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Lu Zuckerman 2nd February 2004 21:47

Can you believe this?
 
These people are in line to receive an Oliver award. This award is an Oliver (Ostrich head in the sand).

10. AIR CARRIER MANAGERS: who wrapped seatbelts around the fan blades of a transport's #3 engine to stop unwanted windmilling prior to sending it off with a load of passengers on a flight from the Far East to Paris, with only three out of the four engines operating at takeoff.
Oliver's Astute Analysis: Luckily, the improperly calculated excessive fuel consumption required the plane to land at Frankfurt, where German regulators grounded the plane. If it had gotten to Paris…..?.

:E :E

747FOCAL 2nd February 2004 22:16

I could not believe it 3 years agot he first time I heard about it and saw the pics. Unless this is a new incident?

steamchicken 2nd February 2004 22:49

The story concerned an Air China flight and was comprehensively debunked right here. The accompanying pictures referred to an (apparently) legit 3 engine ferry. Wouldn't it be nice if net myths expired after a certain period of time and saved everyone's valuable oxygen?

Bubbette 3rd February 2004 23:34

or went to www.snopes.com which debunks them for you.


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