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am_Unition  ·  1806 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran: Iranian media

I have seen a video showing a constantly glowing (read: burning) plane descending, with burning pieces flying off, and then the plane reaches the ground and explodes. I won't link to it.

Boeing 737s have had some technical/software issues, and although the problems do happen shortly after takeoff, they do not include blowing up while in the air.

Edit: no, nope, it happens, but it's been a while.

:(





ButterflyEffect  ·  1806 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We’ve seen the same video. Wish I hadn’t watched it. Also saw a preliminary report via The Jerusalem Post indicating US casualties in Erbil but not seeing that claim repeated anywhere else yet. Man oh man if 2020 isn’t going to be an anxiety ridden year...

Edit: also the boing wasn’t a MAX even so...

am_Unition  ·  1806 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Right, it was a 737-800. These things can happen, but yeah, it's gonna be a fuckin' nuts Wednesday.

Try to get some sleep, amigo. Or work out, Netflix, take a night walk, if you can. We're gonna be alright.

ButterflyEffect  ·  1806 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm pretty goddamn sick and it's raining out so a walk is a no-go :(

Comparing 50 mile training plans since that's a thing I'm doing in 5 months I guess. And watching You, since that seems like the hip show right now. It's okay.