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karatecatman Guest
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject: Space junk misses Lan Chile A340 |
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Flaming space junk from a Russian satellite narrowly missed hitting a Chilean airliner over the Pacific Ocean, according to BBC TV.
The pilot of a LAN Chile Airbus A340 en route to New Zealand told air traffic controllers that he had seen pieces of flaming space junk falling about eight kilometres (four miles) in front of the plane and behind it, TV3 said. The aircraft was not struck by any of the debris and later landed safely in Auckland.
Airways New Zealand, which manages New Zealand’s air traffic, said it had been warned by Russian authorities that an obsolete satellite was due to fall into the Pacific Ocean today. But the debris had apparently fallen into the area 12 hours earlier than the time advised by the Russians. A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority, which is responsible for air safety, said it would launch an inquiry after it was advised of the details of the incident.
Pictures are expected to be available as the pilot says he took pictures, says BBC. |
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HAWK21M Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 8132 Location: Mumbai, INDIA
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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Any link to this Article.
Also
Is there any procedures/safe guards in place toi cater to such events.Is Flying stopped for a fixed duration.
regds
MEL _________________ Think of the Brighter side !!! |
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the_380 Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India
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Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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These things are supposed to be very precise....probably this gives an idea of the accuracy of the Russians lol _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld
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karatecatman Guest
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karatecatman Guest
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Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Pilot says the debris noise was audible/loud and over the engine noise of the A340.
He also radioed an Aerolineas Argentina aircraft flying from Auckland to Argentina about the debris, but that pilot elected to continue with his flight. |
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diegpc Member
Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: Santiago, Chile
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Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yesterday I saw the news on TV, and they said that this flamming object was not a meteor but a russian satellite (NASA and russians denied this) + that meteors were not expected for that zone in this period, so it`s very unlikely.
They also said that this object made a very loud noise and that passengers could hear it.[/url] |
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