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2007-03-07 Southeast Asia

Indonesian Airliner Crashes; Australian Diplomats on Board

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-03-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wouldn't discount terrorism either. It sounds like there was an explosion onboard before the plane crashed.

Posted by phil_b 2007-03-07 00:32|| 2007-03-07 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 It seems unlikely to me that a 737 would have problems like this - they're the most reliable aircraft in the sky.

Posted by gromky 2007-03-07 04:24|| 2007-03-07 04:24|| Front Page Top

#3 They're the most reliable if maintained by a western country. Islamic murder or Islamic incompetence?

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-07 06:51|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-07 06:51|| Front Page Top

#4 Doesn't matter, Jackal. Allan's in control either way.

Posted by BA 2007-03-07 08:51|| 2007-03-07 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 The shaking before the plane landed sounds like a stall. The combination of a near-stall and a too-fast landing suggests the possibility that the flaps were not properly set. The smoke and fire from the front wheel could be from excessive braking due to the high speed landing.

Posted by Biff Wellington 2007-03-07 11:37|| 2007-03-07 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 Planes, trains, ferries, buses.... Doesn't seem to matter what form of transport is chosen in Inshallah land. ISO be damned. Let our employees boink their heads on the floor five times a day and pray.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2007-03-07 16:42|| 2007-03-07 16:42|| Front Page Top

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