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@Greg__Snow @MCCCANM Fair to assume they were close to or past V1 when the engine departed the wing, so it probably bounced all over the place when it hit the ground causing a lot more damage. Horrific all the way around. :(

@MCCCANM Is that a big hole in the hot section? Possible turbine wheel disintegration?

You are going to start seeing comparisons to American flight 191. It was a DC-10 that crashed in 1979. The left engine detached from the wing on takeoff, resulting in a crash that remains the deadliest to have occurred in the United States. The MD-11 *is* a derivative of the DC-10, but w/ many changes. It is *not* the same aircraft. As I said earlier, I’m not going to speculate on this crash, but you are going to see speculation anyway. So let’s briefly talk about the DC-10 crash in the hopes of at least preparing you for the speculation. In the 1979 Chicago crash, the engine separated, going up & over the left wing. This damaged the hydraulic lines (but *not* all of them & the systems back each other up), which then caused the “slats” or “leading edge flaps” to retract. This, in turn, raised the stall speed of the left wing & resulted in a loss of control. The retraction of the slats is an issue that the FAA ordered fixed. They now physically lock out instead of relying on hydraulic pressure. Another factor was that the pilots slowed down to the speed they are supposed to fly as they takeoff, known as V2. Had they maintained excess speed, they may have controlled the jet. The practice was changed to fly at a speed of “V2 + 10 knots” in the event of an engine failure for the DC-10. Ultimately, the cause of the engine separation was ruled to be improper maintenance procedures; they had been using forklifts to attach & detach the engine for maintenance, which was not an approved method. Over time, this resulted in damage to the engine pylon & it ultimately failed. How much of this was carried over to the MD-11, I don’t know. I didn’t fly the MD-11, but I’d be surprised if they didn’t incorporate these lessons…and the lessons of other DC-10 crashes. Even the Air Force modified the KC-10 based on them. Again, speculation is not going to help, but this is the internet & you are going to see it anyway. You should not take this post as a suggestion that this is what happened…rather, I want to point out that there are very important differences here. The MD-11 is *not* the DC-10. Let me say it clearly: I don’t know what happened. Neither do the people who are suggesting they do. The purpose of this post is just to give you clear information when you start to see speculation. Hope that helps.

@BitchelMitchel @BEASTfromEAST73 The engine pods are pretty close to the fuselage on the MD11s. Left engine is definitely either missing or on fire.

@BEASTfromEAST73 Looks like a raging fire in the mid-section. Can someone confirm? Doesn’t look like the engine. Perspective is a little skew but seems like the belly is blazing and it’s being fueled.

Plane crash on takeoff in Louisville Kentucky

@Drew__Buckets Pounds, not gallons

It was a UPS plane with 280,000 gallons of fuel going to Honolulu This is not good folks this isn't good at all

HOLY FUCK! I hope people get the hell out of the area. Plane crash near Louisville Airport. Causing huge fires all over the place.. Pray for the people of Louisville tonight

@FinalTelegraph @krassenstein 280,000 pounds, not gallons.

280,000 gallons of jet fuel exploding. This is the reality of the regime's America. They are obsessed with green energy fantasies while our actual energy infrastructure literally falls from the sky and explodes. They can't keep planes flying. They can't keep trains on tracks. Total, catastrophic incompetence.

BREAKING: A UPS aircraft just crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky. Does this have anything to do with the lack of Air traffic controllers.

@ArcInfinty @TheNewsBadger @nicksortor Pounds, not gallons. A trip to HNL would certainly clock in around 250-280,000 pounds of fuel.

@TheNewsBadger @nicksortor Maybe 280000 liters lmao. Someone probably just doesn't know what they are saying. Probably 28k gallons

🚨 BREAKING: UPS Flight 2976 bound for Honolulu, Hawaii had 280,000 gallons of jet fuel on board when it crashed in Louisville, per WLKY MULTIPLE explosions have rocked the area, and smoke can be seen for dozens of miles.

@TheNewsBadger @nicksortor Should be 280,000 pounds, which is how fuel capacity and use is measured on transport category aircraft.

@nicksortor 280,000...? I don't think that's right. Common sense says that number is WAY too high.

@thefrugalshrimp Hopefully.

Bro is Donald Trump dying?

@mwaresh1 @LarryBoorstein @atrupar lol… he can barely drink it much less walk on it.

@LarryBoorstein @atrupar Oh good lord just STFU. If Trump showed he could walk on water tomorrow u ppl would say it’s because he can’t swim🙄

REPORTER: You were the driving force behind Operation Warp Speed, these mRNA vaccines that are the gold standard. Now your Health Secretary is pulling back all the funding for research ... what is going on? TRUMP: Research into what? REPORTER: mRNA vaccines TRUMP: We're onto other things

@99_the_comments @DaleStarkA10 The gear handle and flaps control aren't close to each other, feel completely different, and operate differently. There's almost no chance that the FO operated the wrong control. The RAT was deployed, so at the moment seems like a systems failure.

An Air India 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 souls went down shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad to London. The Captain was a seasoned pilot with nearly 9,000 hours.

This is so infuriating, I don’t know if the judges in these immigration cases are in cahoots with ICE. Arresting people like this just doesn’t seem to square with our Democratic values. I’m all for removing people who are violent but this is suspect!

@Dreamweasel @Strandjunker I'm not divided. Fuck 'em both. They deserve each other.

@Strandjunker The public is clearly divided! ⬇️ x.com/dreamweasel/st…

Eventually, when all is said and done, we will realize that the United States owes Kamala Harris a presidency.

Musk killed 300,000 people, mostly children. There is no redemption arc.

@CreakySteam @soulkhan He is.

elon musk has literally fuckin killed and harmed people with his actions in government. anyone trying to recruit him as an ally is fuckin garbage, no exceptions

@jasonpcarter @SethAbramson *billions

This is what I am saying. This is a pocket civil war.

Looking forward to the apology from anyone who voted for Donald Trump because they thought Hillary and Kamala were too emotional to be president.

@tbailey1976 @PreetBharara Here's hoping.

@PreetBharara These two idiots are going to destroy one another.

Who has the cards

@realspitfire @elonmusk LOL. No fucking chance. Both of them can roast in hell.

And just like that, Democrats love @elonmusk again.

I'm trying to imagine all of the phone calls and texts happening in political and billionaire circles right now as a result of Trump and Musk falling out. Has to be completely epic. Also, if you have any particularly bad news to release, now is a REALLY good time to do it.

Man. The right wing copium happening in the replies right now is absolutely hilarious. Love this for them.

@realDonaldTrump LOL... this aged like expired milk in the trunk of a 1978 Pontiac Sunbird in a Phoenix, Arizona junkyard.