Any time you are on a plane and it has flipped to a point that you are on your side... well, you have to know you are screwed. Anyone not belted in would have been (literally) flying around the cabin. What a horrible way to die.Chealander said information from the plane's flight data recorder indicates that the plane pitched up at an angle of 31 degrees in its final moments, then pitched down at 45 degrees.The plane rolled to the left at 46 degrees, then snapped back to the right at 105 degrees — 15 degrees beyond vertical.
So, anyone want to fly over for a visit?
There were some high-profile people on that flight. One of the 9/11 widows, who was going to mark what would have been her husband's 58th birthday.
ReplyDeleteTwo members of Chuck Mangione's band - a saxophonist and guitarist who were supposed to perform Friday night.
A leading expert on the genocide in Rwanda who was just getting back from briefing diplomats in Europe.
Then you have the not-so-famous people but whose stories are touching - for instance the woman who was flying to meet her boyfriend's family. Or the dad who worked for Kraft Foods and was going to join his family on a cruise. Or the woman who was a Jewish cantor who had just released a CD. Or the 24 year old Minnesota woman who was flying to have a reunion hockey match with former teammates. Or the pilot, who grew up in Iowa who has 2 children in elementary school...
Very, very tragic. I think it touches me more because of knowing what you posted, Steve - about how ASOS doesn't work in this kind of situation.