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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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Default anyone scared of flying :eek:

take a look at these pics

http://www.mustangevolution.com/forum/t25030
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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FOOK THAT
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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Thats why i dont fly
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 02:39 PM
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actually the jet engine is extremely safe and very reliable, its just everything else that gos wrong


fook flying in something that was made by the lowest bidder though
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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fortunately the engines did continue to work fine
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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Bit of filler would sort that out.

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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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imagine being on the plane though talk about brown pants
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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not half, did you read the bit about 2 of the crew quit once they'd landed
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Amazing how the engines continue to work!!

Doesnt put me of flying at all!! YOu more likley get killed in your car than the plane
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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that story is a load of bollox

http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/haildamage.asp
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 05:58 PM
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mate of mine works at British Aerospace, they've put frozen chickens though jet engines as part of a test process.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by richm
mate of mine works at British Aerospace, they've put frozen chickens though jet engines as part of a test process.


pmsl id be on the other end with a net ready to catch it and a fork
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mcgoo
not exactly a load of bollox, that damage was done by hailstones just some of the other bits appear according to that website to be inaccurate
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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thats what I said, the "story" is a load of bollox, the pics are obviously fact

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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:25 PM
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sorry chap the story to me was that the plain got trashed by hailstones but I see your point
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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gotcha, I meant the sensationalist bits like the crew quit, the radar was destroyed, all the landing lights were smashed, the crew had to do a blind emergency landing etc
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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much better story though
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Not what you expect to happen in-flight is it.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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theres always some picky bastards, "never let the truth spoil a good story"
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 08:33 AM
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. love flying
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 08:41 AM
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I would have shat!
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