Boeing 777 from Korea Crashs

[Flyingbrian]

A Boeing 777 from Korea has crashed in San Francisco

 

[9mmfan]

Wow, that's some bad news. Hope no one was killed or seriously hurt.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Scary bidness.

Wow, that's some bad news. Hope no one was killed or seriously hurt.

It would be a miracle if nobody died. Plane crashes usually don't end well.

 

[Sylvain]

Wow, that's some bad news. Hope no one was killed or seriously hurt.

They say 2 were killed.It's amazing when you see the pictures of the plane.

 

[thej27]

2 dead, more than 70 injured as Boeing 777 crash lands at San Francisco intl airport (PHOTOS) ? RT USA

 

[indykid]

After looking at the layout of the San Fran airport, where the tail of the triple 7 struck first, and where the aircraft stopped skidding, there is more to this than meets the eye.

I would not be surprised to find the pilot who at first appeared to have landed short worked a miracle by making the runway at all.

 

[mrjarrell]

There are reports that up to 60 people from the flight are missing.

 

[VN Vet]

What I think I saw on TV showed the fuselage upright but setting on the ground. The wings looked as if they were upside down. Usually the wing tips are flipped up not down.

 

[IndyUSMC]

What I think I saw on TV showed the fuselage upright but setting on the ground. The wings looked as if they were upside down. Usually the wing tips are flipped up not down.

The wings are not upside down. The picture of the right wing appears to droop because it is broken. The slats can clearly be seen as deployed and in the correct configuration. The wings of the plane are attached to the fuselage.

 

[IndyUSMC]

After looking at the layout of the San Fran airport, where the tail of the triple 7 struck first, and where the aircraft stopped skidding, there is more to this than meets the eye.

I would not be surprised to find the pilot who at first appeared to have landed short worked a miracle by making the runway at all.

I will not speculate on the cause prior to the tail striking the sea wall, but after that event there is little the pilot could have done. It is all inertia and physics at that point of the landing with no tail attached.

 

[indykid]

I will not speculate on the cause prior to the tail striking the sea wall, but after that event there is little the pilot could have done. It is all inertia and physics at that point of the landing with no tail attached.

Agree, but he had to get it there first.

 

[forgop]

I watched the coverage of this for a while and it only went on to confirm my opinion that I've had for nearly 20 years. The general public, especially the media, are completely clueless and go into idiot mode when it comes to discussing anything related to the physics of flight, aviation terminology, and navigating in/around an airport.

 

[churchmouse]

I got the same thing from this. Idiocy in the reporting and commentary.

 

[Hookeye]

Airplanes are more complex than guns, don't expect much from the media.

 

[pudly]

CNN video shows actual approach and crash of the airliner. (Airliner approaching from the right)

[video=youtube_share;-9tmljF1tH0]http://youtu.be/-9tmljF1tH0[/video]