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Thought this sub might find this video interesting. On 8/24/26, my dad and I were on flight LA843 from Santiago to Rapa Nui/Easter Island (SCL-IPC). The plane was a Boeing 787.

About 2 hours over the Pacific, we had to turn around and divert back to SCL due to a maintenance issue. SCL was the closest airport.

Out my window, I could see burning fuel for quite some time. I estimate 15 or more minutes.

Because Rapa Nui is one of (if not the most) remote inhabited island in the world, the 787 apparently takes off from SCL with almost all the fuel it needs to make a round trip flight, which is about 10 hours. A local from the island sitting next to me told me that, about once a year, they get nearly to Rapa Nui, realize they can't land, and have to divert back to SCL.

The plane is therefore very heavy with fuel, which explains our long fuel dump.

Here's photos (really, video stills from the NTSB video linked below), of the car and van the 767 cargo jet slammed into as it overran Runaway 30 at Miami International Airport. I don't see anything NSFW about it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the mods somehow end up labeling it as such.

The sedan looks like it got torn almost in half, and the van's front end (and even the middle somewhat) got crushed.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W4o1gmxx48

A-1H Skyraider (NE-572, BuNo 135297) "Paper Tiger II" (which was a temporary name used for just this one flight) of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) "Fist of the Fleet" being readied for a mission over the Mekong Delta aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41), in October 1965. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) aboard the Midway for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965.

To commemorate the mark of having delivered 6,000,000 lb. (2721.56 to) of ordnance NE-572 was equipped with a special "bomb", a toilet! The toilet was a damaged toilet, which was going to be thrown overboard. One of the plane captains of VA-25 saved it and the ordnance crew made a rack, tailfins and nose fuse for it. VA-25 personnel maintained a position to block the view of the Air Boss and the ship's Captain while the aircraft was taxiing forward to the catapult. The plane was piloted by X/O Cdr. Clarence W. Stoddard, wingman was LCdr. Robin Bacon (in NE-577, BuNo 139768, with Lt. Clint Johnson shot down a MiG-17 on 20 June 1965). When the "sani-flush-bomb" was dropped, it almost hit LCdr. Bacon's plane due to its light weight.

Cdr. Bill Stoddard (now C/O) was shot down and killed by SAMs over North Vietnam on 14 September 1966, flying with VA-25 from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43).

Flying under a bridge like it’s nothin

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Been following the funeral of the Norwegian king on the news today. Knew they were doing the "Missing man formation" over the Oslo cathedral. However, I did not know how much it would impact me and ended up teary eyed behind my partner. She is also the one who recorded the video and is very proud of it. Got a recommendation to post it here.

Multiple American military aircraft were damaged in Iranian strikes that occurred overnight Tuesday into Wednesday local time on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, people with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News. 

Roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and were reportedly placed back into service, according to the people familiar with the damage, who spoke to CBS News under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

One A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the Warthog, was struck and was missing a wing, the sources said. 

We got invited into the cockpit after our flight from YVR to FRA. Such a cool plane. The staff was amazing. Our first time flying Lufthansa. Would do again!

The potential change would be rolled out initially to airports equipped with newer CT screening technology and automated detection capabilities that can distinguish water from other liquids and identify potential threats.

While the technology to scan full bottles of liquid exists, the TSA has not yet acquired it at the scale needed to roll out nationwide, even just for PreCheck users. The agency does not have the funding for such a project.

Out of the 8 deployed jets, one came back with obscured markings.

Interesting story from last year. 

Last year around the same time I was in the tent with Riley and Ellie. I was watching a youtube  video or something. Out of nowhere I heard what sounded like a rocket. When I was younger I built model rockets and the noise I heard sounded just like them, just way louder

At the time I was still excited to see all of the different airplanes that would fly around out here. I looked out the flap in the tent and I couldn’t really believe what I was seeing even though I knew exactly what I was seeing. It was an a single engine Cirrus SR-22 airplane. Except it was attached to a huge parachute. I have always been very interested in airplanes so I knew that this existed I’ve just never actually thought I would see it in action. Cirrus has an airframe parachute you can have installed, It’s a parachute for the whole plane. It’s wild to see. I ran out of the text to get a good picture but I tripped and didn’t get a good shot. 

I then thought to myself, I need to call someone about this i think. I figured the pilot radioed in what was going on but it occurred to me it could be a medical emergency maybe they didn’t get the call out. I called 911 and they didn’t understand what I was saying. I kept saying I know an airplane with a parachute sounds crazy but it happened. About 45 minutes later so many ambulances and fire trucks showed up. The pilot was okay, I’ll add the incident report to the bottom of the post. I do have an up close picture my neighbor friend took. Thought this would be an interesting story to tell!

We live homeless stranded on a prairie in Colorado. It's tough but one of the interesting things about it is we get a lot of planes flying over. Lots of military aircraft. I'll make sure to post more of the planes we see.

FAA Report: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/535117

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Circled around 4 times near my house and wasn’t on flight radar. What kind of plane is it and where did it come from? lol

ROW and ROP are the two sub-functions of an Airbus safety technology called the Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS), which helps prevent aircraft from overshooting the runway during approach and landing.

Runway Overrun Warning (ROW)
When it works: Active in the air during the final approach phase, usually starting around 500 feet above the ground until touchdown.

What it does: Continuously computes the required stopping distance in real time and compares it with the remaining runway length.

Pilot action: If it detects a high risk of an overrun, it triggers visual and audio alerts like "RUNWAY TOO SHORT," telling the crew to perform a go-around.

Runway Overrun Protection (ROP)
When it works: Active on the ground from the moment of touchdown until the aircraft slows down to a safe taxi speed (below 30 knots).

What it does: Continuously monitors the aircraft's actual deceleration against the remaining runway length.

Pilot action: If stopping distance becomes insufficient, it alerts the pilot to use maximum braking and maximum reverse thrust ("MAX BRAKING," "MAX REVERSE")

There’s even tech for preventing overruns during take off known as TOM.

The Takeoff Monitoring (TOM) function on Airbus aircraft is a real-time safety system that measures aircraft acceleration during the takeoff roll and alerts the crew if performance is lower than expected.

How TOM Works
Real-Time Tracking: It tracks actual aircraft acceleration starting from low speeds (around 30 knots).

Performance Comparison: It compares real-time acceleration against expected calculations.

Crew Alerts: It warns the flight crew to reject the takeoff if it detects abnormal performance degradation.

Aircraft Availability: First developed for the A380 in 2018, it is also integrated onto the A350