Egyptair 804

[flyboy0681]

Yesterday I heard that the wreckage was found. Today the cockpit voice recorder was recovered.

I consider myself well informed, but how did all of this occur so suddenly and without any coverage, Orlando aside.

 

[Hank]

There was some coverage. I read about finding the wreckage yesterday afternoon, and the flight recorder this afternoon. Then again in the evening news. Then here. Doesn't that count as "coverage"? 

[flyboy0681]

Flight data recorder just recovered.

[carqwik]

Now we need to start a betting pool as to "probable cause."  I am going with on-board fire which started in the forward lavatory with reasons for the fire unknown. 

[flyboy0681]

Donald Trump said it was definitely terrorism. Believe me.

[MB65E]

Wouldn't be the first Airbus to accidentally remove itself from the sky!

-Matt

[flyboy0681]

Nearly a week later and no one word in the news about what may have been on the voice recorder. In the US, the NTSB typically holds a press conference within days to discuss their initial findings. 

I guess they do thing differently over there.

[Danb]

Does one really think we will be told the truth.

[flyboy0681]

My thinking along those lines is that Airbus is going to be heading the investigation and they will know what went on and will make sure the transcripts are released and accurate.

The investigation is not going to be done in a vacuum where Airbus is a party to a cover-up. That would be phenomenally bad for business.

[gsxrpilot]

Sure, we'll learn the truth. There's no reason to cover it up. I'm confident we'll know as soon as there is something definitive. But they're entitled to their own schedule for this.

[flyboy0681]

So what you are saying is that Airbus will go along with whatever the airline says and be complicit, opening themselves up to all kinds of liability?

Do I have that right?

 

[gsxrpilot]

6 minutes ago, flyboy0681 said:

So what you are saying is that Airbus will go along with whatever the airline says and be complicit, opening themselves up to all kinds of liability?

Do I have that right?

 

I don't know if this refers to my post, but if so, no, I agree with you. I think Airbus will be very involved (maybe even take the lead) in the investigation, along with Egypt Air and I'm sure our own NTSB will have a person in the room as well.  We'll all learn what happened soon enough.

[flyboy0681]

Just now, gsxrpilot said:

I don't know if this refers to my post, but if so, no, I agree with you. I think Airbus will be very involved (maybe even take the lead) in the investigation, along with Egypt Air and I'm sure our own NTSB will have a person in the room as well.  We'll all learn what happened soon enough.

Sorry, I was responding to Dan's post.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Hyett6420 said:

Oh god not that old "we didn't make it here so it can't be good" chestnut again. . 

It may well have been made in the USA.

http://www.airbus.com/company/americas/us/alabama/

Clarence

[flyboy0681]

1 hour ago, M20Doc said:

It may well have been made in the USA.

http://www.airbus.com/company/americas/us/alabama/

Clarence

I've always felt this was their way getting their foot into the American military business. Roll Tide!

[Hank]

F the French planes for our military. As the son of a career officer, I can't not say that. And Flush the Tide!    War Eagle!

[Guest]

The current military inventory does include some off shore airframes.

Clarence

[flyboy0681]

Just now, M20Doc said:

The current military inventory does include some off shore airframes.

Clarence

Their aim is the new KC project

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/lists/posts/post.aspx?ID=1972

While on the subject, anyone know why aerial tankers have a "KC" designation?

 

[bradp]

I'm just going to throw out

Kerosene Carrier ?

[MB65E]

5 hours ago, Hyett6420 said:

Oh god not that old "we didn't make it here so it can't be good" chestnut again. . 

I know...My refrance point is the number of static wicks on each wing of an Airbus. More on one wing than on the entire airplane of its US counterpart. 

All said, I enjoy riding in the new A330's. Super smooth!!

-Matt

[flyboy0681]

39 minutes ago, MB65E said:

 

All said, I enjoy riding in the new A330's. Super smooth!!

-Matt

I just took a 787 round trip to Europe. Super quiet!!

If it ain't Boeing, I  ain't going.

[kpaul]

15 minutes ago, flyboy0681 said:

Their aim is the new KC project

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/lists/posts/post.aspx?ID=1972

While on the subject, anyone know why aerial tankers have a "KC" designation?

 

K is tanker, C is cargo.  All of the tankers also have the ability to carry cargo pallets and or passengers in addition to the ability to off load fuel.

T- was already taken for Training aircraft and can't use F for fuel because that is used to designate Fighter aircraft.

Edited June 23, 2016 by kpaul

[MyNameIsNobody]

15 hours ago, Hyett6420 said:

Patience Gentlemen patience.  You will learn soon enough. There will be no cover up, EASA will be involved as well.  We just do things differently over here, for a start we tell the media to F off and wait till we want to talk to them not the other way around. . 

Manners?  Really?  I think not.

[flyboy0681]

6 hours ago, kpaul said:

K is tanker, C is cargo.  All of the tankers also have the ability to carry cargo pallets and or passengers in addition to the ability to off load fuel.

T- was already taken for Training aircraft and can't use F for fuel because that is used to designate Fighter aircraft.

Ah, so it comes from tanKer.

Thanks for the enlightenment.

[Hank]

I've had many good flights courtesy of Lockheed.