Obscene Opulence you have not heard about or seen before. Right?
In case you hadn't heard
This brand spanking new Airbus 340-600, the largest
passenger airplane ever built, sits just outside 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 run-ups prior to delivery to Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi.
The ADAT crew taxied the A340-600 to the run-up area.
Then they took all Four engines to takeoff power with avirtually 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 take off,
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.
because they had All 4 engines at full power.
The aircraft computers thought they were trying to take off,
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
$200 million brand-new Aircraft crashed into a blast
barrier, totaling it.
The extent of injuries to the crew is unknown due to the
news blackout in the major media in France and elsewhere.
Coverage of the story was deemed insulting to Muslim Arabs.
Finally, the photos are starting to leak out.
Airbus $200 million aircraft meets retaining wall, and the wall wins!
"That's why God gave them camels"
Hat tip to Nancy T.
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mmmm. soundsw like nature has taken a hand in this war on terrorism. LOL
Almost happened again in Australia Friday -
Cockpit mayhem: the take-off that went wrongBrendan Nicholson
May 1, 2009
THERE was mayhem in the cockpit of Emirates flight EK-407 on what should have been a routine night flight from Melbourne to Dubai.
As the Airbus jet carrying 275 people prepared to take off on March 20, there were four pilots aboard for the trip — two in the cockpit, the other two resting.
On the flight deck, the first officer and the captain fed routine information, including the plane's weight and fuel load, into a computer. Procedure was for them to check each other's work to avoid mistakes. At 10.31pm, the first officer opened the throttles and headed down the runway. As the plane gathered speed, its engines roaring, the captain told the first officer to ease it off the runway.
But when the first officer tried, the jet stayed grounded. The first officer tried again. This time, the nose came up — but the rest of the Airbus stayed glued to the tarmac. The jet's rear hit the runway with a bang. Spewing a trail of sparks, it hit the runway twice more, puncturing the skin of the jet, tearing off a panel and breaching the air pressurisation.
Frightened passengers saw a flash and the sparks. Soon, they smelt burning. The cabin crew could not tell them what was happening.
As the jet reached the end of the 3657-metre runway, it was travelling at more than 290 km/h. Now the captain switched the thrust levers, overriding the other controls to give full power to the engines. The jet began climbing. But it was still too low, hitting a runway light, then antenna equipment on the ground.
Twice more, the tail scraped across the grass at the end of the runway. With barely seconds to spare, the jet rose over the grassy slopes outside the airport and finally reached a safe height. After the pilots told air traffic control of their "ground strike", they circled the plane over Port Phillip Bay, dumping most of their fuel over the bay. With smoke in the cabin, the plane was given emergency clearance to land.
It was only when the pilots checked their instruments that they spotted their potentially fatal mistake. Before take-off, their fuelled-up jet weighed 362 tonnes. But they had accidentally keyed in that it weighed 262 tonnes, resulting in too little engine power. Only the captain's rapid reactions averted a fiery crash.
Nothing like training...
But damn! Give these guys a camel and they can ride like the wind!
How do I spell dolt? A-R-A-B.
Thank goodness that y'all went to Iraq to "liberate" the Iraqis. Because, it is so obvious from your posts that there is soooo much respect and compassion for Arabs, that the real motives couldn't have been anything else, could they?
So good to see your real faces once in a while.
Yes well Bruno...
I’m glad and support the fact that we are liberating the creations.
Now it is time that the creations “Arabs” start acting like liberated people don’t you think or maybe you forgot to think!
Respect for women is just one of my crusades that I am on. Arab women seem to be too wrapped up in the twisted culture to figure out their own needs. It can be because out of fear or a brainwashing, technique for following such a sick and twisted male dominated faith!
It’s their way or the high way! So morons like you just don’t get the fact that Arabs need to get after their own for stupid stunts. Otherwise they will go back to what was once instead of moving forward with the rest of the people on the planet!
I will remain tough on muslims till muslims start to realize they have to play nice with the rest of the world otherwise, ‘yes they will continue to get grief from folks like myself and others!
[dcat] "I’m glad and support the fact that we are liberating the creations. "
That makes no sense whatsoever, you do realise, right?
Creations of what? Did you mean croutons?
[dcat] "Now it is time that the creations “Arabs” start acting like liberated people don’t you think"
"Liberated" people? What the heck is that supposed to mean? I have to assume that you're all upset because Arabs didn't become good little Americans the moment your invading troops crossed the border? :lol: Unfortunately, Arabs actually have their own culture and own societies and own beliefs that are not the same as yours. And thank goodness for that.
