Plane Crash in France - 150 feared dead

Flee · March 24, 2015, 08:08:42 AM

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Mordo · March 24, 2015, 08:12:11 AM

I know this is pretty tragic but...

Spoiler

the memes are spilling into reality.

BrenMan 94 · March 24, 2015, 08:31:47 AM

Jesus Christ.

Do we have any idea what went wrong?

DAS B00T x2 · March 24, 2015, 08:46:53 AM

Quote from: BrenMan 94 on March 24, 2015, 08:31:47 AM

Jesus Christ.

Do we have any idea what went wrong?

Not yet. We should once they recover the aircraft's computers and publish a report.

Given the rapid descent from cruise altitude and everyone saying there's likely no survivors, my money is on a mechanical (non engine related) or o2 systems failure. The former putting the aircraft into an uncontrolled descent and the later giving the pilots hypoxia. Pilots do crazy stuff when they don't have oxygen.

gats · March 24, 2015, 09:04:51 AM

Tragic

Forgewolf · March 24, 2015, 09:33:35 AM

This is why I don't like to fly. I'd rather take my chances and drive, even though a wreck in a car is more likely to happen than in a jet. The problem being when a wreck happens in a jet, the loss of life is always higher.

aREALgod · March 24, 2015, 01:34:42 PM

Quote from: saⱭ tooᗺ 2x on March 24, 2015, 08:46:53 AM

Quote from: BrenMan 94 on March 24, 2015, 08:31:47 AM
Jesus Christ.

Do we have any idea what went wrong?
Not yet. We should once they recover the aircraft's computers and publish a report.

Given the rapid descent from cruise altitude and everyone saying there's likely no survivors, my money is on a mechanical (non engine related) or o2 systems failure. The former putting the aircraft into an uncontrolled descent and the later giving the pilots hypoxia. Pilots do crazy stuff when they don't have oxygen.

Who knows, maybe they Allah Snackbarred themselves too. But anyways, I think its not a good idea for one of the police officials to outright say no need for rescue operations - even if there's a slim chance for survivors, you should take that chance.

Flee · March 24, 2015, 01:38:50 PM

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aREALgod · March 24, 2015, 01:40:01 PM

Quote from: Flee on March 24, 2015, 01:38:50 PM

Quote from: Verbatim wird verzögert on March 24, 2015, 01:34:42 PM
Quote from: saⱭ tooᗺ 2x on March 24, 2015, 08:46:53 AM
Quote from: BrenMan 94 on March 24, 2015, 08:31:47 AM
Jesus Christ.

Do we have any idea what went wrong?
Not yet. We should once they recover the aircraft's computers and publish a report.

Given the rapid descent from cruise altitude and everyone saying there's likely no survivors, my money is on a mechanical (non engine related) or o2 systems failure. The former putting the aircraft into an uncontrolled descent and the later giving the pilots hypoxia. Pilots do crazy stuff when they don't have oxygen.

Who knows, maybe they Allah Snackbarred themselves too. But anyways, I think its not a good idea for one of the police officials to outright say no need for rescue operations - even if there's a slim chance for survivors, you should take that chance.
There are rescue operations, the work is just hazardous and slow because the plane crashed in one of the least accessible areas of the Alps.

So why did they say this?

"There is no need for any rescue operations, everyone is dead," said a police officer in the town of Le Vernet, near the crash site, according to the AFP news agency.

Flee · March 24, 2015, 01:47:30 PM

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R o c k e t · March 24, 2015, 01:53:12 PM

Flee, I'd put in the thread title "150 feared to be dead" or something, the title implies they are confirmed dead >.>
OR we could read the OP.......but eh its just a suggestion.

Flee · March 24, 2015, 02:15:06 PM

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Not Comms Officer · March 24, 2015, 04:27:46 PM

Oh yeah, all 150 people are dead. Very little reason to doubt that.

challengerX · March 24, 2015, 05:21:28 PM

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Mad Max · March 24, 2015, 06:17:19 PM

Quote from: Flee on March 24, 2015, 02:15:06 PM

They are thinking of a combination of human error and a mechanical issue.

There's a reddit post about the flight path. Apparently it reached 38,000 feet, then steadily descended, indicating the pilots had no control over the plane on the way down.

Flee · March 24, 2015, 06:37:02 PM

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DAS B00T x2 · March 24, 2015, 06:39:52 PM

My money is still on hypoxia.

Jester · March 24, 2015, 09:05:15 PM

Eh bien la merde

aREALgod · March 24, 2015, 09:37:02 PM

Quote from: saⱭ tooᗺ 2x on March 24, 2015, 06:39:52 PM

My money is still on hypoxia.

But that's boring and uneventful

🂿 · March 24, 2015, 10:01:31 PM

Today is not a good day.