A U.S.-bound plane took off from London last month with four damaged window panes, including two that were completely missing, according to U.K. air accident investigators.

No one was injured by the window malfunctions, which appear to have been caused by high-power lights used in a film shoot, the U.K.’s Air Accident Investigation Branch reported in a special bulletin published Nov. 4.

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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

From the article

"The lights, which were intended to give the illusion of a sunrise, were placed about 20 to 30 feet from the aircraft, shining on first the right, then the left side of the craft for over nine hours in total.

A foam liner had melted away from at least one of the windows and several window panes appeared to have been warped by the thermal heat. "

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’m surprised by that, because I’m having a hard time picturing a setup that was all that much hotter than, say, sitting on the tarmac in Phoenix in the summer.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Stage lights are hot as fuck dude, even hung from rafters you can feel their directionality on stage.

    Hell find someone who likes flashlights and ask to borrow a 1000 lumen lights then shine it at your hand, it gets noticeably hot very rapidly.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I still can't believe collecting flashlights is a real hobby.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah..... Me too..... I Don't at all have several....

    I get it, but if you work in a trade flashlights are part of life and a shitty one legit ruins your day. (Like I've legit gone office space printer style on more than one for being junk and fucking up when least appropriate)

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Am I missing something or is the term "thermal heat" just stupid? Are they trying to sound? Or is there some other meaning of heat that I'm unaware of and that would make sense in this context and therefore the description is needed?

    I'm genuinely confused...

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh, to be honest, when i read this, it didn't connect with me how the lights made window panes disappear. were the window panes missing before the flight? It doesn't seem like the window panes fell on anyone or nearby property.

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