[dcat] "Respect for women is just one of my crusades that I am on."
That's a good thing. I agree with this.
Just a pity, don't you think, that the people that the United States brought into Iraq as "allies" and helped install as the government there, happen to be some of the most dimwitted and backwards-looking sectarian religious cretins to walk the earth. That includes their attitudes towards women. Do you even know who the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Badr Brigade ARE? Or are you a typical good little American warmonger, who questions nothing and believes everything that your masters tell you?
Maybe you should take note of the fact that the American invasion of Iraq unleashed the religious freaks (including the religious freaks that the USA allied itself to) and that as a result women have less rights than EVER there.
[dcat] "I will remain tough on muslims till muslims start to realize they have to play nice"
Uh ... there aren't just "Muslims" in the Middle east. Or rather, I should say, there weren't, because thanks to the dim-witted American invaders, ancient Arab Christian communities such as the Chaldeans, the Assyrian and others are being practically wiped away. the protections of law and order that they previously enjoyed are a distant memory.
One has to wonder: how long does it take for a warmonger to cross from blissful ignorance into actual evil?
[Bruno]
Well “creations” stand for something created by somebody. A product of human imagination or invention, like those things that can’t seem to figure life out! Sort of like folks like you!
It’s obvious that islam sticks together no matter what! They can’t seem to point fingers at their own even when it is evil. I know I poke at the pedophile priests and such islam can’t seem to do that! Islam won’t face the fact that the one they bow to and think wonderful was a PEDOPHILE!
Furthermore [Bruno] islam “muslims” can’t seem to except others cultures!
I just love the story about the Dutch girls stoned by muslims in Holland. They move and they take the evil religion full of baggage with them where ever they go. Yes it is true I don’t trust muslims!
[Bruno] So what the hell are you doing in London? Why don’t you go back home and be miserable with the rest of the assassins?
Cretins? Looks like you are starting to get testy with me. I offended you and I am glad to be obliged! You see [Bruno] it worked and you are here reading just like I wanted you to be. You get what I am saying and now you want to dance around and around.
It’s obvious you hate my freedom of opinion and you hate Americans. It’s too bad so sad for you because most of the intelligent Arabs “Christians” are cheering for us. So [Bruno] what sort of law and order? Stoning innocent young girls for wearing western clothing? Or stoning innocent girls for talking to “OMG and God forbid” “the opposite sex”?
Masters? I am the master of my life and I don’t respect a culture so corrupt such as islam. It is my opinion and you have no right just like I don’t have the rite to question yours. However if I see unjust killing of innocent girls or women you bet your ass I will be all over you! I will go for the juggler and I won’t let go till you bend! Thank God I have a humanitarian will to fight evil! Calling me a warmonger? Heh ‘I’ll be your worst enemy if you cross my freedom!
It looks to me like you miss your little dictator that we had hung!
Click here to see why you are calling me a warmonger!If it means keeping MY culture and humanitarian freedoms of others fleeing islam then yeah you bet I will be a warmonger! I will wear the title proudly! Thank you very much!
If you think you can bully me you have missing scruples!
Hey Bruno,
You want to talk about this link?
This has been busted on Snopes for months now. Hey, I've got photos of Bigfoot too!
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/etihad.asp
thehim, that didn't read like a bust unless you wanted to defend the ADAT people from incompetency charges.
BTW, keep your pictures of Bigfoot handy. There's an anthropology professor at WSU who wants to shoot one to prove that they exist.
Bruno, you're right on the money with "Just a pity, don't you think, that the people that the United States brought into Iraq as "allies" and helped install as the government there, happen to be some of the most dimwitted and backwards-looking sectarian religious cretins to walk the earth. That includes their attitudes towards women. Do you even know who the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Badr Brigade ARE? Or are you a typical good little American warmonger, who questions nothing and believes everything that your masters tell you?" /sarc.
It's amazing how much outstanding research you can shovel into one little spot. The Badr brigades were up against another group who were doing cute things that you obviously support because of your silence about them. The cute things were called torture chambers and were set up in mosques and other places. They were run by a cute little fellow who is hiding out in Iran right now and who's name is Muqtada al-Sadr. Do you know of him?
The Badr Brigades were affiliated with the Ayatolla Sistani and were disbanded. Perhaps your holier than thou attitude can factor that info in. While you're at it maybe you can figure out what happens when you make deals with the devil, sorta like what happened to Nick Berg when he felt himself to be among friends. Or Daniel Pearl or a lot of civilians who were shown the hospitality of imam Sadr in those aforementioned chambers.
