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UPS Cargo Jet Crashes Near Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport
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might have hit power lines also
. . . might have hit power lines also. A local report says that some customers have lost power in the area, and that the aircraft hit the power lines. So sad that there was loss of life - I was hoping that it wasn't the case when I saw the forward fuselage relatively intact . ..
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it was deploying a Go-Team from Washington, D.C., to investigate the crash. The scene is about a half-mile north of Runway 18 where weather conditions were rainy with low clouds.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/14...#ixzz2bxJ6cmy0
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As per above, I've read that the jet hit and broke at least one power pole, and also a "massive" hardwood tree which is broken apart.
Also, a 'witness' evidently heard 'engines sputtering' low overhead although I've found that in virtually all crashes there is some witness that reports they heard "engines sputtering" so I would take that with a massive mound of salt.
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one news report says: "...flight UPS1354, dropped more than 9,000 feet over the course of two minutes about four minutes before the crash."
Me being a non-pilot, can someone say if this would be a standard decent rate for an A300? Just curious. It doesnt seem unreasonable but I have no idea/context.
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Originally posted by obmot View Postone news report says: "...flight UPS1354, dropped more than 9,000 feet over the course of two minutes about four minutes before the crash."
Me being a non-pilot, can someone say if this would be a standard decent rate for an A300? Just curious. It doesnt seem unreasonable but I have no idea/context.
4500fpm is a vertical speed that a pilot could intantionally and safely use if they are two high over the intended path. It would typically require the use of speedbrakes.
Now, this is not something that you do that low and especially not if you are below the glidepath, as this airplane evidently eventually was.
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Originally posted by Gabriel View PostNot standard, but not an airplane plummeting from the sky either.
4500fpm is a vertical speed that a pilot could intantionally and safely use if they are two high over the intended path. It would typically require the use of speedbrakes.
Now, this is not something that you do that low and especially not if you are below the glidepath, as this airplane evidently eventually was.
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Originally posted by obmot View PostAlso, a 'witness' evidently heard 'engines sputtering' low overhead although I've found that in virtually all crashes there is some witness that reports they heard "engines sputtering" so I would take that with a massive mound of salt.
I hate eyewitnesses and the media who have no clue about aviation.
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Some photos from the NTSB.
NTSB Investigators on scene UPS1354 by NTSBgov, on Flickr
NTSB Investigators on scene UPS1354 by NTSBgov, on Flickr
UPS1354 by NTSBgov, on Flickr
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