French plane disappeared over the atlantic

2009-06-01 03:19:13

#1

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6482|6 6 4 oh, I forget

BBC wrote:
French plane 'missing off Brazil'

An Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil has disappeared from radar screens over the Atlantic Ocean, according to reports.

Officials at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport said contact was lost with the flight from Rio de Janeiro at 0600 GMT.

A spokeswoman told AFP news agency the Airbus 330 had been expected to arrive in Paris at 1110 local time (0910 GMT).

Another official said it was possible that the plane had a transponder problem but this was very rare.

"We are very worried," he said, quoted by AFP news agency. "The plane disappeared from the screens several hours ago."

Airport authorities have set up a crisis centre at Charles de Gaulle.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8076848.stm

Lost?

2009-06-01 03:24:34

#2

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6635|UK

So it lost communication and then crashed?

2009-06-01 03:26:48

#3

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6482|6 6 4 oh, I forget

They went under the radar and flew to the Canary isles?

2009-06-01 03:26:49

#4

Ioan92: Member; +337|5730

Another "Mayday" episode for us seems.....

2009-06-01 04:03:07

#5

Bradt3hleader: Care [ ] - Don't care [x]; +121|5944

Can't be LOST tbh, they're not over the pacific.

2009-06-01 04:17:24

#6

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6482|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Bradt3hleader wrote:
Can't be LOST tbh, they're not over the pacific.

Euro Lost. Kinda like Euro Disney.

2009-06-01 04:29:46

#7

Jebus: Looking for my Scooper; +218|5772|Belgium

Radar went down, or they crashed. Or both.

2009-06-01 04:35:59

#8

eskimo_sammyjoe: Did someone say tea?; +112|6243|S.A. Australia

"Crashed" the plane so all the passengers could run off with Brazilian hoochies...

Serious Flex

2009-06-01 04:55:00

#9

Bradt3hleader: Care [ ] - Don't care [x]; +121|5944

Pacific = epic climate (even at high/lower latitudes)

Atlantic = epic lobsters /w fail weather (I think, I've never been there though)

2009-06-01 06:33:42

#10

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|6693|Espoo, Finland

What ever happened happend in seconds. They have like 3 back up radios and they didn't broadcast anything.

2009-06-01 06:42:21

#11

Jebus: Looking for my Scooper; +218|5772|Belgium

It apparently got hit by lightning...

2009-06-01 06:48:55

#12

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6770

snakes on a mother fukin plane

2009-06-01 08:41:40

#13

henno13: A generally unremarkable member; +230|6356|Belfast

The plane has been diverted to paradise due to unforeseen Islamic Fundamentalism

Anyway......
my guess is that it went down in the ocean

Last edited by henno13 (2009-06-01 08:47:51)

2009-06-01 08:52:50

#14

Jebus: Looking for my Scooper; +218|5772|Belgium

henno13 wrote:
The plane has been diverted to paradise due to unforeseen Islamic Fundamentalism

Anyway......
my guess is that it went down in the ocean

No shit

2009-06-01 08:53:30

#15

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6764|Scotland

Jebus wrote:
It apparently got hit by lightning...

IF that is the case, then Airbus are screwed.

All planes are rigorously tested against lightning before being allowed to fly. Lightning it meant to hit the extremities of the plane and then travel across the conductive outer coating till the end of the plane, its not meant to damage anything or create problems. On average, 1 plane a year gets hit by lightning and there hasn't been an incident since 1967.

2009-06-01 09:01:46

#16

Ajax_the_Great1: Dropped on request; +206|6655

usmarine wrote:
snakes on a mother fukin plane

Sankes ate the radio.

2009-06-01 09:16:24

#17

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|6693|Espoo, Finland

Zimmer wrote:
Jebus wrote:
It apparently got hit by lightning...
IF that is the case, then Airbus are screwed.

All planes are rigorously tested against lightning before being allowed to fly. Lightning it meant to hit the extremities of the plane and then travel across the conductive outer coating till the end of the plane, its not meant to damage anything or create problems. On average, 1 plane a year gets hit by lightning and there hasn't been an incident since 1967.

Where does it say one plane a year? Both of my parents have been in a plane that got struck by lightning.

You're right though, shouldn't do anything to a plane. Really hard to belive that story.

2009-06-01 09:21:46

#18

tahadar: Sniper!!; +183|6746|Pakistan/England

Zimmer wrote:
On average, 1 plane a year gets hit by lightning and there hasn't been an incident since 1967.

Correction. On average, each passenger plane in the world gets hit by lightning once a year. thats a hell of a lot of lightning strikes. Last catastrophic lightning strike accident that i can think of was a Super Puma that got its composite tail rotor blasted in 1995, forcing it to ditch in the north sea. now widebody jets are "protected" against lightning strikes with conducting strips but thats where the debate lies...are they protected enough? especially with the increasing use of composites in the fuselage?

2009-06-01 09:44:33

#19

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6770

tahadar wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
On average, 1 plane a year gets hit by lightning and there hasn't been an incident since 1967.
Correction. On average, each passenger plane in the world gets hit by lightning once a year. thats a hell of a lot of lightning strikes. Last catastrophic lightning strike accident that i can think of was a Super Puma that got its composite tail rotor blasted in 1995, forcing it to ditch in the north sea. now widebody jets are "protected" against lightning strikes with conducting strips but thats where the debate lies...are they protected enough? especially with the increasing use of composites in the fuselage?

i would say during the summer every airline has at least 1 strike per day......at least.

2009-06-01 09:49:07

#20

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6657

Is it really easy to tell if your plane gets hit? Because I fly quite a bit, but I can't say I've ever noticed it happening. And I'd think odds would be on my side that I would have been hit at least once.

2009-06-01 09:50:59

#21

usmarine: Banned; +2,785|6770

ghettoperson wrote:
Is it really easy to tell if your plane gets hit? Because I fly quite a bit, but I can't say I've ever noticed it happening. And I'd think odds would be on my side that I would have been hit at least once.

yes you would know ifr you got zapped

2009-06-01 09:56:37

#22

Noobeater: Northern numpty; +194|6455|Boulder, CO

Yep it'd simply fry the electronics or just plain melt them. One of the worse but more likely theories regarding this is that it got hit by lightning which ignitied its fuel tanks. According to the expert on the news (obviously usmarine is the resident expert here) if its electronics went down they would normally have about 30 - 40 minutes of descent in which to prepare.

2009-06-01 09:57:40

#23

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6657

usmarine wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Is it really easy to tell if your plane gets hit? Because I fly quite a bit, but I can't say I've ever noticed it happening. And I'd think odds would be on my side that I would have been hit at least once.
yes you would know ifr you got zapped

What happens? Loud bang?

2009-06-01 10:25:10

#24

Gawwad: My way or Haddaway!; +212|6693|Espoo, Finland

ghettoperson wrote:
usmarine wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Is it really easy to tell if your plane gets hit? Because I fly quite a bit, but I can't say I've ever noticed it happening. And I'd think odds would be on my side that I would have been hit at least once.
yes you would know ifr you got zapped
What happens? Loud bang?

Really loud bang

Noobeater wrote:
Yep it'd simply fry the electronics or just plain melt them. One of the worse but more likely theories regarding this is that it got hit by lightning which ignitied its fuel tanks. According to the expert on the news (obviously usmarine is the resident expert here) if its electronics went down they would normally have about 30 - 40 minutes of descent in which to prepare.

It's still hard to belive that lightning caused it.

Last edited by Gawwad (2009-06-01 10:25:59)

2009-06-01 10:26:08

#25

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|6689|Disaster Free Zone

terrorist.

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