> Sylvia Else wrote...
>

>> Yes, it does seem a bit of a fluke, though at that point in time, there
>> would be significant airflow towards the hole.

>
> Yeah, maybe.
>
> Another thing, I read the article in the paper and viewed the photos online. The
> hole in the floor seemed significant in size. The newspaper reports (which is
> all we have to go on unless the man himself wishes to comment) suggest that the
> crew wasn't aware of what damage had been caused til they landed. Now, I'm
> wondering if they were able or unable to peer into the hole. If so would they
> not have seen the opening in the fuselage?
>
> To Marty, I saw a report on the news last night (Ten, it might've been) where
> they had an animated "reproduction" of the events. According to it the base of
> the cylinder ruptured. If that did happen then it's not surprising that it took
> off like a bullet.
>
> I once witnessed an oxy bottle (oxy acetylene type) fall off the back of a ute.
> It hit the ground, the neck snapped off. It then shot down the hill like a
> bullet and disappeared into the fog. We found it 100m away half buried.
>
> Scary stuff.
>
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