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Apparently it didn't overshoot the runway, came down short according to the text in my video link...

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Stall?
Ran out of Fuel?
Weather problems? Reported cloudy and no ILS.

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Hmmm....

LionAir B737 incidents and accidents.

From avherald
Lionar B738 at Denpasar on Apr 13th 2013, overran runway and came to stop in sea
Lionair B734 at Pontianak on Dec 30th 2012, runway excursion on landing
Lion B734 at Pontianak on Nov 1st 2012, overran runway on landing
Lionair MD90 at Jakarta on Mar 9th 2009, departed runway on landing
Lionair B739 at Pekanbaru on Feb 14th 2011, runway excursion on landing
Lionair B739 at Pekanbaru on Feb 15th 2011, overran runway on landing
Lionair B734 at Pontianak on Nov 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing
Lionair B734 at Pontianak on Nov 2nd 2010, overran runway on landing

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Yep, they changed the report, initially it went off the runway but then it was changed to a short landing..

Either way they were lucky..

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22134380

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I'm aware of the BBC news report. But until we have the detailed final report, there is still specualtion as to what caused this.

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Just been watching the BBC news coverage of the move of a T7 Meteor from where it's been the gate guard at RAF Innsworth (now Imjin Barracks) over to the Jet Age Museum at the nearby Gloucester Airport.

They strapped it to a harness and used a Chinook to move it the 1.5 miles :D

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Boeing say they may never find the cause of the 787 battery problems

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22251756

Plus they've started replacing them with the new design

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22244882

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Video Link for above

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22246388

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earlier last week had a lovely WAH-64 flying over and it was the 1 with longbow radar was pretty low as well about 100 meters above ground.

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Wow that was pretty cool!
In a way it has flown again.

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RAF Afghanistan drones now piloted from Waddington instead of Nevada

http://news.sky.com/story/1083059/ar...-flown-from-uk

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A civilian cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul in Afghanistan has killed seven people.


Horrific footage of the crash.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c32_1367332518

It looks like 747.

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Horrific indeed. :(

The wide-angle lens of the camera used for that footage may be distorting things somewhat, but the aircraft's angle of attack seems quite steep to me. It does appear as if the plane stalled and came to almost a complete standstill in mid air.

Anyone with any experience of these things care to offer an opinion?

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Rumours say a shifted load. It was carrying "vehicles" to Dubai.

http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/29...%28Aviation%29

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Another US plane (military this time) feared crashed. No details yet apart from the ticker headline on BBC



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Link with more info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22397266