Metroliner Crash Malta
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Looks like a Fairchild Metroliner has crashed in Malta - five fatalities.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/plan...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/plan...
Terrible, it put me in mind of this crash, different type though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Midwest_Flight_5...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Midwest_Flight_5...
Oakey said:
That doesn't seem the least bit suspicious does it? Part of a surveillance operation tracing human trafficking routes.
Quite routine. http://frontex.europa.euecsrobin said:
Oakey said:
That doesn't seem the least bit suspicious does it? Part of a surveillance operation tracing human trafficking routes.
Quite routine. http://frontex.europa.eured_slr said:
ecsrobin said:
Oakey said:
That doesn't seem the least bit suspicious does it? Part of a surveillance operation tracing human trafficking routes.
Quite routine. http://frontex.europa.euEric Mc said:
That was a loading issue.
Yeah, I meant it was a twin that went up and came down pretty much straight after take off, seem to remember that it was weight with a maintenance issue with control cables that only showed up when the plane was heavily loaded, not speculating about this one.Wasn't it one of these 'planes that flipped upside down landing in Ireland some years ago? Trying to go around in fog or something. Not speculating about this crash, just something that I saw on one of those over-egged air crash docudramas once upon a time.
OK. So now this is speculating. The one I'm remembering (if correct) flipped over on landing. This one in Malta seems to have gone onto it's back at takeoff. Anything inherently unstable about the design of this aeroplane? Or is it just a coincidence, and neither crash has anything to do with stability problems with this particular design?
OK. So now this is speculating. The one I'm remembering (if correct) flipped over on landing. This one in Malta seems to have gone onto it's back at takeoff. Anything inherently unstable about the design of this aeroplane? Or is it just a coincidence, and neither crash has anything to do with stability problems with this particular design?
It definitely was a Metroliner that crashed at Cork airport back in 2011.
Also, when I was flying out of La Palma airport in Majorca back in 2009, lying upside down in the grass, partially burned out, was another Metroliner. This one crashed and burned in 2002 -
I was amazed that the authorities hadn't cleared it away - even after six years.
Also, when I was flying out of La Palma airport in Majorca back in 2009, lying upside down in the grass, partially burned out, was another Metroliner. This one crashed and burned in 2002 -
I was amazed that the authorities hadn't cleared it away - even after six years.
yellowjack said:
Or is it just a coincidence, and neither crash has anything to do with stability problems with this particular design?
You should have a read of the accident report for the Cork accident.. Lets just say there was a lot of other factors involved over and above the aircraft!Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff