Originally posted by Leo 747
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USAF KC-135 missing over Kyrgyzstan
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You have to admit that is extremely disrespectful to the crew who died in this accident.
As for the age of the aircraft i do believe the 63 in the serial is a bit of clue but as has been said they are extremely well maintained and have a lot less flight hours than regular aircraft. My money would be on a structural failure with the fuel tank leading to a leak causing a fire and inevitable explosion. Whatever the cause any air crash is extremely sad we just have to be thankful that there were no more casualties on the ground as can so often be the case.
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Originally posted by SAMRPICS View PostMy money would be on a structural failure with the fuel tank leading to a leak causing a fire and inevitable explosion.
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It could have been any number of things especially with a tanker. Static or a frayed wire or on the outside hostile fire.
There is such a thing as "The Golden BB", and though rare it occasionally happen.
When I was a stupid kid, I shot a Goldfinch out of a tree at about 40 yards, heck I could hardly see the poor thing and the .32 caliber pistol with a short barrel is certainly not accurate. That was just stupid and dumb luck not marksmanship. I never thought I'd hit it.Live, from a grassy knoll somewhere near you.
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how about maintenance error? by leaving the cabin pressurization relief valve being left in the test position? this would mean the cabin over pressurized and then exploded. there is a pic of a KC135 with its tail blown off when the engineers over pressurized the hull
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Originally posted by Felipe Garcia View PostWhy so skeptical? it is a valid hypothesis.
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Part of the reason i would say an issue with the fuel tank was involved is that there is very little of the aircraft left suggesting an extremely intense explosion which turned the aluminum to ash. Whilst i will admit this may not be the cause if i had to put money on it this would be the problem i would go for. As for the pressurization switch this is another valid cause however would this create the intense fire.
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SAMRPICS, quite the opposite, a severe and intense explosion would scatter material (aluminum skin), such as the fuselage, wings and control surfaces away from the explosion and leave a lot of material remaining.
Aluminum will vaporize or "ash" if it in a fire but that takes time. It is true however that it certainly have been in either a wing or belly tank (like the 747 off Long Island). It appears that the aircraft impacted pretty much intact and then much of it burned away.
If you have the grill on tonight and the embers are still glowing toss in a beer or soda can and it will disappear fairly rapidly.Live, from a grassy knoll somewhere near you.
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