▲ 263 ▼ Massive US refuelling aircraft crashes in Iraq (www.rnz.co.nz) submitted 5 months ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/news@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 35 points 5 months ago (3 children) Did it run out of fuel? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 51 points 5 months ago (1 child) The front fell off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (2 children) Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) Would you call this tanker safe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I was thinking more about the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago I think the point fell off. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yucandu@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago The loadmaster forgot to properly strap the fuel in. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beero@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's fucking Boeing. Just another case of MBAs running an engineering firm, someone has to die for those quarterly bonuses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toddestan@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's a KC-135. A plane designed in the 1950's, and the plane in the incident was probably built in the early 1960's. Way before any of Boeing's current problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beero@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* Yeah sure, but their parts are made by today's Boeing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 51 points 5 months ago (1 child) The front fell off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (2 children) Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) Would you call this tanker safe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I was thinking more about the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago I think the point fell off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (2 children) Yeah, that’s not very typical, I’d like to make that point. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) Would you call this tanker safe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I was thinking more about the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent [–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago I think the point fell off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) Would you call this tanker safe? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I was thinking more about the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) I was thinking more about the other ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) The ones the front doesn't fall off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thassodar@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) What kind of materials are they made of, so the front doesn't fall off? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago Well, cardboard's out, and no cardboard derivatives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago I think the point fell off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago The loadmaster forgot to properly strap the fuel in. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beero@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's fucking Boeing. Just another case of MBAs running an engineering firm, someone has to die for those quarterly bonuses. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] toddestan@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's a KC-135. A plane designed in the 1950's, and the plane in the incident was probably built in the early 1960's. Way before any of Boeing's current problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beero@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* Yeah sure, but their parts are made by today's Boeing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toddestan@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) It's a KC-135. A plane designed in the 1950's, and the plane in the incident was probably built in the early 1960's. Way before any of Boeing's current problems. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beero@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* Yeah sure, but their parts are made by today's Boeing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beero@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* Yeah sure, but their parts are made by today's Boeing. permalink fedilink source parent