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Offline BlueJ1

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« on: May 02, 2006, 05:24:50 PM »
On CNN. They are going to show a commercial airplane land live that blew a tire on takeoff.

Left rear landing gear is completly flat. They are burning off fuel right now.
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2006, 05:33:13 PM »
Can't be any more exciting than watching an aircraft land with it's front gear turned 90-degrees. ;)
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2006, 05:33:40 PM »

it is a Embraer 145
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2006, 05:40:49 PM »
Is that a picture of it landed?

If it is..you sir are a party pooper of the 3rd degree. lol
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2006, 05:41:27 PM »
Gee, it happens almost everyday.

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« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2006, 05:42:40 PM »
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Originally posted by BlueJ1
Is that a picture of it landed?

If it is..you sir are a party pooper of the 3rd degree. lol


nope its still flying go to

http://www.khou.com for live coverage

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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2006, 05:43:10 PM »
Your still a party pooper Raider. But only in the 2nd degree. :D
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2006, 05:58:03 PM »
thats a little overkill having all those Emergency vehicles there its not a 747

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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2006, 05:58:53 PM »
Better to many then to little.
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« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2006, 06:05:57 PM »
Appearently that's going on here in town. Fox 26 put .. what is it, flight aware.com (?) on their screen. It's getting so many hits it already crashed their web server once.

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« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2006, 06:07:26 PM »
a brasilian plane?? they're doomed.

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« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2006, 06:09:33 PM »
It's suppessed to land about 6:15 CDT at Houston Intercontinental.
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« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2006, 06:22:11 PM »
That was very anti-climatic. But I guess thats a good thing.
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« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2006, 06:22:17 PM »
good landing:aok  how many perks does the pilot get???

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« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2006, 06:23:04 PM »
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good landing:aok  how many perks does the pilot get???


The 2 stewardess all night long.
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