Russian jet with 171 on board crashes in Ukraine

[NEODARK]

This sucks, seems like there are no survivors. Sounds like another aviation dissaster :cry:

 

The pilot reported a fire on board and heavy turbulence, emergency officials said.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/08/22/russia.crash/index.html

[Force_Feedback]

I also read something about a fire at cruising alt.

 

Bad day for aviation, espcially for the people involved.

 

Are there ground casualties?

[Pilotasso]

Sympathies... :(

[Shaman]

Uh-oh. These things will happen all the time, the more planes are in the air the higher probability that one of them will crash sooner or later. Some experts say that in near future we can expect major air disaster every week or so.

It's always a tragedy. Real problem is that mass-media feeds on these tragedies way to much.

[NEODARK]

Yup, the media always will be the media.

 

It still sucks that it happens though.

 

Worldwide, it's quite possible that more people will die or be born in the time it takes me to write this post.

 

 

World Birth/Death Rates (2006 est.)1

Birth Rate:                                                  Death Rate:
20 births/1,000 population                     9 deaths/1,000 population
128.9 million births per year                57.9 million people die each year
353,015 births per day                          158,857 people die each day
14,709 births each hour                         6619 people die each hour
245 births each minute                          110 people die each minute
4 births each second of every day           almost 2 people die each second

[Force_Feedback]

Yup, the media always will be the media.

 

It still sucks that it happens though.

 

Worldwide, it's quite possible that more people will die or be born in the time it takes me to write this post.

 

 

World Birth/Death Rates (2006 est.)1

Birth Rate:                                                  Death Rate:
20 births/1,000 population                     9 deaths/1,000 population
128.9 million births per year                57.9 million people die each year
353,015 births per day                          158,857 people die each day
14,709 births each hour                         6619 people die each hour
245 births each minute                          110 people die each minute
4 births each second of every day           almost 2 people die each second

 

Yeah, until an alien invasion, or some little nuclear war comes :/ It's just a matter of time, or we might get hit by a meteorite/asteroid. Or we might mess up the gulf stream, leading to rapid climate change (in decades, not 2 days :D), and casing great migrations. Also, there might be some epidemic that will not be contained.

 

Or, we might get a visit from an Ori prior :p

[NEODARK]

There's always ejection seats to save us :D

[hitman]

Then well have to colonize deep space and bring our cinnamon flavored dental floss and sneakers with lights in the heels with us.

[SVK_Fox]

it is very sad :(

[Force_Feedback]

Then well have to colonize deep space and bring our cinnamon flavored dental floss and sneakers with lights in the heels with us.

 

In time, if we don't destroy eachother before then, which will probably happen.

 

Very conflicting reports about the crash, I mean, if it really made an emergency landing (not ploughing into the ground at high sinkrates), wouldn't we see fuselage chuncks? And, lightning at 10km??? How often does that occur (other than static electricity building up)?

[NEODARK]

Well, the news just got worse :(

 

There were 39 children aboard, six of them under 2 years old, according to Pulkovo Airlines.

[zaGURUinzaSKY]

About 1,000 were produced.

 

Although a popular aircraft, it has had a checkered history and has been involved in at least 30 air disasters since it went into service in 1968.

 

 

That's 3% of crashing aircrafts... damn!! I would be scared to fly on one of them...

Poor families. My sympathies to all of them.

[zaGURUinzaSKY]

45 childrens !

[chrno120]

regarding how will there be a massive deaths..

 

Don't forget about the only two known Supervolcanoes, Yellowstone caldera & Lake Toba at Java, so much sulfur dioxide could drive the world to ice age..

 

That Tu-154 is in world news almost every year..

 

Condolences to their families..

[zaGURUinzaSKY]

Don't forget about the only two known Supervolcanoes, Yellowstone caldera & Lake Toba at Java, so much sulfur dioxide could drive the world to ice age..

What are you talkin about? any link?

[Groove]

RIP

 

They should ground this russian air fleet until they are repaired. Any i mean the whole air fleet...

[chrno120]

What are you talkin about? any link?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervolcano

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba

 

sorry for the little OT, just responding..

 

Supervolcano eruptions dwarfed the all other major volcanic eruptions like Mt. St. Helens & Mt. Pinatubo.

Mt. St. Helens had 5 on Volcanic Explosivity Index, Supervolcanoes had 8

 

Anyways, 'be praying for those who died in the crash and other deaths around the world..

[zaGURUinzaSKY]

thanx for the info