Another airline crash that was unknown to me, until a recent Snopes email was sent out to discuss a memorial that was built to honor the victims of that flight. If you want to know more, details are over here on the Snopes webpage. But the picture below is what struck me most about the story, because it’s an image that you can actually see from space.
So I totally missed this, but apparently a Spirit Airlines Airbus had an engine explode on takeoff at DFW. Need to do some research. But in the meantime, here is an image that was just shared on Reddit.
A few minutes ago, I published the latest podcast, this one about National Airlines Flight #83, a crash of a Douglas DC-4 at Philadelphia Airport from January, 1951. Curiously, this is the article that spurred the podcast itself!
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This morning I published the latest podcast on the subject of The UpStairs Lounge arson attack, an horrific attack against gay people in the history of the United States.
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While I haven’t had a chance to do a podcast lately (real life has kept me busy!), I have had a chance to listen to other podcasters here and there. And it’s no secret that I love the ones from Discovery Channel, especially Stuff You Missed In History Class and Stuff You Should Know. Well on my commute this morning, I got to listen to Josh & Chuck from Stuff You Should Know talk about the Great Chicago Fire. It made for a good podcast, and actually shows how myth and hype are more well known than the truth.
So until I can get back into the studio and put together a new podcast, I’ll suggest other podcasts from time to time. The one about the Great Chicago Fire can be found at this link. Give it a listen!
There was a news story out recently about Cecelia Crocker, the sole survivor of a Northwest Airlines crash in 1987. The first thing that struck me was that she put a tattoo of an airplane on her wrist, as a constant reminder of that night back in 1987 that took 154 souls, leaving her as the sole survivor.
The story goes to a link to the film “Sole Survivor” that appears will be released sometime in 2013. You can find the page here, as well as a trailer of the film. It looks to be an incredible, emotional film.
So there’s an article that came across my desk just now that’s titled, “The Mystery of the Hindenburg Disaster Finally Solved?“. It delves into the disaster itself, and how studies have now pretty much concluded that the airship was brought down by a leak in one of the hydrogen tanks, a buildup of static electricity, and when one of the landing ropes touched the ground – effectively “completing the circuit”. This means all you needed was a little spark, and BANG!
Who knows. It’s been over 75 years, and we probably will never, ever know for sure. But it’s good that people are still looking into it. Because the more we understand yesterday, the better we can deal with tomorrow.
Hopefully there’ll be a podcast soon. Life has been absolutely insane, and freetime and I haven’t seemed to be able to meet as of late. No promises, but possibly this upcoming Friday for our next episode.
Today we focus on the crash of UPS – yes, United Parcel Service of the “What can brown do for you?” fame – Airways Flight 006 in September, 2010, which crashed less than an hour after taking off from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, en route to Cologne, Germany. The crash, which is not all that well known, has forced changes that impact every single airline passenger every day.
As usual, you can download the podcast at this link, find us on iTunes, or just listen below.
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And as promised, this is the link to the article on HowStuffWorks about lithium battery fires, and here is the burned-out hull of the Boeing 787’s lithium-ion battery based APU (auxiliary power unit):
Boeing 787 APU
Our latest podcast is finally here! Apologies for the delay, but life has been a bit crazy.
Today we focus on the ill-fated flight of Alaska Airlines flight #261, a flight from Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco and continuing on to Seattle, that crashed into the ocean off of Los Angeles. This subject is quite near to me, because people I know and love lost loved ones on this flight. But, as with most accidents, there was good that came out of this crash, though the price paid in lives lost was great.
As usual, you can download the podcast at this link, or find us on iTunes, or just listen below.
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