It would be hard to believe a full bird with thrust from one engine at roughly 180 KT had their confidence. Looking at the impact they might have either overcorrected the rudder or saved lives. Regardless... Engine 3 wasn't gonna do it.
UPS plane crashes in Louisville
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Having "full confidence" and "knowing it was all over" are two vastly different things.
If I had to jump off a 2nd floor balcony to escape a fire, I wouldn't have full confidence I wouldn't get hurt, but I also wouldn't think that I'd die.
One thing that was point out in the pilot breakdown from earlier, they were past the point of no return. I'm not sure how far past the retaining wall they were thinking about/ able to see, but they cleared it and it almost seemed like they were in the clear.
Do you think that hitting those powerlines was the proverbial straw that sealed their fate?
Already missing one engine, carrying a full load, full of gas. It looked like that took all their momentum away to me.
Damn!!
www.independent.co.uk
Girl, 3, and her grandpa collecting scrap metal among the victims in UPS plane crash
Among the dead are a grandfather and his granddaughter who were “in the wrong place, at the wrong time,” according to a crowdfunding page set up by their relatives
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UPS and FedEx have grounded their combined fleet of more than 50 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 cargo planes following the crash in Louisville, Kentucky this week that killed at least 14 people.
UPS and FedEx, the world's largest cargo carriers, said in separate statements that they grounded the aircraft "out of an abundance of caution."
"We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer," UPS said in its statement.
They won't stay grounded long.
Too many other companies use them both
DHL, LaserShip, USPS, Amazon (veey small extent), Apple...
If they stay grounded more than a month, leaving Amazon as the only major carrier option.....
Heading into Xmas...... lawd
I'm guessing they were aware of what's past the runway which happened to be a fuel farm. No chance.
See...engine 3 wasn't going to do it
Powerlines were the equivalent of you running through a few threads of spider's silk in an open meadow, I'd bet my house they didnt effect the plane downing.
Damn crazy.... the second electrical arc was the building transformer btw.
UPS and FedEx ground all MD-11 planes after deadly Louisville crash
UPS and FedEx ground all MD-11 planes after deadly Louisville crash
UPS cites ‘abundance of caution’ and manufacturer’s recommendation after 14 died when wing caught fire and engine fell off
Grandfather, granddaughter among those killed in UPS plane crash, loved ones say
UPS and FedEx ground all MD-11 planes after deadly Louisville crash
UPS cites ‘abundance of caution’ and manufacturer’s recommendation after 14 died when wing caught fire and engine fell off
Yeah the Engine Maintenance Lead is done, even if they hadn't turned one screw
Some serious fucking lawsuits are going to come from this.... SERIOUS, in the hundreds of millions of dollars
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Truck Driver Reacts In Horror As He Watches The UPS Plane Crash Right In Front Of Him!
What a thing to witness
I appreciate his POV.
The other pilot, while very knowledgeable, was getting a little too (I'm not sure if this is the word) technical, for my liking. This guy got straight to it
A man who was severely injured in the crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville, Kentucky, has died more than seven weeks later, bringing the total number of fatalities from the crash to 15.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg identified the victim as Alain Rodriguez Colina, saying that he died Thursday after suffering critical injuries in the crash.
"It is with great sadness that I just learned Alain Rodriguez Colina has passed," Greenberg wrote in an X post on Thursday evening. "Alain is the 15th victim of the UPS Flight 2976 accident. He suffered severe injuries at the time of the crash and passed earlier this Christmas Day. May Alain’s memory be a blessing."
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