A missing Air France passenger jet with 228 people on board was probably struck by lightning and suffered an electrics failure as it flew through a fierce Atlantic storm, the firm said Monday.
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2010-09-02 14:47
Condolences to anyone affected by this. I fly about 30 times a year and these are always scary stories to hear.
Thomas Tallis:
Condolences to anyone affected by this. I fly about 30 times a year and these are always scary stories to hear.
What rattled my cage is my son flew from DC to the Middle East on a 12 hour flight last Friday night and this stuff goes through your head. Trans Atlantic and Pacific flights always bothered me a little since there is no place to land in an emergency.
All our prayers should be for those on board. The hope seems dim but is not fully extinguished.
Debris has been found about 400 mi. (640km) NE of Brazil floating on the ocean.
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Bomb threat AIR FRANCE in S America — Days Before Flight Dissapeared over Atlantic…
Yorkshire,
There is a standard called ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards) that allows twin-engine long range aircraft to fly these long routes, based on being able to fly for 180 minutes on one engine. In other words, the routes are supposed to be planned so that a suitable airfield can be safely reached within 180 minutes of losing 1 engine. Naturally, this only applies to losing 1 engine, not both, and does not take into consideration the problems of severe weather, terrorist action, etc. The catastrophic stuff, regardless if it happens over land or water, most of the time makes the location of the airstrip irrelevant.
But you are right, 12+ hours over water is a long time to fly without a usable airport close by.