Mystery loud boom heard in Washington Dc
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These always turn out to be sonic booms from a jet being scrambled.
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Looks like fighters scrambled for an unresponsive aircraft which then crashed
agricola
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No idea if this is relevant, but the owner of the firm that owns that aircraft is (according to Google) quite a senior person in the NRA.
Dogsauce
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Fingers crossed that we can offer them some thoughts and prayers…
Ax^
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planetgeli
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The new owner? Reports say the plane changed hands 5 days ago. Reports also say the cockpit appeared to be unmanned.
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petee
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I've been in Staunton, it's a cutesy town, though not today maybe.
www.newsleader.com
FAA confirms crash of plane in 'mountainous terrain,' social media tags Staunton
The FAA has confirmed the crash of a plane.
www.newsleader.com
planetgeli
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Stepped out to stretch his legs.
I'm guessing heart attack then the plane ran out of fuel.
A380
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Or suicide by autopilot / wing leveller on ( or just decent trim) opening the door and sliding out.
farmerbarleymow
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You could hear the sonic boom in London?Called it right away, spent my early years living next to an RAF base where they did a lot of test flights for fighter jets and Concorde, I know what it sounds like
Epona
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You could hear the sonic boom in London?
I didn't grow up in London! Spent my first few years next to a military airfield near Aldershot. Was just going by the description in the OP
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THE NRA woman. Barbara Rumpel, who I'm sure none of us would of mourned the loss of, was not on the private jet, unfortunately her daughter and two-year-old granddaughter were, alongside the toddler's nanny and pilot.
www.mirror.co.uk
Trump donor's family killed in plane crash after F-16 causes sonic boom over DC
Florida businessman John Rumpel's daughter and two-year-old granddaughter were on board the private jet, alongside the toddler's nanny and pilot
www.mirror.co.uk
planetgeli
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US were very quick to say they didn't shoot it down. Now they're admitting firing flares "to try and attract the attention of the pilot". Which is probably standard, though I'd have thought a supersonic jet flying a few feet past me might attract my attention.
Anyway, fully expecting Trumpian conspiracy of "Biden kills babies".
Anyway, fully expecting Trumpian conspiracy of "Biden kills babies".
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
THE NRA woman. Barbara Rumpel, who I'm sure none of us would of mourned the loss of, was not on the private jet, unfortunately her daughter and two-year-old granddaughter were, alongside the toddler's nanny and pilot.
Trump donor's family killed in plane crash after F-16 causes sonic boom over DC
Florida businessman John Rumpel's daughter and two-year-old granddaughter were on board the private jet, alongside the toddler's nanny and pilot
thoughts and prayers is about all I can muster for Babs
planetgeli
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Could be loads of reasons, if it was just trimmed well it would hold its altitude but could wander about. If it had a simple autopilot then that has a heading ‘bug’ on the Direction indicator which could be set anywhere and a pilot who was becoming incapacitated could engage the auto pilot which would then turn to whatever heading the bug was on. But these are all guesswork.
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The flares seem to indicate the intercepting aircraft got close enough to see someone in the cockpit who then didn’t respond to radio or visual identification requests. Sounds like pilot incapacitation, either medical, heart attack or stroke etc, or loss of consciousness if pressurisation or piped oxygen went at altitude. But this again. I’d just wild guessing on my part.
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likesfish
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similar accident has happened before 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash - Wikipedia
if the plane depressurises you've got seconds to get a working mask on or its lights out! if its a slow leak you might not even notice till its too late
if the plane depressurises you've got seconds to get a working mask on or its lights out! if its a slow leak you might not even notice till its too late
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