A Very bad day at the airport ...

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

 Runway Incident.  Fact or Fiction?  

 

Damage is seen to left engine of Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that hit and killed a person on the runway as it landed at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on night of May 7, 2020. CBS News

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jetliner-hits-kills-person-lands-065353674.html

 

 

Jetliner hits and kills person as it lands at Austin airport

[DrDawkinstein]

Surprised they didnt get sucked into the engine.

 

Pro Tip, folks: Dont run out onto airport runways.

[KD in CA]

That seems like a crazy amount of damage for hitting a person, but I guess depending on the strength of that metal and the 'force x mass' equation it's possible.

[snafu]

wow!

that looks like a lot of damage for hitting a person.

I guess that metal is pretty thin and light.

 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

2 minutes ago, snafu said:

wow!

that looks like a lot of damage for hitting a person.

I guess that metal is pretty thin and light.

 

 

Or the person was pretty thick and heavy...

[Augie]

7 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

Surprised they didnt get sucked into the engine.

 

Pro Tip, folks: Don't run out onto airport runways.

 

Are you SURE? That’s how I’ve been spending my days off during this quarantine stuff. I figured I was socially distant, as the runways had FAR fewer people than the beaches and parks. 

2 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

Or the person was pretty thick and heavy...

 

“Big boned” is the phrase we prefer. 

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

 

[stuvian]

usually when the plane is moving, I concede that I've missed it

[snafu]

12 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

 

Or the person was pretty thick and heavy...

 

Jabba The Hut sized.

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

32 minutes ago, KD in CA said:

That seems like a crazy amount of damage for hitting a person, but I guess depending on the strength of that metal and the 'force x mass' equation it's possible.

 

exactly my point

 

Maybe its the reflections but it coves a lot of space.

 

How tall would this person have to be?  that has to be how many feet off the ground?

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

Lol

Edited May 8, 2020 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce

[Niagara Bill]

If the plane was landing at high speed and it couldn't stop does that make this a case of "hit and runway".

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

“Big boned” is the phrase we prefer. 

 

Do you have a parrot on your shoulder?  I actually prefer “fluffy.”  My wife has a sign out by the pool.  “We don’t go skinny dipping.  We go chunky dunking.”  ?

[Seasons1992]

1 hour ago, Niagara Bill said:

If the plane was landing at high speed and it couldn't stop does that make this a case of "hit and runway".

 

 

[BillsPride12]

"He shouldn't have been standing there"- Happy Gilmore

[Warcodered]

4 hours ago, KD in CA said:

That seems like a crazy amount of damage for hitting a person, but I guess depending on the strength of that metal and the 'force x mass' equation it's possible.

I mean planes have to fly so it's probably a fairly lightweight material.

[WhoTom]

2 hours ago, Warcodered said:

I mean planes have to fly so it's probably a fairly lightweight material.

 

Yes - it's a very thin aluminum alloy. Airplanes aren't designed to survive collisions - if they were, they'd never get off the ground.

 

 

 

[K-9]

6 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Are you SURE? That’s how I’ve been spending my days off during this quarantine stuff. I figured I was socially distant, as the runways had FAR fewer people than the beaches and parks. 

 

“Big boned” is the phrase we prefer. 

I’ve finally had to start shopping in the “husky” section.

6 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

“Jane, you ignorant slut...”

[Niagara Bill]

26 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

Yes - it's a very thin aluminum alloy. Airplanes aren't designed to survive collisions - if they were, they'd never get off the ground.

 

 

 

I always worried about those signs on the wings....don't friggen step here...or only step here...now I know. A couple of geese bring down a plane...they need moose guards like trains

[GottaRun]

43 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

Yes - it's a very thin aluminum alloy. Airplanes aren't designed to survive collisions - if they were, they'd never get off the ground.

 

 

 

A friend of mine built a 2 seater in his backyard (Murphy Rebel?) and before the engine, seats, etc went in I could lift it with one hand*.  I was amazed at how light it was.

*Might have been 2 hands... but I could lift it pretty easy

Edited May 8, 2020 by driddles

[Augie]

9 minutes ago, Niagara Bill said:

I always worried about those signs on the wings....don't friggen step here...or only step here...now I know. A couple of geese bring down a plane...they need moose guards like trains

 

That would be nice, but trains struggle to reach 32,000 feet.  

 

Seriously, I’d love to take a nice train ride through some beautiful area like the Rockies or Alaska, but the wife has this motion sickness thing. Bummer....