Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
05-01-2013, 07:55 AM
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05-01-2013, 08:04 AM
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05-01-2013, 08:39 AM
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It use to be chains on the large equipment.
05-01-2013, 09:18 AM
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Chilling is an understatement. Its almost impossible to contemplate.
Pilot had no chance. That thing came down like a brick. Just stopped flying.
Had to be the cargo broke loose in the climb. The CG looks so far aft they wouldn't have got 10 feet off the ground if they had actually loaded up and rotated in that shape.
Only other explanation could be some sort of catastrophic control failure I suppose.
RIP to those poor souls.
Pilot had no chance. That thing came down like a brick. Just stopped flying.
Had to be the cargo broke loose in the climb. The CG looks so far aft they wouldn't have got 10 feet off the ground if they had actually loaded up and rotated in that shape.
Only other explanation could be some sort of catastrophic control failure I suppose.
RIP to those poor souls.
RIP brothers...
05-01-2013, 10:00 AM
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I know a few things about large equipment.
I also found this on the interwebz. MRAP on a C-17.
Loadmasters Tech Sgt. Kenneth Bragg (left) and Staff Sgt. Lucas P. Crumpton assess the strength of the tie down chains that are keeping an Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2008. Each chain is suppose to be able to support 25,000 pounds, but due to the configuration, the ratio is limited; therefore they must make sure actual ratio is the effective ratio required to support the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
I also found this on the interwebz. MRAP on a C-17.
Loadmasters Tech Sgt. Kenneth Bragg (left) and Staff Sgt. Lucas P. Crumpton assess the strength of the tie down chains that are keeping an Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 29, 2008. Each chain is suppose to be able to support 25,000 pounds, but due to the configuration, the ratio is limited; therefore they must make sure actual ratio is the effective ratio required to support the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young)
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05-01-2013, 10:10 AM
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Why would the Navy have MRAPs? Just curious.
05-01-2013, 10:14 AM
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05-01-2013, 10:40 AM
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05-01-2013, 11:51 AM
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Survey: Single women prefer Delta, United
Let’s say you’re a person who travels frequently and you’re looking for a connection – not a connecting flight but a love connection.
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United was followed by US Airways, Southwest, Virgin, JetBlue and AirTran.
Single women also appear to be more talkative while traveling, according to MissTravel.com. Sixty-four acknowledged they speak to strangers at airports or on flights than anywhere else; 39 percent said that they have or would consider dating someone they met during a flight.
Brandon Ware, the website's founder, suggested airlines increase their appeal to women traveling for leisure and the woman “who may have her eyes open for a potential love interest.”
According to MissTravel.com, your best chances are on a Delta Air Lines flight if the object of your desire is a single woman. The “destination-dating” website surveyed 2,000 single female travelers to find out which airline they use most often and 28 percent said Atlanta-based Delta was their No. 1 choice. The airline was preferred by13 percent more women than those who chose No. 2 United Airlines. Delta and United are the No. 1 and No. 2 largest U.S. carriers, respectively.
United was followed by US Airways, Southwest, Virgin, JetBlue and AirTran.
Single women also appear to be more talkative while traveling, according to MissTravel.com. Sixty-four acknowledged they speak to strangers at airports or on flights than anywhere else; 39 percent said that they have or would consider dating someone they met during a flight.
Brandon Ware, the website's founder, suggested airlines increase their appeal to women traveling for leisure and the woman “who may have her eyes open for a potential love interest.”
05-01-2013, 12:17 PM
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