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In article <8o3io6$efk$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net>, hamish@netcom.com
says... > In article > Steck > > [...] > > >The A320s have been involved in several accidents since they were introduced > >to the fleet early in the last decade. One of the most famous crashes was at > >an air show in Paris six years ago, when the plane crashed into some trees, > >killing the pilot and crew. There were no passengers aboard. > > Good lord.... It was *twelve* years ago (1988), it was almost full of > passengers, three people -- none of them pilot or crew -- died, it was > caused by pilot error, and it was nowhere near Paris (Habsheim). > > Almost every single "fact" in that paragraph was wrong. How low can > the news media go? > > Hamish Actually I think hes right. Youre talking about two different things here. I have an .mpg of a plane at an airshow where the plane failed to get enough speed, overshot the airstrip and crashed into some trees (Well, a forest, really.) at the far end of the runway, resulting in a HUGE fireball, killing the pilots. Helge -- -------------------- Slips with Flaps |
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