Boeing 737 NG CRASH in Iran

[tRidiot]

They just might have the pilot's last words, "
لماذا يطلقون النار علينا
limadha yutaliqun alnaar ealayna?"

The best of the best? Some kind of response to a sneeze?

I dunno, man, you lost me.

 

[tRidiot]

Weird... copying the Arabic characters gives me, "Why are they shooting at us?"

 

[TerryMiller]

I'm certainly not an expert on missiles and their effects, but I watched something last night where they explained that the SAM's are designed to explode when in the proximity of its target, which sends shrapnel throughout the target. It seems to me that such an event, especially with two missiles, that the first punctured fuel tanks and the second ignited the fuel. That might explain the fiery descent, and then when the plane hit the ground and the tanks were ruptured, they would have then created the fireball on the ground.

Would I be wrong in my speculations?

 

[tRidiot]

I'm certainly not an expert on missiles and their effects, but I watched something last night where they explained that the SAM's are designed to explode when in the proximity of its target, which sends shrapnel throughout the target. It seems to me that such an event, especially with two missiles, that the first punctured fuel tanks and the second ignited the fuel. That might explain the fiery descent, and then when the plane hit the ground and the tanks were ruptured, they would have then created the fireball on the ground.

Would I be wrong in my speculations?

Correct.... movies are not usually right in how they depict missile hits, like Top Gun and such. Missiles explode in proximity and cause loads of shrapnel puncturing all over a plane and damaging many vital systems. The spectacular massive explosions are mainly just for Hollyweird.

 

[Snattlerake]

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-update...krainian-plane-today-2020-01-10-live-updates/


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...oting-down-ukrainian-airliner-unintentionally


Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian airliner 'unintentionally' – state TV


‘Human error’ blamed as admission comes after initial denials were contradicted by western allies’ intelligence


OOOPS! Sorry! That's all.

 

[davek]

I wonder if the Captain of the USS Vincennes in 1988 will send a sympathy card to the Iranian missile battery commander.

 

[bigred1]

Iran is trying to twist the fact that they shot down the plane to it being the United States fault. INCREDIBLE

 

[tRidiot]

Iran is trying to twist the fact that they shot down the plane to it being the United States fault. INCREDIBLEView attachment 150547

Well, why wouldn't they follow the lead of their allies in the Democratic party?

 

[druryj]

So, the Iranians admitted that they shot it down in error, and verified that it was Trump's fault. Now, see, if he'd only gotten prior approval from Nancy and Chuck and their pals before he took action to blow up that General Soulman guy, he'd be in the clear. Who does he think he is? The Commander in Chief or something? Sheesh.

 

[Aries]

"The debil made us do it!"