>A brand-new A340 doing full-throttle tests
>slipped it's brakes and/or jumped it's chocks,
>climbed a blast shield, dropped and broke the
>cockpit off.
>
>http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/
>
>http://www.avweb.com/newspics/airbus_a340-600_ground-test_accident_02_large.jpg
>
>A couple people hurt, probably at least a
>couple people looking for new jobs.

> On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:20:06 -0800, Jim Stewart jkmicro.com>
> wrote:
>
>

>>A brand-new A340 doing full-throttle tests
>>slipped it's brakes and/or jumped it's chocks,
>>climbed a blast shield, dropped and broke the
>>cockpit off.
>>
>>http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/
>>
>>http://www.avweb.com/newspics/airbus_a340-600_ground-test_accident_02_large.jpg
>>
>>A couple people hurt, probably at least a
>>couple people looking for new jobs.

>
>
>
> doesnt it worry anyone that the fuselage disintegrated as much as it ...

>>> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/
>>> http://www.avweb.com/newspics/airbus_a340-600_ground-test_accident_02_large.jpg

>> doesnt it worry anyone that the fuselage disintegrated as much as it
>> did?
>>
>> Stealth Pilot

>
> It's a BIG airplane.
>

>

>

> On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:20:06 -0800, Jim Stewart jkmicro.com>
> wrote:
>

>> A brand-new A340 doing full-throttle tests
>> slipped it's brakes and/or jumped it's chocks,
>> climbed a blast shield, dropped and broke the
>> cockpit off.
>>
>> http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/
>>
>> http://www.avweb.com/newspics/airbus_a340-600_ground-test_accident_02_large.jpg
>>
>> A couple people hurt, probably at least a
>> couple people looking for new jobs.

>
>
> doesnt it worry anyone that the fuselage disintegrated as much as it
> did?
> ...

> doesnt it worry anyone that the fuselage disintegrated as much as it
> did?
> Stealth Pilot

>Stealth Pilot aeroplanes.com.au> wrote in
>news:gm48k3dek02dd2p83sckbu9mdotnjpv6v1@4ax.com:

>> On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:20:06 -0800, Jim Stewart jkmicro.com>
>> wrote:

>>>A brand-new A340 doing full-throttle tests
>>>slipped it's brakes and/or jumped it's chocks,
>>>climbed a blast shield, dropped and broke the
>>>cockpit off.
>>>http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1293784/M/
>>>http://www.avweb.com/newspics/airbus_a340-600_ground-test_accident_02_l
>>>arge.jpg
>>>A couple people hurt, probably at least a
>>>couple people looking for new jobs.

>> doesnt it worry anyone that the fuselage disintegrated as much as it
>> did?

>
> It seems to have held up pretty well. I'm more concerned by the original
>poster's assertion that those who were injured and those who are job-
>hunting as a result of the incident are somehow romantically inclined. ...

>
> It's a BIG airplane.
>
> It can't be built as tought as you'd want because of eight issues.
>
> Keep that in mind when traveling!

> In article <13k858shlns9h8d@corp.supernews.com>, GB

>>poster's assertion that those who were injured and those who are job-
>>hunting as a result of the incident are somehow romantically inclined.

>
> ???
>

>>I can't for the life of me figure out how he derived that from the
>>information provided to date.

>
> And I can't for the life of me figure out how *you* derived that from
> the original post (quoted in its entirety above). What on earth are you
> talking about?

> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:32:52 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>

>>In article <13k858shlns9h8d@corp.supernews.com>, GB

>
>

>>>poster's assertion that those who were injured and those who are job-
>>>hunting as a result of the incident are somehow romantically inclined.

>>
>>???
>>
>>

>>>I can't for the life of me figure out how he derived that from the
>>>information provided to date.

>>
>>And I can't for the life of me figure out how *you* derived that from
>>the original post (quoted in its entirety above). What on earth are you
>>talking about?

>
> ...

> Rich Grise wrote:

>> On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:32:52 +0000, Doug Miller wrote:
>>

>>> In article <13k858shlns9h8d@corp.supernews.com>, GB

>>
>>

>>>> poster's assertion that those who were injured and those who are job-
>>>> hunting as a result of the incident are somehow romantically inclined.

>>>
>>> ???
>>>
>>>

>>>> I can't for the life of me figure out how he derived that from the
>>>> information provided to date.

>>>
>>> And I can't for the life of me figure out how *you* derived that from
>>> the original post (quoted in its entirety above). What on earth are you
>>> talking about?

>> ...