I discovered SAS back in the late 80’s when I worked retail. I made a friend who worked at the shoe store that was in the same mall where I was working and she recommend them. They were the only shoe that allowed me to last 12 to 14 hours on the floor.
I would replace them every year, just because I wore them that much working 60+ hours a week.
Retail job… Never again. But SAS shoes are great.
It’s not the first time an engine has fallen off of a DC-10/MD-11.
1979 Chicago O’Hare American Airlines AA191
That particular instance was due to maintenance not following the correct procedure for mounting the engine. It caused cracks in the support pylon and it was just a matter of time. The crazy thing is the pilots did exactly what they should have done. The problem is the warning system for slat disagreement was only powered by the electrical bus supplied by the engine that just departed the aircraft. So the pilots had no idea that the slats on that side of the aircraft retracted due to damage to the hydraulic lines. So that wing complete stalled and 271 people died.
The difference with this crash is the plane was wings level until the tail hit the ground. Also in that video if you look closely the slats are out on the port wing.
I like to wear hiking shoes as my everyday shoes. My feet are EE width.
For the past several years I’ve liked Merrell Moab 2, although they have been discontinued for the Moab 3. They come in a GTX model as well.
To be perfectly honest, I have had some issues that had to be fixed with the shoe glue that comes in a red tube. After fixing the issue, which has been the sole separating from the upper, the shoe would last for some time. I get out and hike at least 4 times a week, for about 2 miles. Fortunately, I have a nice county park near my house. With that amount of wear the Moabs last me for about 3 years and then it’s just the tread that is worn smooth. My original pair, one’s I had to fix, I still use for yard work.
As far as sports shoes go, I like New Balance. I usually keep a pair of cross trainers around for those yearly times I try to take up running but utterly fail.
In the NTSB conference yesterday, the spokesman stated that UPS had NOT delayed the flight for maintenance.
At this point, it’s time to just wait until the preliminary report comes out.
About the only things that we have evidence for are:
#1 engine departed the air frame at or above V1. The reason why the engine departed is unknown at this point.
#2 engine experienced compressor stalls above V1. The plane had only one fully functional engine. Being fully loaded there was no way it could fly. There is video evidence of the compressor stalls in the video posted by OP. The reason for the compressor stalls are unknown, but there is ample evidence of the engine ingesting smoke and debris from departing #1 engine.
The plane was wings level or nearly so until the tail hit. After that Newton took control. Which is some damn fine piloting.
Anything outside of the above is speculation at this point.
Is this another AA191? There isn’t enough evidence yet. Video is too grainy to asses the condition of the flight surfaces, or at least the videos I have seen. The reason for the #1 engine departing is unknown. AA191 was due to an unapproved maintenance procedure, but those lessons were learned long ago… At least I hope so.
We are at the “wait and see” stage. Time to let the NTSB do their jobs.
My mother-in-law went absolutely insane when I told her that was a rule in Latin and not in English.
She was rather sheepish when she did her own research and discovered… I was right.
A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with!
The NTSB actually showed that same photo in their briefing this afternoon… Also watching the close up videos of the crash does show the port engine missing on the wing. So I think it’s a real photo.
The plane was also wings level until the tail hits, which I find interesting.
Has this image come from a credible source yet? No shade on you Reirose, just this day and age it pays to be skeptical. I have seen it several times, but the source is never available.
If this image is real, then this accident could very well be another AA191. There is a lot of talk about an uncontained engine failure, but I don’t really see how that would cause an engine separation.
Ah Kentucky…
Where men are men and sheep are nervous.
That would be a lot of unsprung weight.
Handling and ride quality are dramatically and negatively impacted by every bit of weight that is not held up by the suspension. That’s why higher performance cars will have lightweight wheels. Rather than steel wheels you see on lower performance cars.
It’s better to just put all the heavy drive components inboard on the chassis and run drive shafts to the wheels.
You see motors in the hubs of bicycles, because they really don’t go that fast. So even if the bike has a suspension, it’s not that big of a deal. Motorcycles on the other hand would need to keep any heavy parts inboard.
The South Pacific on a true blue water catamaran.
Bounce around as many islands as I possibly could.
Rush: I’m going Bald
Trick or Treating has definitely gone down in my neighborhood.
The neighborhood is 21 years old and I posit that is the reason. A lot of new families, like us, moved in 20 years ago and now the kids are all grown up. My kids are 18 and 16 respectively and have not gone out on Halloween for a few years. The family right next door to us have sons that are a bit older than ours.
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I introduced my wife to Farscape in 2008 and she absolutely fell in love with the series, as had I when I first watched it. We binged watched the entire series inside of two weeks.
We got to the final episode of season 4… And…she… was…piiiiiiiiissssssed. She absolutely abhors cliffhangers. I cannot count the number of times we’ve had to stay up late to finish on an episode that didn’t end on a cliff hanger.
I might have forgotten to mention “The Peacekeeper War” mini-series… evil laugh.
She stomped off and made herself a cup of tea, as I was “getting Season 1 of Battlestar Galactica 2004 ready to watch”. wink wink
She came back sat down on the couch and I hit play… “WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS!” She only uses the word “fuck” when she’s truly angry BTW.
We then stayed up late to finish “The Peacekeeper War”.
As to it being a mess… Yeah, I can see your point. An entire season was rammed into the equivalent of 4 episodes. I think it was done about as well as it could of been. With that said, it would have been great to get that 5th season.
It still remains as my all time favorite Sci Fi series. There was just too much creativity and uniqueness through out to just throw it out at the end as a fan.
How about a bit different perspective?
What long running franchise should be taking out of the hands of idiots and given to people who are actually talented and creative?
The one exception is the MCU, that is definitely one that needs a break. I feel I’ve been watching the same movie over and over since the second Avengers.
The worlds of Star Trek and Star Wars are so vast that there are tons of stories that could be told. It just needs to be in the hands of someone that is actually good at their job and not a profit crazy committee.
I SOOO want to see Rush’s tour next summer. Not seeing them for past tours is something I really regret.
Signed up for the pre-sale, signed on the day of AND… FUCK THAT.
I’m not spending the equivalent of my mortgage just to get decent seats. So I fired up the R40 tour video and cranked it up. I’ll just be happy with that.
But but Bezos has to pay for another rocket and yacht and he just got married!!! Think about his quarterly statement! My god are you heartless!!!
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(just in case it’s not obvious)
30 year IT Professional here.
The thing about AI that most people do not understand is the sheer amount of processing power required and just how much that requirement impacts everything. Entire data centers dedicated to one thing that can require the output of a power plant and the associated cooling requirement. I believe Microsoft is in the process of reactivating Three Mile Island TMI-1 reactor. TMI-2 was destroyed in an accident in 1979.
For what? What is it actually doing that is truly worth investing those kind of resources?
That’s not even considering the financial investment. Which has resulted in tech companies taking a “throw everything against the wall and see what sticks” tactic to get it to start making money. Tactics like that usually result in a bubble where the technology is perceived to have more value that it really does. The problem with this is people won’t spend their money on something that does not return their investment. So it’s a matter of time that we have these huge data centers sitting all over the country abandoned.