When you get your head out of your ass perhaps you can expound on the differences between The Rev Sadr and al-Qaeda (or not.) We will be waiting with bated breath for the education you can give on the non-mentioned subjects. BTW, teach us all about Saddam and his two beautiful sons and the love they had for the female half of their constituency and the cute way they taught people to bounce off of buildings, would you? I understand that they have movies of all the rollicking fun.
One last question Bruno, is your last name Chamberlain by any chance?
[dcat] "It’s obvious that islam sticks together no matter what! They can’t seem to point fingers at their own even when it is evil."
I'm sorry, but you are plain wrong, here. Not only is Islam split down several sects holding opposing views on many things, but there have been many condemnations of evils perpetrated by Muslims by Muslim Imams. You evidently don't want to know the truth and evidently assiduously stick to the meme that you have chosen. Nevertheless, I'm afraid that you will have to be corrected:
"Prominent Muslim scholars, organizations and movements, representing the vast majority of Muslims worldwide, have repeatedly condemned terrorism, and have spoken out for peace and justice. Following is a very brief list of such open condemnation of terrorism, including statements issued in the wake of the heinous attacks on September 11. "
http://www.whyislam.org/SocialOrder/CondemnationofTerrorism/tabid/126/Default.aspx
The list is long. One trusts that you would read it yourself, if you were actually interested in learnign the truth.
[[dcat] [bruno]] "So what the hell are you doing in London? Why don’t you go back home and be miserable with the rest of the assassins? "
I never wrote this. You may want to recheck your facts. Or, put the bottle down for a mo'.
[dcat] "Cretins? Looks like you are starting to get testy with me. I offended you and I am glad to be obliged!"
Actually I made a statement of fact, and you haven't challenged it. No, not at all. Instead you manage only to crow that you (imagine) you were able to offend me. But, that's not all. You continue by spewing forth more garbage along the lines of:
[dact] "It’s obvious you hate my freedom of opinion and you hate Americans."
Let's refine this point: I hate anybody that pontificates upon a subject and is as clueless as they come on that subject. Do I need to elaborate on who that might be?
[dcat]"So [Bruno] what sort of law and order? Stoning innocent young girls for wearing western clothing? Or stoning innocent girls for talking to “OMG and God forbid” “the opposite sex”?"
Let me repeat for you:
"Just a pity, don't you think, that the people that the United States brought into Iraq as "allies" and helped install as the government there, happen to be some of the most dimwitted and backwards-looking sectarian religious cretins to walk the earth. That includes their attitudes towards women. Do you even know who the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and the Badr Brigade ARE?"If you read it in italics, do you think you might get it, this time?
AMERICA is supporting this sort of shit that is happening in Iraq. But, that's OK, because it's Iraqis that are suffering these people, and not yourselves. Right?
[mike] "The Badr brigades were up against another group"
Talking about the Sadrists? Right? They were against the Sadrists not because of doctrinal religious matters, but because the Sadrists represent a rival source of power, one which is home-grown, amongst the Iraqi Shiites. Let's clear that up.
[mike] "that you obviously support because of your silence about them."
I haven't seen you condemn Hitler yet. Therefore, you support Hitler. Your logic is retarded. Are we playing the "you didn't condemn game"?
[mike] "The cute things were called torture chambers"
:lol: Given that the Badr Brigades were the original death-squads, it's amusing that the pot is calling the kettle black.
[mike] "The Badr Brigades were affiliated with the Ayatolla Sistani"
No. That's an error of fact, a big one, on your part. The Badr Brigades are the armed wing of SCIRI (ISCI) and report to Al Hakim.
[mike] "[the badr brigades] were disbanded. Perhaps your holier than thou attitude can factor that info in."
Perhaps your immense ignorance might be somewhat abated by factoring THIS in:
"Bremer then turned around and promised Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and commander of the fearsome Badr Brigade, that the Shiites would run things: "We hoped to draw some of his party’s 10,000-member Badr Corps militia into the New Iraqi Army…. “I promise you this, Sayyid,” I said, using his honorific title. “The commander of the first battalion will be a Shiite.” The Coalition kept that promise." Indeed they did. Nowhere in the book does Bremer suggest that the leaders of the Shiite parties, all of them exiles (in the case of the Shiites, most had spent years in Iran), were too religious, sectarian or fanatical to run Iraq."http://www.mepc.org/journal_vol13/0603_dreyfuss.asp
[mike] "perhaps you can expound on the differences between The Rev Sadr and al-Qaeda"
Simply Al Qaeda is a global radical Sunni organisation that seeks to recreate the 'caliphate' by violent means. Its current aims are the exhausting of America and its allies by drawing them into endless grinding wars far from home, afterwhich it imagines it would have a free hand in the Middle East, riding on the success of defeating yet another superpower.
