Qantas

[empip]

A Qantas plane travelling from London to Melbourne has made an emergency landing in Manila- explosive decompression reported.

 

[joe-90]

It's just a rumour.

 

[MarkBarl]

It's just a rumour.

What are you referring to? The plane with a hole, or explosive decompression? BBC News Story

 

[Shytalkz]

See? If he hadn't been speeding, just stayed in the middle sky lane at or just below the speed he was supposed to have been doing, none of this would have happened

 

[Chud]

Explosive decompression was tested by Mythbusters and found to be false - at least as far as windows are concerned - the only way they could achieve it was with...explosives!

This is more likely to be down to metal fatigue or suchlike.

 

[Richardp]

Qantas said to be the safest of airlines, this will be a black mark against them!

 

[roughcaster]

and a "big hole" for them to fill in too.

Roughcaster.

 

[nickso]

Qantas said to be the safest of airlines, this will be a black mark against them!

not much though. iirc they are one of the few to never have had a plane crash, at least not in the traditional sense, dont know if this is a crash or not.

 

[^woody^]

It was that thing off the Twilight Zone episode that done it. You can see the teeth marks

 

[megawatt]

not much though. iirc they are one of the few to never have had a plane crash, at least not in the traditional sense, dont know if this is a crash or not.

It's only a crash if it comes into contact with something (normally the ground or another aircraft) in a manner not actually intended

This would be classed as a serious untoward incident.

The location is a little odd for an ED ... Doors, panels and windows are the usual places ... Stress fatigue would seem a likely cause as someone has already mentioned.

Doesn't look like there's much major damage though just skin panels and loss of compression.

MW

 

[JohnD]

might it have tried to eat a Cessna?

 

[megawatt]

I doubt it John ... The damage is far too light and contained to be a collision IMO.

MW

 

[snico]

Explosive decompression was tested by Mythbusters and found to be false - at least as far as windows are concerned - the only way they could achieve it was with...explosives!

This is more likely to be down to metal fatigue or suchlike.

But mythbusters do not get everything right

 

[megawatt]

Really

What ... You think they're telling porky's then

MW

 

[Coniferman]

Explosive decompression was tested by Mythbusters and found to be false - at least as far as windows are concerned - the only way they could achieve it was with...explosives!

This is more likely to be down to metal fatigue or suchlike.

But mythbusters do not get everything right

Mythbusters also claimed this could not happen (apparently)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urinating-750-volt-electric-railway-line.html