jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's all say it together:

President Trump.
January, 20, 2017

Trump has already called this terrorism. If it turns out to be a mechanical failure, Congress will have to launch a 3-year investigation into it.

Anonymous wrote:Let's all say it together:

President Trump.
January, 20, 2017

Anonymous wrote:No one has claimed responsibility. I think it was some sort of mechanical error/fire/etc.

Anonymous wrote:Pan Am 103 did not break up immediately. After the bomb blew a less than 2 foot hole in the fuselage, the nose cone/cockpit peeled away. Intact. When it fully disengaged, it struck engine number 3 and fell. It crashed into the ground largely intact.

The remainder of the airframe separated into 3 pieces. 3. Not a bazillion. 3. All of which crashed in almost the same location.

Many of the people on board pan am 103 lived until it hit the ground.

Do you remember the Hawaiian Air incident. A full third of the airframe skin peeled off and away and the aircraft landed safely.

TWA 800? A massive explosion, yet large parts of the airframe remained intact until it hit the water.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine this could be true but my coworker flies Egypt Air somewhat often and claims pilots and crew regularly smoke in the bathrooms & cockpit. He claims you can smell it. Can't wrap my head around how that could be true.

Smoking is possible - but I don't see how it would ignite the plane. Remember, up until just about 15 years ago, smoking was allowed on international flights. There used to be non-smoking "sections" of the plane - which of course, made no sense. I could see people trying to push the limits, in certain circumstances (I don't know if some cultures look the other way, for example). But again, with smoking being allowed as long as it was, I don't see how that could be a valid issue.

The cause seems far more suspicious than smoking. Has anyone come forward to claim responsibility (for anything else)?

Someone would be allowed on board with a lighter or matches?

People have matches and lighters on board every flight. They are permitted. Didn't you know that? How else is your hipster seat mate going to light his/her joint when they land?

Lighters without fuel lol

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Anonymous wrote:What could this indicate?

"The alerts don't necessarily mean a fire occurred on the plane or that the crew even knew about the alerts, which are automatically transmitted, aviation experts cautioned."

I thought they said that sensors indicated the right cockpit window was opened a few minutes before the crash; seems they knew something was up.

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Anonymous wrote:What could this indicate?

"The alerts don't necessarily mean a fire occurred on the plane or that the crew even knew about the alerts, which are automatically transmitted, aviation experts cautioned."

I thought they said that sensors indicated the right cockpit window was opened a few minutes before the crash; seems they knew something was up.

Anonymous wrote:What could this indicate?

"The alerts don't necessarily mean a fire occurred on the plane or that the crew even knew about the alerts, which are automatically transmitted, aviation experts cautioned."

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine this could be true but my coworker flies Egypt Air somewhat often and claims pilots and crew regularly smoke in the bathrooms & cockpit. He claims you can smell it. Can't wrap my head around how that could be true.

Smoking is possible - but I don't see how it would ignite the plane. Remember, up until just about 15 years ago, smoking was allowed on international flights. There used to be non-smoking "sections" of the plane - which of course, made no sense. I could see people trying to push the limits, in certain circumstances (I don't know if some cultures look the other way, for example). But again, with smoking being allowed as long as it was, I don't see how that could be a valid issue.

The cause seems far more suspicious than smoking. Has anyone come forward to claim responsibility (for anything else)?

Someone would be allowed on board with a lighter or matches?

People have matches and lighters on board every flight. They are permitted. Didn't you know that? How else is your hipster seat mate going to light his/her joint when they land?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine this could be true but my coworker flies Egypt Air somewhat often and claims pilots and crew regularly smoke in the bathrooms & cockpit. He claims you can smell it. Can't wrap my head around how that could be true.

Smoking is possible - but I don't see how it would ignite the plane. Remember, up until just about 15 years ago, smoking was allowed on international flights. There used to be non-smoking "sections" of the plane - which of course, made no sense. I could see people trying to push the limits, in certain circumstances (I don't know if some cultures look the other way, for example). But again, with smoking being allowed as long as it was, I don't see how that could be a valid issue.

The cause seems far more suspicious than smoking. Has anyone come forward to claim responsibility (for anything else)?

Someone would be allowed on board with a lighter or matches?

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Anonymous wrote:It didn't have many passengers.

It was a red eye, literally middle of the night flight, which I have taken out of CDG before, they are usually super cheap. That may be why not many people on board.