THE TALE OF THE ARAB FLIGHT CREW [destroy brand-new $80-million aircraft]

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The brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest passenger airplane ever built, sat in its hangar in Toulouse, France without a single hour of airtime. Enter the Arab flight crew of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (ADAT) to conduct pre-delivery tests on the ground, such as engine runups, prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi. The date was November 15, 2007.

The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area. Then they took all four engines to takeoff power with a virtually empty aircraft. Not having read the run-up manuals, they had no clue just how light an empty A340-600 really is.

The takeoff warning horn was blaring away in the cockpit because they had all 4 engines at full power. The aircraft computers thought they were trying to takeoff but it had not been configured properly (flaps/slats, etc.) Then one of the ADAT crew decided to pull the circuit breaker on the Ground Proximity Sensor to silence the alarm.

This fools the aircraft into thinking it is in the air.

The computers automatically released all the brakes and set the aircraft rocketing forward. The ADAT crew had no idea that this is a safety feature so that pilots can't land with the brakes on.

Not one member of the seven-man Arab crew was smart enough to throttle back the engines from their max power setting, so the $80 million brand-new aircraft crashed into a blast barrier, totaling it.

The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown, for there has been a news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere. Coverage of the story was deemed insulting to Moslem Arabs. Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.





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It doesn't matter what color their skin is, those guys deserve to get laughed at (if they are still alive). You would think you would have to know what you are doing to be allowed onto a freakin airbus.

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stupid is as stupid does.

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i find that reporting of the news of any mistakes my race has made in the past is insulting, therefore I demand that the media cease coverage of anything that could be construed as damaging or humiliating to us or our pride in the future.

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Shouldn't a qualified pilot be in an aircraft at all times when the engines are running and such?

Or at least an engineer that could forsee what would happen.

And insulting to muslims? No. It's insulting that the FREE MEDIA can't present the news.

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*facepalm

wow... anyone that dumb deserves to be laughed at. And that's really kinda sad that the media went into a blackout because it might be insulting. i mean

Guess we can't have news down south anymore with dem dar stupid rednecks.

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French-Muslim relations are always uneasy. The french would definitely do everything they could to avoid a "situation." basically they get bullied into it, but i guess its their nature?

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I'm muslim and this does not offend me in anyway shape or form because this story has nothing to do with what religion these men are but the fact this they didn't have a manual and were not familiar with this plane as it was brand new at the time.

I think there would be no way to slow that puppy down anywa after it had released its brakes, it was going full throttle on all engines so those guys were probably all the way in the back of the plane against the wall...lol

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My uncle in law is a captain with UAE air, flying they new A380 (THE biggest passenger jet in the world). I'm sure he's shaking his head at this.

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DrifterXRPS13 wrote:... the fact this they didn't have a manual and were not familiar with this plane as it was brand new at the time.
It really makes one think about a company that would allow pilots in a new airplane without training them or somehow insuring they had RTFM. I thought there were simulators involved in getting flight crews trained???

Looking at the pictures and seeing the cockpit as crushed as it was, I doubt the morons will be flying anything for some time, if at all.

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It was a year ago so I'm sure the crew are fine now (or herding camels somewhere).

Who said AirBus had to ensure the pilots were trained on their plane? It should be up to the company that bought it to ensure their pilots "had a clue". Do you expect GM to train cab drivers after selling the cab company a car?

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Whoops. Thats gonna leave a mark.

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Maybe they were going for "Arab Drifting II - The Sequel".

They really needed Samuel Jackson on board.

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This is exactly why Nissan requires GTR training before even a PDI can be performed.

I'd hate to be one of the guys involved, he's going to have a shorted paycheck for the next 2000 years.

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AZhitman wrote:Maybe they were going for "Arab Drifting II - The Sequel".

They really needed Samuel Jackson on board.

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AZhitman wrote:Maybe they were going for "Arab Drifting II - The Sequel".

They really needed Samuel Jackson on board.
lol. "i have had it with these mother ****in snakes, on this mother ****in plane!!!!"except replace "snakes" with "dumbass arabs."

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It might just be me. but I SWEAR the writing on the side of the plane said JIHAD for a second or 2...

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PantherRacer wrote:It might just be me. but I SWEAR the writing on the side of the plane said JIHAD for a second or 2...


Etihad Airlines. Actually, it is an excellent airline (like many of the Middle-Eastern airlines by the way) ... this one downright stupid incident not-withstanding.

Ever fly Emirates or Etihad? Even in Coach, you will be way impressed by the excellent service compared to almost any western airline. Good (wider) seats, better leg room, excellent food, etc.

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DrifterXRPS13 wrote:I'm muslim and this does not offend me in anyway shape or form because this story has nothing to do with what religion these men are
Same here ...

That was a stupid mistake by a flight crew - regardless of the religion or country of origin. I don't know who deemed it insulting to Moslem Arabs to avoid mentioning it in news stories ... that is asinine!

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damni hope they paid for it already.

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szhosain wrote:
Ever fly Emirates or Etihad? Even in Coach, you will be way impressed by the excellent service compared to almost any western airline. Good (wider) seats, better leg room, excellent food, etc.

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no, but i can guess that it is leaps and bounds ahead of everything we have access to here in America.

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I'll take hot lil J-spec JAL stewardesses thank you very much.

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themadscientist wrote:I'll take hot lil J-spec JAL stewardesses thank you very much.
Good point! Although I have not flown JAL, I like Singapore Airlines for similar reasons ...

On Emirates and Etihad, all the stewardesses are European ... and these airlines apparently don't have any qualms about hiring based on looks!

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Wasn't this about the same time that Dale stopped posting?

Coincidence? I think NOT!

Seriously, though, MAS and Cathay Pacific have aesthetically pleasing flight crews as well.

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szhosain wrote:On Emirates and Etihad, all the stewardesses are European ... and these airlines apparently don't have any qualms about hiring based on looks!
Yeah, Emirates Air is absolutely top-class, even in Coach.

The Japanese airlines are the same way, and honestly so are many of the European ones. Virgin Atlantic has been excellent for over a decade, and I just flew Air France to Paris and back a week ago and it was fantastic.

EDIT: This crash WAS colossal fail, but it obviously didn't have anything to do with them being Arab. I'm not sure if that's what people are implying, but if it is, that would be silly. Last I checked, the UAE was competently and swiftly building a 3,000+ foot skyscraper. Some of the best engineering talent in the world is coming out of that region right now.

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What's silly is silencing media reports that are unflattering to Muslims, and being completely serious about it.

...as if there's not a bunch of other people [of all faiths] doing stupid stuff every day.

p.s. I think I saw one of those guys on CNN wearing a bathrobe and slippers, throwing rocks at a tank.

Might wanna censor that little snippet too.

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AZhitman wrote:What's silly is silencing media reports that are unflattering to Muslims, and being completely serious about it.
QFT

Boo to the Euro media. If our media is doing the same thing, that's even worse.


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