Airliner makes emergency landing....

Moonliner · 07-25-2008, 10:23 AM

If you compare before and after shots of the plane (yeah, it's a slow day here at work...)

You can see what's missing is the "pod" that makes up the leading edge of the wing. I'm going to have to go with a bird strike. Much like the shuttle Columbia which had wing damage on take off. A bird (or other object) cracked the leading edge and once the plane was at speed and altitude it gave way.

So there you go. A run of the mill airline accident. No reason to worry.

07-25-2008, 10:23 AM	#13
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	If you compare before and after shots of the plane (yeah, it's a slow day here at work...) You can see what's missing is the "pod" that makes up the leading edge of the wing. I'm going to have to go with a bird strike. Much like the shuttle Columbia which had wing damage on take off. A bird (or other object) cracked the leading edge and once the plane was at speed and altitude it gave way. So there you go. A run of the mill airline accident. No reason to worry. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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