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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 18:41

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Cargo Crash at Bagram

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Posted By SamC130

Many Possibilities, One Cause

I just joined this forum after being sent to it by Bing a number of times so I could post. There seems to be a lot of confusion on here, particularly regarding stalls.

1. Bear in mind that the...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 18:04

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Weather

The weather was unremarkable. We are told that the stop at Bagram was for fuel only, so the cargo configuration was presumably unchanged. That being so, a lashing problem or a cargo CG problem seem...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 17:57

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Loadies

If you mean "Load Masters" then use those words, please.

"Loadie" is a common term used in the US military for loadmasters (which is one word, not two.) There was a National Airlines loadmaster...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 17:53

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Palletizing vehicles.

I am not a loadmaster.

In my opinion that loading method (shown in photos) is deeply flawed

solid wood blocks allow no compression and the blocks under the middle of the vehicle are...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 17:06

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Parking Brake

DeSitter: Sorry sir but what? Parking brakes? You seriously think they would secure a battle-worn overweight troop carrier in the cargo hold of a vehicle that moves in three dimensions and secure it...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 16:48

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Tail First

I have wondered about the angle at which the airplane went in myself. The DC-8 that went in at KMIA was in a 23-degree nose up attitude with a 49-degree angle of attack when it went in tail first,...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 16:06

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Tiedown Tensile Strength

All Mil-Spec tiedown devices, chains and straps are tested to 1.5 times their rated strength. For example, a 5,000 pound strap will break at 7,500 pounds, a 10,000 pound chain at 15,000, etc.

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 16:02

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Microburst Escape Procedure

Since it's been almost 20 years since there was an accident attributed to microburst, I don't know how much its emphasized in training now, but the escape procedure developed after the New Orleans...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th May 2013, 15:56

Replies: 752

Cargo Crash at Bagram

Views: 607,757

Posted By SamC130

Not a load shift

The crew at KMIA did not experience a load shift. I just read the accident report and the cause was that the airplane had been loaded out of limits and the crew was given incorrect weight and balance...

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