crazy airline incident

[LS21]

thought this would be the stuff of movies....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...sh_Airways_Flight_5390

summary: windshield broke in midair, pilot literally sucked halfway out the cockpit, face-first in 500mph winds, with attendants holding him on...and flight landed and he survived

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

http://www.gallagher.com/ejection_seat/

Happened to a Navy pilot not too long ago. Ejection seat went halfway out for some reason. Just left the guy there to dangle.

 

[TallBill]

Yeah, that would be fucking crazy.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: LS21
thought this would be the stuff of movies....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B...sh_Airways_Flight_5390

summary: windshield broke in midair, pilot literally sucked halfway out the cockpit, face-first in 500mph winds, with attendants holding him on...and flight landed and he survived

Wow that's crazy.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Bah he probably enjoyed it. Have you seen how happy a dog is when he sticks his head out the car window? Pretty much the same thing. Yeah.

 

[Ns1]

WTF

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Bah he probably enjoyed it. Have you seen how happy a dog is when he sticks his head out the car window? Pretty much the same thing. Yeah.

That's what I was thinking of when I was reading the story! :laugh: