kiltboy 0 #1 May 9, 2003 Just found this story on the BBC webpage but there are reports of bunch of passengers being sucked out an aircraft at 7000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3013911.stm David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #2 May 9, 2003 A cargo plane, with goats, chickens and people crammed in the back. No seat belts, either. Sheesh."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiltboy 0 #3 May 9, 2003 I'm wondering if the plane was still climbing and everything slid to the back door. Door falls off, people fall out, some try to grab others on the way down to stop themselves and drag them out as well. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #4 May 9, 2003 IL76 on military charter, what do you expect? Trolley dollies and a nice in flight movie...? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #5 May 9, 2003 Quotereports of bunch of passengers being sucked out an aircraft at 7000. I saw no mention of altitude, but if it was 7,000 feet - how would there be sufficient decompression to suck anything out of an aircraft ? I'm picturing a decompression similar to opening a beer can, and a bunch of people trying to "pop" their ears. ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #6 May 9, 2003 Quote I'm wondering if the plane was still climbing and everything slid to the back door. Door falls off, people fall out, some try to grab others on the way down to stop themselves and drag them out as well. David Third-world cargo plane (not even an old airliner), held together with spit and bailing wire. One can only wonder about the extent of the corruption that allows such things to happen. "C'est le Congo!" as the mercs who worked there used to say. There was also a saying among the Congolese that if you stood on the bank of the Zambezi and waited, the Congo's current leaders would come floating by..."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallRate 0 #7 May 9, 2003 QuoteI saw no mention of altitude, but if it was 7,000 feet - how would there be sufficient decompression to suck anything out of an aircraft ? Good point. Also, 7grand is about the same pressure most airliners keep their cabins at during flight. FallRate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #8 May 9, 2003 CNN's last report said only 7 were missing and 20 injured. The whole thing sound a little sketchy. I realize this a Russian plane but don't they bolt the seats down? JudyBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #9 May 9, 2003 who said there were any seats?<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #10 May 9, 2003 Quotewho said there were any seats? Good point. Interesting though it was chartered for the Congolise policeman and their families.Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harryskydives 0 #11 May 9, 2003 We were exiting a 9 way last weekend, and it looked like the door fell off and we were just sucked out.I think we should be allowed even encouraged to wear our rigs when flying commerical. Maybe in a similar accident a skydiver will be the only one that can tell what really happened. Don't run out of altitude and experience at the same time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 May 10, 2003 Just read that story....it said they were at 33,000 Ft and the number that article gave was 129 casualties. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiltboy 0 #13 May 10, 2003 They're also saying it was 45 minutes into the flight. My initial link was to the first report (which has since been updated and it looks like the Journalists were incorrect). David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #14 May 10, 2003 Quote***I saw no mention of altitude, but if it was 7,000 feet - how would there be sufficient decompression to suck anything out of an aircraft ? 7,000 meters.........?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #15 May 10, 2003 I took my alti on a commercial flight in the US and they didn't depressurize the plane till we were at what seemed like 15000 or so feet (ie they kept pressure at ground level until 15000). On the descent they started early too...when we landed the inside of the plane had been AGL for quite some time. Got some strange looks from the passenger next to me, but security didn't say a word when I sent it through the xray machine. nathanielMy advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiltboy 0 #16 May 10, 2003 The initial report (now updated) had stated 7,000 feet (approx 2,200 m). They could have gotten it wrong I was just typing what I had read at the time. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MC208B 0 #17 May 10, 2003 They're also saying it was 45 minutes into the flight. Damn, that thing climbs slower that a 727! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgoper 0 #18 May 10, 2003 See Story Here they need to scrap this antiquated aircraft.--Richard-- "We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #19 May 10, 2003 QuoteThe initial report (now updated) had stated 7,000 feet (approx 2,200 m). They could have gotten it wrong I was just typing what I had read at the time. David >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What? Are you suggesting that journalists got the facts wrong? As if that has never happened before in an aviation-related story! Hah! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
