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orangecrush

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35. Watching it now

Reply to COL Mustard (Reply #28)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 05:45 PM

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

It should be called the McDonnel-Douglas DC12 Dreamliner lapfog_1 Yesterday #1

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

Basically the bean counters won and made the engineers sit in the back dalton99a Yesterday #5

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

added a direct link to youtube. lapfog_1 Yesterday #10

Yeah... TRICKLE DOWN economics... Justice matters. Yesterday #20

Too hot? milestogo Yesterday #2

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

Two possibilities Happy Hoosier Yesterday #6

+1. Maybe somebody forgot the locking pin dalton99a Yesterday #7

so if the bolt or locking pin was not installed at the gate lapfog_1 Yesterday #9

I mean during routine maintenence, not at the gate. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #12

More likely the ground crew forgot to put the ground safety pin in. Angleae Yesterday #33

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

Yikes BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #13

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

WTF. barbtries Yesterday #15

In the air? malaise Yesterday #17

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

A fireball malaise Yesterday #22

that too. barbtries 19 hrs ago #36

WTF? malaise Yesterday #16

Between this and the s rewworm news slightlv Yesterday #18

Jeezus Joinfortmill Yesterday #19

As the new saying goes, Mr. Evil Yesterday #23

American design and craftsmanship AverageOldGuy Yesterday #24

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

Get a hold of yourself! orangecrush Yesterday #26

Still one of the best movies COL Mustard Yesterday #28

Thanks orangecrush Yesterday #31

Watching it now orangecrush 22 hrs ago #35

Whoopsie! COL Mustard Yesterday #27

YouTube short canetoad Yesterday #29

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

... orangecrush Yesterday #32

Most likely some type of maintenance/ground crew error EX500rider Yesterday #34

Another easily preventable incident brought to you by deregulated capitalism. Initech 17 hrs ago #37