Qantas A380 uncontained #2 engine failure
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Qantas A380 uncontained #2 engine failure
Bloomberg reporting Qantas flight preparing to make an emergency landing at Singapore following an engine "explosion". Aircraft/flight details unknown.
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Number 2 engine shut down, reports of noise and flames over Batam Indonesia. Incorrect reports of a crash denied by QANTAS, plane returned to Singapore for landing after dumping fuel
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Picture on the ground..
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Looks like the cowling to me...Uncontained Engine Failure?
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Looks like the cowling to me...Uncontained Engine Failure?
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Qantas A380 drops debris in near catastrophe over Singapore | The Daily Telegraph
Doubt the wing is made of fabric
Doubt the wing is made of fabric
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Reuters
CANBERRA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - None of the passengers or crew aboard a Qantas jet was injured when the plane was forced to shut down one engine and make an emergency landing in Singapore, Australia's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
(Reporting by James Grubel; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
(Reporting by James Grubel; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
Uncontained failure of #2, parts penetrated the wing
See the photos in Qantas: No Crash / Explosion | Plane Lands In Singapore | QF 32
I somehow doubt they're going to be able to explain THAT away as a "routine inflight shutdown"
I somehow doubt they're going to be able to explain THAT away as a "routine inflight shutdown"
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Let me be the first to offer aviation journalist Geoffrey Thomas a sincere 'well done' for the interview he's still giving as I write on Australian Sky News. Refreshing to hear someone who knows what he's talking about and expressing himself so well.
A large improvement on the "aviation expert" they had on a few minutes earlier who was prattling on about the crew having to conduct an emergency evacuation "within 90 seconds" of landing.
(Hint to all news networks: this is the bloke you need to call after any future incident.)
A large improvement on the "aviation expert" they had on a few minutes earlier who was prattling on about the crew having to conduct an emergency evacuation "within 90 seconds" of landing.
(Hint to all news networks: this is the bloke you need to call after any future incident.)
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Qantas A380 drops debris in near catastrophe over Singapore | The Daily Telegraph
Doubt the wing is made of fabric
Doubt the wing is made of fabric
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News.com.au just came up with this pic.
http://resources0.news.com.au/images...-explosion.jpg
A piece of debris that landed looks like an engine component which has escaped. They don't work to well without that.
Qantas | Qantas mid-air scare | News.com.au
http://resources0.news.com.au/images...-explosion.jpg
A piece of debris that landed looks like an engine component which has escaped. They don't work to well without that.
Qantas | Qantas mid-air scare | News.com.au