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Offline Mister Fork

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Lion Air plane crash (again)
« on: March 29, 2020, 11:04:24 AM »
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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2020, 12:47:54 PM »
Being an Agusta aircraft, that'd be a neat trick. My heart goes out to the families of those lost.

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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2020, 01:12:04 PM »
I don’t think that is a correct description of the aircraft. Agusta was a helicopter manufacturer. Westwind 24s were manufactured by Aero Commander.

The article states that Lion Air of Indonesia already posted a disclaimer that the Philippine Company is not related to their airline company.

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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2020, 03:02:18 PM »
Aero Commander, then (which ceased aircraft production in 1986). Either way, I don't see a Boeing liability.

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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2020, 03:15:20 PM »
I was referring to the news article. . . . . . . .

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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2020, 03:19:54 PM »
I was referring to the news article. . . . . . . .

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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2020, 03:20:45 PM »
It caught the Boeinga virus from a Boeing that did not follow social distancing
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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2020, 07:19:14 PM »
Actually Arlo, Aero Commander had sold the rights to the Jet Commander to Israeli Aircraft Industries. They improved upon the design and re-named it Westwind.

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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2020, 07:23:05 PM »
Fine. OK. Boeing's going down.  :cool:

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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2020, 04:47:14 PM »
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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2020, 06:00:14 PM »
Had to resize to see without (too much)scrolling.  :)


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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2020, 06:10:38 PM »
Ya that's it.... heavily modified mind you... but that ugly little f'er.
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Re: Lion Air plane crash (again)
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2020, 11:39:03 PM »
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lion-air-plane-explosion-kills-8-in-philippines-including-1-canadian-1.5514065

I’m sure they’ll find some way to blame Boeing  :mad:

Not the same company.  While both share the same name, different airline.
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