Airbus Down in Queens NYC

[dnar]

Damn! http://www.cnn.com/

[dnar]

More sad details here http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/11/12/newyork.crash/index.html :sad:

[fizler]

news seems to think is a mechinal problem...... all the people who were starting to fly again just got another wake up call! Wow thanksgiving is right around the corner. god bless those who died today

[fizler]

engine "fell off" and hit a house......burned it up along with a car and a boat

[dnar]

Originally posted by fizler
engine "fell off" and hit a house......burned it up along with a car and a boat
Engines rarely "fall off". I am hazarding a guess, either engine failure OR a bomb. Either way, this is not good and hundreds of people have died... ]:sad:

[fizler]

I just called my girlfriend that lives over near that area.....all the kids are home from school, most people that live there don't have to work, its a very rich hood. sad sad sad

[dnar]

Live press conference is about to start here http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/mmedia/aplive.htm

[Rizzo]

Originally posted by dnar

Engines rarely "fall off". I am hazarding a guess, either engine failure OR a bomb. Either way, this is not good and hundreds of people have died... ]:sad:

Apparently the engines are desinged to fall off if they are damaged badly (major explosion etc).

Aircraft are desigened to be able to fly with only one engine, but since this aircraft lost one engine at take off (time of most stress on engines) I don't think it would have been able to cope with it, quicky losing height before hitting the ground.

Just heard that apparently the second engine fell off as well, just before the main body hit the ground.

What caused the engines to 'break off' I am not sure about, I think that is it likely to be mechanical, not terrorist.

Althouh, the last service of the plane was yesterday, an opotinuty for sabotage? I am not sure.