stopthatgirl7 to News • 9 months agoJapan Airlines plane in flames on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airportwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•9 months agoNotice how there are flames coming through the fuselage above the windows? The fire has burned through the airframe. That airframe is a complete and total loss.
minus-squarestopthatgirl7OPlinkfedilink7•edit-29 months agoOh, it very much is. And in case the picture doesn’t show, here it is.
minus-square@assassinatedbyCIAlink3•9 months agoThe first a350 hull loss. The type only started flying in 2013 and entered service in 2015. This particular unit was about 2 years old. This is a very new plane to have completely destroyed. What a shame.
minus-square@derf82linkEnglish1•9 months agoFirst loss of any composite hull passenger aircraft. The fact it survived long enough for it to be evacuated is a great testament to the design.
Notice how there are flames coming through the fuselage above the windows? The fire has burned through the airframe.
That airframe is a complete and total loss.
Oh, it very much is.
And in case the picture doesn’t show, here it is.
It’ll be fine. Just use a little Bondo…
Oh wow, that’s incredible.
The first a350 hull loss. The type only started flying in 2013 and entered service in 2015. This particular unit was about 2 years old. This is a very new plane to have completely destroyed. What a shame.
First loss of any composite hull passenger aircraft. The fact it survived long enough for it to be evacuated is a great testament to the design.
The runway was also on fire. :/