To: BenLurkin
They don't know how lucky they were. The worst airline disaster in history was due to a collision on the tarmac with
583 dead
To: Oshkalaboomboom
Tenerife was the very first thing that came to mind.
3 posted on
01/05/2018 10:18:33 PM PST by
dfwgator
To: Oshkalaboomboom
4 posted on
01/05/2018 10:19:38 PM PST by
A strike
(Television is almost as racist as Madison Ave.)
To: Oshkalaboomboom
They don't know how lucky they were. The worst airline disaster in history was due to a collision on the tarmac with 583 dead We air traffic controllers studied that in detail. It was a sick comedy errors, with many different factors involved, but the biggest error (on the runway, not the tarmac) was the fact that the KLM pilot was NEVER cleared for takeoff. The visibility was so bad, the tower controllers (like me) could not see the KLM begin to roll, or they would have tried to stop it. Language barriers contributed to the tragedy too.
9 posted on
01/05/2018 11:11:04 PM PST by
Mark17
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
To: Oshkalaboomboom
Does anyone, anywhere use tarmac anymore? Asphalt cement or concrete cement are the standard for airfield pavement.
17 posted on
01/06/2018 1:30:35 AM PST by
D Rider
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