Al Sadr is a home-grown Iraqi Shiite cleric that seeks to eject the American occupation from Iraq and to establish himself and his organisation as the true representatives of the Iraqi Shiite population. He has links with other Iraqi resistance groups but this has not halted his militia from being embroiled in some very bloody battles with those groups and populations in the sectarian civil war there.
Consider yourself educated.
[dcat] 'If you think you can bully me you have missing scruples!"
... and that makes me wonder why I'm wasting my time here. Are all your friends like you.
[bruno] you have no friends and you are free to leave! Didn't invite you anywho!
to the normal folks:
More muzzie jokes LOL the world is just coming out with arab jokes all over the place! Why? because they are a joke!
"YOU MAY BE TALIBAN IF .."
1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.
2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher but can't afford shoes.
3. You have more wives than teeth.
4. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
5. You can't think of anyone you haven't declared Jihad against...
6. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
7. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
8. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least one.
House fire
A three-family apartment burned down in London .
The Muslim family on the first floor all perished.
The black family on the third floor all perished.
However, no one was injured from the white family on the second floor.
Ethnic community leaders were enraged,
calling a press conference and demanding from the Fire Chief
an explanation of how this could possibly happen,
To which the Chief replied ...
THEY WERE ALL AT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!
Cu Bruno bye!
Can't seem to get the point to you either! I will support Israel at least they don't butcher people for kicks!
Don't come here putting words into my mouth asshole!
Sorry for the inconvenience to the readers interested.
A glitch has occurred and now back to our saga of Bruno vs Mike H, with the intellectual nagging dcat stating that the sane intellectual readers will be with Mike H of course.
bruno said:This will be my last post here.
dcat saying: ooorah!It seems patently obvious that I'm wasting my time on such as you, and that I was indeed correct in calling bullshit on your claim to be concerned about "liberating" Arabs and your claim to be concerned about their welfare.dcat saying: you are a waste bruno and you refuse to see I actually would love to see freedom in the ME but people seem to enjoy dictators and tyrants there more! May I advise you to tell your arab folks or at least educate them to our way of freedom with out the brutal avenues they have bestowed on the innocents and stop hiding behind women and children!
Clearly, any such claims by yourself are akin to Bin Laden professing concern for Americans and their wellbeing. In oter
[dcat: I think the word is spelled other words, blatant hypocrisy and lies.
It's pretty evident that you don't much care for the truth of the situation, which is that the American invasion of Iraq has set back not only the women's rights which you say you care about so much, but also the lives of Iraqi Arabs in general.
[dcat: I call it trying to help the people under a dictator. I don't call it an invasion!
I think I prefer your racist persona. dcat: I don't call people racist for their opinion! I see you don't understand that freedom! At least then you are honest and not hiding behind faux-PC words which are so easily exposed as rubbish. I prefer an honest racist to a lying scumbag anyday.
BTW, do try and get an education, dear. dcat I see folks with an education are pretty stupid. You sir, fall into that category. People like yourself always divert to education when an individual does not agree with you!It's vexing to try to communicate with such as yourself.
dcat Like wise bruno and let the door hit you on your way out!Mike H said:Mike H. has left a new comment on the post "Muslims are good at flying into shit they drive th...":
Bruno, first I haven't talked about the crimes of the allies while ignoring Hitler and if you had said something I would have condemned the creep, so invalid point. You on the other hand have condemned the Badr brigade while ignoring everything else in the theater.
The part about the Badr Organization being allied with SCIRI is correct, my bad, but the history that you ascribe to them is seen through the prism of a bigot. That's between you and your maker (if you have one), your diatribe to this point seems to indicate that you're above dealing with minor matters such as creation.
My point that the Badr Brigades were disbanded was incorrect also. In fact they were assimilated into the Iraqi army (link).Per the education of the masses in regard to al-Qaeda, the request was sarcastic rhetoric, since they're both operating in Iraq and both killing people. A fact which you're still ignoring in favor of complaining about the badr Brigades.
I'm curious, just who would you have put into office since you don't indicate that you feel there was a legitimate election in the country? You were against the US solution, but what was the solution that you would have espoused? Business as usual?
What is racist about despising a religion? Are species being cataloged on the basis of religion now? Your rant shows a bias as fervent as the one you decry.
That said, I'm all in favor of your figuring that you're wasting your time here, since your overbearing attitude is about as worthless as your view of this blog. So please do go somewhere else and impress them with your brilliance.
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