbus A330 Missing

[Tarmac]

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molang! nindot ani magpa todlo sa ta ni tarmac og roding unsaon pag scuba daybing. maayo lag di ta nila ipa xperience og "NN or the bends" kay manga ulit ra ba ta unsa ni basin mo kalit lang tag toliriks lawd

pahuways kalinaw sa mga tomaliwan.

D-uh... Toinks!

[uzumaki]

Air France jet likely broke apart above ocean - Yahoo! News

part of that article:

"The pilot sent a manual signal at 11 p.m. local time saying he was flying through an area of "CBs" — black, electrically charged cumulonimbus clouds that come with violent winds and lightning. Satellite data has shown that towering thunderheads were sending 100 mph (160 kph) updraft winds into the jet's flight path at the time."

hmmm curious lang ko if that was a jet liner y would a pilot maintain that stormy altitude for in fact pwede man cya above 33,000 ft higher than the storm

[rodsky]

hmmm curious lang ko if that was a jet liner y would a pilot maintain that stormy altitude for in fact pwede man cya above 33,000 ft higher than the storm

Some CB's anvilheads reach up to 60,000 ft.

-RODION

[Tarmac]

Some CB's anvilheads reach up to 60,000 ft.

-RODION

In addition, the plane was heavy because it was carrying a lot of fuel for the long flight to Paris (11 hours' flight time means the aircraft was carrying over 70 tons of fuel). It may not have been able to climb much higher than 35,000 feet at that point.

What the pilots can do is slow down to what is called the Maximum Turbulence Penetration Speed, which is the speed at which even the heaviest of turbulence will not overstress the aircraft, then use weather radar to see where the worst parts of the line of thunderstorms are and pick their way around them. Even then, the effects of thunderstorms--strong winds, turbulence, lightning, hailstorms--can be felt as far as 15 to 20 miles from the core of the CB.

Reports released by the airline speak of messages from the aircraft's automated reporting system detailing electrical failures that affected the autopilot, some flight control computers and instrument displays. There is a very high level of redundancy built into these aircraft and for the crew to lose everything requires no less than massive failures happening simultaneously. However, flight crews are trained to address the failures and restore the systems, or at least reconfigure them so the flight can continue safely.

It's very difficult to bring down an aircraft like the A330. The aircraft type has been in service for over 15 years (PAL has had 8 of these planes in its fleet since 1997) and its safety record has been exemplary. This is the first time an A330 has ever been lost in passenger service. It would be interesting to read the final report on this accident but that won't be for at least two years.

[carbrill]

wa pa jud na kit an nga body ani? kalooy baya ani oi...

[Tarmac]

wa pa jud na kit an nga body ani? kalooy baya ani oi...

Bag-o pa naabot ang Brazilian navy vessels sa accident site, so we might get reports of recovered bodies soon.

[chad_tukes]

very tragic.

[raizene]

yup kalooy jud......wla pa jud mga remains na nkita according to d news......

[EvenStar]

Air France says no hope of survivors in Atlantic - Yahoo! News

so sad!

[Tarmac]

Air France says no hope of survivors in Atlantic - Yahoo! News

so sad!

EvenStar, wala natumba ang Eiffel Tower sa imong gibuhat?