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2003-12-31 Britain

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-31 11:28:15 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There have been a number of incidents in recent years where immigrants have been found dead after attempting to hide in plane wheel wells. And all of them are Darwin Award candidates.

However, Steve is right. The boomer potential is scary.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2003-12-31 11:55:53 AM|| 2003-12-31 11:55:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 There have been a number of incidents in recent years where immigrants have been found dead after attempting to hide in plane wheel wells.

What's fun is when the bodies fall out after the landing gear is extended. I say paint bullseyes along the flight path, and depending on where the corpse hits, award points accordingly.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-31 11:57:55 AM|| 2003-12-31 11:57:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 When it is -60F or so, and you are flying at FL330 and higher (above 33,000 ft) hypoxia gets you to the white light. I am amazed that in this age of the terrorist that simple, effective, proceedures are not followed for inspecting and securing wheel wells before flight and during pushback.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-12-31 1:38:12 PM|| 2003-12-31 1:38:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I too hate paying full-fare but this is ridiculous. CNN has it that the first officer discovered the body while doing a walk-around.

Posted by RW2004 2003-12-31 3:34:58 PM|| 2003-12-31 3:34:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 CNN has it that the first officer discovered the body while doing a walk-around.

Strange. The walk-around is usually done before departure.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-31 8:12:48 PM|| 2003-12-31 8:12:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 He was wondering what caused all the thumping and muffled screams he heard coming from the wheel-well.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-31 8:24:40 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-31 8:24:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I say we blame the French.It was a French director who had a priest stowaway on a starship's wheelwell in THE FIFTH ELEMENT,my favorite Bruce Willis flic.(Now remove tongue from cheek).

Posted by Stephen 2003-12-31 10:24:55 PM|| 2003-12-31 10:24:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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