Crazy footage of a 747 cargo plane crashing after takeoff (Bagram, Afghanistan)

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Apr 30, 2013 10:03 PM
All 7 people on board died on impact.

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Apr 30, 2013 10:03pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:06 PM
freight shift, supposedly.

Odd how something so minor can fuck some shit up
Apr 30, 2013 10:06pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:07 PM
woah
Apr 30, 2013 10:07pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:07 PM
Mohican00;1436632 wrote:freight shift, supposedly.

Odd how something so minor can fuck some shit up
Yeah apparently someone didn't strap the cargo correctly, causing it all to shift to the back of the plane after liftoff. Then, nose dive.
Apr 30, 2013 10:07pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:15 PM
Daaaaaaamn.
Apr 30, 2013 10:15pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:18 PM
Ooops. Somebody didn't pass the Boy Scout knot tying test.
Apr 30, 2013 10:18pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:20 PM
Hard to say how fast it was falling...Obviously fast enough to cause it to explode on impact. Otherwise I wonder, because it looked like a heck of a recovery by the pilot and possibly survivable without the explosion.
Apr 30, 2013 10:20pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:22 PM
I've had worse flights on Spirit. That's pretty bad, though.
Apr 30, 2013 10:22pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:25 PM
got damn.

i liked the driver not saying anything, just quietly shifting into reverse and backing away slowly.
Apr 30, 2013 10:25pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:25 PM
Article says that most of the crew was from SE Michigan.
Apr 30, 2013 10:25pm
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Apr 30, 2013 10:58 PM
I heard the plane stalled.
Apr 30, 2013 10:58pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:00 PM
Mohican00;1436632 wrote:freight shift, supposedly.

Odd how something so minor can fuck some shit up
killed aaliyah
rip
Apr 30, 2013 11:00pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:20 PM
Holy. Fuck.
Apr 30, 2013 11:20pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:25 PM
Where was this at? For some reason the video reminds me of Russia and the video that was shot of the meteor.
Apr 30, 2013 11:25pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:26 PM
Pick6;1436718 wrote:Where was this at? For some reason the video reminds me of Russia and the video that was shot of the meteor.

I don't think the location is known.
Apr 30, 2013 11:26pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:28 PM
karen lotz;1436719 wrote:I don't think the location is known.
The thread title says Bagram, Afghanistan.
Apr 30, 2013 11:28pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:31 PM
Sonofanump;1436722 wrote:The thread title says Bagram, Afghanistan.

thanks for playing along.

Apr 30, 2013 11:31pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:31 PM
Holy shit. That was rough.
Apr 30, 2013 11:31pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:42 PM
:(:o
Apr 30, 2013 11:42pm
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Apr 30, 2013 11:51 PM
Just read, potentially an "aerodynamic stall" that may have been caused by a cargo shift.

Pilots are trained to handle aerodynamic stalls, but most of the time they are much higher (thousands of feet off the ground) when they work on the maneuvers.
Apr 30, 2013 11:51pm
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May 1, 2013 12:25 AM
Holy shit. I work close to an airport, damn this will fuck with me tomorrow.
May 1, 2013 12:25am
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May 1, 2013 12:30 AM
If that is a c-5 leaving afhanistan then it probably was carrying a shit ton of fuel. But I dont see anything on any military sites, so maybe not a c-5.
May 1, 2013 12:30am
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May 1, 2013 12:32 AM
Midstate01;1436735 wrote:If that is a c-5 leaving afhanistan then it probably was carrying a **** ton of fuel. But I dont see anything on any military sites, so maybe not a c-5.

Nevermind. See its one of the civilian cargo planes. We have one of those here quite a bit. Sad for all involved.
May 1, 2013 12:32am
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May 1, 2013 4:15 AM
Looks like bagram, though there isn't much to go off of. If that is the road I am thinking of, then I actually lived within half a mile of where that plane went down when I was stationed there. It's crazy to imagine what must have been going through the minds of those that were on the base that day. Bagram is one of the largest bases in Afghanistan, it's like a small town, 4-5000 people stationed there. Probably freake them out since it probably was quite a different feeling than a mortar attack...
May 1, 2013 4:15am
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May 1, 2013 5:41 AM
Zen;1436757 wrote:Looks like bagram, though there isn't much to go off of.

What gave it away? The tread title?
May 1, 2013 5:41am