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barbtries

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15. WTF.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 02:24 PM

10 hrs ago

is this the result of saying fuck regulations?

Sorry that people were injured, but very happy that it happened on the ground, assuming that it would have been catastrophic if it occurred in the air.

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New Boeing 787 Dreamliner collapses while parked at the gate [View all] dalton99a 11 hrs ago OP

It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #1

I won't click on a link that takes me to google search. But I've heard that merger was the disaster. erronis 11 hrs ago #3

Basically the bean counters won and made the engineers sit in the back dalton99a 11 hrs ago #5

sit in the back... but not on the new planes that have been created since the merger lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #8

added a direct link to youtube. lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #10

Yeah... TRICKLE DOWN economics... Justice matters. 9 hrs ago #20

Too hot? milestogo 11 hrs ago #2

too cold, or too wet or dry. Too sunny or cloudy? Doesn't like the german language? erronis 11 hrs ago #4

Two possibilities Happy Hoosier 11 hrs ago #6

+1. Maybe somebody forgot the locking pin dalton99a 11 hrs ago #7

so if the bolt or locking pin was not installed at the gate lapfog_1 11 hrs ago #9

I mean during routine maintenence, not at the gate. Happy Hoosier 10 hrs ago #12

More likely the ground crew forgot to put the ground safety pin in. Angleae 8 hrs ago #33

I flew in one once and never want to fly in one again. RockCreek 11 hrs ago #11

Yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd 10 hrs ago #13

I wonder, do the Chinese now get a 10% discount on the 200 Boing jets they say they are gonna buy? 3Hotdogs 10 hrs ago #14

WTF. barbtries 10 hrs ago #15

In the air? malaise 10 hrs ago #17

At 140-170 knots -- yeah, that would be a hot mess, quite literally. nt eppur_se_muova 9 hrs ago #21

A fireball malaise 9 hrs ago #22

that too. barbtries 3 hrs ago #36

WTF? malaise 10 hrs ago #16

Between this and the s rewworm news slightlv 9 hrs ago #18

Jeezus Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #19

As the new saying goes, Mr. Evil 9 hrs ago #23

American design and craftsmanship AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #24

With a name like Boeing, I expected it to bounce more. LudwigPastorius 9 hrs ago #25

Get a hold of yourself! orangecrush 9 hrs ago #26

Still one of the best movies COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #28

Thanks orangecrush 8 hrs ago #31

Watching it now orangecrush 7 hrs ago #35

Whoopsie! COL Mustard 9 hrs ago #27

YouTube short canetoad 8 hrs ago #29

Imagine taking off in the identical plane and seeing this one while waiting for take-off. twodogsbarking 8 hrs ago #30

... orangecrush 8 hrs ago #32

Most likely some type of maintenance/ground crew error EX500rider 8 hrs ago #34

Another easily preventable incident brought to you by deregulated capitalism. Initech 1 hr ago #37